Webinars
Explore our collection of live and recorded webinars designed to support outreach, engagement, and community partnership work across the region.
Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship Winner Webinar Series
Thursdays at 12 PM | Feb 5 – Mar 12
Join us as we celebrate and learn from the outstanding faculty, staff, students, and community partners who are shaping meaningful change across Connecticut and beyond. This special webinar series spotlights the 2025 recipients of the Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship, honoring their collaborative efforts to address pressing societal challenges through research, teaching, and service.
Through inspiring conversations, awardees will share insights into their community partnerships, innovative approaches to engaged scholarship, and the real-world impact of their work. Whether you’re an educator, student, community member, or engagement professional, these sessions offer a unique opportunity to discover how UConn continues to advance its land-grant mission and strengthen its commitment to the public good.
| Date and Time | Featured Speaker | Award Category | Registration Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 12 PM | Professor Peter Chen | Emerging Faculty Research Award | Registration Link |
| Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 12 PM | Professor Laura Cisneros | Distinguished Faculty Community Impact Award | Registration Link |
| Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 12 PM | Milagros Marrero-Johnson | Staff Award | Registration Link |
| Thursday, March 5, 202,6, at 12 PM | Cristina Colon-Semenza | Emerging Faculty Community Impact Award | Registration Link |
| Thursday, March 5, 202,6, at 12 PM | Kamal Gautam | Graduate Student Award | Registration Link |
| Thursdays, March 12, 2026 | Native American and Indigenous Studies Team | Faculty Team Award | Registration Link |
Navigating IRB and Community-Engaged Research
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 | 12:00 PM -1:00 PM
This workshop will focus on ethical dilemmas that may arise while conducting community-based research. Participants will learn how to navigate these issues and how to work with the Institutional Review Board.
Community-Engaged Scholarship in Promotion and Tenure
Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
This workshop will provide a broad overview of community-engaged scholarship and how faculty who engage in community-based research and teaching can make the best case for their promotion and tenure. This workshop would include a panel of faculty from different disciplines who have received PTR.