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¿ì²¥µçÓ°Works

Building a collaborative union of faculty, staff, students, and the surrounding community to build projects that bring innovative ideas to life.

¿ì²¥µçÓ°Works brings together individuals from the ¿ì²¥µçÓ° and local communities to discuss ideas, brainstorm projects, and collaborate on innovative ideas. ¿ì²¥µçÓ°Works provides a variety of support to build sustainable partnerships across while continuously reflecting and evaluating its programmatic goals and achievements. By working together, we can achieve greater success.

 

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THE CENTREWORKS PHILOSOPHY

All of what ¿ì²¥µçÓ°Works does is an extension of our mission, vision, and values.
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Mission

Serving faculty, students, and the community to build projects that bring innovative ideas to life.

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Vision

Elevating the people and partnerships of ¿ì²¥µçÓ° and the community

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Values

Concentrated dedication to collaboration, diversity and inclusion, community respect, and reflection and evaluation

Consultation Services

Want to engage with the community in a way that relates to your discipline but not sure where to start? Schedule a consultation and we’ll discuss ideas, potential partnerships, and potential areas of engagement. No commitment – just a friendly discussion!

Idea Generation

Do you already have an idea for a project that ¿ì²¥µçÓ°Works might assist with? Let us take you through the ¿ì²¥µçÓ°Works process to show how we can take your good idea and transform it into reality!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Project funding (to include faculty stipend, student stipend in some cases, and community partner stipend where applicable)
  • Assistance with exploration of extramural funding opportunities
  • Connections with community partners
  • Connections with campus partners
  • Organizational assistance (planning the stages of a project, from beginning to end)
  • Space for meetings, community conversations, lunches, and gatherings of any kind

Funding is available for faculty-led projects. Projects must involve a community-member and be submitted by the application deadline. Following this link to review the application.

¿ì²¥µçÓ°Works is a place for innovation! We bring real-world experiences and experiential learning together in the classroom and the board room. Let ¿ì²¥µçÓ°Works be the place where you build projects and experiment with an ideas.

Each project is unique and there can be a wide-range of community involvement. There is no required level of community engagement with a given project at ¿ì²¥µçÓ°Works. Some projects will involve the community on a deeper level and others will be more limited. All are welcome!

MORE INFORMATION

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