During the summer of 2021, CREATE's NCGrowth program worked with a coalition of business owners, investors and community leaders on the development of a plan for a Black Business Matters District in downtown Rocky Mount.
During the Fall of 2021, CREATE, an affiliated center of the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, worked with the University of Mount Olive and community stakeholders to examine economic development strategies for the Mount Olive Region with the goal of … Read more
Local governments are being asked to address increasingly complex issues with few resources, while struggling to prepare for a large percentage of impending staff retirements. Lead for North Carolina aims to recruit, train and place the state’s most promising young … Read more
For the past several years, the SCRIPT-NC project has partnered with NC community colleges to support enhancements to their early childhood (EC) programs. Working together, shifts in coursework and field experiences have better prepared future EC educators to work with … Read more
Join in this opportunity for an updated 2022 Voter Empowerment Training. Participants will learn how to empower and educate the community for the 2022 primary election season. Information shared will be relevant for elections across NC. This event is sponsored … Read more
Community partnerships with academic institutions can often be one-sided in favor of the institution. Data mining for the purposes of funding, publications and other benefits have historically been the driving force for these partnerships. Community residents are often left with … Read more
The FFORC (Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative) team has been working to recognize the value of multiple forms of communication and dissemination to community partners that extend beyond the written word. One of the team approaches has been to … Read more
UNC Lineberger Cancer Center established its Community Outreach and Engagement Office to meaningfully engage the community in its cancer research, clinical care and programmatic efforts to better understand and serve NC's needs. Presenters will showcase innovative ways in which the … Read more
North Carolina is home to the largest population of American Indians east of the Mississippi River, totaling more than 184,000 people with eight state-recognized tribes and four urban Indian organizations. During this program, we will learn more about each tribe … Read more
Join APPLES Service-Learning student leaders to learn about the variety of opportunities for engagement on and off-campus. APPLES provides direct service opportunities, plus education and reflection, to help students make deeper meaning of their service and learn more about communities … Read more
