Partners & Networks in the Land Grant University System

Through a national survey conducted in late 2016, a listing of centers, institutes, and teams from within the Land-Grant University System focused on civil dialogue with an emphasis on race relations was gathered. While the list may not be exhaustive, the following organizations were recommended for inclusion in the list. The first section below lists multi-state initiatives followed by university specific programs ordered by state, then university.

Formal Multi-State Groups:

National 4-H Council Hispanic Advisory Council http://4-h.org/professionals/marketing-resources/latinooutreach/
CYFAR https://cyfar.org/home
SERA-37: Latinos in the New South http://srdc.msstate.edu/sera37new/index.html

Regional Rural Development Centers: www.rrdc.info

Specific Centers, Institutes, or Programs within a Single Land Grant University

University of Arizona:

National Institute for Civil Discourse, http://nicd.arizona.edu/news/building-trust-through-civil-discourse
Research Network: http://nicd.arizona.edu/research-network

Colorado State University

Diversity Catalyst Team http://extension.colostate.edu/staff-resources/diversity-resources/diversity-about-us/
Widen the Circle Wednesday Project http://extension.colostate.edu/staff-resources/diversity-resources/diversity-widen-the-circle/
Family Leadership Training Institute Work Team, Kyle Christensen christensen@colestate.edu

Fort Valley State University: Vulnerable Populations Working Group – Woodie Hughes – hughesw@fvsu.edu

University of Georgia:

Carl Vinson Institute for Government http://cviog.uga.edu/
J W Fanning Institute for Leadership Development http://www.fanning.uga.edu/

Purdue University: Office for Intergroup Dialogue and Civil Community https://igd.iupui.edu/about.asp

Kansas State University:

Center for Engagement and Community Development at KSU https://www.k-state.edu/cecd/
Staley School of Leadership Studies http://www.k-state.edu/leadership/
Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy https://www.k-state.edu/icdd/
Center for Engagement and Community Development https://www.k-state.edu/cecd/

University of Kentucky: Department of Community & Leadership Development https://cld.ca.uky.edu/

University of Maryland: Social and Moral Development Laboratory www.education.umd.edu/HDQM/Killen-lab/

Michigan State University:

Academic Advancement Network http://aan.msu.edu/opportunities/resources-difficult-dialogues
The Toolbox Dialogue Initiative http://toolbox-project.org

University of Minnesota: The Office of Equity and Diversity. Check out their certificate! https://diversity.umn.edu/

University of Missouri: Missouri 4-H Youth Development Academy Training team http://4h.missouri.edu/YDA/main

University of New Hampshire: The Democracy Imperative: www.unh.edu/democracy

Cornell University: The Community and Regional Development Institute dlk2@cornell.edu

North Carolina State University: Committee on Racial Equity in the Food System https://cefs.ncsu.edu/food-system-initiatives/food-system-committee-on-racial-equity/

University of Rhode Island: Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies http://web.uri.edu/nonviolence/

Ohio State University:

Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/
Divided Community Project http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/dividedcommunityproject/

Oregon State University:

Diversity Catalyst Team http://outreach.oregonstate.edu/about/diversity-initiative
State 4-H Team – Expanding Access http://advance.oregonstate.edu/

University of Tennessee: Institute for Sport, Peace, and Society http://sportandpeace.utk.edu/

Virginia Tech University: VCE Leadership, Volunteerism, and Civic Engagement Program Team, http://www.intra.ext.vt.edu/reports/LVCEEvaluationResources.html

Washington State University:

Division of Governmental Studies and Services https://dgss.wsu.edu
William D. Ruckelshaus Center RuckelshausCenter.wsu.edu

University of Wisconsin:

Qualitative Analysis Community of Practice, Christian Schmieder, schmieder@ces.uwex.edu
Creating Healthy Communities, Paula Tran-Inzeo, inzeo@ces.uwex.edu
Ignite Coalition Building Workgroup, Kathy Staats, staats@ces.uwex.edu
Safe & Healthy Food Pantries Project, Amber Canto, canto@ces.uwex.edu
Waking Up White, Paula Hella, hella@ces.uwex.edu
Outreach & Programming with Diverse Audiences, Sandy Liang, liang@ces.uwex.edu
Connecting to Coverage and Care, Jeni Appleby, jappleby@wisc.edu
Engaging Young People in Sustaining Communities, Families and Farm, Matthew Calvert, calvert@ces.uwex.edu
Multicultural Awareness Program, Matt Evensen, evensen@uwex.edu
Latino Employee Resource Group, Maria Yolanda Pena, pena@ces.uwex.edu
UW School for Workers, Armando Ibarra, ibarra@uwex.edu
WSU Division of Governmental Studies and Services https://dgss.wsu.edu/