Engagement, Community & Belonging

The Engagement, Community & Belonging Office coordinates and supports engagement goals and actions relating to multiple Methodist University strategic initiatives:

• Embed Career Readiness and Civic Engagement in Curriculum and Campus Life by providing intentional connections between academic and career advising, expanding of on-campus and off-campus internships and professional experiences, creating coursework and research opportunities connected to the wider community, and mentoring to guide students in exploration of personal and professional vocation.
• Commit to Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging by building a campus culture that embraces, celebrates, and creates policies and practices to uphold these values.

This office helps connect MU and its students with a diverse group of community partners and provide opportunities to apply academic expertise to the needs of the community while simultaneously enhancing scholarship through the integration of community-engaged, reciprocal experiences, and exploration of diverse perspectives.

Vision

Our vision aspires to foster a community of belonging, and we invite every member of the Methodist community to join us in creating a campus environment that truly embodies the values of community, engagement, and belonging.

How We Can Help

The Engagement, Community, & Belonging Office can help you and your teams:

• Collaborate with campus and community partners to provide experiences that enhance student learning while meeting community needs.
• Connect students with community organizations, empowering them to apply theories and tools from the classroom to explore solutions for community-identified needs.
• Create meaningful relationships that strengthen the bonds within and across our campus community.
• Facilitate dialogue and educational initiatives that broaden our understanding of belonging within community engagement.
• Develop a “faculty fellows” program in support of curricular connections, building from resources from our participation in the CIC Belong Network.

Learn how your organization can build strategic partnerships and initiatives with the Engagement, Community and Belonging Office.

Goals

The Engagement, Community, & Belonging Office will:

• Sponsor MU participation in the CIC Belong Network.
• Support development on inclusive pedagogy and campus engagement efforts.
• Manage the MU bias incident reporting process.
• Work with the Student Belonging & Inclusion Office.