COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
During the 2026-27 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 2027. 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: 26-27 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 23, 2026
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 22, 2026
TIME: 12:00 to 1:30pm
LOCATION: Faculty-Staff Club
TOPIC: Please join Dr. Sara Gombatto (HHS, Physical Therapy & SDSU HealthLink) who will share insights about building community partnerships and teaching community engaged courses, and Angel Rocha (SDSU Monarch Center), who will share best practices for working with students who may have barriers to community work. Come be inspired by your colleagues!
L&L #3: Faculty Panel - Building & Sustaining Community Partnerships + Course Design
DATE: Wednesday, November 18, 2026
TIME: 12:00 to 1:30pm
LOCATION: Faculty-Staff Club
TOPIC: Please join Dr. Weichen Zhao and Dr. Vannessa Falcón Orta (School of Teacher Education, Imperial Valley), and Dr. Erlinde Cornelis (FCOB, Sustainable Marketing), who will share insights about building community partnerships and teaching community engaged courses. Come be inspired by your colleagues!
ZOOM: https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/89008653764?jst=2
L&L #4: Faculty Panel - Models for Teaching Civic Engagment
DATE: Thursday, February 18, 2027
TIME: 12:00 to 1:30pm
LOCATION: Faculty-Staff Club
TOPIC: Faculty Panel -- Join Dr. David Kline (CAL, History) and Dr. Irene Lara (CAL, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies) from across campus for insight and discussion about building civically engaged courses and designing civic engagement experiences for students. Come be inspired by your colleagues!
ZOOM: https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/87566858664?jst=2
L&L #5: Faculty Panel - Community Engaged Faculty Fellows
DATE: Wednesday, March 17, 2027
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) & S3 Community Engaged Research Student Award Luncheon
DATE: Thursday, April 15, 2027
TIME: 12:00 to 1:30pm
LOCATION: Faculty-Staff Club
TOPIC: SDSU ExCEL Awards --Join us in celebrating the 2027 SDSU Excellence in Community Engaged Learning (ExCEL) Award winners (faculty), as well as the S3 Community Engaged Research Award winner (student).
ZOOM: https://SDSU.zoom.us/j/84007575779?jst=2