Registration is now open for the University of Minnesota's 2025 Engaged Scholars Summer Institute, a professional development opportunity for University faculty, staff, and postdoctoral associates seeking to increase their understanding of community-engaged scholarship.
This year's event will take place on July 9-11 at the Graduate Hotel on the East Bank of the University's Twin Cities campus.
The institute offers a supportive network in which University faculty, staff, Extension educators, and post-doctoral fellows from throughout the University's five-campus system can explore and develop core skills needed for authentic and effective community-engaged scholarship. Participants can expect feature presentations, panel discussions, practice sessions, and interactive exercises focused on the basics of building partnerships, making sense of diverse systems of knowledge and experience, and exploring how these knowledge systems are put into practice.
Registration information
Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The first 64 registrants will be notified of their successful registration. Subsequent registrants will be notified that they have been waitlisted.
- Early Bird Registration (Mar 24 - Apr 25, 2025) - $125
- Standard Registration (Apr 26 - Jun 30, 2025) - $150
All course materials are included in registration fee.
Registration Closes on Jun 30, 2025.
Refund Policy
All registrations include a $25 non-refundable processing fee. Refund requests received on or before May 31, 2025 will receive a full refund minus a non-refundable $25 processing fee. Refund requests received between June 1-22, 2025 will receive a 50% refund. No refunds will be given on or after June 23, 2025.
Meals and Travel
All travel expenses (lodging, parking, and travel to the Twin Cities campus) will be covered by participants. Breakfast and lunch is covered by the Institute. Meeting breaks will include coffee and snacks.
Location, Lodging, and Parking
The 2025 Engaged Scholars Summer Institute will be held at the Graduate Hotel (615 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414) located on the East Bank of the Minneapolis University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus. Overnight hotel reservations for the Graduate Hotel can be made through the reservation link: https://book.passkey.com/e/50977098. Room reservations need to be made by Wednesday, June 18, 2025 to receive the group rate of $179.00.
Parking for overnight guests is available in the hotel parking lot for $28/day with in and out privileges. Non-overnight guests are encouraged to park in the connected Washington Ave Ramp via skyway. The rate for this ramp is $3/hour with no in and out privileges and has a daily rate maximum of $15/day.
Agenda
An agenda will be posted later this spring. For travel purposes, onsite registration begins at noon on July 9 and the event will end by 2 p.m. on July 11.
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Contacts
Event information: Stephanie Rosenthal, rosen834@umn.edu
Registration questions: Extension Registration, ext-reg@umn.edu
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