Bonner Center for Civic Engagement

Faculty Engagement

 As teachers and scholars, faculty at the University of Richmond have engaged with communities in Richmond, across the United States, and abroad in creative and impactful ways. At the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement (CCE), we seek to support this commitment to community engagement, facilitate the sharing of resources and expertise when needed, and help faculty align their engagement with their pedagogical and scholarly or creative aspirations.

The CCE’s Faculty Engagement Team supports and encourages faculty in several ways. Faculty Fellowships are awarded to faculty seeking to learn more about community-engaged learning pedagogy with colleagues. Some special fellowship groups are formed to target a particular issue area or initiative. Course Support Grants encourage community-engaged classes by funding honoraria for guest speakers, transportation costs, and more. Faculty Excursions and Events provide shared learning and networking opportunities.

We know that every great community-engaged course begins with a conversation, so visit us on the third floor of Tyler Haynes Commons, where we have coffee – and a library of resources.

Feature Stories

Ciana Young, '17
Bonner Scholar crosses the privilege line through her community service

Ebonee Crosby, C'18
Local teacher integrates community-engaged learning into classroom

Maddy Dunbar, '17
WGSS class inspires student to pursue career in early childhood education policy

Research at Reedy Creek
Biology students use research to help solve a Richmond city issue

Liz Nigro, '17
Senior to pursue career in teaching and education policy after exploring education inequities as an undergraduate

Disaster, Memory, and Popular Culture
Living-learning course takes an interdisciplinary look at disasters and memory

Out of Eden
Class in slow journalism brings together different disciplines

Mary Allen, '16
Scholar-athlete gives back to her Northside Richmond neighborhood through class and volunteer work

Leadership on Stage and Screen
Community-based-learning course teaches students how to lead on the stage and in life

Learning from the Dead
Interdisciplinary Education in Richmond's East End Cemetery

Transit historians
Students build an exhibit on the history of Richmond's public transit.

Storytelling, Identity, Social Change
Inside the razor-wire fence surrounding Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center, students learn how storytelling can incite social change

Public Art and Social Change
Beyond the walls of the classroom to a wall on Cary Street

Community-Based Learning for a Day
Community-based learning takes the classroom into the world

Amaury Perez, '16
Cuban immigrant works for social justice in his new country

From San Juan to Richmond
Living and learning in urban America

Writing Richmond
City provides a backdrop for students exploring the writing process

Anna Sangree, '15
Geography student ponders spatial-justice issues

Biology of the Chesapeake Bay
Students get their feet wet in Chesapeake Bay course

Katie Lambeth, '13
Study abroad and community work inspire student to address educational inequities

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