Goal 7 - Community Resilience and Empowerment
Engaging Communities Beyond Campus is one of the 4 Strategic Priority Areas of the Hanley Sustainability Institute: Advance sustainability, resilience and integral ecology beyond UD by creating deep and mutually beneficial relationships with community partners.
Human Rights Cities is an international initiative aimed at having local governments adopt human rights declarations that bring their local policies and priorities in line with international human rights norms. The Dayton initiative is a collaborative, community-led effort supported by the Human Rights Center.
The REAL Dayton is a 3-day community engagement experience over Fall break with elements from alternative BreakOuts, immersions, and retreats, making it unique and inspirational. REAL Dayton involves Reaching out, Encountering Dayton, Acting with others, and Leading together. Reach out beyond the confines of an individual’s comfort zone. The discoveries may surprise. Encounter Dayton and its many gifts, especially the neighbors whose passion and compassion make Dayton so special. Act with others by taking part in a service experience done on campus in collaboration with local partners. Lead together with Daytonians and fellow Flyers to build a stronger community. The REAL Dayton is just the beginning of leading for the common good with Dayton’s neighbors and friends.
Participating in a Cross-Cultural Summer Immersion through the Center for Social Concern is a unique way to expand your education beyond the classroom, into a new culture, a new lifestyle, and a new way of thinking. Each trip offers a distinctive experience for students, involving elements of cultural immersion, study of government, social services, religion, family life, economics, and everyday life in the host country. Participants travel in a group with a reflection leader to help guide the group through the joys and struggles of encountering life outside your normal experience and to come to a better understanding of Global Solidarity as God’s children.
The Dayton Civic Scholars program (DCS) is a co-curricular scholarship program administered through the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community at the University of Dayton. The DCS program strives to shape students into civic leaders through a rigorous academic track, sustained civic engagement and several professional development opportunities. Fifteen students are selected at the end of their first year to become a cohort that will embark on a three-year commitment together.
The Health Equity Fellows Program is a new UD student program through the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community. The student Health Equity Fellows will start their work in their sophomore year and will work with the Fitz Center for three years through mini courses, connected curriculum, internships, health literacy community engagement, capstone projects and research opportunities. Interested students are encouraged to apply in the beginning of the spring semester of their first year at the University of Dayton or the UD-Sinclair Academy.
Students and partners are empowered to think broadly, listen deeply, engage genuinely, act in partnership, and understand the challenges facing urban communities today. A hallmark of all Fitz Center programs is the integration of community partners, students, and faculty through all aspects of the Center’s work.