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The Office for Socially Engaged Practice offers a variety of ways to connect the WashU community with the St. Louis region, including conferences, grants and awards, partnership opportunities, and more.

We invite you to get in touch with us to explore opportunities relevant to your goals.



Community Members


Partner with Us

Community members can connect with us to bring their projects to life through partnership with WashU faculty and students. Submit a Community Request Form to get started.

Creative St. Louis Opportunities

Creative St. Louis Opportunities is a platform for designers, artists, architects, and other creative people to find out about the opportunities and needs of the St. Louis community, as well as resources such as grants and relevant events.

Summer Public Design Workshop

The Summer Public Design Workshop invites community organizations, neighborhood groups, and nonprofits looking to advance their mission and vision through a design project to submit project ideas for a collaboration with the Sam Fox School at WashU.


Faculty


Faculty Consultations

Schedule a consultation with the Office for Socially Engaged Practice to talk about potential partnerships for your socially engaged work.

Engagement Workshops

Invite the Office for Socially Engaged Practice to lead a workshop with your class about best practices for working with and in communities.

Grants and Awards

Apply for funding to support your socially engaged courses and research.


Students


Courses

Explore WashU courses focused on socially engaged and community-based work.

The Alberti Program: Architecture for Young People

Serve as a teaching assistant or aftercare assistant in this architecture and design summer program for St. Louis students grades 4 through 8.

Funded Opportunities

Apply for grants, awards, and fellowships to pursue socially engaged work in St. Louis.

Black in Design Conference

Apply to receive a travel stipend and ticket registration for the Black in Design conference, organized by the Harvard University Graduate School of Design African American Student Union and recognizing the contributions from the African diaspora to the design fields.

Design Futures Forum

The Office for Socially Engaged Practice supports student participants and faculty representatives at this interdisciplinary convening for future leaders hoping to use design as a tool for social equity and positive change in and with historically marginalized communities.


Upcoming Events


Sep 4 at 6pm • TechArtista, University City, 725 Kingsland Avenue, University City, MO. 63130

The Sam Fox School and the Office for Socially Engaged Practice (OSEP), invite you to join us to mark a decade of collaboration, creativity, and community impact.

We are gathering friends, colleagues, past and future partners, and the next generation of designers for a celebratory occasion to share the impact of the past decade and a glimpse into the next 10 years.