Engagement and Outreach Week is a celebration of partnerships, ideas, and innovative approaches to community engagement and outreach.The feature event is the third annual Engagement and Outreach Conference on October 7 from 8:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. This year’s theme is Demonstrating Resilience Through Multiple Pandemics. Registration for this event is free and open to students, faculty, staff, and community stakeholders. Learn more about the Engagement and Outreach Conference, as well as other Engagement and Outreach Week events at communityengagement.utk.edu.
Community Engagement and Outreach
Samuel Named Director of Community Engagement and Outreach
UT alumna Javiette Samuel has joined UT’s Office of Research and Engagement as director of community engagement and outreach. She began work on September 25.
Javiette Samuel
In this role, Samuel will lead efforts to create and strengthen partnerships between UT and external stakeholders and cultivate relationships with key national, state, and regional partners. She will work with units across campus to identify and tackle grand challenges critical to the well-being of our state and its citizens.
“We are thrilled to have Javiette back in Knoxville and part of the ORE family,” said Marisa Moazen, executive director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Office of Community Engagement and Outreach. “Her experience in and passion for community engagement and extension programs will strengthen UT’s relationship with current and future collaborators across Tennessee.”
Appalachia After Dark: Emerging Opportunities in Night Sky Conservation and Development
The Appalachia Community of Scholars will be hosting a research presentation by Tim Ezzell discussing UT’s recent efforts to help develop a dark skies destination in Calhoun County, West Virginia and emerging efforts to create a regional conservation and development strategy.
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