Category: Announcements

CSU-WATER and EPIC-N Sign Memorandum of Understanding

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between CSU-WATER and the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities Network (EPIC-N) has been signed. The MOU provides a foundation for: 1) advancing campus-community partnerships to support water management solutions,2) facilitating linkages between the EPIC-N and CSU-WATER Networks,3) cultivating awareness of and opportunities to participate in community engagement projects; and4) […]

EPIC-N Faculty of the Year and Partnership of the Year Award Winners Announced

EPIC-N is excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Partnership of the Year and Faculty of the Year awards! The Faculty of the Year Award honors an outstanding faculty member, who has built and maintained successful community-university partnerships with their local EPIC-N program and community partner to achieve locally-defined public goals and advance the […]

EPA Announces Phase 2 Winners of the Environmental Justice Video Challenge for Students

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and it’s co-sponsors, including EPIC-N, are excited to announce the Phase 2 winners of the “Environmental Justice (EJ) Video Challenge for Students”. The EPA released the following statement- “Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its co-sponsors, American Public Health Association, the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – […]

EPIC-N Invited to Present at the 2023 SRI Congress

By: Ada Inman “The Sustainability Research & Innovation (SRI) Congress is the world’s largest transdisciplinary gathering for the global sustainability community. The third edition of the SRI Congress, SRI2023, will be hosted by the National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Panama (SENACYT) and the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research […]

Call for EPIC-N Conference Organizing Volunteers

The EPIC-Network will host a conference and workshop for university representatives, local government officials, and organizational partners interested in adopting, adapting, and/or enhancing the EPIC Model for their institutions and communities. The free 2023 EPIC-Network Conference will be hosted virtually June 12-14, 2023. EPIC-N would like your help to make the conference a better experience […]

Partnership between the U.S Environmental Protection Agency and EPIC-N Continues for a Third Year

By Ada Inman The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development and EPIC-N have entered the third year of their partnership! The partnership formally began in July 2020, and this year will continue: The partnership also launched a new webinar series focused on resilience. The webinar series is on a […]

EPIC-N Presented at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27)

On November 15, 2022, the EPIC-Network was featured during the 4th Capacity Building Hub side event at COP27. Find the details of the event below and more information in the event site here. Event title: Capacities For Building Climate Resilience: Insights & Learning From 3 Global Initiatives When: 15 November at 11:15am-12:30pm (Egypt)Where: 4th Capacity-Building Hub, Blue Zone, Sharm El […]

Building University and Community Collaboration in Latin America & the Caribbean: The First EPIC-LAC Workshops

By: María Inés Carabajal and Ada Inman Universities, as institutions, have an important role to play in society and in the communities where they are located. University students are an untapped resource for the community especially as many are eager to learn and serve in more real world scenarios. This is consistent in the US, […]

New EPIC-N Member Certification Form Released

By: Ada Inman EPIC-N has released a new Member Certification form. This form asks EPIC member programs to certify that their internal operations, institutional and community engagement activities adhere to the core EPIC Model tenets. Read below to learn more about the certification process. What EPIC member programs are asked to certify that their internal […]

New EPA Funding Opportunity Available: The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program

By: Ada Inman The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTAC) Program provides grant funding to eligible applicants to establish technical assistance centers across the nation providing technical assistance, training, and related support to communities with environmental justice concerns and their partners. The new technical assistance centers will provide training, assistance, and capacity […]

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