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�ճ����has announced a $100,000 grant to the ����̽�� to support ����̽�� Grand Challenges.

Launched in October 2017,����brings together students, faculty, and community change-makers to address complex public challenges through deliberative dialogue and collective action. Under the theme Thriving Communities, ����̽�� Grand Challenges will address three inter-related issues: improving daily living, increasing economic opportunity and advancing deliberation and action for the public good in our communities.��

The grant from Arthur Vining Davis Foundations will be used to develop new ways for students and faculty to use community-engaged scholarship and high-impact learning practices to work collaboratively with community partners on the grand challenge issues. ����̽�� Grand Challenges builds on current successes across campus to enhance students’ educational experience while preparing them for lives of purpose.��

“We are incredibly grateful to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations for their support of this signature ����̽�� initiative,” said ����̽��’s Chancellor Rebecca Chopp. “Grand Challenges represents our deep commitment to the public good and touches upon every facet of our strategic vision, ����̽�� IMPACT 2025.”