Working to build and bridge efforts among our community leaders and residents, private and non-profit organizations and our community’s anchor institutions to develop ideas, projects and initiatives that generate positive impact and build community capacity.
Working to meet the community where they live, and to explore opportunities to embed UF resources, knowledge and people in the community to support community empowerment and development efforts.
Working to develop relationships and formal partnerships that have long-term goals to enhance our community and to address needs through multi-partner, cooperative efforts.
SPARC352 is a concept developed in collaboration between UF and community members to create a place-based initiative that will operate a community site as a Space for People, Arts, Research, and Creative Collaboration and Community (that is, SPARC352). The goal of SPARC352 is to establish a knowledge and empowerment hub that promotes arts, cultural engagement, entrepreneurial ingenuity, […]
Engage Florida is a “think and do tank” uniting students at the University of Florida with local leaders, community organizations, essential workers, educational institutions and nonprofits across Gainesville. Partnered with the UF Office of Collaborative Initiatives’ Strategic Development Plan, our team engages with the city’s most complex challenges by creating partnerships and solving problems, grounding […]
Howard Bishop Middle School, A Community Partnership School Howard Bishop Middle School, A Community Partnership School brings together high-quality academics, health care, counseling, support, mentoring and more—all where students and their families are comfortable: in their own school. Our partnership at Howard Bishop Middle School represents a 25-year partnership among Alachua County Public Schools, Children’s […]
Have an idea for positive community change? Go to our online portal! What is PRG? Community-based Collaboration. Meaningful Impact. PRG represents an evolution of UF’s partnership with the City of Gainesville that was initiated by Senior Vice-President and COO Charlie Lane in 2017 with the funding of seven UF-City research projects with an emphasis on […]
Recent Initiative Updates
