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    • Alabama Computer Science Summer Camp
    • Alabama in Hobson City Initiative
    • Assessing Community Readiness for and Attitudes to Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Pickens County
    • Bamboo Reach & Teach: Creating an Effective Participatory Strategy for Local Citizen Engagement
    • Better Together
    • Black Belt Bamboost
    • Black Belt Community Foundation
    • Board of Advisors
    • Building Healthy Lives
    • Chinese New Year Celebration
    • Citizens Impacting Community Association: West-Side Scholars Academy
    • Clinical Health Coaching in a Diabetes and Hypertension Clinic
    • Cognitive Interventions for African American Diabetics
    • Collective Parent Engagement and Service Learning at Davis-Emerson Middle School
    • Combining CBPR and Engaged Scholarship to Conduct Nutritional and Physical Activity Audits in an Underserved Community
    • Dallas and Marengo Counties Veterans Needs Assessment
    • Determine Non-Point Sources of Organic and Nutrient Pollutants in Agricultural Watersheds in Rural Alabama
    • Determining Sources and Quality of Inorganic and Organic Nutrients Exported from Agricultural Watersheds
    • Diabetes Education Team (DiET)
    • Engaging Middle School Students in the Westlawn Media Group Operation
    • Engaging USDA Scientists and Landowners for Identifying Sources of Nutrient Pollution in Agricultural Wastelands
    • Establishing Alabama GeoKids Initiative
    • Exploring Modern Biology and the Scientific Process
    • Family History Comic Book
    • Fostering Unprecedented Experimental Learning (FUEL)
    • From Tuscaloosa to Greensboro: Online, Remote Tutoring that Engages College Students and Young Learners
    • GEAR UP Alabama https://gearupal.com/
    • Global Café/Fulbright Program
    • Growing Art
    • Health Lab: An Experiment in Engaged Scholarship for Community-Based Health Promotion
    • Heart Touch
    • Helping Families Initiative (HFI)
    • HIV Stigma Reduction
    • Hobson City #girls4change Photovoice Project
    • Hobson City Improvement Program
    • Holt Learning Center
    • Implementing Learning Strategies to Improving Graduation Rates in the Alabama Black Belt
    • Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour: Greene County Hospital and Children's Policy Council
    • Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour: Pickens County Partnership
    • Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour: Holt Community Partnership and Alabama TOPS
    • Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour: Judson College and 57 Miles Program
    • Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour: Bryan Whitfield Memorial Hospital, and Marengo County History and Archive Museum
    • Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour: Horseshoe Farm, Greensboro Opera House, and The Safe House Museum
    • Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour: Hill Hospital of York, Sumpter County Schools, and Coleman Center for the Arts and Culture
    • Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour: Black Belt Community Foundation
    • Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour: Wilcox County, Golden Dragon Plant, and Gee's Bend
    • Inclusive Campus Breakfast
    • Increasing access to health screenings and health education: The Pickens Health Improvement Program (PHIP)
    • Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship (JCES)
    • LAMP: Reducing Disparities with Literacy-Adapted Psychosocial Treatments for Chronic Pain: The Effect of the LAMP Intervention on Patients' Pain and Psychosocial Functioning
    • Learning Experiences Anchored in Real-World Knowledge (LEARN)
    • Learning in Action Quality Enhancement Plan
    • Learning Initiative and Financial Training (LIFT)
    • LessThankUThink
    • Leveraging Local Knowledge and GIS Modeling to Quantify Wastewater Discharges in Hale and Wilcox Counties
    • Math and Science Initiative
    • Mechanical Properties of Alabama-Grown Bamboo
    • Multi-Level Approaches in Addressing Chronic and Health Disparities
    • Multi-Level HIV Prevention
    • Multiple Abilities Program: Alabama Early Literacy Project
    • Multiple Abilities Program: Alabama Early Literacy Project
    • My Brother's Keeper Initiatives: From Greensboro to Greensboro: Contrasting Two Community Partnerships to Propel Men of Color to Success
    • National Area Health Education Center HPV Immunization Project
    • New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018: Uniontown
    • New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018: Jimmie Lee Jackson Historic Marker, Judson College, and Main Street Marion
    • New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018: Hill Hospital, Board of Education, and Coleman Center for the Arts
    • New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018: UA Pickens County Partnership & Growth and Progress in Aliceville
    • New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018: Stillman College
    • New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018: Horseshoe Farm, HERO, and Safe House Museum
    • New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018: Golden Dragon Plant and Gee's Bend
    • New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018: Black Belt Community Foundation and Edmund Pettus Bridge
    • New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018: Greene County Hospital and Children's Policy Council
    • Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Alabaster City
    • Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Alabaster City: Hispanic Parent Leadership Academy (HPLA)
    • Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Fayette
    • Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Lamar County
    • Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Sumter County
    • Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Tuscaloosa City
    • Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Tuscaloosa City: Hispanic Parent Leadership Academy (HPLA)
    • Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Tuscaloosa County:
    • Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Tuscaloosa County: Hispanic Parent Leadership Academy (HPLA)
    • Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art K-12 Fellowship Program
    • Peer-learning communities to develop rural, African American girls' computer science knowledge and career awareness
    • Perceptions and Assessment of Stream Health for a Watershed
    • Power PATH
    • Practicing Inclusive Engagement Workshops
    • Raising Weather Awareness and Preparedness for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community
    • REACH Back
    • Realizing the Dream
    • Rockets and Race Cars
    • Saving Lives: Plum Grove Baptist Church
    • Saving Lives: Benville Missionary Baptist Church
    • Saving Lives: College Hill Baptist Church
    • Saving Lives: First African Baptist Church
    • Saving Lives: Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church
    • Saving Lives: New Zion Missionary Baptist Church
    • Saving Lives: Saint John Baptist Church
    • Scholars for Community Outreach Partnership and Engagement (SCOPE)
    • Second Degree Chinese Heritage Program
    • SOAR: Using CBPR to Bridge the Campus-to-Community Gap
    • Sowing Seeds of Hope: PACT-Marion
    • STEM Entrepreneurship Academy (SEA)
    • Strengths, Talents, and Resources in Students
    • Student Engineers in Action (SEA)
    • Student Leaders Community Engagement Training
    • Sustainable Rainwater Harvesting System
    • Sustained Dialogue
    • Swim to the Top
    • Telemedicine Perceptions of Rural Patients with HIV and Mental Health Issues
    • Textbooks for Veterans
    • The Alabama Alliance for an Inclusive Middle Grades Computer Science Preparation through Makerspaces in the Alabama Black Belt Region
    • The EDGE
    • The Effects of Psychosocial Interventions for Chronic Pain on Health Care Utilization and Opioid Prescriptions in Rural Residents
    • The Literacy Lab
    • The Tuskegee Partnership to Establish Computer Science Education in the Alabama Black Belt
    • TOPS: The Development of an After-School Program for Youth Places At-Risk: A Collaborative Approach
    • Toward a Cultural Adaptation of Pain Management Treatments for Hispanics with Chronic Pain
    • Tuscaloosa Civil Rights
    • Tuscaloosa Encouraging Adolescents with Mentoring and Support (TEAMS)
    • Tuscaloosa's One Place: JUSTICE
    • UA-Pickens County Partnership: A Health Care Teaching County
    • University of Alabama United Way Campaign
    • Using Telehealth to Build Community Partnerships in Early Intervention: Supporting Families of Young Children With and at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder
    • Water Conservation and Effective Watershed Management
    • Water Well Contamination in Hale County
    • West End Pride: Tuscaloosa Neighbors Together
    • Winning Grants and Sustainability Program
    •  Readiness for Community Paramedicine and Integrated Mobile Health Care Interventions in Alabama’s EMS Agencies and Hospitals

