Center for Campus and Community Engagement Blog

  • Here are the 2024 primary Ohio Supreme Court candidates

    2024年3月6日

    Ohio voters will determine which Republicans and Democrats will be on the 2024 November general election ballot on the March 19 primary. A race Ohioans may not be as familiar with is the state Supreme Court race of which there will be three races this year. The Ohio Supreme Court races have implications for the future rights of Ohioans, 据《newbb电子》报道. The Columbus Dispatch reported that the Ohio Supreme Court “will likely decide how the new abortion rights constitutional amendment should be interpreted.” 

  • 给Pulse 101:登录 & 寻找机会

    2024年2月6日

    This is the third article in a series focused on navigating 给Pulse, 俄亥俄州's community engaged-experiential learning platform.

    This article is focused on getting started as a user to find and register for opportunities in the 给Pulse network. 给Pulse is a national, public platform, and anyone can search givepulse.com for ways to get involved in their community, regardless of affiliation with newbb电子平台.

  • Participate in Focus Groups with the Engage Committee

    2024年1月18日

    In addition to the survey released last week, the committee is also coordinating focus groups for students, 教员/员工, and community members to meet and provide valuable input on ways in which we serve our state and engage with our partners and supporters and determine ways to broaden and deepen partnerships that help us impact students and communities. 

    If you are interested in participating in one of the following sessions, 请在周四前登记, 1月25日.

  • 给Pulse 101: How to Recruit Volunteers

    2024年1月9日

    This is the second article in a series focused on navigating 给Pulse, 俄亥俄州's community engaged-experiential learning platform.

    Are you a nonprofit or community organization interested in getting your events and opportunities in front of OU's students, 工作人员, and 教师 External partners interested in recruiting OU volunteers have 3 ways that they can share their events with our network that range from adopting 给Pulse as a free volunteer and donor management platform for your organization to submitting one-off events as needed to our listing. 

  • 参与校园活动 & 给Pulse的社区合作伙伴!

    2024年1月1日

    Welcome to the first article in a series designed to help campus and community stakeholders in Southeast Ohio and beyond understand and utilize the 给Pulse community engagement platform to engage with newbb电子平台 and our communities. 

     

  • Single-use plastic ban to go into effect Jan. 1 with transitional help from 雅典 Rethink Plastics

    2023年12月5日

    On May 1, 2023, 雅典 City Council voted to reduce the use of single-use plastic bags in the city. Originally, the ordinance was set to go into effect Aug. 1，但被移到一月. 1 to give local businesses more time to adjust to the change. 雅典 Rethink Plastics has been actively working to change the way people in the community treat the environment, 但也, 自己. The group was created by a group of individuals concerned about the impacts of plastic consumption and production and its impact on the environment and people’s health. 

  • Good Works to Host ‘Day In The Life’ This Saturday

    2023年11月28日

    12月2日星期六上午10点.m., people can join Good Works and participate in one of two walking paths with the same goal in mind: understanding and learning about the causes and experiences of homelessness. Both of The Day In The Life paths will begin at the picnic shelter at 450 West State Street and then go their separate ways.

  • The 社区参与中心 Announces Name Change

    2023年11月20日

    The Center for Campus and Community Engagement has officially changed its name to the 社区参与中心 (CCE). 虽然这种发展可能看起来很小, the achievements the center has made in the last few years in connecting 俄亥俄州 campuses and communities are not so minor.

  • 宣布俄亥俄州社区伙伴奖

    2023年9月29日

    At the second annual Community Engagement Symposium on Sept. 29, newbb电子平台 announced the first ever Outstanding Community Partner Awards. These community partners were recognized for their meritorious collaboration with an newbb电子平台 campus.

    Across 雅典 and all five regional campuses, candidates were nominated by either an newbb电子平台 student, 教师, or 工作人员 member for their contributions to partnerships supporting community-engaged research, 课程或课外活动, special projects or other initiatives that promote mutual benefits for the newbb电子平台 and the community.

  • A look into the changes of voting rights of underrepresented communities throughout history

    2023年10月1日

    A look back at who was able to vote and when in U.S. history is a necessary reflection in order to understand today’s issues concerning voter disenfranchisement and suppression seen nationwide.