{"id":1472,"date":"2024-04-18T17:57:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T17:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2024-06-06T20:30:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T20:30:07","slug":"youre-invited-celebration-of-community-engaged-education-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/youre-invited-celebration-of-community-engaged-education-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Celebration of Community Engaged Education 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>Edit April 18, 2024: <\/strong>This post has been updated to recap our 2024 Celebration of Community Engaged Education event, where we celebrated esteemed community partners and members of our faculty, staff, and student body who have gone above and beyond in their commitment to service within the Upstate.  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Taking place in the gorgeous Smith Ballroom of the HEC, it was truly moving to share stories, ideas, and fellowship with others whose commitment to our Upstate community goes above and beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/53632455503_2141c4034c_o-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1570 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/53632455503_2141c4034c_o-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/53632455503_2141c4034c_o-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/53632455503_2141c4034c_o-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/53632455503_2141c4034c_o-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/53632455503_2141c4034c_o-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Engage Upstate would once again like to offer our congratulations to the award recipients this year.  Thank you for everything that you do to make USC Upstate the home of transformative, community-engaged education.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We would also like to emphasize our heartfelt thank you to Lynda Davis&#8211;without her tireless work, an event of this caliber and quality would not have been possible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uscupstate\/albums\/72177720315981210\/\">USC Upstate&#8217;s Flickr album<\/a> from the event for more photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download a digital version of the program here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file aligncenter\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Celebration-Community-Engaged-Education-Program-FINAL-5.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Celebration Community Engaged Education - Program FINAL 5.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d32344c9-e12b-4efa-be1d-f04cb0d796c1\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Celebration-Community-Engaged-Education-Program-FINAL-5.pdf\">Celebration Community Engaged Education &#8211; Program FINAL 5<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Celebration-Community-Engaged-Education-Program-FINAL-5.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d32344c9-e12b-4efa-be1d-f04cb0d796c1\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-thick-wide is-style-thick-wide--1\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:29% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Green-Event-logo-1021x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1483 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Green-Event-logo-1021x1024.png 1021w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Green-Event-logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Green-Event-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Green-Event-logo-768x770.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Green-Event-logo-1532x1536.png 1532w, https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Green-Event-logo-2042x2048.png 2042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>2024 Celebration of Community Engaged Education<\/strong> &#8211;<strong> Thursday, April 4, 3pm-5pm<\/strong> | Smith Boardroom | Health Education Complex<\/p>\n<cite>Join us as we celebrate outstanding achievements in Community Engagement by our faculty, staff, students and community partners here at Upstate for the &#8217;23-&#8217;24 academic year.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is a Certified Green event, which means it was planned with sustainability in mind.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-thick-wide is-style-thick-wide--2\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you for joining us!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Latest Posts<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/engage-upstate-spotlight-asl-interpreting\/\">Engage Upstate Spotlight: ASL Interpreting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/recapping-a-successful-fall-2025-engage-green-initiative\/\">Recapping a Successful Fall 2025 ENGAGE GREEN Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/engage-upstate-spotlight-marketing-your-community\/\">Engage Upstate Spotlight: Marketing Your Community!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/spartanburg-certified-volunteer-program\/\">Register for the Spartanburg Certified Volunteer Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uscupstate.edu\/servicestories\/check-out-the-spring-2026-schedule-of-service-learning-courses\/\">Enroll in Spring 2026 Service-Learning Courses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edit April 18, 2024: This post has been updated to recap our 2024 Celebration of Community Engaged Education event, where we celebrated esteemed community partners and members of our faculty, staff, and student body who have gone above and beyond in their commitment to service within the Upstate. 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