Principal Investigator: Adriane Sheffield(SCOPE Fellow),Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methods and Counseling Project Title: Developing S.T.A.R.S. (Strengths, Talents, and Resources in Students) Community Partners: University Place Elementary School, University Place Middle School, Westlawn Middle School, and Stillman College Project Summary: This project will provide additional support to two elementary schools and one middle school…
By Kirsten J. Barnes CCBP Graduate Student The Fifth Annual Poster Presentation April 18 in the Bryant Conference Center, a preliminary to the Eighth Annual Center for Community-Based Partnerships Community Engagement Awards Luncheon, drew an enthusiastic and appreciative crowd. This year’s chairperson for the Poster Presentation Committee was Dr. Angelia Paschal, associate professor in College…
Dr. Katy Campbell Dean of the Faculty of Extension University of Alberta — Canada Congratulations to this gathering (and celebration) of engaged scholars! My colleague Professor Lois Gander and I are very honored to be part of this event and intend to liberate the idea for the University of Alberta. Just before we came, we…
By Kirsten J. Barnes CCBP Graduate Assistant The University of Alabama’s efforts to engage communities and change lives, the motto of the Center for Community-Based Partnerships, was evident during the Eighth Annual CCBP Community Engagement Awards Luncheon held April 18 at the Bryant Conference Center. “We all know that to change the world you have…
By Sirui Shao CCBP Student Assistant Four of the Center for Community-Based Partnerships’ most outstanding student employees were among 54 students recognized on April 15 at the Student Employee of the Year awards luncheon at the North Zone in Bryant-Denny Stadium. The awards recognize students who best represent the contributions and achievements of students who…
Dr. Jeffrey Parker, associate professor of psychology, chaired the Excellence in Engagement Awards Committee. Excellence in Engagement by Faculty or Staff Dr. Jennifer Campbell-Meier, assistant professor in Library and Information Studies is the principal investigator of STAPLE (Sustaining Training for Alabama Public Library Employees). Her research will enable managers without library degrees to be more…
(Dr. Angelia Paschal, associate professor of Health Science, was chair of the poster committee. Tommie Syx, CCBP, assisted.) PRESENTERS Carol Agomo, Community Affairs, with Antonio Gardner, graduate student, Community Affairs. Title: Saving Lives. Emily Broman, Honors College. Title: Art to Life: Preservation of Personhood. Jackie Brodsky, graduate student, Communication and Information Sciences. Title: Partnering with…
Dr. Angelia Paschal, associate professor of Health Science in the College of Human Environmental Sciences, was chair of this year’s Engagement Scholarship Poster Presentation Committee. She was assisted by Tommie Syx, Center for Community-Based Partnerships. The following 16 posters were displayed in Sellers Auditorium of the Bryant Conference Center on Friday, April 18, 2014. Carol…
By Kirsten J. Barnes CCBP Graduate Assistant The Division of Community Affairs will hold its Eighth Annual Center for Community-Based Partnerships Excellence in Community Engagement Awards Luncheon Friday, April 18, in Sellers Auditorium of the Bryant Conference Center. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the Fifth Annual Engaged Research Poster Presentation beginning at…
By Kirsten J. Barnes CCBP Graduate Assistant The Parent Teacher Leadership Academy will host its graduation ceremony 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17 at the Hotel Capstone Ballroom, located at 320 Bryant Drive in Tuscaloosa. Having launched the award-winning Parent Leadership Academy in 2007, The University of Alabama Division of Community Affairs built upon that success…
