On Thursday, 15 May 2025, CSCCE’s founder and director Lou Woodley joined the Community for University and Research Institution OSPOs (CURIOSS) community as the invited speaker for one of their regular “Deep Dive” sessions. CURIOSS – also seed-funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation – is a community of practice for anyone working in a university or research OSPO (open source program office), and their monthly Deep Dive sessions are opportunities for the community to hear from experts in open science, open research, or academic open source.
Lou’s presentation, which was recorded and you can watch it in full below, highlighted some of CSCCE’s resources and trainings that are directly relevant to the work of open-source leaders and OSPO staff members. She did this by asking (and answering!) five questions, which we’ve briefly summarized below.
If watching Lou’s talk, or browsing this blog post, piques your interest in CSCCE’s work, please let us know by emailing info@cscce.org. We’d be happy to discuss your specific context, and whether our consultancy or training opportunities might benefit your project.
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This six-session bootcamp intensive offers a grounding in the basics of project management, tailored to apply to specific STEM contexts. This training draws upon a core text, The Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, with materials contextualized for STEM scenarios and applied to custom STEM case studies by CSCCE staff.
Over the course of this training, participants use CSCCE-created templates to create a Project Canvas describing the three key domains of a project (Foundation, People, and Creation) and the three building blocks of each domain (which include the project’s purpose, benefits, stakeholders, sponsor, and the plan for delivery and evaluation).
We use detailed STEM-specific case studies to support participants with completing the Project Canvas in small groups, with application sessions intended to aid participants in applying the concepts to their own project. In our experience, this provides the most value – supporting high fidelity acquisition of key concepts as well as dedicated time to make progress on individual projects with instructor support.
The Fall 2025 offering of the Project Management for Scientists Bootcamp (PMB25F) will run on Tuesdays and Fridays beginning Tuesday, 18 November until Friday, 12 December 2025.
The key dates are:
- Tuesday lessons: 18 November; 2, 9 December at 12pm – 2pm EST / 5pm – 7pm UTC
- Friday Co-Labs: 21 November; 5, 12 December at 12pm – 2pm EST / 5pm – 7pm UTC
*Note: Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday in the U.S., there will be no sessions on Tuesday, 25 November and Friday, 28 November.
Registration deadline: Tuesday, 28 October 2025
REGISTER FOR PMB25F
Content Design (CODE) is a six-week course that introduces a strategic approach to designing and creating community-engaged content that energizes and inspires your community members.
Our winter offering of Content Design (CODE25W) will run on Tuesdays and Fridays beginning Tuesday, 28 January until Friday, 7 March 2025.
The key dates are:
- Tuesday sessions: 28 January; 4,11,18, 25 February; 4 March at 12pm – 1:30pm EST / 5pm – 6:30pm UTC
- Friday sessions: 31 January, 7,14, 21, 28 February; 7 March at 12pm – 1:30pm EST / 5pm – 6:30pm UTC
Register on Eventbrite.
Pricing
CSCCE offers rates to reflect the different organizations that community managers work for and the range of budgets that may be available.
- General rate: $1275 – For non-profits
- Supporting rate: $1525 – Aimed at for-profits and others who would like to support the participation of others.
- Discounted rate: Depending on participants paying the supporting rate, we may be able offer a limited number of discounted tickets for this cohort. If you would like to participate but your organization is unable to cover the whole cost, please complete this course discount request form.
Find out more about CSCCE’s refund policy.
More information is available on the CODE webpage.
Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals – Winter 2024 (CEF24W)
This eight-week course is designed to offer new and existing community managers a core set of actionable skills and strategies. Participants meet twice a week, with lecture-style content interspersed with discussion and project work.
More information: https://www.cscce.org/trainings/cef/
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/scientific-community-engagement-fundamentals-cef24w-tickets-742454279737
Creating Community Playbooks – Winter 2023 (PBK24W)
Playbooks are written hubs that keep your community members, community champions or community team on the same page by making visible the who, what, why, when, where, and how of your shared work together. In this workshop-style, multi-week course, we’ll talk about the different contexts in which playbooks are useful and the different strategies for creating and maintaining them. Then, you’ll use CSCCE’s playbook framework and custom templates to create a “lite” playbook of your own.
More information: https://www.cscce.org/trainings/pbk/
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-community-playbooks-pbk24w-tickets-742420940017?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Content Design – Fall 2023 (CODE23F)
This multi-week course focuses on creating informative and engaging community content that is aligned with an overall purpose.
More information: https://www.cscce.org/trainings/code/
Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals – Fall 2023 (CEF23F)
This eight-week course is designed to offer new and existing community managers a core set of actionable skills and strategies.
More information: https://www.cscce.org/trainings/cef/
Today we’re announcing a new professional development opportunity for STEM community managers: the CSCCE Community Manager Certification Program. The program is intended to support graduates of our Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals (CEF) course further hone their community management skills, produce immediately applicable outputs for their current role, and continue to benefit from cohort-based learning with their peers, one of the hallmarks of CSCCE trainings.
With today’s announcement, we’re seeking your feedback on how best to finalize our plans. We strive to provide programming and resources that meet the needs of our learners and community members, so before we put the finishing touches on the certification program, we’re asking for your feedback. We’ve made a very brief survey that will ask you about your preferences when it comes to learning options (following a certification path or taking standalone courses), scheduling, and any barriers that might prevent you from participating.
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CSCCE is the leading training organization for community managers in STEM and this year we’re looking to build upon our successful existing courses by adding some new options – and new technology – to the mix. Plus, we’ll be experimenting with an Accessibility Fund to support broader participation. Read on for the details!
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