Community Engagement

Louis P. Nelson

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Vice Provost for Academic Outreach

Louis P. Nelson, Vice Provost for Academic Outreach, is the primary advocate and representative for community engagement, public service, and academic outreach programs across the university.

Course Enrichment Grants

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In an effort to encourage long-term reciprocal partnerships between UVA faculty, students, and community partners, the RPE program is offering $2,000 grants to support courses that include a strong element of community engagement. Faculty members are encouraged to apply for funding to support courses that deploy place-based and community-based learning.

These grants are available on a rolling as-needed basis.

Applications should include:

Thriving Communities

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Healthy democratic states and nations require thriving local communities.

Virginia K12

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UVA believes that a strong public education system is the critical foundation for any healthy democracy.

Civic Engagement

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Democracy faces enormous challenges in our local communities, our nation, and across the globe.

Six Strategic Areas

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UVA is committed to being an excellent public university that makes a clear positive difference in the world.

Academic Outreach

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The Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Outreach...

empowers the UVA community to direct academic resources toward the public good. A respectful exchange of views, data, and information is crucial to our work. Academic Outreach augments UVA’s mission to graduate ethically minded leaders by amplifying programs that clearly serve the public, and by supporting research that leads the Commonwealth, the nation, and the world toward a better future.