Summer Institute on Community-Based Participatory Research

Posted by on January 15, 2007

Summer Institute on Community-Based Participatory Research
June 26-29, 2007
Hilton Hotel Jackson
Jackson, Mississippi

The Tougaloo College Center for Civic Engagement & Social Responsibility is hosting this summer institute on community-based participatory research (CBPR). As a component of a multi-year collaborative initiative, this summer institute will promote the development of CBPR where the community and academic institutions will become partners in defining issues for research, strategies for carrying out CBPR, and methods of assessment.

The summer institute is designed as a team-based learning experience. Applicants should propose a team comprised of at least four people including faculty, staff, and representatives from community- and faith-based groups who are interested in enhancing the skills needed to facilitate CBPR projects. Teams with fewer members will also be considered. Teams should come to the summer institute with specific projects in mind and be prepared to work with summer institute coordinators in developing research strategies and methods of assessment and evaluation. Interaction among diverse teams will provide an avenue for peer evaluation of best practices, from both academic and community perspectives.

The summer institute will focus in these areas:

*Creating Authentic Community-Campus Partnerships
*Connecting Service Learning with Research to Respond to Community Needs
*CBPR Assessment Strategies
*Accessing Resources to Support CBPR Partnerships

The co-sponsors for the 2007 summer institute include:

*Bonner Foundation
*Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
*Florida Campus Compact
*Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Faculty Development Network
*Mississippi Higher Education Consortium
*Mississippi Policy Forum
*Michigan State University Building Campus to Campus Partnerships Program
*Southeast Community Research Center
*USDA Agricultural Research Service Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative

Applications are due April 1, 2007.

For more information, visit http://www.hbcufdn.org and click on the event listed in the “announcements” section on the left-hand side of the webpage. Or, contact Gloria Roberts at (601) 977-7861 or network@hbcufdn.org.

On two related notes…

Developing and Sustaining Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships: A Skill-Building Curriculum is Now Available Online. The product of a collaboration involving 9 partners in the US and Canada, this evidence-based curriculum is intended as a tool for partnerships that are using or planning to use a CBPR approach to improving health. Details at http://www.cbprcurriculum.info

Subscribe today to the free CBPR listserv co-sponsored by Community-Campus Partnerships for Health and the Wellesley Institute! In its third year, the listserv is a valued resource for over 2,700 subscribers who are passionate about CBPR! Details at http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cbpr