Training & Support Opportunities For U-M Students, Staff, and Faculty
The Ginsberg Center offers many resources for students, student groups, staff, and faculty preparing to engage in the community. See below for some highlighted resources:
- Check Yourself Community Engagement Checklist
- Use this handy checklist to make sure you're taking all the right steps to ensure a fun and meaningful experience for yourself or your group
- Attend a Learning in Community Workshop (LinC)
- The LinC series is an educational workshop and training series focused on supporting students who are interested in community engagement, social justice, democratic engagement, advocacy, activism and philanthropy. Sign up or view the workshop calendar here!
- Community Engagement MOOC (Massive Open Online Course)
- For a more in depth training on community engagement, the University is proud to now offer a Massive Open Online Course called Community Engagement: Collaborating for Change. It is accessible as a free resource to prepare students and others for work in the community. The MOOC can be used in several different ways - it can be completed forward to backwards, or relevant sections, modules, or activities can be selected. You can access the MOOC here! If you complete the whole course, you can also opt to receive a course certificate.
- Support Request for your Student Organization
- The Ginsberg Center offers many resources for student organizations, such as transportation, customized workshops, advising sessions, and more. Click here to fill out a support request.
- Faculty Resources around Community-Engaged Teaching and Scholarship
- For help connecting you with community organizations, preparing your students for community engagement, designing or refining a community-engaged course, researching the impact of community engagement, and more.
- Guide for Volunteering as a Group
- This guide will break down the process from start to finish - searching for a community partner, planning, organizing with your community partner, training your group, and more.
