The St. Louis Impact Fund catalyzes substantive regional partnerships through four grant categories and will grant up to $50,000 this year. In line with Gephardt Institute’s mission to foster student community engagement, the St. Louis Impact Fund will equip students to effectively foster intentional and mutually beneficial relationships with community partners. “Community partnerships invite dialogue, […]
Category: Civic Engagement Fund
First Civic Action Week puts Gephardt mission front and center at WashU
From Sept. 26 to Oct. 1, the Gephardt Institute was proud to introduce our inaugural Civic Action Week (CAW) in partnership with the Woman’s Society of Washington University in St. Louis. Across campus, different faculty, staff, and community partners hosted events and other opportunities to engage the WashU community as part of the Institute’s mission […]
Student Spotlight: Sophia Dutton
Sophia Dutton has quickly become an advocate for the unhoused population of St. Louis whilst being involved with and now serving as president of Heart for the Unhoused. This interest for the intersection between healthcare and helping the unhoused community was something she realized while in high school, holding an internship at Johns Hopkins hospital. […]
Honoring our 2021 Student Staff Graduates
Amidst a year of exceptional challenges, we look for moments of appreciation and celebration. We’re pleased to honor our Gephardt Institute student staff graduates and celebrate their achievements, not only professionally, but personally. From navigating a global pandemic and heightened global issues of racial injustice to adjusting to online classes and new realities, our students […]
Civic Engagement Fund: Spring 2019 Recipients
The Gephardt Institute’s Civic Engagement Fund supports WashU students, faculty, and staff working to strengthen the fabric of their communities. Grantees collaborate with community partners to develop initiatives and Community Engaged Courses that catalyze positive change. There are four distinctive grant categories that support different kinds of community-engaged action: Course Development Grants, Grants for St. Louis […]
Kinloch Forever: Alana Flowers Uses Grant to Build Community and Educate Others
Kinloch, Missouri, a city that today carries the weight of poverty, stigma, and years of systematic injustice, was once a thriving community, producing great talent and a rich history. The city has a lot to celebrate as the state’s first African-American community and one of the largest all-Black cities in the country during its prime. […]
Civic Engagement Fund: Recent Recipients
The Gephardt Institute is advancing a bold vision to foster a vibrant culture of civic engagement at Washington University. The Civic Engagement Fund is a critical tool that supports members of the WashU campus who seek to strengthen the social fabric of our communities. In the 2016-2017 academic year the fund awarded forty-one grants and […]
Civic Engagement Fund: Recent Grant Projects
The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement is advancing a bold vision to enhance a civic culture at Washington University. The Civic Engagement Fund is a critical tool that supports members of the WashU campus who seek to strengthen the social fabric of our communities. In the 2016-2017 academic year, the fund awarded 41 […]
Teach Me to Help: Empowering Students to Save Lives
The Gephardt Institute’s Civic Engagement Fund provides funding and support for initiatives that cultivate community engagement and catalyze positive change. In the 2016-2017 academic year, the fund awarded 41 projects and more than $55,000 to faculty, students, and staff who developed coursework and initiatives that catalyze civic engagement and community partnerships to benefit communities near and far. Teach […]
Beth Martin Champions Community-Engaged Teaching
Beth Martin is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies and a Gephardt Institute Community Engagement Faculty Fellow. She teaches a range of courses, including a freshman seminar focusing on the environment of St. Louis and a senior level seminar that prepares students to attend annual international climate negotiations. As a Community Engagement Fellow this semester, Beth has coordinated […]
Civic Engagement Fund Project Supports Healthy Humans
The Gephardt Institute’s Civic Engagement Fund provides funding and support for initiatives that cultivate community engagement and catalyze positive change. In the 2016-2017 academic year, the fund awarded 41 projects and more than $55,000 to faculty, students, and staff who developed coursework and initiatives that catalyze civic engagement and community partnerships to benefit communities in St. Louis and […]
Civic Engagement Fund – Recent Grant Projects
The Gephardt Institute is advancing a bold vision to enhance a civic culture at Washington University. The Civic Engagement Fund is a critical tool that supports members of the WashU campus who seek to strengthen the social fabric of our communities. In the 2016-2017 academic year, the fund awarded 41 projects and more than $55,000 […]
Civic Engagement Fund – Recent Grant Projects
The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement is advancing a bold vision to enhance a civic culture at Washington University. The Civic Engagement Fund is a critical tool that supports students, faculty, and staff who seek to strengthen the social fabric of our communities. In the 2015-2016 academic year, the Civic Engagement Fund awarded […]
Civic Engagement Fund Grantees Tackle Sustainability, Communication, Food Security and More
The Gephardt Institute is advancing a bold vision to enhance a civic culture at Washington University, and the Civic Engagement Fund is a critical tool that supports members of the WashU campus community who seek to strengthen the social fabric of our communities. In the 2015-16 academic year, the fund awarded more than $75,000 to […]
In the News: Civic Engagement Fund Supports Engineering Ethics Course
Students explore the parallels between Challenger disaster and Ferguson crisis during a unique class.