CU Dialogues Program Receives two 2017-18 Outreach Grants

The Program gratefully received two Outreach Grants in 2017. For the grant, “Community-Building Dialogues with Mobile Home Park Residents,” we will work with CU Engage’s Director of Community Partnerships, Manuela Sifuentes, to collaborate with residents of Vista Village Mobile Home Park (VVMHP) in Boulder and develop dialogues for VVMHP residents that aim to help build a stronger community despite the language divide between English and Spanish speakers. We will involve CU students in the design and facilitation of these dialogues.  For the grant,  “Community Dialogues about ‘Opting Out’ of State Assessments in Colorado,” we will serve as consultants for Professors Dr. Terri Wilson and Dr. Michele Moses, as they develop a set of community dialogues for high-school students, parents and administrators thinking about the issue of high school students opting out of state standardized tests.