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The Center for Community Engaged Teaching and Research (CETR) invites you to attend our upcoming Community-Engaged Learning Event on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, from 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM at Library 5th Floor, CSU Dominguez Hills.

This event is a great opportunity to explore how community engagement can be integrated into your teaching while building meaningful partnerships that benefit both students and the community.

What you’ll gain:

• Practical strategies for designing community-engaged learning (CEL) courses
• Insights from faculty and community partners
• Guidance on navigating CEL processes and resources
• Opportunities to collaborate and share ideas
• Clear next steps to bring your CEL ideas to life

We encourage you to join us and connect with colleagues who are passionate about community-engaged teaching. PleaseÌýÌýusing the link provided. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to CETR atÌýcetr@csudh.edu

CETR Spring 2026 Faculty Learning CommunityÌý(FLC)

Application Link: FLC Spring 2026 (Application Closed)

Applications Due:ÌýFriday, February 27, 2026, at 5pm PST

The Center for Community Engaged Teaching and Research (CETR) is offering a Faculty Learning Community (FLC). The CETR Faculty Learning Community (FLC) brings together faculty engaged in community-based teaching and research to collaboratively examine how community-engaged learning (CEL) is designed, supported, and sustained across CSUDH.

Through shared examples, structured reflection, and hands-on working sessions, participants will deepen their own practice, develop clearer departmental workflows, and build cross-college connections.

While theÌýFLCÌýis first and foremost a faculty professional learning space, the collective insights generated—particularly around CSU Community Engaged Learning Tool (CELT) processes, departmental capacities, and institutional supports—will help inform future CETR planning and infrastructure development.

Spring 2026 Session Schedule

Meeting 1: Friday, March 27, 10am-1pm (in-person)

Meeting 2: Friday, April 10, 10am-12pm (Zoom)

Meeting 3: Friday, April 17, 10am-12pm (Zoom)

Eligibility

• Open to all CSUDH faculty interested in community-engaged teaching or research.

• Faculty at any stage of experience with CEL are welcome.

• Faculty whose departments are preparing for the upcoming community-engaged learning graduation requirement are particularly encouraged to apply.

• Faculty who are able to develop or revise courses for curriculum review (via CourseLeaf) are especially encouraged, as someÌýFLCÌýactivities will focus on course and workflow development.
• Faculty who are not currently eligible to submit in CourseLeaf may still apply.

Important Note on Eligibility:Ìý

• If selected for theÌýFLC, a Department Chair acknowledgment is required. When a Department Chair signs the MOU, they are confirming that:

If you are interested, please fill out theÌýFLCÌýSpring 2026 applicationÌýby February 27, 2026, 5 pm PST.

Deliverables & Stipend

Each participant will receive a stipend of $500 upon completion of all the deliverables.Ìý

The deliverables and conditions to receive the stipend include:Ìý

• Attendance at all three sessions

• Completion of the CSU Community-Engaged Learning Tool (CELT) survey

• Contribution to shared documentation of departmental and/or college-level workflows and current/prior efforts that support community-engaged teaching and research

• Participation in a faculty-informed summary of strengths, challenges, and opportunities for supporting community-engaged learning at CSUDH

All materials will be developed collaboratively during theÌýFLCÌýand compiled by theÌýFLCÌýfacilitators.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Fynnwin Prager, Faculty Director of the Center for Community Engaged Teaching and Research fprager@csudh.eduÌýor CETR Faculty Fellows: Dr. Anat Schwartz (aschwartz@csudh.edu) and Dr. Adriana Aldana (aaldana@csudh.edu).

CETR Faculty Fellows Fall 2025 Office Hours (in person and on zoom)

Have questions about integrating community-engaged learning or the new CEL designations into your course? Want feedback on your syllabus, partnership ideas, or a walkthrough of the CSLI/CCEL designation process? CETR faculty fellows are here to help! Drop in during the office hours below or email directly for a zoom meeting for one-on-one support.

Anat Schwartz (Assistant Professor, Women’s Studies), Wednesdays 12:00pm-1:00pm & 2:30pm-3:30pm, aschwartz@csudh.edu

Adriana Aldana (Professor, Social Work), Tuesdays 11:00am-12:00pm, aaldana@csudh.edu

Find international publishing, awards, and conference opportunities.

Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025

Time: 10am - 3pm

Guest speaker: Professor George Sanchez and Doctoral student Kathy Pulupa,Ìý American Studies and Ethnicity, USC (RSVPs required for lunch and keynote)

Location: 5th Floor, Library South

Hosted by: CSUDH Center for Community Engaged Teaching and Research

This gathering brings together CSUDH faculty, students, staff, and community partners to reflect on how we build relationships that matter. Whether you’re teaching a course, leading a local organization, mentoring students, or organizing in your neighborhood, we all have a role to play in shaping a more just and connected learning environment.

Stay tuned for the full program announcement and RSVP link!

CETR Fall 2025 Faculty Learning Community (FLC)

Application Link: FLC Fall 2025

Applications Due: Wednesday, September 19, 2025, at 5pm PST

The Center for Community Engaged Teaching and Research (CETR) is offering a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) in Community Engagement in Fall 2025 to:

• Build trust and explore current practices in community-engaged teaching and research at CSUDH.
• Learn how to integrate the new Curricular Community-Engaged Learning (CCEL) and Curricular Service Learning (CSLI) designations and their PLOs into your course design.
• Deepen collaboration between faculty and community partners to support meaningful, long-term partnerships.
• Draft or revise a course syllabus to align with the new Community-Engaged Learning graduation requirement and submit it through CourseLeaf for designation.

Fall 2025 Session Schedule

All sessions are 90 minutes scheduled from 10:00–11:30am:

• Friday, October 17 (Zoom) – Foundations of CEL @ CSUDH: Trust-building, CEL designation requirements, CETR/UCELC updates
• Friday, October 31 (Zoom) – Designing Outcomes & Assignments: Introduction to CCEL/CSLI PLOs, sample syllabi
• Friday, November 7 (must be able to attend In-person) – Multistakeholder Design Lab I: Co-creating meaningful partnerships & CEL course structures
• Friday, November 21 (Zoom) – Multistakeholder Design Lab II: Co-creating assignments and outcomes with partners
• Friday, December 5 (must be able to attend In-person) – Syllabus & CourseLeaf Proposal Workshop

Eligibility

• Open to all CSUDH faculty interested in community-engaged teaching or research.
• Commitment to attending all five sessions is required.
• Faculty with the ability to develop or revise courses for curriculum review. Those working with departments interested in preparing for the upcoming community engaged learning graduation requirement are particularly encouraged to apply. (Senate resolution.)
• If selected for the FLC, when your Department Chair signs your MOU they are confirming that:
  • Your participation aligns with department goals for community-engaged learning
  • You are eligible to propose or revise courses through CourseLeaf. If you are not eligible to submit in CourseLeaf the chair’s signature confirms approval to pilot or teach a CEL course and agreement that, should the pilot be successful, the course will be submitted for curriculum approval through the appropriate channels.
  • If you are the department chair, you may submit a brief statement of intent in lieu of a chair email.

Deliverables & Stipend

Faculty participants will receive a $500 stipend upon completion of all requirements:

• Attend all five sessions.
• Draft or revise a CCEL or CSLI course and submit it to CourseLeaf.
• Initiate contact with at least one potential community partner (e.g., email, meeting, or event).
• (Optional) Submit a sample assignment or activity aligned with CCEL/CSLI PLOs.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Maria Avila, Interim Director for the Center for Community Engaged Teaching and Research (CETR) (maravila@csudh.edu) or Dr. Anat Schwartz, CETR Faculty Fellow (aschwartz@csudh.edu).

Lunch & Learn Sessions

Bring your lunch and join us on Zoom for two practical, bite-sized sessions to help you navigate the new Community-Engaged Learning designations and submission process:

• 9/10: Designate That Course: CCEL vs. CSLI PLOs – Learn the difference between the CCEL and CSLI designations, explore their Program Learning Outcomes, and figure out which is right for your (new or modified) course.
• 9/24: Click Submit: CourseLeaf Walkthrough – Step-by-step guidance on submitting your CEL-designated course through CourseLeaf, with tips and examples to make the process smooth and quick.Ìý

Time: 11:30AM-12:30PM on Zoom. Sessions will be recorded and available on CETR’s website