The Community Engagement Advocates (CEA) Program supports Tulane University's mission by ensuring that student civic engagement—in New Orleans, the Gulf South, and globally—is conducted with the highest levels of respect, reciprocity, and cultural humility.
CEAs are a cohort of student leaders dedicated to fostering peer-to-peer, inter-group dialogue and reflection across the Tulane community. We offer facilitated dialogues designed to explore complex topics across service, social issues, global perspectives, and intercultural competencies as they intersect with civic engagement and community partnerships. For programmatic information, please contact Anfernee Murray.
Our Core Pillars
- Building a Welcoming Community: Fostering a respectful environment by creating guided spaces for reflection, relationship-building, and dialogue across diverse identities and lived experiences.
- Advancing Inter-group Dialogue: Facilitating workshops on self-awareness, knowledge-building, social consciousness, sense of belonging, and cultural humility.
- Advancing Intercultural & Civic Competence: Cultivating critical skills in cross-cultural communication, empathy, and civic responsibility to connect personal awareness to collective impact.
- Modeling Reciprocal Engagement: Grounding student-led community work in cultural humility and social consciousness—the necessary foundation for long-term community partnerships.
What Workshop Participants Can Expect
Workshop participants will participate in interactive activities and open dialogues designed to help them grow in their awareness of self, deepen their appreciation for diverse lived experiences, histories, and cultures, and assist with building confidence while engaging in community. The workshop fosters a collaborative learning environment that encourages both self-reflection and conversations that challenge assumptions and broaden perspectives.
Community Engagement Advocates are available by request to facilitate workshops for classes, service-learning courses, residence halls, student organizations and other Tulane organizations. You may request workshops taking place on or after August 31, 2026 and on/before November 20, 2026. The last day to request a Fall semester workshop will be November 6, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (no dialogues during Labor Day, Fall Break, or Thanksgiving Break).
Can't fit a dialogue in your class schedule? Check out our Open Sessions we offer around the end of the first month each semester. Visit Wave Sync to view availability! Community Engagement Advocates - Wave Sync
CEAs commit to a year-long leadership role focused on dialogue facilitation, community engagement, and professional development.
- What you do: Participate in a week-long intensive training during summer, attend bi-weekly development sessions, and facilitate 6–12 workshops per semester across campus.
- Benefits: Receive professional leadership development, build a tight-knit community, and earn a service stipend each semester.
- Eligibility: Open to undergraduate students (rising sophomores are highly encouraged to apply!).
Applications open Spring 2027! All applications require a resume, and preferably one letter of recommendation from a Tulane faculty, staff, or community mentor.
