A new website offering resources for faculty interested in greater public engagement is now available at www.masspolicy.org/pep. The site, parts of which are still under construction, currently includes information about the Public Engagement Project’s mission and steering committee, “pearls of wisdom” from previous workshops and panels, and an upcoming events calendar. Additional resources for faculty who want their research to make a difference in the world will be added in the coming months.
The Public Engagement Project is jointly sponsored by the Center for Research on Families (CRF), the Center for Public Policy and Administration (CPPA), the Department of Sociology, and the Psychology of Peace and Violence Program in the Department of
Psychology.
Content for the website is being developed by a steering committee composed of faculty and staff from these programs. Luke Johnson, a dual MBA/MPPA student at UMass who is assisting with the Public Engagement Project, designed and currently maintains the site. Jessica Lee, an undergraduate work study student at CPPA, provided technical support during the website’s launch.
Please visit the Public Engagement Project website frequently for updates, including information about the next PEP event on April 14 (a panel titled “In the Heat of the Moment: Staying on Message Amidst Controversy”) and a half-day workshop on effective public engagement preceding the 15th Berkshire Conference on the History of Women on June 9.