Category: CSCCE Community Engagement Fellowship

What’s Community Engagement in science? And why does it matter? Q&A with Lou Woodley

Two weeks ago we announced the AAAS Community Engagement Fellows program. Following on from that, Program Director (and Trellis’ Community Engagement Director) Lou Woodley answered some great questions from Matt … Continue reading “What’s Community Engagement in science? And why does it matter? Q&A with Lou Woodley”

Two weeks ago we announced the AAAS Community Engagement Fellows program. Following on from that, Program Director (and Trellis’ Community Engagement Director) Lou Woodley answered some great questions from Matt Shipman on the Communication Breakdown blog. The conversation is cross-posted below.

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Storify – Announcing the new AAAS Community Engagement Fellows Program

Last Tuesday we announced the brand new AAAS Community Engagement Fellows program. It seems we weren’t the only ones excited by this big news for community managers in science! The … Continue reading “Storify – Announcing the new AAAS Community Engagement Fellows Program”

Last Tuesday we announced the brand new AAAS Community Engagement Fellows program. It seems we weren’t the only ones excited by this big news for community managers in science! The following Storify captures some of the online responses.

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Announcing the AAAS Community Engagement Fellows Program

Today we’re delighted to announce a brand new fellowship program from AAAS, thanks to the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The AAAS Community Engagement Fellows Program will … Continue reading “Announcing the AAAS Community Engagement Fellows Program”

Today we’re delighted to announce a brand new fellowship program from AAAS, thanks to the generous support of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The AAAS Community Engagement Fellows Program will be a one year pilot to support the professional development and ongoing professionalization of community engagement experts within the scientific community.

You can read more about the program in the EurekAlert news release, and the accompanying story on aaas.org . We’ve addressed some more general questions about how the program fits in with Trellis and what it will look like below.

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