Civic Collaboration Fellows Schedule

Program Schedule

Welcome Event

Fellows will learn more about the goals of the CCF Program and meet with their Cohort members. Fellows will engage in activities to build relationships, foster community, and identify shared goals. 

• September 23, 2026 from 5:30 - 7:00 PM  

Collaborative Leadership and Economic Mobility Workshops

Sessions will be held in-person on Fridays from 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM on the following dates. Sessions will be held at Delmar DivINe.

• September 25, 2026 
• October 9, 2026
• October 23, 2026
• November 20,2026
• December 4, 2026 
• January 8, 2027 

Experiential Learning Trip

Fellows in the Year 2 Cohort with be traveling to Baltimore, MD

• November 4 - 6, 2026 
  • October 30, from Noon - 1:00 PM (Pre-Learning Trip Zoom Call)

Economic Mobility Initiative 

This phase of the program will begin with a Strategic Doing work session to support Fellows in the vision and direction of their Economic Mobility Initiative.   

• January 29, 2027
  • Please let members of your Civic Network know that they will be invited to this work session and suggest they place a hold on their calendar. 

Fellows will have a monthly in-person session with cohort members from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM on the following dates:

• February 2027 - September 2027 
  • February 5 
  • March 5
  • April 2 
  • May 7 
  • June 4 
  • July 9 
  • August 6 
  • September 3 

Additionally, Fellows will organize meetings with their working groups formed during the Strategic Doing work session at a minimum of once per month. Dates and times for activities and actions will be determined based on the Economic Mobility Initiative. 

Graduation  

Fellows will present their Economic Mobility Initiative project to the community.

• September 18, 2027

Please refer to the Application page for information on how to apply.  

Civic Collaboration Fellows is a partnership between University of Missouri - Extension (MU Extension) and University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL) with generous funding from the James S. McDonnell Foundation.