Saving the Rodney Reservoir

UD faculty, students and staff lend a hand to help a Wilmington community save a public space Sakhi Phang presented plans for the new Rodney Reservoir public park to a group of West Side community members and University of Delaware faculty and staff in August. Sakhi...

Coming Together at the Table

This is the first in a series of stories highlighting community organizations that partner with the University of Delaware to improve the lives of Delawareans. An exemplary academic-community partnership is one that responds to a community-identified need through...

2024 Summer Scholar Orientation

The newest cohort of Community Engagement Summer Scholars kicks off Sixteen undergraduate students will spend the summer making the community their classroom. Through the Community Engagement Initiative (CEI) and University of Delaware Anti-Racism Initiative (UDARI),...

Small grants help partners make big impact

Community Engagement program supports Wilmington nonprofit groups Don’t let the term “mini grant” fool you.  Green Jobs Program youth visit the University of Delaware and Delaware State University to learn about and utilize geospatial technologies and tools. The...

Graduate Summer Scholars

Graduate students dive into summer community engagement Chelsia Douglas, a doctoral student in UD’s Biden School, presents her project at the Community Engagement and Anti-Racism Initiative Summer Symposium. Last summer, Chelsia Douglas partnered with local nonprofit...