COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS ABOUT THE POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS
When people come together it is possible to create positive, significant and lasting differences in communities. Building respectful, reciprocal relationships between communities and UBC is central to the university’s vision of “inspiring people, ideas and actions for a better world” and foundational to excellent teaching, learning and research.
The Community Engagement office at UBC supports university and community partners to work together, bringing the full force of our combined experiences, expertise and knowledge to advance a more just and sustainable society.
Funding Opportunities
- Apply for the 2024 Partnership Recognition and Exploration FundGet up to $1,500 to fill small resource gaps so community partners can build reciprocal relationships with UBC students, faculty and staff.
News & Stories
- Protected: Challenges in Partnered Research: Achieving Sustainability in Engaged ResearchThis content is password protected.
- Meet the Spring Recipients of UBC’s 2024 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund From facilitating the recovery of grizzly bears within the North Cascades Ecosystem to harvesting invasive plant species used to create visual artworks, this spring’s PRE recipients have formed valuable partnerships with UBC students, faculty, and staff who are passionate about making differences in their communities.
- Challenges in Partnered Research: The Power of Storytelling in Collaborative Research In this episode, learn how storytelling though a variety of mediums, namely comics, podcasts, and apps, are powerful tools for engaging audiences, securing research funding, and delivering impactful messages.
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Events
- Crafting a Compelling Narrative: How to Tell Your Research Story October 8, 2024 | Learn the art and science of storytelling to tell your research story with authenticity and impact. Gain tools to captivate funders’ attention and showcase the significance of your work.
- How to Keep the Lights On: Strategic and Financial Planning for Sustainability in Community Engaged ResearchSeptember 20, 2024 | Learn to craft a compelling business case for your community-engaged research program. Gain insights into the business case framework, access practical tools, and identify strategies for financial sustainability.
- Stories of Partnership: hua foundation + UBC ACAM & ACREJune 25, 2024 | Hear about hua foundation’s longstanding relationship with faculty, staff and students of UBC ACAM & ACRE, and how this partnership has grown over the years.
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