Community Engagement Leadership Council
The Augusta University Community Engagement Leadership Council (CELC) is a cross-campus committee of faculty, students, staff, and community partners that
collaborates to foster community-engaged scholarship and articulate a cohesive story
of community engagement at Augusta University.
The council’s work is to share best practices and increase communication to promote
opportunities in campus-community partnership, emerging community-engaged scholarship
and research, and other related initiatives. The CELC aims to provide significant
support for impactful and effective campus-community engagement.
CELC
Accomplishments
Developed an accessible comprehensive Community Engagement Glossary
Launched Excellence in Community Awards
Created AU Speaker's Bureau as a community resource
Established the Community Leadership & Engagement Living Learning Community
Launched Inquiry 1000: Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Facilitated Makerspace Workshops for community and student participation
Collaborated with external stakeholder for university initiatives
Hosted Academic Community Engagement Workshop Series (ACE) for faculty and staff
Improved communication channels with Research/IRB for community-based research projects
Enhanced tracking for Student Life and Engagement hours
Appointed institutional steward for community-engaged metrics
Successfully completed the National Assessment of Service and Community Engagement
(NASCE Survey )
CELC
Members
Dr. Dustin Avent-Holt
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Cynthia Beard
Staff Council
Information Technology
Brittany Cipollone
Institutional Effectiveness
Dr. Julia Davis
Instruction and Innovation
Dr. Gokila Dorai
School of Computer and Cyber Sciences
Laura Evans
Staff Council
Communications
Dr. Kevin Frazier
Dental College of Georgia
Julie Goley
Enrollment & Student Affairs
April Hartman
Medical College of Georgia
Dr. Simone Hicks
Enrollment & Student Affairs
Dr. Beth Huggins
Instruction and Innovation
Kristie Johnson
Institutional Access, Success, & Belonging
Pam Kearney
College of Allied Health Sciences
Karen Klock
Communications & Marketing
Dr. Christy Ledford
Medical College of Georgia
Dr. Kathryn Martin
Medical College of Georgia
Jeff Mastromonico
Instruction and Innovation
Dr. Seth Oppenheimer
College of Science and Mathematics
Britney Pooser
The HUB for Community Innovation
Puja Punukollu
Graduate Student Government Association
Brett Rice
College of Allied Health Sciences
Kelsey Shull
VA Augusta Health Care System
Lynsey Steinberg
Strategic Partnerships & Economic Development
Angela Stewart
Institutional Access, Success, & Belonging
Allison Toney
Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement
Betsy VanDeusen
College of Education and Human Development
Joe Webber
Critical Event Preparedness and Response
Chris Weldon
Institutional Effectiveness
LisaAnn Wheeler
Georgia Department of Public Health
Wes Zamzow
Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement
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