Letter of Intent (LOI) for Engaged Curriculum Grants 2021

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For community-engaged learning to be central to Cornell, it must be a core part of curricula across the university, in majors, minors, concentrations and programs. To this end, Engaged Curriculum Grants create, expand and strengthen research and teaching fields by funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into curriculum exploration, development and improvement. The goal of this grant program is the creation of majors and minors that offer coherent, developmentally-staged pathways of community-engaged learning experiences.

Engaged Curriculum Grants are intended to support:

Modification of existing courses and curricula to add, deepen, or better integrate community-engaged learning and teaching in any field of study
Development of new courses and curricula designed to benefit undergraduate students and community partners; core graduate-level courses that allow for undergraduate participation will be considered
Teams of Cornell faculty and their community partners experimenting with how to embed in their courses and curricula the public purpose of the discipline or field
Courses and curricula that are sustainable beyond the period of the grant

Engaged Curriculum Grants are not intended to support:

Standalone course development or research conducted by a single faculty member

New project teams (not previously funded through an Engaged Curriculum Grant) must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI). Leadership and staff in the Office of Engagement Initiatives will review and provide feedback on LOIs.

The LOI process is intended to support applicants in developing strong and compelling proposals that are well-aligned with the values and practices of community-engaged learning. There is no selection of proposals made as a result of LOI review.

For more information, including details on the three levels of grants, see the Engaged Curriculum Grant (right click to open in new tab) page on the OEI website.

Contact Anna Bartel (aws4@cornell.edu) with any questions or concerns.

Project Title

Select Grant Category

PlanningDevelopmentAdvancement

Select Primary Student Audience(s) (Select all that apply)

UndergraduateGraduateProfessional

Indicate Curriculum Involved (e.g. major, minor, graduate field or degree program)

FACULTY/STAFF TEAM MEMBERS
Teams of three or more Cornell faculty members and, as appropriate, community partner(s) and/or representative(s).

● Faculty member leading a collaborative project must be a member of the department responsible for the curriculum.

● Membership of the Cornell team must include at least one actively tenured/tenure-track faculty. Participation by junior faculty members is

welcomed and encouraged.

TEAM LEAD INFORMATION

Team Lead First Name	Team Lead Last Name
Team Lead Position/Title	Team Lead Net ID
Team Lead Email Address
Team Lead College/School/Division	If "Other," please enter Team Lead College/School/Division here
Team Lead Department/Unit	If "Other," please enter Team Lead Department/Unit here

This fall, OEI launched an engaged college initiative - which includes college block grants with the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, and College of Human Ecology. Faculty and staff from these colleges should apply for funding directly through their college, but are still invited to collaborate with OEI and participate in OEI programs. Contact the community-engaged learning coordinators to learn about college-specific opportunities and when they'll be available:

Kristen Elmore, College of Human Ecology
Candace Maxian, College of Business
Victoria Beard, College of Architecture, Art and Planning

TEAM MEMBER INFORMATION

Team Member's First Name	Team Member's Last Name
Team Member's Position/Title	Team Member's Net ID
Team Member's Email Address
Team Member's College/School/Division	If "Other," please enter team member's College/School/Division here
Team Member's Department/Unit	If "Other," please enter team member's Department/Unit here

Team Member's First Name	Team Member's Last Name
Team Member's Position/Title	Team Member's Netid
Team Member's Email Address
Team Member's College/School/Division	If "Other," please enter team member's College/School/Division here
Team Member's Department/Unit	If "Other," please enter team member's Department/Unit here

Please attach a signed note of endorsement from the dean

Please attach a signed endorsement from department chair(s) or unit director(s) (use this form ) (right click to open in new tab)

Effective curriculum change requires the support of the relevant director of undergraduate studies (DUS). Are they aware of this proposal?

YesNo, not yet

COMMUNITY PARTNER(s) INFORMATION

Organization	Primary Contact
Email	Website
City	State
Country	Please choose County within New York State

Please attach a letter(s) of collaboration and/or Memo of Understanding from the community partner(s), if known. The letter could include length of relationship; previous collaborative activities and their impact; potential benefits from developing the partnership further; and a description of the partnership roles, responsibilities and resources in support of the proposed community engagement activities.

Please select which of the community-engaged student learning outcomes (right click to open in new tab) you will focus on through this project

Does this proposed project work with, support, and/or address issues affecting historically marginalized and underserved groups (Black and Indigenous communities/communities of color, or under-represented minorities). Please elaborate in the Narrative section.

YesNo

NARRATIVE
Describe rationale, curricular goals, key features, and intended benefits to students and community partner(s)(maximum: 10,000 characters with spaces)

Initial community-engaged student learning assessment strategies (maximum: 2,500 characters with spaces)

Additional file uploads (as needed)