The Institute for Community and Economic Engagement is excited to share that UNCG became second in the country to align United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) with community-engaged work in Collaboratory. UNCG continues to lead the way in helping campuses and their scholars share broader and richer stories of community engagement.
ICEE incubated and launched Collaboratory in 2010. It is led by Dr. Erica Wrencher, assistant director of the institute. Associate Director and Secretary of UNCG’s Sustainability Executive Council, Dr. Kristy Howell worked to link UNCG’s community-engaged research to the SDGs.
Inclusion of the SDGs in the UNCG Collaboratory serves one of the institute’s commitments to the University mission: to redefine the public research university for the 21st century as an inclusive, collaborative, and responsive institution making a difference in the lives of students and the communities it serves.
Collaboratory is now being used by over 60 higher education institutions. Learn more about UNCG’s SDG alignment.
With this big update comes an invitation to get involved and grow your own work. Are you a community-engaged scholar working with a community partner towards something good? Collaboratory helps communicate UNCG’s institutional story and connect faculty, staff, and community partners around shared community-identified priorities and passions.
Examples of past collaborations include Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture Asha Kutty’s virtual reality project at the Historic Magnolia House, Senior Lecturer of Communication Studies Kim Cuny’s award-winning service at Peacehaven Farm, and the hypertension research with the Montagnard community by Human Development and Family Studies Professor Sudha Shreeniwas and Public Health Professor Sharon Morrison.
The institute would love to help you tell your story! Please feel free to email communityengagement@uncg.edu and chat.