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    Textbooks for Veterans

    Raise funds to provide textbooks for veterans.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Start date:
    2016-01-07
    End date:
    2017-03-07
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    7th Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    City:
    Tuscaloosa
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    UA Veterans
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Alex K. Bynum
    Title:
    Assistant Director of Logistics
    College:
    Division of Student Life
    Department:
    Veterans Affairs
    E-Mail:
    akbynum@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    David Blair
    Title 2:
    Director
    College 2:
    Division of Student Life
    Department 2:
    Veteran and Military Affairs
    E-Mail 2:
    drblair1@sa.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Lt. Gen. Randy Gelwix
    Title:
    Chairman
    Organization:
    West Alabama Chamber of Commerce
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $9,000.00

    Multi-Level HIV Prevention

    Five Horizons offers HIV/AIDS prevention education services to all individuals and entities in West Alabama. Specific target groups: 1) students in West Alabama colleges, universities, and public schools, 2) those who are at high risk for HIV infection due to multiple sex partners and needle use, 3) those residing in areas in which HIV infection rates are high.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    http://www.fivehorizons.org/
    Program Video:
    https://www.facebook.com/tuscnews/videos/10156117820283029
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2720 6th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Safiya George
    Title:
    Associate Professor, and Assistant Dean for Research
    College:
    Capstone College of Nursing
    Department:
    Nursing
    Phone:
    205-348-1033
    E-Mail:
    sfgeorge@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Billy Kilpatrick
    Title:
    Executive Director
    Organization:
    Five Horizons Health Services
    Phone:
    205-759-8470
    Email:
    bkirkpatrick@fivehorizons.org
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $390,000.00

    Fostering Unprecedented Experimental Learning (FUEL)

    Provide professional learning experiences that will foster experiential learning for K-12 STEM educators.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Start date:
    2016-01-07
    End date:
    2017-03-07
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    103 1st Ave NW, Fayette, AL, USA
    County:
    FAYETTE
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Fayette County School System: K-12 Teachers
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Terri Boman
    Title:
    Director
    Department:
    In-Service Education Center
    Phone:
    205-348-6951
    E-Mail:
    tboman@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Rosianna Gray
    E-Mail 2:
    rosianna.r.gray@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Vic Herren
    Title:
    Director of Federal Programs
    Organization:
    Department of Education
    Phone:
    205-932-4611
    Email:
    vherren@fayette.k12.al.us
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $4,200.00

    Multi-Level Approaches in Addressing Chronic and Health Disparities

    To plan, implement and evaluate programs to combat disease and health disparities in Alabama’s Black Belt.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Start date:
    2016-01-07
    End date:
    2017-03-07
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    751 Derby Dr, York, AL, USA
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Hill Hospital of Sumter County & Community Members
    University Partner:
    Pamela Foster-Payne
    Title:
    Deputy Director/Associate Professor
    College:
    Community Health Sciences
    Department:
    Institute for Rural Health Research
    Phone:
    205-348-5148
    E-Mail:
    ppayne-foster@cchs.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dr. Rebecca Allen, Dr. JoAnn S. Oliver, and Christopher H. Spencer
    Title 2:
    UA Staff and Faculty
    Community Partner:
    Loretta Webb Wilson
    Organization:
    Greene County
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $300,000.00

    Second Degree Chinese Heritage Program

    Assessment of degree of acculturation of parents and children in peer victimization and creation of acculturation strategy and anti-bully program for second-generation Chinese.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Start date:
    2016-01-07
    End date:
    2017-03-07
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    670 Magnolia Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Chinese American Youth
    Age Group:
    Young Adult
    University Partner:
    Laura Hobson
    Title:
    Associate Professor and Director of BSW Program
    College:
    School of Social Work
    Department:
    BSW Advising
    Phone:
    205-348-5270
    E-Mail:
    lmhopson@sw.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Fan Yang
    Title:
    Social Work Graduate Student
    Organization:
    Chinese Sisterhood
    Email:
    stillwaterlly@gmail.com
    Financing:
    Grant

