Carolina Center for Public Service - Public Service and Engagement at Carolina

Upcoming Events

5/18 - Engaged Scholar Seminar Series - Implementing Evidence-based Approaches to Reduce Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening

Pleasants Room, Wilson Library, 9 a.m. (Networking and continental breakfast, 8:30 a.m.)

This seminar will include lessons learned and results from a colorectal cancer screening project in Greensboro, N.C. The goal of the project is to close gaps in colorectal cancer screening and survival rates among uninsured and African American individuals in Guilford County. The project is based on pilot work and includes research partnerships with community members throughout the research process. The seminar is co-presented by Cathy Melvin, research associate professor in Maternal and Child Health, and Kelly Green, research associate at Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Click to register: Engaged Scholars Seminar Series: Implementing Evidenced-Based Approaches to Reduce Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening. Faculty, postdocs, fellows and graduate students, as well as interested undergraduates from across campus and community members are invited to attend.

This FREE seminar series consists of one-hour monthly sessions highlighting engagement opportunities across campus, engaged research methods, overcoming barriers to community-engaged research, and examples of community engagement success stories, including accomplishments and challenges in working with communities across North Carolina. Through this seminar series, we provide you tools for success in engaged scholarship, an emphasis in UNC-Chapel Hill’s 2011 Academic Plan: Reach Carolina. The seminar is co-sponsored by the Carolina Center for Public Service, the Center for Faculty Excellence, the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute, and Kellogg Health Scholars Program.