York University - TD Community Engagement Centre (CEC)

Community Engaged Scholarship: Critical Junctures

in Research, Practice and Policy

November 4th, 2010

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What is the CEC?

A teaching, research and resource centre that promotes accessibility and social justice by fostering meaningful and transformative partnerships between

the community and the University

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Bridges Not Fences

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The CEC Mandate

1) Enrich the educational experience of our students

2) Promote a sense of shared responsibility for our communities

3) Reduce barriers to post-secondary education

4) Encourage collaborative research partnerships5) Provide fertile ground for new collaborations

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Committees and Working Groups

Executive Director

CEC Staff

Outreach & NominationProgram Research &

Knowledge Exchange

FundraisingEvaluation

IPE

Public Education

Access

General Membership: comprised of stakeholders who live and/or work in Black Creek (including York students, faculty, staff, alum)

Office of VPA

Executive Committee: 10-12 members drawn from General Membership. Equal numbers of stakeholders internal and external to York. Fifty percent of membership need to be Black Creek residents and two members must be youth.

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CEC supports CES

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Research and Knowledge Exchange Working Group (RKE)

Research & Knowledge

Exchange

The RKE Working Group encourages collaborative community/university research partnerships to address social issues and to promote healthier communities and positive social change.

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Community Finance Project and the Micro Loan fund

For more information email: microlending@blackcreekcapacity.ca

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Inter-professional Education Subcommittee (IPE)

The IPE Subcommittee creates and supervises interdisciplinary, inter-professional learning opportunities for students that are responsive to community needs and provide tangible benefits for community partners.

Program

IPE

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ODSP project

An inter-professional group committed to the realization of social justice through education, advocacy and community. Our team is made up of students and professionals from a variety of York University departments including:• Osgoode Hall Law School• School of Nursing• School of Social Work• Faculty of Education

• Department of Design