{"id":589,"date":"2026-07-14T11:51:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/?page_id=589"},"modified":"2026-10-15T11:14:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:14:18","slug":"community-engagement-and-partnerships-working-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/community-engagement-and-partnerships-working-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Engagement and Partnerships Working Group"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/08\/P_CarletonPhotography_ViewbookPhotoShoot2022_101421-46-1600x700.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Community Engagement and Partnerships Working Group\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strengthening reciprocal relationships locally,&nbsp;nationally&nbsp;and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Community Engagement and Partnerships Working Group will assess and reimagine how to ensure that the university builds and sustains meaningful, credible and mutually beneficial relationships with communities and external partners. It will make recommendations that would promote a values-based, intentional, proactive and enabling approach to partnership, and generate recognition for Carleton as a partner of choice and distinction for a broad range of collaborators locally, regionally, nationally and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Central Question:<\/em><\/strong><em> What must Carleton change or retain at a system level<\/em> <em>under changing external expectations of value, access and relevance to ensure that its engagement and partnership ecosystem is responsive and sustainable; internally aligned; globally credible, reputable, competitive and prominent; and inclusively consequential in its impact by 2042?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                            \n\n\n<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h2 id=\"co-chairs\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        Co-Chairs\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-2 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n\n    \n    <div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/chantal-trudel\/\">\n                            <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/07\/Chantal-Trudel-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n            \n            <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/chantal-trudel\/\">\n                                                    Chantal\n                            Trudel\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                                            <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                            Director and Associate Professor (School of Industrial Design); (Co-Chair Academic)\n                        <\/li>\n                    \n                    \n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n    <div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/mara-brown\/\">\n                            <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/06\/BROWN.MARA_-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n            \n            <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/mara-brown\/\">\n                                                    Mara\n                            Brown\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                                            <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                            Director (Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre); (Co-Chair Administrative) \n                        <\/li>\n                    \n                    \n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                            \n\n\n<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h2 id=\"members\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        Members\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-7xl md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n\n    \n    <div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/alexandra-arraiz-matute\/\">\n                            <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-30-at-11.03.19-AM-600x600.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n            \n            <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/alexandra-arraiz-matute\/\">\n                                                    Alexandra\n                            Arraiz Matute\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                                            <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                            Assistant Professor (School of Interdisciplinary Studies)\n                        <\/li>\n                    \n                    \n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n    <div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/ethan-hermer\/\">\n                            <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/06\/HERMER.ETHAN_-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n            \n            <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/ethan-hermer\/\">\n                                                    Ethan\n                            Hermer\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                                            <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                            Professional Programs Officer (Office of the Dean of Science)\n                        <\/li>\n                    \n                    \n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n    <div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/claire-mcmenemy\/\">\n                            <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-29-at-3.13.32-PM-600x600.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n            \n            <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/claire-mcmenemy\/\">\n                                                    Claire\n                            McMenemy\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                                            <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                            PhD Candidate (School of Social Work)\n                        <\/li>\n                    \n                    \n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n    <div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/ela-st-michael\/\">\n                            <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/06\/STMICHAEL.ELA_-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                           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<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/rodney-nelson\/\">\n                            <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/06\/Screenshot-2026-06-30-at-10.52.21-AM-600x600.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n            \n            <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/rodney-nelson\/\">\n                                                    Rodney\n                            Nelson\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                                            <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                            Associate Professor (Sprott School of Business)\n                        <\/li>\n                    \n                    \n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n    <div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/laura-pickell\/\">\n                            <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/06\/Pickell.Laura_-600x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n            \n            <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/laura-pickell\/\">\n                                                    Laura\n                            Pickell\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                                            <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                            Associate Professor (Department of Health Sciences)\n                        <\/li>\n                    \n                    \n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n    <div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/allan-thompson\/\">\n                            <figure class=\"px-6 pt-8 pb-2 mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg cu-figure--round\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2026\/07\/Allan-Thompson-scaled-e1789067922361-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>\n                                        <\/figure>\n            \n            <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/strategic-plan\/people\/allan-thompson\/\">\n                                                    Allan\n                            Thompson\n                                            <\/a>\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                                            <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                            Co-Director (School of 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