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Major Initiatives

Strategic Partnerships

Change Center Logo

Change Center

Centro hispano logo

Centro Hispano

Project Grad Knoxville logo

Project GRAD Knoxville


Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley logo

Boys & Girls Club

CURCI (Community-University Research Collaboration Initiative)

CURCI

YMCA Logo including the words eliminating racism empowering women.

YWCA


The Bottom logo

The Bottom

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Seal

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Shoes for school graphic with a shoes and "20 years" banner.

Shoes for School


Outreach

  • Outreach events:
    • K-12, education & youth attendance increased by 20%
    • Number of events increased by 2.6x

Man in an orange UT shirt uses his laptop.

SWAG Academy

Woman looks ahead at presentation.

REAP Academy

Two girls at an etiquette luncheon.

Etiquette Luncheon


Photo of many people with roller skates on.

MLK Skate Party

A girl sitting with a laptop interacts with a woman at UT.

ACT Bootcamp

A girl with books open smiles at a guy.

Latino College & Resource Fair


Families, Health, & Wellness

  • Events reached 10,000+ individuals

A boy shoots hoops at an arcade.

UT Family Fun Day

A man kicking a kickball in a game of kickball.

UT Sportsfest and Wellness Fair

A group of young people and a grandmother are smiling and laughing together.

Grandparents and Parents College Readiness Lunch and Learn

Girls are unpacking their cares with parents and grandparents.

Grandparents and Parents go Back to School Event


Community Engaged Scholarship

  • Professional development events:
    • Increased by 2x
    • Attendance increased by 25%

A Community Engagement Academy cohort poses for a photo with smokey statue.

Community Engagement Academy

Dr. Javiette Samuel speaks at the Community Engagement Conference.

Community Engagement & Outreach Conference