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small" src="/web/20121014105744im_/http://www.engagement.umn.edu/sites/default/files/EAimage001a.jpg" style="width: 100%; max-width: 260px; "/></a></b></p> <h3>Engagement Academy for University Leaders</h3> <p><b>When:</b> October 31, 2012 - November 2, 2012</p> <p><b>Where:</b> University Hotel, University of Minnesota East Bank (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://www.universityhotelminneapolis.com/directions.htm">map</a>)</p> <ul style="margin-left: 40px;"><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://engagement.umn.edu/engagementacademy-umn">For U of M participants</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://engagement.umn.edu/engagementacademy-other">For non-U of M participants </a></li> </ul><hr/><h3>Transforming Partnerships:聽 Community Engagement for Health Summit</h3> <p><strong>When:聽 </strong>Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 8:00am-2:00pm</p> <p><strong>Where:聽 </strong>Minnesota Landscape Arboretum</p> <p>Organized by the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://www.ctsi.umn.edu/community/office-community-engagement-for-health/index.htm">Office of Community Engagement for Health (OCEH)</a> of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://www.ctsi.umn.edu/">Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)</a>, this second annual summit will focus on how the community and University can work together to improve community health through engaged research</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://www.ctsi.umn.edu/events/community-engagement-for-health-summit/index.htm">More information</a></p> <hr/><h3>Fourth World Conference on Remedies to Racial and Ethnic Economic Inequality</h3> <p><strong>When:聽 </strong>October 11-13, 2012</p> <p><strong>Where:聽 </strong>Humphrey School of Public Affairs</p> <p>Leaders from across the work will work in collaboration to examine successful, localized solutions to racial and ethnic economic inequality.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/rwc/conferences/fourth/index.html">More information</a></p> <hr/><h3>Historical and Generational Trauma:聽 Significance and Response</h3> <p><strong>When:聽 </strong>Thursday, October 18, 9:00am-12:30pm</p> <p><strong>Where:聽 </strong>McNamara Alumni Center (and broadcasted live)</p> <p>This seminar focuses on historical and generational trauma from the perspective of American Indians and African Americans.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://www.cyfc.umn.edu/programs/prog_cur_lessons.html">More information</a></p> <hr/><h3>Landscape Health:聽 Diverse Knowledge Traditions</h3> <p><strong>When:聽 </strong>Thursday, October 18, 10:00am-3:30pm</p> <p><strong>Where:聽 </strong>Northstar Ballroom, St. Paul Campus</p> <p>Explores indigenous environmental knowledge systems</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://www.engagement.umn.edu/faculty_rt">More information</a></p> <hr/><h3>Critical Conversations:聽 The Impact of Sex Trafficking and Prostitution on Community Health</h3> <p><strong>When:聽 </strong>Thursday, October 18, 5:30pm</p> <p><strong>Where:聽 </strong>Urban and Outreach-Engagement Center</p> <p>This Critical Conversation will feature small and large group discussions focusing on how North Minneapolis and other urban communities can take action steps to end sex trafficking in Minnesota.聽 Registration required; space limited.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://oct18criticalconvo.eventbrite.com/">More information and registration</a></p> <hr/><h3>Building Partnerships to Advance Health and Well-Being</h3> <p><strong>When:聽 </strong>Monday, October 22, 10:00am-3:30pm</p> <p><strong>Where:聽 </strong>Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center</p> <p>Focusing on deep, reciprocal partnership development necessary to improve well-being of communities</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://buildingpartnershipsforhealth.eventbrite.com/">More information</a></p> <hr/><h3>OLPD Educational Leadership Forum: Creating Pathways to Educational Opportunity Through Equity, Excellence, And Community Partnership</h3> <p><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday, October 23, 6:30-8:30 pm</p> <p><strong>Where:</strong> Mississippi Room - Coffman Union</p> <p>This evening panel discussion featuring Heidi Barajas, Gevonee Ford, and Keith Lester will be discussing poverty and its effect on educational achievement</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://www.cehd.umn.edu/olpd/events/ELF/default.html">More information</a></p> <hr/><h3>Deepening Your Community Engagement: Strategies for Partnering, Creating Scholarship and Making Impact</h3> <p><strong>When:聽</strong>Monday, October 29, 12:00 - 1:00 pm</p> <p><strong>Where:聽</strong>Room 105, 717 Delaware St SE</p> <p>Join Cathy Jordan for an afternoon discussion introducing the principles of community engagement and community engaged scholarship.</p> <p>RSVP to ctsieduc@umn.edu聽</p> <hr/><h3>2012 McEvoy Lecture Series on Early Childhood & Public Policy</h3> <p><strong>When:聽 </strong>Thursday, November 8, 12:30-4:30pm</p> <p><strong>Where:聽 </strong>UMN St. Paul Student Center</p> <p>Keynote by Terrie Rose, founder and CEO of a full-spectrum early education center for families residing in poverty</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://www.cehd.umn.edu/CEED/events/mcevoylectures/default.html">More information</a></p> <hr/><h3>UROC Community Day 2012</h3> <p><strong>When:聽 </strong>Friday, November 9, 3:00-7:00pm</p> <p><strong>Where:聽 </strong>Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center</p> <p>Enjoy refreshments, live music, tours, displays, demonstrations, and free classes.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://www.uroc.umn.edu/index.html">More information</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-system block-main block-system-main odd block-without-title" id="block-system-main"> <div class="block-inner clearfix"> <div class="content clearfix"> <article about="/home" typeof="foaf:Document" class="node node-page node-published node-not-promoted node-not-sticky author-admin odd clearfix" id="node-page-167"> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded">  </div></div></div> </div> <div class="clearfix"> <nav class="links node-links clearfix"></nav> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><aside class="grid-3 region region-sidebar-second" id="region-sidebar-second"> <div class="region-inner region-sidebar-second-inner"> <div class="block block-block block-67 block-block-67 odd block-without-title" id="block-block-67"> <div class="block-inner clearfix"> <div class="content clearfix"> <h2>Videos</h2> <p><a href="/web/20121014105744/http://www.engagement.umn.edu/videos"><img alt="Videos" src="/web/20121014105744im_/http://www.engagement.umn.edu/sites/all/themes/operator/index/what_is_public_engagement-small.png" height="106px" width="184px"/></a></p> <p><a href="/web/20121014105744/http://www.engagement.umn.edu/videos">Click here to visit<br/>our video gallery.</a></p> <hr class="vertical-separator"/><p><a href="database_directory"><img alt="Database Directory" src="/web/20121014105744im_/http://www.engagement.umn.edu/sites/all/themes/operator/index/database-directory-fs.jpg" height="79px" width="184px"/></a></p> <hr class="vertical-separator" style="clear: both;"/><h2>Public Engagement at:</h2> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105744/http://www3.crk.umn.edu/services/ServiceLearning/">University of<br/>Minnesota - 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