Community Engagement
One of our main goals is to build capacity for community-engaged scholarship in Kansas. This type of work helps address shared issues and leads to knowledge that is mutually beneficial for university and communities.
Engaging Kansans in Research
Purpose
The ARISE project is committed to equitable community engagement and research. By involving communities in the research process, we hope to empower individuals to shape the future of their neighborhoods and cities. Through community-engaged research, we can identify and address critical issues like social inequality and environmental injustice. Together, we can build smarter, more resilient communities while creating new opportunities for economic growth and social progress.
Toolkit
Community engagement is an approach to addressing community issues and promoting wellbeing. It involves building relationships and working together to develop more effective interventions, programs, services, and policies and to empower communities as key actors in improvement efforts. Our team is creating a toolkit to guide the approach.
Surveys & Studios
We engage with local communities in several ways. First, we lead community studios to spark conversations between residents and researchers. We also survey households, businesses, and city leaders. The findings are helping the ARISE team better understand the needs of communities in Kansas.
