Our Goal: Mutually Beneficial Collaborations
The Third Ward Initiative is first and foremost a collaborative partnership with the Third Ward community and others. 探花视频 faculty and students combine their intellectual talents and physical energies on projects and initiatives mutually beneficial to community groups and organizations. Student enhance their value to future employers by using in the real-world environment the skills learned in the classroom while simultaneously developing cultural competency. Faculty obtain knowledge and contacts useful to their research and/or teaching. The community organization are strengthened by the campus inputs and the residents realize a better quality of life in the areas of health, educational outcomes, and economic prospects. The art and cultural collaborations celebrate the culture and history of our shared community.