Publicly Engaged, Actionable Knowledge (PEAK) Project
Are you a CC faculty or staff educator interested in community-engaged teaching, but need connections to a community partner? A community partner wanting to connect to the classroom projects? You've landed on the right page.
The PEAK Project - Publicly Engaged, Actionable Knowledge - bridges campus knowledge to community impact by connecting CC educators to nonprofit and public partners for community-engaged course projects.
Here how it works: One semester in advance, faculty share courses into which they would like to incorporate a community-engaged learning project. Partners share needs for academic collaborations and ideas for course projects. When we can, we match these courses and partners. When requests don't match up, we do targeted and broad outreach in an effort to identify faculty and partners whose work aligns with the proposed course or idea.
We make the connections. You co-create the course projects. Students learn. Our community benefits. It's a win/win!
Curiosity piqued, but need some definitions and examples of what CEL courses might look like? Check out the slideshow below.
Courses Seeking Partners
Partners Seeking Course Connections
Participate
Interested? After reviewing any active requests, please submit an interest form below!
Questions? Email jradke@coloradocollege.edu and nsosa@coloradocollege.edu.
2026-2027 Deadlines for Interest Forms
Spring Courses:
- CC Educators: Priority deadline is the Sunday following block 1 (September 20), with a final deadline of the Sunday following block 2 (October 18).
- Community Partners: Priority deadline is October 18, with a final deadline of November 13.
- CC Educators: Priority deadline is the Sunday following half block (January 17), with a final deadline of the Sunday following block 5 (February 14).
- Community Partners: Priority deadline is February 14, with a final deadline of March 12.
Fall Courses:
- CC Educators: Priority deadline is the Sunday following block 7 (April 18), with a final deadline of the Sunday following block 8 (May 16).
- Community Partners: Priority deadline is May 16, with a final deadline of June 18.
The visual below summarizes the process through which we connect CC educators to community partners to co-create community-engaged learning classroom projects.
