Featuring 2022 CUES Spanning Boundaries Grantees Laura Horley, Aaron Bugaj, and Kenneth Kokroko, along with faculty participant Dr. Nadia Alvarez Mexia, students, and community partners (see below for details), this hybrid exhibition will bring you inside a CUES funded project and unpack its relevance for advancing teaching and learning at the University of Arizona.
The presenters would like to acknowledge the contributions of CUES 2022 Spanning Boundaries grantees Dr. Caitlyn Hall and Dr. Lysette Davi, who will be in Vienna during the time of this exhibition, presenting A Model Framework for Integrating Bi-national Community-Engaged, Culturally Responsive Partnerships into Sustainability Education at the 2025 EGU General Assembly.
Abstract
This exhibition showcases applications of Civic Engagement and Service Learning pedagogy across a range of disciplines and community partners, exploring the connection between community, curriculum, and communication. Spanning courses from engineering to fine arts, students and faculty have partnered with organizations throughout the borderlands to engage in collaborative community projects. With the support of CUES, the grant team was able to focus on developing partnerships, addressing stakeholder needs, designing unique course experiences, and creating multimedia communications. This interactive exhibition features student- and faculty-facilitated activities that illustrate the type of work done within and beyond the classroom during the grant period. Attendees will have the chance to experience specially designed versions of real course activities, followed by a dynamic panel presentation featuring faculty, students, and community partners.
Accessibility
Location: ENR2 - S107, Courtyard and Online (see Event Program below for details)
Closest Parking: Sixth Street Garage
With questions about access or to request any disability-related accommodations for this event such as ASL interpreting, closed-captioning, wheelchair access, or electronic text, etc., please contact cues@arizona.edu.
See all 2022 Spanning Boundaries team members here
Laura Horley, MFA
2022 CUES Spanning Boundaries Grantee
Director, Marketing & Communications
Instructor
W.A. Franke Honors College
Aaron Bugaj, BS
2022 CUES Spanning Boundaries Grantee
Research Specialist, Senior
Biosphere 2
Kenneth Kokroko, MLA, PLA, ASLA
2022 CUES Spanning Boundaries Grantee
Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture
College of Architecture, Planning & Landscape Architecture
Nadia Alvarez Mexia, Ph.D.
2022 CUES Spanning Boundaries Faculty Collaborator
Assistant Professor of Practice
Assistant Director, Learning Development & Community Involvement
W.A. Franke Honors College
Gabi Arroyo
2022 CUES Spanning Boundaries Student Consultant
Undergraduate Student, Psychology, Sociology
College of Science
W.A. Franke Honors College
Koushita Gouri Reddy Valluru
2022 CUES Spanning Boundaries Student Consultant
Undergraduate Student, Biology, Health and Human Values, Religious Studies for Health Professionals
College of Science
W.A. Franke Honors College
Hailey Hein
2022 CUES Spanning Boundaries Student Consultant
Undergraduate Student, Psychological Science, Creative Intelligence and Innovation
Minor in Health and Human Values, History
W.A. Franke Honors College
Chau Tran
2022 CUES Spanning Boundaries Student Consultant
Undergraduate Student, Geology
Minor in Sustainable Mining Resources
W.A. Franke Honors College
1:00 – 1:15 PM
Location: ENR2, S107 (In-Person)
Introduction & Activities Overview
1:15 – 2:00 PM
Location: ENR2 Courtyard (In-Person)
Student & Faculty-Led Mini-Activities
Lead: Kenneth Kokroko
Stormwater Management in the City
Participants will explore opportunities and challenges for managing stormwater runoff in the built environment, practicing essential skills students employ to develop sustainable urban planning and design solutions.
Lead: Nadia Alvarez Mexia
Leadership Grounded in Community
Participants will reflect on authenticity, empowerment, and place-based relevance as they collaborate on an activity that emphasizes elevating others, building relationships, and recognizing socio-cultural influences in leadership.
Lead: Aaron Bugaj
The Art of the Interview
Participants will join Aaron in staging and executing a documentary style video interview shoot and then will have the opportunity to test their skills as an interviewer. This activity will be filmed.
Lead: Laura Horley
Transforming an Idea into an Action
Students from HNRS 314: Ideas into Action have applied course lessons in project management, communication strategy, asset-based community development, and community ecosystem mapping to design an activity that enables participants to transform an idea into an action.
2:00 – 2:40 PM
Location: ENR2, S107 and Online (Hybrid)
Panel Presentation
2:40 – 3:00 PM
Location: ENR2 Courtyard (In-Person)
Wrap-Up Group Activity