    Learning Experiences Anchored in Real-World Knowledge (LEARN)

    Developing an educational protocol to ensure math and science literacy of all students upon graduation.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Start date:
    2016-01-07
    End date:
    2017-03-07
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    2010 1st Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    City:
    Tuscaloosa
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    University Place Elementary & Middle School
    Age Group:
    K-12
    University Partner:
    Marcus Ashford
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    College:
    Engineering
    Department:
    Mechanical Engineering
    Phone:
    205-348-4703
    E-Mail:
    marcus.ashford@eng.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Adriane Sheffield
    Title:
    STEAM Coordinator
    Email:
    ansheffield1@crimson.ua.edu

    Implementing Learning Strategies to Improving Graduation Rates in the Alabama Black Belt

    To improve the quality of life for students attending public schools in the Black Belt Region by addressing opportunities and greater exposure to increase the number of students that will go on to college, trade school, university, Armed Forces, or the workforce.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Start date:
    2016-01-07
    End date:
    2017-03-07
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    609 Lauderdale Street, Selma, AL, USA
    City:
    Selma
    Age Group:
    K-12
    University Partner:
    Chris Spencer
    Title:
    Director of Resource Development for Community Engagement
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-7374
    E-Mail:
    chspencer01@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Felicia Lucky
    Title:
    President of BBCF
    Organization:
    Black Belt Community Foundation
    Phone:
    334-874-1126
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $6,785,731.00

    Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship (JCES)

    JCES is cosponsored by UA Community Affairs and the Engagement Scholarship Consortium. It has become the most prestigious journal in the field over the last 10 years. JCES invites the submission of manuscripts that relate to its mission: To provide a mechanism through which faculty, staff, and students of academic institutions and their community partners may disseminate scholarly works from all academic disciplines. A goal of the publication is to integrate teaching, research, and community engagement. All forms of writing, analysis, creative approaches, and methodologies are acceptable for the journal.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://jces.ua.edu/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFg5pzCySLo
    Start date:
    2008-09-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    270 Kilgore Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Edward Mullins
    Title:
    Director of Research and Communication
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-246-3334
    Community Partner:
    Academic Community
    Financing:
    University/Other
    Source:
    UA & ESC
    Publication:
    Academic Publication

    Using Telehealth to Build Community Partnerships in Early Intervention: Supporting Families of Young Children With and at Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Using telehealth, this project will foster partnerships with Alabama’s Early Intervention System to provide early intervention and support for families with infants and toddlers with or at risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Telehealth-based early intervention trainers enable university-based research and community-based intervention to reach families without formal ASD diagnosis and to deliver services in the child’s natural environment, as the field shifts from clinician-implemented to caregiver-implemented approaches. Thirty early interventionists recruited through Alabama’s Early Intervention System will identify children under 3 years old with or at risk for ASD and their caregivers for the project. Three phases with cohorts of 10 early interventionists will follow and compare two methods of remote-coaching delivery using (1) in-the-moment coaching with bug-in-ear technology and (2) web-based coaching meetings with video review. This project will incorporate undergraduate and graduate students majoring in early childhood special education, who would not normally get this kind of experience. They will help with data collection and analysis, as well as planning and implementation of the project.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    http://www.rehab.alabama.gov/individuals-and-families/early-intervention
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    236 Goodwin Crest Drive, Birmingham, AL, USA
    University Partner:
    Robin A. McWilliam
    Title:
    Professor and Department Head
    College:
    Education
    Department:
    Special Education and Multiple Abilities
    Phone:
    205-348-6527
    E-Mail:
    ramcwilliam@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Alabama’s Early Intervention System
    Phone:
    205-290-4552
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $4,902
    Details:
    SEED Fund
    Source:
    UA
    Awards:
     http://ccbp.ua.edu/category/excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Diabetes Education Team (DiET)

    DiET strives to facilitate student-led discussions about healthy lifestyles within underserved communities in Alabama. We hope to address the growing concern of diabetes in our state primarily through education including topics such as nutrition, exercise, and stress management counseling. DiET is comprised of almost 100 volunteer student health facilitators. Our goal is to start a discussion about healthy living within underserved communities in the state of Alabama in Greene, Hale, Perry and Marengo counties as well as the greater Tuscaloosa area. 

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    http://www.alabamadiet.org/about-us.html
    Program Video:
    http://www.alabamadiet.org/in-the-news.html
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    533 6th Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    GREENE/HALE/MARENGO
    PERRY
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Underserved communities in Alabama
    University Partner:
    Pamela Payne-Foster
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    College:
    Community Health Sciences
    Department:
    Community Medicine and Population Health Institute for Rural Health Research
    Phone:
    205-348-5148
    E-Mail:
    ppayne-foster@cchs.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Lauren Martin
    Title 2:
    Student President of DiET
    Department 2:
    Honors College
    Phone 2:
    205-614-3438
    E-Mail 2:
    uadiabetesedu@gmail.com
    Financing:
    Other
    Funding:
    $2,000
    Details:
    The stipend is to help the scholars continue their work.
    Source:
    UA
    Awards:
    Excelle Outstanding Engagement Effort - http://ccbp.ua.edu/category/excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

     Readiness for Community Paramedicine and Integrated Mobile Health Care Interventions in Alabama’s EMS Agencies and Hospitals

