In the 2023-24 academic year, faculty and staff reported 245 partnership activities, 624 instances of outreach, 611 curricular engagement activities, and 110 instances of engaged faculty scholarship. Click here to learn more about the impact of our work with the community.
UofL collaborates with organizations from local nonprofits and government agencies to philanthropies and industry partners, with a commitment to working in ongoing partnership for community impact in the following focus areas:
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
UofL faculty, staff and students are teaming up with community partners to work with teachers, parents and students in schools locally and across the Commonwealth.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Both academic and administrative units continue efforts to increase economic opportunities through activities focusing workforce development, business development, applied research, entrepreneurship, and innovation.
SOCIAL & HUMAN SERVICES
UofL works with community partners to provide direct social and human services, as well as in activities to build capacity for more sustainable neighborhoods.
- Center for Family & Community Well-Being
- Greenebaum Public Service Program
- Resilient Families Project
HEALTH & QUALITY OF LIFE
Improving health and quality of life is a key focus of community engagement activities across the university. UofL provides direct health services in communities locally, statewide, and around the world, as well as major work with partners on arts, cultural, and neighborhood development activities to connect community.
- Future Healers Program
- Kentucky Racing Health Services Clinic
- Red Bird Clinic Clinical Collaboration
