About the Civic Scholarship Initiative

The Civic Scholarship Initiative supports programs that join together the south Puget Sound region and the University of Puget Sound’s faculty and students in projects of mutual concern. The initiative provides real-world laboratories for faculty and students to pursue their research and teaching objectives while partnering with regional organizations to solve problems, develop policy, and educate the public on issues of regional and national significance.

Civic Scholarship projects originate from either faculty requests or expressions of interest from community members. Ideas and suggestions are presented to the Civic Scholarship Initiative director for preliminary consideration. Once approved by the director, the Civic Scholarship office identifies interested faculty, assists in implementation, and offers general administrative support.

All Civic Scholarship Initiative programs promote the university’s educational, service, and research missions, and seek to bring the community and university together in productive and supportive collaboration.