University Announces New Collaborative Teaching Grant Recipients

The Center for Catholic Faith and Culture (CCFC) and the Center for Community Engaged Teaching and Research (CETR) awarded new $6,000 Collaborative Teaching for the Common Good grants to two Duquesne faculty and community partner teams for the spring 2020 term.

Cathleen Appelt, assistant professor of sociology and Andrew Simpson, assistant professor of history at the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, will join Jessica Devido, assistant professor at the School of Nursing, along with their community partner Terri Baltimore to continue their efforts to deliver innovative, community-engaged learning opportunities within their Sociology of Aging course. Undergraduate students will focus on health issues and policies related to healthy aging and the racial/health disparities between elders of their own community and residents from the Hill District.

Erik Garrett, associate professor of communication and rhetorical studies at the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, will collaborate with community leader the Rev. Tim Smith of the Center of Life in Hazelwood to update the undergraduate course Introduction to Exploring Intercultural Communication. The course focuses on the culture and history of nearby Hazelwood, as this diverse community faces the pressures and fears of gentrification.

Funded through a grant that CCFC is hosting from the Henry Luce Foundation, the award provides opportunities for faculty and community partners to engage in collaborative teaching efforts that help promote mutual well-being and new practices in higher education.