• Building Communities of Care

    By Imagining America

    April 26, 2025

    WEDS, JUNE 4; ONLINE, VIA ZOOM. We invite all Imagining America members and friends to come together in an open forum facilitated by IA Faculty Director, Erica Kohl-Arenas and and invited guests from the IA network to gather information, provide peer support, and facilitate connection in these times.

  • 2025 IA National Gathering Call for Participation Information Session

    By Imagining America

    April 17, 2025

    WEDS, MAY 28, 10AM PT / 11AM MT / 12PM CT / 1PM ET; VIRTUAL, ON ZOOM. Imagining America is pleased to announce that the Call for Participation (CFP) is now open for the 2025 IA National Gathering. In this virtual information session, IA staff will review the submission process and answer any questions you may have.

  • On a light green background with a faded image of a painted earth, big red text on the earth reads, "Practices in Gratitude for the Earth". To the left of the text is a graphic on a rectangular tan background. The same painted Earth is being held by sketched hands, and handwritten text above it reads, "take care". In the bottom right corner of the banner is the Imagining America logo and a credit line: "This image is used under the Creative Commons 4.0 License; Karla Čurčinski for ArtistsForClimate.org"

    Practices in Gratitude for the Earth

    By Imagining America

    April 14, 2025

    WEDS JUNE 4; CAROLEE SHIELDS WHITE FLOWER GARDEN AND GAZEBO, UCD ARBORETUM. We invite UC Davis students, staff, faculty, and Davis community members to join us in an event practicing gratitude for the Earth, organized by Isabelle Woodruff-Madeira, American Studies Major and Imagining America Intern.

  • A Creative Pause: Building Communities of Care, Part II

    By Imagining America

    March 10, 2025

    with IA board member, writer, performer, and arts organizer Kayhan Irani When: Wednesday May 7, 12-1pm PT / 2-3pm CT / 3-4pm ETWhere:…

  • Building Communities of Care – In These Times

    By Imagining America

    March 3, 2025

    When: Wednesday April 2, 2-3pm PT / 4-5pm CT / 5-6pm ET Where: Online, via zoom We invite all Imagining America members and…

  • Story Circles for Community Connection in Yolo County

    By Imagining America

    February 24, 2025

    When: Tuesday, March 18, 5-7pm PST. Where: International House Davis. Join us for a powerful community listening and storytelling event facilitated by Imagining America. This gathering creates a space to build empathy by sharing personal stories and to make connections through our experiences.

  • Against a blue background with pinkish highlights are the following: imagining america logo at the top, below is the logo for the Teaching and Learning circle - which is the letters tlc followed by two intersecting circles in pink and white, below which is the text 'teaching and learning circle'. Below this logo is the text Activate your IA Membership. Underneath that are two circles with hands doing activities - one beading, one cutting paper.

    Activate Your IA Membership Teaching and Learning Circle 

    By Imagining America

    January 22, 2025

    February 25, 2025, 1-2pm PST, Virtual. Please join Imagining America for a Teaching and Learning Circle to learn more about activating your IA membership. This event will highlight a new toolkit developed by IA staff using many of the ideas that members have implemented to energize their campus, engage their IA member benefits, and uplift public scholarship.

  • Textures of Ecology, an Imagining America Happening 

    By Imagining America

    October 20, 2024

    Join us for an afternoon of crafting with natural materials When: Wednesday November 13, 3:00-4:30pm PSTWhere: Wyatt Deck, UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden This…