Our goal at the Morgridge Center for Public Service is to support any graduate student who wants to engage in Community-based Learning, teaching or research. We’ll connect you with the community and provide you with classes and resources to help your Community-Engaged Scholarship (CES) flourish.
- Association of Community-Engaged Scholars
- CES Minor/Grad Certificate
- CES Course
- Other Opportunities
- Contact
The Association of Community-Engaged Scholars (ACES), a student-led organization, supports the community-engaged research and teaching efforts of UW–Madison graduate students from any department. ACES strives to be a central meeting point and resource hub for graduate students professionally active in their communities, no matter their prior experience with community-engaged work.
Among other things, we provide professional development opportunities, online resources, project feedback, and networking events. A growing network, ACES is organized and driven by its graduate student members. Learn more.
The graduate certificate/doctoral minor in Community-Engaged Scholarship (CES), hosted by Civil Society and Community Studies with support from the Morgridge Center, is a 9-12 credit program to train graduate students in CES, defined as teaching or research done in collaboration with community organizations or community partners in equitable, mutually beneficial, respectful relationships.
Through this program, students will feel confident to teach Community-based Learning courses, conduct community-based research, and/or lead community engagement initiatives. There are a variety of course offerings designed to meet your needs. Learn More.
Each fall, our staff offers a non-credit or 2-credit graduate-level course called “Best Practices In Community-Engaged Scholarship.” *This course is required for the doctoral minor/graduate certificate in Community-Engaged Scholarship.
Course Title: Counseling Psychology 601, Best Practices in Community-Engaged Scholarship
Instructors: Haley Madden
Credits: 2
Time: 10-11:30am
Where: Round Room at the Morgridge Center (Red Gym)
Community-engaged scholarship (CES) captures a broad understanding of the possibilities to learn, teach, and do research through academic-community collaboration. CES encompasses the interaction known as “service-learning” or “community-based learning” (CBL) as well as complex models of academic-community engagement known as “community-based research” or “participatory action research.” Staff members from the Morgridge Center will introduce the concepts and models of CES, discuss the importance of building and maintaining community relationships, identify challenges and solutions in implementing CES, and assist you in creating your own course, project, or proposal. Enroll Info: None
This course will be shaped according to the interests of participants. Potential topics we will cover include:
- Navigating the IRB while doing community-based research
- Exploring careers outside the tenure track
- Dealing with the stresses, challenges, and conflicts of doing work in the community
- Balancing the needs of all partners involved in courses or projects
- Critical community-engaged scholarship
Find awards, funding and professional development opportunities for graduate students engaged in Community-based Learning and research.
> Bagels and Research
Present your community-based research the first Thursday of every month.
> Badger Volunteers
Badger Volunteers is a semester-long program that pairs teams of students with community organizations (schools, nonprofits, municipalities) to volunteer 1-4 hours each week at the same organization. Any UW–Madison student can sign up for the program in the first week of each semester.
> Committee membership (Contact Haley Madden)
Developing your thesis or dissertation committee is an important task for any graduate student. This is especially true for graduate students doing community-engaged work, as other committee members may be unfamiliar with community-based approaches. Dr. Haley Madden has served on committees for master’s and doctoral students doing community-engaged scholarship for their degrees. If you would like to talk with Haley about developing your committee or the possibility of her serving on your committee, please reach out to her.
> Community-based Research
Discover Community-based Research opportunities across the UW–Madison campus. Find new partners, research and community opportunities.
> Morgridge Fellows
The purpose of the Morgridge Fellows program is to further institutionalize and support Community-Engaged Scholarship at UW–Madison.
> UW New Graduate Welcome
The Graduate School invites all newly admitted graduate students to attend the Fall New Graduate Student Welcome event. Mingle with Graduate School deans and staff, learn about the many campus and community resources available to you and meet other new graduate students from across campus.
> Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowships
Graduate students involved in ongoing research with undergraduate students can encourage them to apply for a Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowship.
> Wisconsin Without Borders
Nominate your community-based research or the research of another student or faculty member for an award and cash stipend.
Assistant Director of Community-Engaged Scholarship Haley Madden: hmadden@wisc.edu
Graduate Academic Liaison Julia Reynolds: jreynolds7@wisc.edu