Community Connectors
The Community Connectors Fellowship is a yearlong leadership program designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills and experience to guide their peers in community engagement throughout the academic year.
Community connectors are a cohort of TU students dedicated to developing strong leadership skills by guiding peers through community-based projects with a focus on sustainability. Students grow as leaders while positively contributing to campus and the surrounding community.
Community connectors lead participants through hands-on projects and collaborations with local community organizations. Projects may include micro-planting, creating community spaces and preparing community gardens.
Application for Community Connectors
The Community Connectors Fellowship includes attending a one-day retreat, participating in workshops and leading peers through community visits and reflection sessions. Trainings take place on Fridays and community visits are on Wednesdays.
The overall time commitment is approximately 55 hours over the course of the academic year. The fellowship is work-study eligible. Fellows are paid hourly.
The application form will be available here in August.
“ During community visits, I feel like I am participating in projects that are bigger than me. ”
“ I appreciated stepping out of my comfort zone and doing something I wouldn’t normally do. I felt uplifted and inspired. ”
Learning Outcomes
- empower and uplift others to ensure an inclusive environment
- engage in goal setting and problem solving with diverse collaborators
- understand how privilege and systems of oppression impact one's own context/community
- practice active listening during interactions with collaborators and other key players
Meet the 2025-2026 Community Connectors
| Community Connector | Major |
|---|---|
| Amara Miller |
Counseling Psychology |
| Emelia Amoyaw | Sociology |