COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
During the 2025-26 AY, the Office of Academic Community Engagement (ACE) will host six events, including five Lunch & Learn events (September, October, November, February and March), as well as the SDSU ExCEL Award Luncheon in April 2026. All are welcome! Whether you currently teach CE/SL courses, or want to begin developing community engaged projects and courses, our community is inclusive of faculty at every stage.
Where: Faculty-Staff Club
Time: 12-1:30pm
RSVP: Let Us Know You Are Coming!
Invitation: 25-26 Lunch & Learn Series
ACE invites all faculty to save-the-date for our annual Academic Community Engagement Lunch & Learn series. The series is a cornerstone of how we achieve our mission. All faculty, staff, students and community partners are welcome!
L&L #1: Community Roundtable
DATE: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
TIME: 12:00 to 1:30pm
LOCATION: Faculty-Staff Club
TOPIC: Community Roundtable -- Share insights, experiences, and ideas about how Civic Engagement, Community Engagement (CE) and Service Learning (SL) are shaping teaching and learning at SDSU.
L&L #2: Faculty Panel - Community Engaged Teaching & Learning
DATE: Thursday, October 16, 2025
TIME: 12:00 to 1:30pm
LOCATION: Faculty-Staff Club
TOPIC: Faculty Panel -- Experienced practitioners of academic community engagement share their experiences working in the community and teaching community engaged courses. Together we will learn best practices, models that work, and more. Come be inspired by your colleagues!
L&L #3: Faculty Panel - Building & Sustaining Community Partnerships
DATE: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
TIME: 12:00 to 1:30pm
LOCATION: Faculty-Staff Club
TOPIC: Faculty Panel -- Join panelists from the Division of Research & Innovation and experienced community engaged faculty across campus for insight and discussion about establishing and sustaining reciprocal community partnerships.
ZOOM: https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/83710485181?jst=2
L&L #4: Faculty Panel - Community Engaged Course Design
DATE: Thursday, February 19, 2026
TIME: 12:00 to 1:30pm
LOCATION: Faculty-Staff Club
TOPIC: Faculty Panel -- Join experienced faculty panelists from across campus for insight and discussion about course design for community engagement. Also, celebrate with us and learn about the soon-to-launch SDSU Community Engaged Teaching and Learning microcredential/badge. Come be inspired by your colleagues!
ZOOM: https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/83638704273?jst=2
L&L #5: Faculty Panel - Community Engaged Faculty Fellows
DATE: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
TIME: 12:00 to 1:30pm
LOCATION: Faculty-Staff Club
TOPIC: Faculty Panel -- Join a group of Weber Honors College Community Engaged Faculty Fellows as they talk about faculty mentorship of community engaged students through community engaged projects!
L&L #6: SDSU Excellence in Community Engaged Learning (ExCEL) Award Luncheon
DATE: Thursday, April 16, 2026
TIME: 12:00 to 1:30pm
LOCATION: Faculty-Staff Club
TOPIC: SDSU ExCEL Awards --Join us in celebrating the 2026 SDSU Excellence in Community Engaged Learning (ExCEL) Award winners....
ZOOM: https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/81562754051?jst=2