Collaborative for Community Engagement

Publicly Engaged, Actionable Knowledge (PEAK) Project

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Are you a CC faculty or staff educator interested in community-engaged learning, but need an idea for a project or a community partner? A community partner wanting to connect to the classroom projects? You've landed on the right page. 

The PEAK Project connects knowledge to action for community impact.

 

PEAK Project Cycle Visual

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What is the PEAK Project?

Vision

We envision a world in which knowledge is created and learned for the public good.

Mission

The PEAK Project promotes community-engaged teaching and learning at Colorado College to connect campus knowledge and community impact.

To work toward this vision and fulfill the mission, we:

  1. Educate stakeholders about best practices
  2. Connect CC educators, students, and partners to co-create: courses that provide opportunity to teach for community impact and learn about changemaking, and 
  3. Promote community-engaged teaching, learning, and research at CC through recruiting, advocating, and storytelling efforts

How does the program work?

The visual below summarizes the process through which we connect CC educators to community partners to co-create community-engaged learning classroom projects.

2023-2024-Peak-Process-Overview

 

2025-2026 Deadlines for Interest Forms

CC Educators:

  • Spring Courses: Priority deadline is the end of block 1 (September 17), with a final deadline of the end of block 2 (October 15).
  • Summer Courses: Priority deadline is the end of half block (January 15), with a final deadline of the end of block 5 (February 11).
  • Fall Courses: Priority deadline is the end of block 7 (April 15), with a final deadline of the end of block 8 (May 13).

Community Partners: 

  • Spring Courses: Priority deadline is October 15, with a final deadline of November 13. 
  • Summer Courses: Priority deadline is February 11, with a final deadline of March 12. 
  • Fall Courses: Priority deadline is May 13, with a final deadline of TBD.

Still not quite sure how to process works? Click the buttons below to learn more about each phase of the process.

CC educators, students, and partners learn about best practices of community-engaged teaching and learning through CCE workshops and resources.

CC educators propose a course they'd like to connect to community work. A Call for Interest of CC faculty and staff educators will be held blocks 1-2 (for spring courses), half block and block 5 (for summer courses) and 7-8 (for fall courses). Click here for more information and to fill out an Interest Form.

Community partners propose possible connections to CC courses. A Call for Interest of community partners will be held October and November (for spring courses), February and March (for summer courses), and May and June (for fall courses).  Click here for more information and to fill out a Course Project Collaboration Form.

The CCE seeks to match educator expertise and interests to the mission, goals, or needs of a community partner. If we can’t find a match that cycle, we can try again the next cycle.

If matched, educators and partners co-create a project that both promotes student learning or intellectual discovery, and create meaningful community impact, with CCE staff as thought partners and resources as needed.

the project, with CCE staff as thought partners and resources as needed.

the impact and story of the project once finished, in partnership with the CCE.

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