    This project will assess interest and preparedness of Alabama’s emergency medical service (EMS) agencies and hospitals for community paramedicine (CP) or mobile integrated healthcare (MIH) interventions. It will involve UA faculty and a student partnering with Dr. Crawford to survey EMS agencies and hospitals. The survey process will be guided by the Understanding User Context Framework, and intends to identify communities where both EMS agencies and hospitals are ready to engage in starting a CP-MIH intervention. Data collected from the surveys will inform future system-level changes, including state policy, that would be supportive of CP-MIH interventions in Alabama. Findings will be shared with Alabama EMS stakeholders and policymakers. The project includes evaluations of both process and outcomes.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Start date:
    2018-08-16
    End date:
    2019-08-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    211 Peter Bryce Boulevard, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Impact Area:
    Alabama
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Alabama's EMS Agencies
    University Partner:
    Dr. Abbey Gregg
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    College:
    Community Health Sciences (CCHS)
    Department:
    Community Medicine and Population Health and the Institute for Rural Health Research
    Phone:
    205-348-6847
    E-Mail:
    algregg1@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Elwin Crawford
    Title:
    Medical Director
    Organization:
    Alabama Department of Public Health & Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue Services
    Email:
    rn911md@bellsouth.net
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $3,520
    Details:
    SEED Fund
    Source:
    UA
    Awards:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/category/excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    The Literacy Lab

    "The Literacy Lab" at Mathews Elementary school (MES) is a program that involves undergraduate students enrolled in an elementary literacy methods course engage in literacy teaching activities with 2nd–5th graders. The UA students are supervised throughout the program, and the MES students receive whole- and small-group instruction that utilizes evidence-based literacy practices for African American and Hispanic students living in low-income communities. Instruction includes an emphasis on building and maintaining literacy-learning communities, culturally relevant studies, multicultural texts and critical literacy, collaboration and conversation, engaging and student-centered reading activities, and ethnographic research.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1225 Rice Mine Rd N, Northport, AL, USA
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    2nd–5th graders at MES
    Age Group:
    Early Childhood
    University Partner:
    Melanie Acosta
    Title:
    Assistant Professor of Elementary Education & Literacy
    College:
    Education
    Department:
    Department of Curriculum & Instruction
    Phone:
    205-348-5920
    E-Mail:
    macosta@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Amanda Lightsey
    Title:
    Executive Director
    Organization:
    Tuscaloosa's One Place
    Phone:
    205-462-1000
    Community Partner 2:
    Mathews Elementary School
    Phone 2:
    205-342-2654
    Financing:
    Other
    Funding:
    $2,000
    Details:
    The stipend is to help the scholars continue their work.
    Awards:
    Outstanding Engagement Effort - http://ccbp.ua.edu/category/excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Raising Weather Awareness and Preparedness for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community

    This community engaged project focuses on raising awareness, preparedness, and improving communication during severe weather for the Deaf and hard of hearing community in Alabama. It involves a partnership with the Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and other partners across the state such as the National Weather Service. In addition, the Center for Advanced Public Safety (CAPS) at UA is working closely on this project to facilitate and administer technologies, products, and research for improving forecast and warning weather during emergency weather for this community population.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Start date:
    2018-10-01
    End date:
    2019-05-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    220 34th Street South, Birmingham, AL, USA
    Impact Area:
    Alabama
    University Partner:
    Darrin J. Griffin
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    College:
    Communication Information Sciences
    Department:
    Communication Studies
    Phone:
    205-632-0777
    E-Mail:
    djgriffin1@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind
    Organization:
    AIDB Birmingham Regional Center
    Phone:
    205-761-3530
    Community Partner 2:
    Jefferson County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) & National Weather Service-Alabama
    Financing:
    Other
    Funding:
    $2,000
    Details:
    The stipend is to help the scholars continue their work.
    Source:
    UA
    Awards:
    Outstanding Engagement Effort - http://ccbp.ua.edu/category/excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour:

    Greene County Hospital and Children's Policy Council

    In Greene County, the UA team visited Greene County Hospital, the hub for the Greene County Health System, where their mission is to provide optimal medical care to the residents of Greene and surrounding counties. The group also learned about initiatives from members of the county’s Children’s Policy Council (CPC). The mission of CPC is to support children’s services in the areas of economic security, health, safety, education, parental involvement and early care. The panelists were: Phyllis Belcher, Executive Director of the Greene County Industrial Development Board; Carol Zippert, Greene County School System Board Member and Co-Publisher of the Greene County Democrat; Mildred Morgan, Facilitator of the CPC Strengthening Family Grant; The Honorable Julia Spree, Greene County Probate Judge; Tennyson Smith, Chairman of the Greene County Commission; and Elmore Patterson III, Director of Greene County Hospital.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7tGmiRqzUs
    Start date:
    2017-05-10
    End date:
    2017-05-11
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    400 Morrow Avenue, Eutaw, Greene County, AL, USA
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Phone:
    205-348-8376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Lillie Jones-Osborne
    Title:
    District Court Judge
    Organization:
    Green County
    Phone:
    205-372-3143
    Email:
    lillie.jones-osborne@alacourt.gov
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour:

    Pickens County Partnership

    In Pickens County, the UA group learned about the town's needs and current partnership. Panelists noted that Pickens County is a Medically Underserved Area, as the county ranks 45th in health outcomes among Alabama’s 67 counties. To address health issues in Pickens county, in 2015 approximately $600,000 was obtained from the Alabama Legislature to initiate the UA Pickens County Partnership. Through this partnership, eight projects have been created that include UA faculty and students and Pickens County community organizations. The grant also provides four one-year-long fellowships for recent UA graduates to provide an opportunity for students to serve in health-related capacities while expanding their experience and education. The UA team also stopped by the Pickens County Courthouse, where legend states that Henry Wells, a former a slave, was accused of burning down the courthouse. It is said that a nearby lightning strike etched his image in the window pane of the attic as he peered down at an angry mob. The panelists were: Michele Montgomery, School of Nursing; Paige Johnson, School of Nursing; Jim Marshall, CEO of Pickens County Medical Center; Craig Patterson, Mayor of Gordo; Frances Lewis, Aliceville Public Library; and Jamie Chapman, Superintendent of Pickens County Schools.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7tGmiRqzUs
    Start date:
    2017-05-10
    End date:
    2017-05-12
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    241 Robert K Wilson Dr, Carrollton, Pickens County, AL, USA
    University Partner:
    Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Phone:
    205-348-8376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Susan Page
    Title:
    Grant Writer and Proposal Development Administrator
    Organization:
    College of Community Heath Sciences
    Phone:
    205-348-5570
    Email:
    spage@ua.edu
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Hobson City Improvement Program

    To plan, implement and evaluate one or more programs to promote this historic city (Hobson).

