Dr. Gonzalez is the Director of the Center for Community Engagement (CCE) and is responsible for promoting the university’s academic-based community engagement mission, and connecting and engaging students, faculty and staff with the community.

• Hispanos Triunfadores, Community Service Award - El Paso Hispanic Chamber of El Paso (09/20/2019)
• UT Regents Outstanding Employee Award - UT Regents Board (05/14/2018)

• EDD in Educ. Leadership/Admin. , University of Texas at El Paso (2020)
• MA in Political Science, University of Texas at El Paso (2011)
• BA in Political Science, The University of Texas at El Paso (2002)

• Sources of Professional Development for Community Engagement Directors in an Evolving Field (2019), Azuri L. Gonzalez.
• Community Engagement and High Impact Practices in Higher Education (2018), Guillermina Nunez, Azuri L. Gonzalez.

• University Community Partnerships during the COVID Pandemic (2020), Volume UTEP, Mark W. Lusk, Jeremy Slack, Azuri L. Gonzalez, Elena Izquierdo.
• The Boyer Model of Scholarship: From Discovery to Engagement (2018), Mark W. Lusk, Azuri L. Gonzalez, Amy E. Wagler.
• Co-Constructing Community Engaged Scholarship Knowledge within Institutions (2017), Volume Birmingham Alabama, Azuri L. Gonzalez, Amy E. Wagler, Mark W. Lusk, Jennifer M. Lujan.
• Community/University Partnerships: A Collective Effort toward the Formation of Future Social Work Professionals (2016), Volume El Paso, Mark W. Lusk, Azuri L. Gonzalez, Amy E. Wagler.

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