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CCC Membership

CCC members at the end of year retreat
Scott Tate, Max Stephenson, and Neda Moayerian at a CCC year-end retreat. Photo Credit: Andy Morikawa.

CCC Membership

The Community Change Collaborative (CCC) convenes weekly meetings during the academic year. Interested graduate students, PhD candidates and faculty are invited to collaborate on community development projects, to explore theories, methods and approaches to community change and to share lessons learned from past programs and experiences.  Members represent a variety of disciplines.

Fall 2024 Meetings

Fall 2024 Weekly Meetings: Friday's 10:30-11:30 am EST in person at 201 W Roanoke St Blacksburg, VA 24060 or Zoom

New and returning members are welcome to every weekly meeting or as your schedule allows.  

Please contact Brad Stephens at bas615@vt.edu for more information and to be added to the CCC listserve to receive meeting and event announcements.

Speaker Series and Faculty Forum

The Community Change Collaborative (CCC) facilitates conversations with visiting practitioners and Virginia Tech faculty who conduct research or projects focused on or in relation to community change. Visitors’ research and project areas span many disciplines. 

Film Series

The CCC hosts film showings for members and friends that explore community engagement, capacity building and how communities respond to change.

Recent films include:

  • Lady of Roses
  • Detroit 48202
  • Landfill Harmonic
  • Blueberry Soup
  • Stranger with a Camera
  • Precious Knowledge

Community-Based Projects

The CCC works to promote public participation in local governance and the broader community. In line with VTIPG’s mission, we support communities in exploring and addressing social, economic, and environmental problems, in communicating across differences and in developing tools for inclusive engagement.