Community-Engagement and Outreach Core Summer Institute

The Community Engagement and Outreach Core is hosting the 2023 Community Engagement and Outreach (CEO) Summer Institute the week of July 9th - 14th at Tougaloo College in Jackson, MS. The institute accepts a maximum of 10 participants, allowing for a workshop/seminar format, with presenter-participant discussion and interactive learning. Junior faculty members from all major Mississippi universities are encouraged to apply.

The institute includes presentations on many aspects of planning and conducting community-engaged research (CEnR) related to racial and ethnic health disparities that impact the lives of Mississippians, including obesity- and cardiometabolic-related diseases.  Participants work individually and in groups on activities to develop a proposal for a community-engaged research project.  Junior faculty who complete the institute are eligible to submit a proposal to the MCCTR Pilot Projects Program.

To date, 48 early career investigators from seven Mississippi institutions have attended the MCCTR's CEnR Institute. Three attendees have gone on to receive Pilot Project Funding from the MCCTR.

The CEnR Institute alternates between the campuses of the University of Southern Mississippi and Tougaloo College. Above, applicants pose with former co-core leaders Dr. Wendy White (Tougaloo College), Caroline Compretta (University of MS Medical Center), and Dr. Holly Huye (Southern Miss).