As the DU Grand Challenges initiative enters its second year, the Center for Community Engagement to advance Scholarship and Learning (CCESL) is creating groups to take action and improve daily living in our communities. Teams of 14-22 community members, faculty, staff and students will collaborate as part of Collective Impact Cohorts, working collaboratively across disciplines to create measurable change in a variety of areas. Each cohort will be able to request up to $100,000 to support its proposed actions during this two-year commitment.
Congratulations to the following members of DU and the community, who applied and have been selected to serve on one of four Collective Impact Cohorts!
Migration
Led by Lisa Martinez and Arianna Nowakowski. Cara DiEnno serves as facilitator.
TrishBecker-Hafnor, director of community engagement at the Graduate School of Social Work
LauraBuhs, assistant director at International Student and Scholar Services
AnthonyCherwinski, program manager at the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management at the Daniels College of Business
DavidCoppini, assistant professor in the Media, Film and Journalism Studies Department at the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
CaraDiEnno, associate director at the Center for Community Engagement to advance Scholarship and Learning
LaurenDorn, welcoming communities coordinator at Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains
RebeccaGalemba, assistant professor at the Joseph Korbel School of International Studies and co-director of the Korbel Latin America Institute
KarenGerwitz, president and CEO at World Trade Center Denver
JimmyHessler, undergraduate student in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
AdrielleKnight, graduate student at the Graduate School of Social Work
LisaMacClure, development coordinator at ECDC African Community Center of Denver
LisaMartinez, associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences
AriannaNowakowski, assistant academic director and assistant teaching professor at the University College Global Community Engagement Program
NicolasPares, instructional support specialist on the Learning Experience Design Team at University College
SarinaPhu, undergraduate student studying International Studies and Media Studies at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies
LindseyTryba, undergraduate student studying International Studies and Public Policy at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies
AlisonTurner, a graduate student studying Literary Studies at the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
MandaWittebort, graduate student at the Morgridge College of Education and higher education and program assistant at International Student and Scholar Services
Led by Sarah Bexell and Drew Mueller. Lynn Schofield Clark and Cara DiEnno serve as facilitators.
Shawn Alfrey, associate director of the University Honors Program
SarahBexell, clinical associate professor and director of humane education at the Graduate School of Social Work
David Carlson, founder and convener of the Ethics and Ecological Economics (EEE) Forum at the Iliff School of Theology
LynnSchofield Clark, professor and chair of the Department of Media, Film and Journalism Studies at the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
LaurenCollins, a Community Engaged Fellow and graduate student at the Morgridge College of Education
PatienceCrowder, associate professor at the Sturm College of Law and director of the Community Economic Development Clinic
SusanDaggett, associate professor of the practice at the Sturm College of Law and director of the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute
CaraDiEnno, associate director at the Center for Community Engagement to advance Scholarship and Learning
ChristinaFoust, associate professor and chair of the Department of Communication Studies at the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
GraceHouser, undergraduate student studying Communication Studies and Spanish at the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
ChadKing, director of the DU Center for Sustainability
JingLi, associate professor in the Department of Geography & the Environment at the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
KevinLynch, associate professor at the Sturm College of Law
CoreyMartz, Community Engaged Fellow and graduate student studying geography at the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
DrewMueller, assistant professor at the Franklin Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management at the Daniels College of Business
ZigmasPolinauskas, student at the Sturm College of Law
BeckyPowell, associate professor in the Department of Geography & the Environment at the Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
James "Skip" Spensley, adjunct professor of management at the Daniels College of Business
PaulSutton, professor in the Department of Geography & the Environment at the Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
SamWallace, Community Engaged Fellow and graduate student studying conflict resolution at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies
JiusiZhang, undergraduate student at the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management at the Daniels College of Business
Led by Apryl Alexander and Jeffrey Lin. Anne DePrince serves as facilitator.
AprylAlexander, clinical associate professor at the Graduate School of Professional Psychology
Sophia "Rosie"Contino, undergraduate student studying International Affairs and Public Policy at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies
AnneDePrince, professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences; and director at the Center for Community Engagement to advance Scholarship and Learning (CCESL)
William Dewey, a student at the Sturm College of Law
StevenGiampaolo, director of licensing and enforcement at the Colorado Division of Insurance
AshleyHamilton, assistant professor of theater at the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences; and co-director of the DU Prison Arts Initiative
JeffreyLin, associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
KathleenNovak, teaching assistant professor in the Department of Management at the Daniels College of Business
JessicaPurcel, project manager for the Center for Marital and Family Studies and the MotherWise program
Stacey Putka, program director at Defy Ventures Colorado
AndrewWilliam Shulman, a student at the Sturm College of Law
ShannonSliva, assistant professor at the Graduate School of Social Work
Edward Spitzlberger, executive director at Arete
AndrewUrbaczewski, associate professor and chair of the Business Information and Analytics Department at the Daniels College of Business
SamValliere, assistant to the chair in the Department of Management at the Daniels College of Business and part-time student at the Graduate School of Social Work
Kat Zapata, a third-year student studying political science at the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences; and international studies at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Led by Daniel Brisson and Nantiya Ruan. Katie Vega serves as facilitator.
Rebecca Arno, director of the Barton Institute for Philanthropy and Social Enterprise
Kimberly Bender, professor and associate dean for doctoral education at the Graduate School of Social Work
Deborah Dale Brackney, executive vice president at the Employer's Council
Daniel Brisson, associate professor at the Graduate School of Social Work and director of the Burnes Center on Poverty and Homelessness
Sara Bularzik, assistant director of graduate student services at the Daniels College of Business
Chloe Chalekian, undergraduate student studying Environmental Science at the Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics; and Spanish at the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Dolores "Dee" Clark, community volunteer and storyteller for the Close to Home Storyteller's Network
Paula Cole, teaching associate professor in the Department of Economics at the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Mia Edwards, graduate student studying International and Intercultural Communications at the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Lindsey Feitz, associate teaching professor and director of the Gender and Women's Studies Program at the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Eric Holt, assistant professor in the Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management at the Daniels College of Business
Kathy Keairnes, director of web-based learning at the Office of Teaching and Learning
Samantha Kelly, an undeclared first-year student
Tatiana Marquez, environmental economist with the National Park Service
Heather Martin, teaching associate professor in the University Writing Program and director of the First-Year Seminar Program Faculty Writing Program
Jennifer Newcomer, principal at the Shift Research Lab
Dana Niemela, director of Community Community Outreach and Resource Engagement (CORE) at the City and County of Denver Human Services
Nantiya Ruan, professor of practice at the Sturm College of Law and director of the Homeless Advocacy Policy Project
Katie Vega, program coordinator of Scholar Shop at the Center for Community Engagement to advance Scholarship and Learning (CCESL)
Jennifer Wilson, graduate student at the Graduate School of Social Work and senior research associate at the Burnes Center on Poverty and Homelessness
Lauren Yehle, an undergraduate student studying political science at the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
