CHE Engaged Course Grant

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The purpose of the College of Human Ecology's Engaged Course Grant is to fund faculty who are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing courses that involve students in work with community partners. These grants allow faculty to explore new partnerships, develop new courses, and integrate community-engaged learning into existing courses.

Contact CHE's Community-engaged Learning Coordinator Kristen Elmore (kce28@cornell.edu) with questions.

PROJECT TITLE

Choose the topic(s) that are most applicable to your project. Generally projects have 2 to 3 topics:

Access, Equity and Justice - including vulnerable populations, advocacy, human rightsArts, Communication, Media and Design - including public, performative, theoretical, and some technical applicationsChildren, Youth, Seniors and Families - including advocacy, support, researchCulture, Language and History - including research, public humanities, preservationEconomic Vitality and Entrepreneurship - including urban/rural “development,” startups, investmentEducation - including advancement of extension/outreach, K-12 and beyond, non-traditionalEnergy, Environment and Sustainability - including local and global impacts, fighting povertyFood and Agriculture - including food systems, applied technologyHealth, Nutrition and Medicine - including family care, population health/medicine, preventativeLaw, Government and Policy - including legal advocacy, outreach, peace and conflict resolution

PROJECT LEAD INFORMATION

Project lead first name	Project lead last name
Project lead position/title	Project Lead Net ID
Project lead email address
Project lead CHE Department/Unit	If "Other," please enter CHE Department/Unit here

OTHER TEAM MEMBER(S) INFORMATION

First name	Last name
Position/Title *For Cornell Faculty/staff team members*	Email address
Net ID
College/School/Division	Department/Unit

Upload required signature endorsement from a supervisor or department chair. (Endorsement needs to include project title and name of project lead.)

COMMUNITY PARTNER(S) INFORMATION

Provide list of all known community partner(s). It is strongly recommended to provide a letter of collaboration from the community
partner(s) describing the role that the partner(s) expects to play in the collaboration.

Organization	Primary contact
Email address	Website
City	State Please choose County within New York State
Country

Upload letter(s) of collaboration from Community Partner(s) and/or Memo of Understanding

SUCCINCT SUMMARY To be shared publicly, describing the project context, public purpose and what the project team will be doing (maximum: 900 characters with spaces)

COURSE INFORMATION

Is this proposal for an existing or new course?

ExistingNew

Is this a required course or an elective?

Required Elective

Course Title and (if existing) Course Number

STUDENTS

Estimated number of CHE students per semester

e.g. 20

Estimated number of Cornell students overall per semester

e.g. 20

Primary student audience for your course (select all that apply)

UndergraduateGraduateProfessional

PREREQUISITES - Note any prerequisites(s) for students to enroll in your course. If none, enter n/a.

Prerequisite Course Name

Prerequisite Course Number

COURSE TIMING

Proposed Launch Date

MM/DD/YYYY

Position of the course in the academic calendar:

FallWinterSpringSummer

NARRATIVE

Short narrative that describes the proposed community-engaged course, including, as relevant:

Specific aims of the grant in connection to the course (e.g., adding community partners to an existing course, developing a new course with a partner, integrating reflection into student learning, etc.)
Need. Description of the benefit of the student coursework to the partner(s)
Partner. Clearly identified community partner(s) and their role in the student learning experience
Connection. Anticipated student learning outcomes and how you plan to assess these
Reflection. Description of how the course supports student preparation for and critical reflection on their community-engaged learning experiences

Narrative (maximum: 5,000 characters with spaces)

CURRICULUM

How does the proposed course connect to the broader curriculum within a major (e.g., what are the course prerequisites, is it a required course, is the course introductory, capstone, etc.)? (maximum: 2000 characters with spaces)

FUTURE PLANS/SUSTAINABILITY

Discuss whether this course requires funding that will need to be replenished to teach it in the future. What are the opportunities to sustain the course beyond the grant period? Include estimate of resources needed and plan for securing and sustaining those resources. (maximum: 2000 characters with spaces)

BUDGET

Faculty and/or staff support

Travel, meals and lodging associated with community-engaged learning off campus

Resources for collaborative planning (meals, mini-conferences, books, subscriptions, webinars, etc.)

Materials that support the project

Funding for student interns, graduate assistants and/or academic staff to assist with course development

Other faculty and/or staff support

Description of other faculty and/or staff support

Total faculty and/or staff support

Student support

Travel, meals and lodging associated with service conducted off campus

Systems that support student work experience (graphics, software, enrollment in online training, etc.)

Other student support

Description of other student support

Total student support

Partner support

Funds that support the participation of the off-campus community in the experience

Other partner support

Description of other partner support

Total partner support

TOTAL BUDGET (not to exceed $4,000)

BUDGET JUSTIFICATION
Provide budget justification that is aligned directly with budget categories (maximum: 5,000 characters with spaces)

Additional file uploads (as needed). Not required, but you may want to include an existing course syllabus.

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