    Primary Focus Area:
    Economic Development
    Start date:
    2016-01-07
    End date:
    2017-03-07
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    610 Martin Luther King Dr, Hobson City, AL, USA
    University Partner:
    Michelle Robinson
    College:
    Art and Sciences
    Department:
    English
    Phone:
    205-348-4177
    E-Mail:
    mrobinson@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Alberta McCrory
    Title:
    Mayor
    Organization:
    Hobson City
    Phone:
    256-831-4940
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $26,715.00

    Tuscaloosa's One Place:

    JUSTICE

    This program prepares prisoners in the often difficult task of transitioning from prison to the workforce. With assistance from local employers such as Mercedes-Benz and Phifer Wire, along with several service providers and representatives from the Alabama Department of Corrections, the program follows a curriculum of current employment practices that improve the likelihood of former prisoners getting good jobs. The program follows a model called Core Life Link, widely used to help individuals attain, maintain and advance in their employment. Some 8–10% of prisoners are also veterans and the program takes their needs into consideration.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    https://www.tuscaloosaoneplace.org/
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    867 Redmont Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Ex-convicts
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Nicole Prewitt
    Title:
    Director of Programs and Partnerships for Community Engagement
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9819
    E-Mail:
    nbprewitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Amanda Lightsey
    Title:
    Executive Director
    Organization:
    Tuscaloosa's One Place
    Phone:
    205-462-1000
    Email:
    alightsey@tuscaloosaoneplace.org
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $2,000
    Source:
    UA
    Awards:
     Outstanding Engagement Effort - http://ccbp.ua.edu/category/excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour:

    Holt Community Partnership and Alabama TOPS

    At Holt High School the members of the panel, reflecting community partners, UA faculty and local educators, shared their work on many projects in the Tuscaloosa and Holt communities. During the panel, members discussed an overview of Holt Community Partnerships. Included is the Health Lab, an experiment in engaged scholarship for community-based health promotion through research, teaching, and service. Also included in the Community Partnerships is Parenting Education, in which several programs address the needs of Holt parents and families. The UA group also learned about Alabama TOPS, which is a university-community-school partnership which directs its efforts in developing and researching strategies for supporting children’s optimal learning and development while children are out of school. The panelists were: Jeffery Parker, On All Fours; Tania Alameda Lawson, Alabama TOPS; Rebecca Allen, SOAR; Jen Nickelson, Holt Community Partnerships Health Lab; Debbie Crawford, Principal of Holt Elementary School; J. McNealy, Principal of Holt High School; Ben Horton, Chair of Holt in Action; and Aundrea Thomas, President of Holt Community Partnership.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7tGmiRqzUs
    Start date:
    2017-05-07
    End date:
    2017-05-12
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    3801 Alabama Avenue Northeast, Holt, AL, USA
    University Partner:
    Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President
    Department:
    Community Affairs
    Phone:
    205-348-8376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Tania Alameda-Lawson
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    Organization:
    School of Social Work at University of Alabama
    Phone:
    205-348-4396
    Email:
    talamedalawson@sw.ua.edu
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour:

    Judson College and 57 Miles Program

    In Perry County, UA scholars and students made a brief visit to the Judson College campus, a school with a legacy of producing women who worked to improve society. Now Judson serves as an undergraduate college for both men and women, and is associated with the Alabama Baptist Convention. The UA team also learned about UA’s 57 Miles Program, an initiative that works to close the gap between today’s challenges and tomorrow’s promises in the Alabama Black Belt region through service trips and mentoring programs. Finally, the group convened at Marion Military Institute for the panel discussion. The panelists were: Amy Butler, Coordinator of Faith-Based Service Learning, Judson College; Cooper Holmes, Executive Director of the Alabama Black Belt Foundation; Col. Ed Passmore, Acting Commandant and Director of the Center for Service and Leadership, Marion Institute; Chris Joiner, Executive Director, Renaissance Marion; and Davis Jackson, Coordinator, 57 Miles Program.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7tGmiRqzUs
    Start date:
    2017-05-10
    End date:
    2017-05-12
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    302 Bibb Street, Marion, Perry, AL, USA
    University Partner:
    Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President
    Department:
    Community Affairs
    Phone:
    205-348-8376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Davis Jackson
    Title:
    Program Coordinator
    Organization:
    57 Miles
    Phone:
    205-348-4648
    Email:
    davis.jackson@ua.edu
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour:

    Bryan Whitfield Memorial Hospital, and Marengo County History and Archive Museum

    At the Marengo County History and Archives Museum, UA scholars and students attended a panel discussion led by Thomas Moore Sr. The museum tells the story of the county’s history which includes the original Native Americans along with the French, African American, Jewish, and other European groups that comprised the foundation of the area. The museum also provides support for local school systems, the 4-H Club, and other youth organizations. The UA group also visited the Bryan Whitfield Memorial Hospital in Demopolis, which provides the region with health services such as physical and mental care with a focus on preventative services. The panelists were: Kyle Kallhoff, Superintendent of Demopolis City Schools; Luther Hallmark, Superintendent of Marengo Country Schools; Arthur Evans, Administrator of Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital; Timothy Thurman, Superintendent of Linden City Schools; and Candace Dorriety, Executive Director of the Demopolis Area Chamber of Commerce.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7tGmiRqzUs
    Start date:
    2017-05-10
    End date:
    2017-05-12
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    101 N Walnut Ave, Demopolis, Marengo County, AL, USA
    University Partner:
    Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President
    Department:
    Community Affairs
    Phone:
    205-348-8376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Thomas Moore, Sr.
    Title:
    Community Leader
    Organization:
    Demopolis City
    Email:
    thomassrmoore@bellsouth.net
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour:

