On Nov. 8, students, staff, faculty, and community partners from across the state came together to discuss community engaged research, with both the number attending and overall engagement exceeding our goals.
About the conference
A large turnout
Undergraduate and graduate students, community members, staff, faculty and administrators from across the state attended!
While we anticipated a small conference of 70 - 75, over 100 registered!
Conference attendees came from as far as IU-Northwest, IU-South Bend, IU-East and IU-Southeast, along with Ball State University and the University of Michigan.
Looking ahead to the future
These conversations are needed.
Those who attended the conference said it was an excellent use of their time, and they want more time dedicated to these in-depth and thought-provoking discussions about community engaged research and community based participatory research.
Future conference topics were suggested, including:
Addressing challenges with solutions
How to get started in community engagement
Identifying funding
Getting support from administration
Keep the conversation going
Don't lose the momentum.
More than a week after the conference, students, staff, faculty, and community partners were continuing to discuss the intriguing conversations from the conference.
Learn more about how to get involved on our website.
