Past Events

CESI invites everyone to visit the on-campus fresh market on March 24th, 2022, where fresh fruits and vegetables will be available for purchase. The food market will be held in the University Centre Main Square from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm.

On March 21st, join the Guelph Wellington Local Immigration Partnership (GWLIP), the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute, and the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences at the University of Guelph for a webinar on the International Day of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

CESI invites everyone to visit the on-campus fresh market on March 17th, 2022, where fresh fruits and vegetables will be available for purchase. The food market will be held in the University Centre Main Square from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm.

Join us for the Skills for Research Impact Series advanced session! Go beyond the academic poster: learn all about best practices for designing engaging and visually appealing infographics. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

The Research Facility for Women's Health and Wellbeing (Department of Psychology) and Community Engaged Scholarship Institute (CESI) are happy to announce that the fifth annual International Women's Day conference will be taking place on Tuesday March 8th, 2022 from 9:00am - 4:00pm on Zoom.

Do you want to learn more about knowledge mobilization across diverse sectors? Join the Waterloo Wellington Knowledge Mobilization Community on March 4 to learn about knowledge mobilization through mini case studies and a facilitated panel discussion. This presentation will bring together panelists from the agri-food, aging, and social justice and arts sectors who will provide examples of KMb projects they have implemented.

Join us for the fourth installment of our six-part Skills for Research Impact workshop series! How can you share your research to inform public policy decisions? Join us to receive expert advice and concrete tips to support your own science-policy engagement efforts. By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

This session will focus on principles and practices of community engaged scholarship, a form of collaborative research that addresses community-identified priorities. Speakers will provide an overview of principles, good practices, and the community engaged research cycle.  Speakers will also share case studies demonstrating how engaged research can support and deepen research impact, including the ways that anti-oppressive principles can enable research to address systemic inequities. Led by: Dr. Elizabeth Jackson, Director, Community Engaged Scholarship Institute

Join us for the third installment of our six-part Skills for Research Impact workshop series! How do you share your research with non-academic audiences? Learn about a number of potential mechanisms you can use for knowledge mobilization, discover how to choose a mechanism that’s appropriate for your audience, and take a deep dive into several popular mechanisms for dissemination, including social media, research summaries, infographics, and media.

BIPOC students at the University of Guelph, University of British Columbia, and University of Waterloo are invited to a free, online, digital storytelling workshop.  As a participant in the workshop, you will explore your ideas about, and experiences with, food and food (in)security by creating your own engaging 2-4 minute digital story. Expert facilitators will guide you step-by-step through the process.  The deadline to apply to participate is January 31st, 2022 (9am PST / 12 noon EST).