    Horseshoe Farm, Greensboro Opera House, and The Safe House Museum

    At St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Greensboro, the UA team attended a panel discussion, where panelists gave an overview of current projects and partnerships including Horseshoe Farm, a multifaceted community, service, and leadership development organization taking approaches to support independence and quality of life among seniors and adults living with mental illness. Horseshoe Farm also seeks to improve educational opportunities for at-risk children, and prepare future service leaders in community health and education. Also included on the tour was a visit to the Greensboro Opera House, a revival of the old Opera House that closed due to the effects of the Great Depression, where it is now repurposed as a cultural center. Lastly, the UA team gathered at The Safe House Museum where Martin Luther King Jr. reached for safety from the Ku Klux Klan in 1968. The panelists were: Shay Fondren, Administrator of Hale County Hospital; The Rev. Laramie Long, Boys and Girls Club; John Dorsey, Horseshoe Farm; Osie Pickens, Superintendent of Hale County Schools; Winnie Cobbs, Opera House; and Evelyn Chambers, Greensboro City Council.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7tGmiRqzUs
    Start date:
    2017-05-10
    End date:
    2017-05-12
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    518 Martin Luther King Dr, Greensboro, Hale County, AL, USA
    University Partner:
    Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Phone:
    205-348-8376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Meg Rankin-Byrd
    Title:
    Math Specialist
    Organization:
    AMSTI 
    Email:
    AMSTI 
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Saving Lives:

    Plum Grove Baptist Church

    Saving Lives is a community-university faith-based partnership, established in 2012 to support Alabama residents in attaining higher levels of health and wellness. Saving Lives uses a unique approach to healthy living and wellness, using scripture or text from theologically sound doctrine to support health care information and recommendations coming forward from health care providers and policymakers.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/saving-lives/
    Start date:
    2012-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2822 Fosters Ferry Rd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Community Members
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Nicole B. Prewitt
    Title:
    Director of Programs and Partnerships for Community Engagement
    College:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9819
    E-Mail:
    nbprewitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Reverend Tyshawn Gardner
    Title:
    Pastor
    Organization:
    Plum Grove Baptist Church
    Phone:
    205-752-2762
    Community Partner 2:
    Phyllis P. Rogers
    Title 2:
    Advocate
    Organization 2:
    Plum Grove Baptist Church
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Saving Lives:

    Benville Missionary Baptist Church

    Saving Lives is a community-university faith-based partnership, established in 2012 to support Alabama residents in attaining higher levels of health and wellness. Saving Lives uses a unique approach to healthy living and wellness, using scripture or text from theologically sound doctrine to support health care information and recommendations coming forward from health care providers and policymakers.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/saving-lives/
    Start date:
    2012-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    3211 McGee Rd, Cottondale, Alabama 35453, USA
    Number Served:
    Community Members
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Nicole B. Prewitt
    Title:
    Director of Programs and Partnerships for Community Engagement
    College:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9819
    E-Mail:
    nbprewitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Reverend Simon Hunter
    Title:
    Pastor
    Organization:
    Benville Missionary Baptist Church
    Phone:
    205-553-1777
    Community Partner 2:
    Annette Harris
    Title 2:
    Advocate
    Organization 2:
    Benville Missionary Baptist Church
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Saving Lives:

    College Hill Baptist Church

    Saving Lives is a community-university faith-based partnership, established in 2012 to support Alabama residents in attaining higher levels of health and wellness. Saving Lives uses a unique approach to healthy living and wellness, using scripture or text from theologically sound doctrine to support health care information and recommendations coming forward from health care providers and policymakers.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/saving-lives/
    Start date:
    2012-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    600 24th Ave E, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404, USA
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Community Members
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Nicole B. Prewitt
    Title:
    Director of Programs and Partnerships for Community Engagement
    College:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9819
    Community Partner:
    Reverend Kelvin Croom
    Title:
    Pastor
    Organization:
    College Hill Baptist Church
    Phone:
    205-523-5266
    Email:
    collegehilltuscaloosa@gmail.com​
    Community Partner 2:
    Regina Hughes
    Title 2:
    Advocate
    Organization 2:
    College Hill Baptist Church
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Saving Lives:

    First African Baptist Church

    Saving Lives is a community-university faith-based partnership, established in 2012 to support Alabama residents in attaining higher levels of health and wellness. Saving Lives uses a unique approach to healthy living and wellness, using scripture or text from theologically sound doctrine to support health care information and recommendations coming forward from health care providers and policymakers.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/saving-lives/
    Start date:
    2012-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2621 Stillman Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA
    University Partner:
    Dr. Nicole B. Prewitt
    Title:
    Director of Programs and Partnerships for Community Engagement
    College:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9819
    E-Mail:
    nbprewitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Reverend Frederick Blackburn
    Title:
    Interim Pastor
    Organization:
    First African Baptist Church
    Phone:
    205-758-2833
    Email:
    firstafricanchurchsecretary@gmail.com
    Community Partner 2:
    Kara Jemison
    Title 2:
    Advocate
    Organization 2:
    First African Baptist Church
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Saving Lives:

    Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church

    Saving Lives is a community-university faith-based partnership, established in 2012 to support Alabama residents in attaining higher levels of health and wellness. Saving Lives uses a unique approach to healthy living and wellness, using scripture or text from theologically sound doctrine to support health care information and recommendations coming forward from health care providers and policymakers.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Start date:
    2012-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    128 39th St E, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405, USA
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Community Members
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Nicole B. Prewitt
    Title:
    Director of Programs and Partnerships for Community Engagement
    College:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9819
    E-Mail:
    nbprewitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Reverend Frank Kennedy, Sr.
    Title:
    Pastor
    Organization:
    Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church
    Phone:
    205-391-0029
    Community Partner 2:
    Sheila Lee
    Title 2:
    Advocate
    Organization 2:
    Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Saving Lives:

    New Zion Missionary Baptist Church

    Saving Lives is a community-university faith-based partnership, established in 2012 to support Alabama residents in attaining higher levels of health and wellness. Saving Lives uses a unique approach to healthy living and wellness, using scripture or text from theologically sound doctrine to support health care information and recommendations coming forward from health care providers and policymakers.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Start date:
    2012-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1317 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Northport, Alabama 35476, USA
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Community Members
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Nicole B. Prewitt
    Title:
    Director of Programs and Partnerships for Community Engagement
    College:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9819
    E-Mail:
    nbprewitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Reverend Gregory L. Morris
    Title:
    Pastor
    Organization:
    New Zion Missionary Baptist Church
    Phone:
    205-752-8790
    Email:
    contact@newzionbc.com
    Community Partner 2:
    Letrell Peoples
    Title 2:
    Advocate
    Organization 2:
    New Zion Missionary Baptist Church
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Saving Lives:

    Saint John Baptist Church

    Saving Lives is a community-university faith-based partnership, established in 2012 to support Alabama residents in attaining higher levels of health and wellness. Saving Lives uses a unique approach to healthy living and wellness, using scripture or text from theologically sound doctrine to support health care information and recommendations coming forward from health care providers and policymakers.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/saving-lives/
    Start date:
    2012-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1701 10th Avenue, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, USA
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Community Members
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Nicole B. Prewitt
    Title:
    Director of Programs and Partnerships for Community Engagement
    College:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9819
    E-Mail:
    nbprewitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Reverend Roy L. Ferguson
    Title:
    Pastor
    Organization:
    Saint John Baptist Church
    Phone:
    205-759-2861
    Email:
    sjbc69@aol.com
    Community Partner 2:
    Dr. Shelvy Crockett
    Title 2:
    Advocate
    Organization 2:
    Saint John Baptist Church
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    The Effects of Psychosocial Interventions for Chronic Pain on Health Care Utilization and Opioid Prescriptions in Rural Residents

    Working with Whatley Health Services, a non-profit corporation administering a network of federally qualified health clinics, we will explore health care utilization and prescriptions of pain medications among patients with chronic pain. Many patients find themselves in a cycle of visits to health care providers that frequently do not result in increased comfort or better long-term functioning. This study will examine whether behavioral treatments for chronic pain reduce the inefficient utilization of health care services and decrease the need for prescription for pain medications in comparison to a treatment-as-usual control group.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Start date:
    2016-01-01
    End date:
    2017-12-31
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2731 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Patients with chronic pain
    University Partner:
    Dr. Beverly E. Thorn
    Title:
    Professor
    College:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department:
    Psychology
    Phone:
    205-348-5024
    E-Mail:
    bthorn@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Andrea Newman
    Title 2:
    Doctoral Student
    Department 2:
    Psychology
    E-Mail 2:
    anewman@crimson.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Deborah Tucker
    Title:
    Chief Executive Officer
    Organization:
    Whatley Health Services
    Phone:
    205-758-6647
    Financing:
    University
    Details:
    Graduate Fellowship
    Source:
    UA Graduate Council
    Awards:
    Graduate Fellowship Award - http://ccbp.ua.edu/10th-annual-excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Perceptions and Assessment of Stream Health for a Watershed

    This project combines the water expertise of Dr. Davis and her master’s student, Ms. Megan Briggs, with the interests of a local environmental, non-profit group, the Sassafras Center for Arts and Environment, to collect information needed for the development of a watershed management plan and the restoration of a watershed located in Tuscaloosa blighted by urbanization. The project will combine water, UA expertise in water, social, and physical science with that of Sassafras Center for Arts and Environment to help improve water governance in the community.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Economic Development
    Start date:
    2016-01-01
    End date:
    2017-12-31
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    3228 Loop Rd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404, USA
    University Partner:
    Dr. Lisa Davis
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    Department:
    Geography
    Phone:
    205-348-4992
    E-Mail:
    lisa.davis@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Megan Briggs
    Title 2:
    Graduate Student
    Department 2:
    Geography
    Community Partner:
    Eric Courchesne
    Title:
    Interim Executive Director
    Organization:
    Sassafras Center for Arts and Environment
    Phone:
    205-623-6655
    Financing:
    University
    Details:
    Graduate Fellowship
    Source:
    UA Graduate Council
    Awards:
    Graduate Fellowship Award - http://ccbp.ua.edu/10th-annual-excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Dallas and Marengo Counties Veterans Needs Assessment

    The project is an extension of the South Alabama Veterans Needs Assessment of veterans and their families. The purpose of the project is to work with community members to identify the unmet needs and perceived gaps in available services of veterans and their families located in Dallas and Marengo counties. The project will contribute to the development of a comprehensive strategy to address the needs of local veterans and their families.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Start date:
    2016-01-01
    End date:
    2017-12-31
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    107 Broad Street, Camden, AL, USA
    County:
    DALLAS/MARENGO
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Veterans and their families
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. David L. Albright
    Title:
    Associate Professor and Hill Crest Foundation Endowed Chair in Mental Health
    Department:
    Social Work
    Phone:
    205-348-4416
    E-Mail:
    dlalbright@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Jessica M. Bertram
    Title 2:
    Doctoral Student
    Department 2:
    Social Work
    E-Mail 2:
    jmbertram@crimson.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Mr. John Clyde Riggs
    Title:
    Executive Director
    Organization:
    Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission
    Phone:
    334-682-4234
    Email:
    jcriggs50@gmail.com
    Financing:
    University
    Details:
    Graduate Fellowship
    Source:
    UA Graduate Council
    Awards:
    Graduate Fellowship Award - http://ccbp.ua.edu/10th-annual-excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Tuscaloosa Civil Rights

