The Alonzo A. Crim Center of Urban Educational Excellence

08/06/2026

An amazing time of Celebration and Reflection with Unfit Christian founder and author D. Danyelle Thomas!!

08/06/2026

Secure your seat for a Microbit & AI workshop with TechKnowledge for Teachers trainer and founder, Yolanda Payne! Each participant leaves with a free Micro:bit kit and resources for classroom integration. Register at this link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/k4TAc5gsWE

08/06/2026

The Call for Proposals for our 2026 Sources of Urban Educational Excellence is live!!! Our theme is EmpowerED: Wellness, Wholeness, and Innovation for Every Learner. Join us for a transformative experience.

Submit you proposal at this link: https://gsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cu5t9N0RBSoq1VA

08/05/2026

Call for Proposals for Sources 2026 is live!

The 2026 Sources Conference provides a space to deepen this work through research, reflection, dialogue, and action. More than a venue for presenting research, The Sources Conference is a convening place where diverse perspectives intersect, relationships are strengthened, and new possibilities emerge. We believe that education is a shared civic responsibility, and empowering learners begins by strengthening the relationships, institutions, and communities that make learning possible. Conference sessions will explore research, practice, and emerging perspectives that explore and advance conference theme through exploring the following strands:

Wellness, wholeness, and human flourishing through socio-emotional learning, mental health, culturally responsive and sustaining practices, healing-centered engagement, and whole-child development.

Student voice, agency, and authentic learning through inquiry, project-based and experiential learning, civic engagement, creative problem-solving, and the purposeful integration of technology.

Communities of Belonging by strengthening social capital and fostering meaningful partnerships among schools, families, community organizations, cultural institutions, and cross-sector collaborators that support every learner.

Educational ecosystems and community-engaged innovation that connect research, lived experience, and community wisdom to expand equitable pathways to academic achievement, workforce readiness, civic participation, and lifelong learning.

Responding to an Emerging World by exploring how educational ecosystems can adapt to rapid technological innovation, evolving workforce needs, cultural and geopolitical change, and the growing importance of civic engagement, ethical leadership, and lifelong learning.

Reflective professional practice and educator development through collaborative inquiry, professional learning communities, practitioner research, leadership development, and continuous improvement.

Partnerships beyond the classroom that cultivate a Community of Believers by connecting schools with families, higher education, community organizations, faith communities, businesses, and industry to strengthen collective responsibility for every learner's success and flourishing.

https://gsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cu5t9N0RBSoq1VA

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06/20/2026

In the room for the Glorious Hair and Identities Conference at College of Education & Human Development, Georgia State University! Make your way here to join these critical conversations 🤩🤩

06/10/2026

We are overwhelmed with joy by the generous donations that have already been dropped off for the Panther Pantry.

A huge thank you to everyone who has already contributed. We are deeply grateful for your generosity and support.

We welcome additional donations of peanut butter and canned fruit through the end of June and will have the donation box at the 2026 Juneteenth Celebration.

06/02/2026

First Summer Panther Pantry Drive Begins This Week

The College of Education & Human Development's Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence and the Office of Graduate Student Services invite faculty, staff, and students to donate to Georgia State University's Panther Pantry through two food and supply drives this summer.

Panther Pantry is a university resource that helps alleviate stress associated with short-term food insecurity, reducing hunger and supporting student success.

This month, the Crim Center and Graduate Student Services encourage the college community to donate peanut butter and canned fruit.

Donations may be dropped off in a plastic bin in the CEHD third-floor elevator lobby or contributed through Panther Pantry's Amazon wish list (QR code).

As a reminder, July's donation drive will focus on feminine hygiene products.

Thank you for supporting Georgia State students in need!

06/02/2026

Happy Tuesday to everyone,
We are planning a good time for the Juneteenth Celebration on June 16th! This is the 30th Anniversary of The Alonzo A. Crim Center of Urban Educational Excellence.

We want to celebrate the long legacy of Dr. Crim's vision is being actualized through programming, scholarship, and our community (that's You!). We want to welcome you all to the year of HOMECOMING for all Crim Center Alum 😄 and welcome our newcomers to the magic of the Center. Here are the details:

Juneteenth Celebration
Save the Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 1-4pm
Theme: EmpowerED – Wellness, Wholeness, and Innovation for Every Learner
Location: CMII Building, 3rd floor viewing room
Lunch will be provided

We will be joined by Crim Center Alum, D. Danyell Thomas ( Christian), a phenomenal scholar, commentator, and award-winning author of "The Day God Saw Me as Black." We will have some free copies of her book for the first 20 attendees as a gift from the Center. Be sure to register early so we order enough JJs Chicken 🙂

Here is the registration link to RSVP: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Zbp8NxWVX4
We will also be collecting donations for the GSU pantry for students in need this June and July. For June, please consider donating peanut butter and canned fruit (requested by the school pantry).

With gratitude,
The Crim Center Team