‘Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals’ course is open for registration

The Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE) has announced its next offering of Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals (CEF25F), which will run on Mondays and Thursdays beginning Thursday, 4 September until Thursday, 23 October.

The key dates are:

• Social hour: Thursday, 4 September at 10am – 11am EDT / 2pm – 3pm UTC
• Monday lessons:  8, 15, 22, 29 September; 6*, 20 October at 10am – 11:30am EDT / 2pm – 3:30pm UTC
• Thursday Co-Labs: 11, 18, 25 September; 2, 9, 16 October at 10am – 11:30am EDT / 2pm – 3:30pm UTC
• Graduation: 23 October at 10am – 12pm EDT / 2pm – 4pm UTC

*CSCCE will be closed on Monday, 13 October 2025 in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. To accommodate this, we have slightly adjusted the schedule for this CEF cohort. “Reading Week” will now only take place during one session, on 2 October 2025, and the Week 7 lesson that would have taken place on Monday, 13 October will be held on Thursday, 9 October.

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About CEF

Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals is an eight-week course designed to offer new or existing community managers core frameworks and vocabulary to describe their community’s purpose, refine or create strategic programming to engage community members around their shared goals, and identify ways to lower barriers to member participation. While the content is designed for any level of learner, it should not be thought of as a “beginner” course. Rather, it is intended to create common ground so that scientific community managers can converse across disciplines, more efficiently learn from one another, and build successful engagement strategies that are grounded in theory.

Each week, participants will meet virtually (using Zoom) for a 90 minute lesson and a 90 minute Co-Lab. While lessons will involve structured presentations and activities, Co-Lab time is for discussion, reporting out, and seeking feedback from instructors and fellow learners.

Each week will also include approximately 90 minutes of homework, for a total time commitment of 4.5 hours per week.

Pricing

Our pricing structure for CEF reflects the different organizations that community managers work for and the range of available budgets.

• General rate: $1275 (for non-profits)
• Supporting rate: $1575 (aimed at for profits and those who would like to support the participation of others. Find out more about our accessibility fund.)
• Discounted rate: Depending on participants paying the supporting rate, we may be able offer a limited number of discounted tickets for this cohort. If you would like to participate but your organization is unable to cover the whole cost, please complete this course discount request form.

Please email training@cscce.org with any questions!

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