Good afternoon,
On September 28, the Campus-Community Compact to Accelerate Social Justice hosted its second Compact Convening at the iHotel. Approximately 130 community and campus stakeholders gathered to hear from Chancellor Robert J. Jones and other community leaders about the importance of the work of the Compact to accelerate social justice in Champaign County. We were thrilled to see so many in attendance and to share updates on what the Compact has accomplished over the summer and what we have in store in the coming year.
If you were unable to attend or did not pick up a booklet, we invite you to view our Compact informational booklet to learn more about our work.
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES
- We were excited to announce that applications for the Building Beyond the Barriers Community Grant Opportunity. This program will provide $10,000-$30,000 in grant funding to teams of community and campus partners for projects that accelerate social justice in the six Compact Focus Areas. Visit the program website or plan to attend virtual informational sessions on Tuesday, October 10 or Monday, October 16 at 5:30 pm. Information on how to register for these sessions is on the program website.
- We will be hosting a second Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers Community Conversation in November. This conversation focuses on relationships between community and campus, and we hope to have many campus stakeholders in attendance to hear from our community and participate in the conversation. We will be sending an invitation to you later this month.
- We will be hosting a series of campus conversations about the work of the Compact this fall. We will send invitations to you when the dates are finalized.
CONNECT WITH US
If you are interested in engaging with the work of the Compact, please fill out our Fall Convening Guestbook, and we will follow up with you. You can also email publicengagement@illinois.edu with questions.
Thank you for taking the time to learn and share about the important work of the Compact, and we look forward to seeing you at a Compact event later this year!
Sincerely,
Wanda E. Ward, Ph.D.
Executive Associate Chancellor for Public Engagement