An Engaged University
Thriving Minds Summer Youth Program
Can gardening teach self-regulation or an escape room teach the dangers of vaping? Thriving Minds was designed to do just that.
A passion for policy
Doctoral student Chelsia Douglas combines policy, purpose and personal experience to support student success and institutional change
Peep into learning
4-H embryology programs hatch curiosity in classrooms
Lessons in Community Engagement
Training session helps students and faculty prepare to build community
2025 Summer Scholars
A summer of community-engaged scholarship kicks off
Lynnette Overby honored
Past CEI director awarded an honorary degree at University of Delaware Commencement ceremony
Celebrating graduating scholars
The Community Engagement Initiative honors fourth graduating class of undergraduate scholars
The Wilmington Partnership calls for mini-grant proposals
Grants up to $5,000 support community-engaged research in Wilmington
Aviles honored by ACLU of Delaware
Wilmington Partnership lead recognized for community work
Small Grants for Wilmington projects
Wilmington Partnership announces new round of mini-grant awardees
Sep 8, 2025
Sussex Preservation Coalition Presents an Evening with Doug Tallamy
Doug Tallamy — faculty in the UD Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology and a highly respected entomologist, ecologist, author, and speaker — will discuss the vital role that native plants play in sustaining wildlife.
Sep 14, 2025
Frances Harper, An Activist/Artivist Life
Directed by Professor Emerita, Lynnette Young Overby, the program brings to life Harper’s poetry, novels, lectures and enduring legacy that not only informs us of the impactful life she lived from 1825-1911—but is relevant to the challenges we face today.
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Please create an account on Handshake, the recruiting platform UD uses to connect employers with students. Posting your opportunity is free. Reach out to recruitbluehens@udel.edu with questions.
On-campus partners and students looking for on-campus employment can visit Student Jobs.
Participate in a UD Research Study
Join UD researchers, be part of the team! We can’t do it without volunteers.
Community members are invited to register with UD’s Center for Human Research Coordination (CHRC) to participate in research studies across the University.