About the Center for Community Engagement & Learning
Since its founding in 2000, the Center for Community Engagement & Learning (CCEL) has supported community-engaged teaching, research, creative activities, and service. We cultivate partnerships, provide technical assistance, and create opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and community partners to work together to build on our joint strengths to address Alaska’s most pressing challenges. Whether you are a community partner, student, faculty, or staff member, CCEL is here for you! Please connect with us.
Carnegie Statement on Community Engagement
Community engagement is at the center of everything we do. UAA is proud to be among a select group of institutions recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a Community Engaged Institution, a distinction it has maintained since the classification first became available in 2006. Carnegie's definition of community engagement guides our work.
“Community engagement describes collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.
The purpose of community engagement is the partnership of college and university knowledge and resources with those of the public and private sectors to enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity; enhance curriculum, teaching, and learning; prepare educated, engaged citizens; strengthen democratic values and civic responsibility; address critical societal issues; and contribute to the public good.”
- Carnegie Foundation Elective Classification
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Newsletter
Our newsletter is the best place to find the latest on community engagement at UAA. This monthly newsletter includes updates on what's happening in the Center for Community Engagement & Learning, upcoming community engagement opportunities, and stories of community engagement at UAA. If you're interested in applying for any CCEL opportunities like Community Engaged Student Assistants, Community Engaged Faculty Mini-grant, or the Selkregg award, we encourage you to be subscribed so you know when these applications open.
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Google Calendar
Our Google Calendar lists key CCEL events along with important program and funding deadlines so that you don’t miss anything.
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Get in Touch
Contact the CCEL team if you have any questions. We are here to support you!
Our Team
Co-Director of CCEL
Phone
907-786-1767
Email
sbuckingham@alaska.edu
Co-Director of CCEL
Phone
907-786-6517
Email
rlfried@alaska.edu
Social Media
Stay up to date with CCEL by connecting with us on social media - Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn
Advisory Council
CCEL is guided by an advisory council of faculty that help us make a meaningful campus impact. Members share their perspective, influence future programming, and help build a stronger bridge between UAA and the community.
Our council includes a wide range of perspectives, including junior and senior faculty, representation across programs, colleges, and campuses, and various strengths in CE teaching, research, and creative activities. If you have questions about the council, email uaa.ccel@alaska.edu.
Members
- Katie Archer Olson: Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, Kenai Peninsula College, karcherolson@alaska.edu
- Jennifer Bernard: Assistant Professor of General Business, College of Business & Public Policy, jdbernard@alaska.edu
- Shane Castle: Associate Professor of Writing, Community & Technical College, sdcastle@alaska.edu
- Steffi Kim: Assistant Professor of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, smkim5@alaska.edu
- Jennifer McKay: Nursing & WWAMI Librarian, Head of Alaska Medical Library, Consortium Library, jamckay@alaska.edu
- Nathan West: Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Social & Economic Research,
ntwest@alaska.edu
- Nicole Wilkes: Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Justice Center, nawilkes@alaska.edu
Faculty Success
Library 213 • 907-786-4496 • uaa_facultysuccess@alaska.edu • Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.