About the Place-Based Justice Network:

Recognizing the opportunity to learn by coming together, the Place-Based Justice Network's twenty members participate in annual summer Institutes held at member campuses, monthly continuing learning video conference Zoom calls, leadership retreats to exchange ideas and lessons learned in place-based community engagement. The purpose of the network is to transform higher education and our communities by deconstructing systems of oppression through place-based community engagement

COVID-19 Update: Summer Institute 2020 Postponed

Due to growing concerns about the spread of Corona Virus, many campuses have moved their course offerings online including the 2020 PBJN Summer Institute host, Loyola University Chicago. Due to these decisions and increasing restrictions on travel outside of state, the 2020 planning team has decided to postpone this year's national gathering until further notice. We are hopeful that we can offer an online version of some key content and will be in touch shortly about the opportunity. 

The PBJN Summer Institute was originally scheduled to be held on Weds, June 24th and run through lunch on Friday, June 26th, 2020. 

• Learn more about the Place-Based Justice Network

Want to get involved?  Reach out to Erin Burrows for more information about upcoming opportunities to connect including our monthly Zoom calls, which are open to the public.  

Place-Based Justice Network Members:

The Place-Based Justice Network currently consists of 23 members from the United States. Membership is now rolling and is renewable each year on August 1st for the following academic year. For further information or to enroll your institution, please contact Erin Burrows, National Staff Lead at burrower@seattleu.edu. 

PBJN Next Generation Fellowship

The Place-Based Justice Network is pleased to announce an extension of the Next Generation Fellowship for the 2020-2021 academic year. 

Campus leaders have the opportunity to nominate one community engagement professional from your institution who would benefit from this fellowship experience. If you don’t have a staff person of color to nominate, the PBJ Network would like to engage with you in meeting the goal of nurturing a more diverse and inclusive network. 

What is the fellowship experience?  With facilitation from PBJN Steering Committee members, the Fellows will participate in (1) a one-day retreat prior to the summer 2020 PBJ Institute, (2) monthly zoom calls, (3) individualized coaching and (4) the PBJN Leaders Retreat in December 2020.  The PBJN Steering Committee members will create a learning curriculum for the retreat and the zoom calls that will explore the process and practice of working to deconstruct systems of oppression through place-based community engagement. 

Facilitated by members of the PBJN Steering Committee, consisting of seasoned professionals throughout our network, the Next Generation Fellowship is designed to assist emerging professionals of color in the community engagement field in thinking critically about who they are, who they are called to become, and how they can find the support they need to reach their goals. 

2020 Nominations 

In order to promote the fellowship and recruit participants, we ask that you please nominate potential candidates by using the form linked here by Friday, March 20th.  Self-nominations are highly encouraged as we want to ensure that all eligible participants have the opportunity to apply.

Read the full call for the 2020 PBJN Next Generation Fellow Nomination Request. 

PBJN Next Generation Fellow Program Directors

John Loggins, University of San Diego and Roxanne De La Torre, Fordham University

2019-2020 Next Generation Fellowship Pilot 

The PBJN launched a pilot program with six Next Generation Fellows during spring 2019. Learn more about the Fellowship via this announcement to the Network via this letter from the Steering Committee in the Spring of 2019. The Fellowship is designed to nurture a more diverse and inclusive network by supporting emerging leaders of color who work with place-based community engagement efforts on their campuses and in their communities. Six Fellows will participate in (1) a one-day retreat prior to the PBJN Summer Institute 2019, (2) monthly zoom calls, (3) individualized coaching and (4) the PBJN Leadership Retreat in December 2019.