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Community Engagement & Leadership (CEL) Program Faculty Guidelines and Curriculum Resources


 

Join us for an exciting new way to teach your courses with an officially designated Community Engagement and Leadership (CEL) component!  Many faculty for years have included some form of community engagement and/or leadership aspects in their courses, but we now have an official “CEL” designation and curriculum approach that can be added to one’s teaching arsenal.  Students who take these types of courses will now be able to see this new “CEL” designation appear on their transcripts, which is helpful for recruiters and employers looking for talented graduates with valuable experience and expertise in community-engaged and leadership activities.  Such courses also help faculty to further invigorate their curriculum, fine-tune teaching and research skills in line with the Boyer model of scholarship, find new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations, and overall maximize evaluation and recognition of their work.  For faculty, getting one's course “CEL” designated is a straightforward process for courses that meet key criteria and we offer a variety of workshops and training sessions ahead of every round of applications for the program (for more information, contact Dr. José Villalobos at jdvillalobos2@utep.edu and see our resource links below).  In addition to providing detailed information on the CEL program and application process, our sessions also touch upon some of the newly developing strategies and opportunities for faculty seeking advice and support for conducting leadership and engagement activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Come on board with us and help build on our mission of access and excellence through community-engaged learning!

For those curious about the program, please check out and share with others our  CEL Program Advising Brochure (PowerPoint) and CEL Program Advising Information Handout documents!

 

And please also see below our two highlight videos of some of our top faculty members who are already teaching a variety of exciting and ground-breaking CEL designated courses!

CEL Faculty Video 1 (Video Production and Closed Captions by CFLD/Creative Studios):

 CEL Faculty Video 2 (Video Production and Closed Captions by CFLD/Creative Studios):

Application Process: Materials and Resources for Getting Started

TARGET DEADLINES

Summer and Fall 2022 Courses: JUNE 20 (College of Liberal Arts), JUNE 20 (College of Health Sciences)

*PLEASE NOTE -- Applications are also continually accepted on a rolling basis year round (contact Dr. Villalobos @ jdvillalobos2@utep.edu for more info).

 

Syllabus Design Guide:

  • CEL Syllabus Design Guide:  DOCX  |  PDF

 

Application Form:

  • CEL Application Form:  DOCX  |  PDF

 

Signature Form:

  • CEL Signature Form:  DOCX  |  PDF

 

Supplemental Application Resources:

SAMPLE SYLLABI

  • Meredith Abarca Sample Syllabus (ENGL 3374):  PDF

  • Brad Cartwright Sample Syllabus (HIST 5390):  PDF

  • Areli Chacón Sample Syllabus (MLS 5300):  PDF

  • Cherry Duke Sample Syllabus (MUSA 2253/5101):  PDF

  • Brad Jacobson Sample Syllabus (ENGL 4355):  PDF

  • Maissa Khatib Sample Syllabus (WS 3321):  PDF

  • Yolanda Leyva Sample Syllabus (HIST 5390):  PDF

  • Mari Noopila Sample Syllabus (MLS 5326):  PDF

  • Andrea Shaheen Sample Syllabus (MUSA 3325):  PDF

  • José Villalobos Sample Syllabus (POLS 4315):  PDF


New Minor in Leadership Studies

  • Latest Course Flyer: PDF

  • Handout: PDF


Modules and Tools for Support in Developing CEL Curriculum

  • Equality vs. Equity by Dr. Yolanda Leyva (produced by Solomon Contreras):  Video Link

  • Global Oneness Project (Stories and Lesson Plans):  LINK

  • Teaching Tolerance (Classroom Resources):  LINK

  • Personal Bias Exercises:  PDF

  • DoSomething.org (Student-Led Activities):  LINK

 

Guidance for Online and Remote CEL Activities:

  • Making Community Engagement Matter for Online Teaching:  PDF

  • Remote Community Engagement Activities:  DOCX  |  PDF

  • Campus Compact CE Guidance in Response to COVID-19 Challenges:  LINK

  • Calm and Compassionate Online Teaching: Q&A:  LINK

 

 

CEL Task Force & Review Committee:

  • Denis O'Hearn - Dean of Liberal Arts, Professor of Sociology

  • José De Jesus Villalobos (CEL Program & Task Force Chair, CEL Research Activities Officer) - UTEP Distinguished Teaching Professor, Associate Professor of Political Science

  • Isabel Baca - Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Studies, Director of Bilingual Professional Writing Certificate, Director of Community Writing Partners Program

  • Angel J. Cabrales - Assistant Professor of Sculpture

  • Elizabeth Camacho - Representative for collaborations with the College of Health Sciences, Lecturer and Leavell Fellow in Community Engagement and Clinical Laboratory Sciences

  • Areli Chacón Silva (CEL Program & Task Force Chair-Elect for 2022-2023) - Director of Leadership and Community Engagement Program

  • Cherry Duke - Professor of Practice of Music

  • Azuri Gonzalez (CEL Workshop/Training Officer) - Director of UTEP’s Center for Community Engagement and Co-Director of the Center for Faculty Leadership & Development

  • Crystal Herman - Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts, Liberal Arts Curriculum Committee Chair, Associate Professor of Costume Design

  • Josiah M. Heyman (CEL Grant Activities Officer) - Director, Center for Inter-American and Border Studies, Professor of Anthropology

  • Brad Jacobson - Assistant Professor of English

  • Yolanda Chávez Leyva - Director of the Institute of Oral History, Associate Professor of History

  • Jenna Lujan - Assistant Director, Center for Community Engagement

  • Cynthia Marentes (CEL Recruitment & Branding Officer) - Director of Community Engagement for the College of Liberal Arts Dean’s Office

  • Guillermina Gina Núñez-Mchiri (CEL Core Modules Officer) - President of the Faculty Senate, Director of Women's and Gender Studies, Associate Professor of Anthropology

  • Julio D. Rogers - Director of Advising C.L.A.S.S. Center/BMS/BAAS for the College of Liberal Arts Dean's Office

  • Lorraine Torres - Representative for collaborations with the College of Health Sciences, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program Director and member of the Health Sciences Curriculum Commitee

 

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