Community Support and Engagement

What can DCSE do for me?

• Undergraduates

  A few ways we may support your journey at DU include, but aren’t limited to: 

  • Connecting you to current affinity groups or helping you through the process of creating a new group. 
  • Space to study and meet, located at our suite in CCOM 3200 and lounge in CCOM 3202. These are open to all! 
  • For problem-solving over those opportunities and challenges that don’t fall under spaces such as SRR, SOS, and other teams. 
  • Leadership development student groups we work with.
• Graduates

  Through Academic Community Engagement (ACE), some of our current offerings to graduate students include: 

  • Mindfulness hours (drop by the suite for dates/times, more to posted on the webpage come Winter!) 
  • Programming to help students learn the skills to have difficult conversations across difference. 
• Faculty

  Through ACE, a few highlights of what we can do for faculty include: 

  • Faculty Coffee hours in partnership with OTL. 
  • Programming including “Know Me, Know My Research,” “Las Tertulias,” and the “Teaching and Learning Podcast Club.”
• Staff

  A handful of ways the Division may support you includes: 

  • Support to start, manage, and be a part of numerous affinity groups. 
  • Training and professional development by request. 
  • A third-party to brainstorm options for working through those challenges that don’t neatly fall under other categories such as HR, CREO, and other formal channels.

FAQ

• What is the Division of Community Support and Engagement?

  The Division of Community Support and Engagement (CSE) really does what our name suggests. We provide 1:1 and small group consultations, specialized programming, and partnerships with other teams across the university to ensure that our students, faculty, and staff can thrive. 

  Some of our specific work includes, but is not limited to: 

  • Community Essentials – Food Pantry and Care Closet 

  • Ombuds – Conflict Management & Workshops 

  • Religious Accommodations for students 

  • Community Culture and Support – Support for our active DU groups, signature programming, and our suite space open for meetings, studying, and other collaborations 

  • Academic Community Engagement – Specific programming and support dedicated to DU’s mission as a higher education institute such as “Know Me, Know my Research” and the “Teaching and Learning Podcast”. 

  In short, we do a lot with the common thread to help people connect, belong, and thrive! 

• I have some thoughts/feedback about DCSE...

  Great! We are always open to hearing about new opportunities to support the DU community. The easiest way to reach out is via our email (cse@du.edu), come to our suite during the weekday (CCOM 3200), or to reach out to one of our team members you know. 

• How can I help?

  There’s a few ways that DU community members can help elevate our work: 

  • Spread the word, and send people our way who have ideas, questions, and concerns. 
  • Send opportunities our way. We learn about the DU community direct from the community itself, and we continually look for ways to be informed of new ways we can help. 
  • Join an affinity group, join us for a mindfulness hour at our suite, help us build new bridges across DU starting with you!