All @univofminnesota.bsky.social engaged scholars can join us next week for Essential Elements of Broader Impacts: Building Research Impacts for Society into Grant Proposals. Vice Provost for Public Engagement Laurie Van Egeren leads the discussion. Register today: engagement.umn.edu/content/impa...

Reserve Your Research Space NOW for the 2026 MN State Fair!
The D2D Research Facility provides turnkey research space for any @univofminnesota.bsky.social faculty, staff or student investigator wishing to collect data from the Fair's 2 million annual visitors. Apply by Jan. 20, 2026 at d2d.umn.edu

Save the date! The 2026 Public Engagement Conference takes place on March 3 and all @univofminnesota.bsky.social faculty, staff, students, & community partners are invited to submit conference proposals that demonstrate the U's public engagement efforts. To submit: z.umn.edu/UMNEngagemen...

The nomination window for the 2026 Public Engagement Awards is now open! The awards recognize the breadth & depth of community-engaged research, teaching, and service across the @univofminnesota.bsky.social system. Find out more & nominate yourself or a colleague. #UMNProud
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We were #UMNProud to join Secretary of State Steve Simon and @univofminnesota.bsky.social Executive Vice President and Provost Gretchen Ritter at the State Fair on Tuesday to accept a Certificate of Appreciation because UMN consistently has high student voter turnout.

Join our community! We send out two monthly newsletters featuring news, tools, award information, and professional development opportunities for community-engaged faculty, staff, and students @univofminnesota.bsky.social. Sign up today! m-engage.umn.edu/news-stories

Laurie Van Egeren and David Weerts were elected to membership in the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (ACES). #UMNProud

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#UMNProud to announce that the Driven to Discover Research Facility team joined the Office for Public Engagement on July 1, 2025. This will help OPE create even more opportunities for @univofminnesota.bsky.social faculty, staff & students to engage with the public.”

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The Center for Community-Engaged Learning celebrated its 2024-25 graduates of the Community Engagement Scholars Program. CESP is a rigorous program for undergrads who want to make a commitment to community engagement during their undergraduate experience. #UMNProud

#UMNProud of the University of Minnesota's Bell Museum and Driven to Discover teams for earning ARIS Impact Awards this week at the #ARISSummit2025 in Puerto Rico! @umnsph.bsky.social @bellmuseum.bsky.social @univofminnesota.bsky.social

Early bird pricing ends April 25! Early and mid-career @univofminnesota.bsky.social scholars should join us for the Summer Institute to explore and develop core skills needed for authentic and effective community-engaged scholarship.
Register today: z.umn.edu/EngagedSchol...

#UMNProud of Joslyn Blass for being recognized on ALL IN's Student Voting Honor Roll! Thank you for your hard work and commitment to nonpartisan civic engagement at @univofminnesota.bsky.social. #AllInAwards

Registration is now open for the Engaged Scholars Summer Institute!
When: July 9-11, 2025
For: Early and mid-career @univofminnesota.bsky.social scholars to develop skills needed for effective community-engaged scholarship. Register today: z.umn.edu/EngagedScholarsSummerInstitute

Awesome turnout for our 2025 Public Engagement Conference. #UMNEngaged #UMNProud