    Digitally preserve Tuscaloosa African American Memorabilia and History

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Start date:
    0017-06-12
    End date:
    0017-08-12
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    1311 T.Y. Rogers Jr Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Community Partner:
    Thomas Linton
    Phone:
    205-759-9177
    Financing:
    Grant

    LessThankUThink

    College Anti-Binge Drinking Campaign

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Program Website:
    https://www.ltut.org
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-TGEGTLT1w
    Start date:
    2010-01-01
    End date:
    2019-05-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    751 Campus Dr W, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Number Served:
    14 College Campuses
    Age Group:
    Young Adult
    University Partner:
    Teri Henley
    Title:
    Instructor
    College:
    College of Communication and Information Sciences
    Department:
    Department of Advertising and Public Relations
    Phone:
    205-348-0365
    E-Mail:
    henley@apr.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Delynne Wilcox
    Title 2:
    CHES Assistant Director, Health Planning and Prevention
    Department 2:
    Student Health Center
    Phone 2:
    205-348-0859
    E-Mail 2:
    delynne@ua.edu
    Organization:
    14 different College Campuses
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $220,000
    Details:
    Each campus that implements the campaign pays a grant for the partnership.
    Source:
    Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility
    Presentation:
    Academic Meeting
    Presentation Cite:
    "It Takes LessThanUThink: Implementation of an Anti-Binge Drinking Campaign Targeting Expectancy", Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference, August 2017; "A Student-Led Integrated Communications Campaign to Address College Alcohol Consumption through Expectancy" National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media, Atlanta, August 2017
    Awards:
    https://www.ltut.org/about1-c1l4n?lightbox=dataItem-iy7sk5o5

    Black Belt Bamboost

    Black Belt Bamboost is a creative educational interactive bamboo project building strong sustainable bonds between environment and community one shoot at a time.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://blackbeltbamboost.org/
    Start date:
    2009-10-18
    End date:
    2017-12-31
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    2315 9th Street, Northport, AL, USA
    Number Served:
    Over 100
    Age Group:
    All Ages
    Community Partner:
    doLAB
    Title:
    501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization
    Email:
    dolabalabama@gmail.com
    Financing:
    Other
    Source:
    A Variety of Fundraising & Donations
    Publication Cite:
    Koontz, M. L. (October, 2017). Bamboo reach and teach: Creating an effective participatory strategy for local citizen engagement. Seventh Annual International Conference on Food Studies. Rome, Italy, October 26-27, 2017. Koontz, M. L., Cicatiello, J. (May, 2017). Bamboo in Alabama. Innovative Engineering Using Renewable Resources Program. The University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, AL. Koontz, M. L. (August, 2016). Environmental art as a participatory strategy for catalyzing social change. Eleventh Annual International Conference on the Arts in Society. Los Angeles, CA, August 10-12, 2016. Koontz, M. L., Cicatiello, J. (May, 2016). Bamboo in Alabama. Innovative Engineering Using Renewable Resources Program. The University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, AL. Koontz, M. L., & Cicatiello, J. (April, 2016). Bamboo reach & teach: Creating an effective participatory strategy for local citizen engagement. Center for Community Based Partnerships Tenth Annual Awards Meeting. The University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, AL. Koontz, M. L., Cicatiello, J. (April, 2016). Bamboo in Alabama. Earth Day 2016. Woodland Forrest Elementary. Tuscaloosa, AL. Koontz, M. L., Cicatiello, J., & Rayfield, H. (July, 2015). The Black Belt Bamboost Project. West Alabama Woodworkers Association. Tuscaloosa, AL. Koontz, M. L. & Cicatiello, J. (April, 2015). Bamboo in Alabama. Tuscaloosa County Master Gardeners Association. Tuscaloosa, AL. Koontz, M. L. & Rayfield, H. (October, 2014). Bamboo in Alabama. West Alabama Sierra Club. Tuscaloosa, AL. Koontz, M. L. & Cicatiello, J. (April, 2014). Bamboo. Earth Day 2014. Woodland Forrest Elementary School, Tuscaloosa, AL. Koontz, M. L., Cicatiello, J., & Rayfield, H. (June, 2013). Bamboo in Alabama. Alabama Boy’s State. The University of Alabama. Koontz, M. L., Lewis, R., & Cicatiello, J. ( August, 2013). Black Belt Bamboost. Hale County Industrial Development Board. Moundville, AL. Koontz, M. L. Lewis, R., & Cicatiello, J. (April, 2013). Black belt bamboost project: An agora for bamboo in Alabama. The University of Alabama Center for Community Based Partnerships Seventh Annual Awards Meeting. Tuscaloosa, AL Koontz, M. L. (November, 2012). The Black Belt Bamboost Project. Biannual meeting, CHES Leadership Board. The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL. Koontz, M. L. (October, 2012) Bamboo as catalysis for creative, educational, and economic engagement opportunities: Community building & outreach activities. National Outreach Scholarship Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL, September 30-October 3, 2012. Cicatiello, J. & Koontz, M. L. (October, 2012). Black belt bamboost: Social entrepreneurship. National Outreach Scholarship Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL, September 30-October 3, 2012. Lewis, R. & Koontz, M. L. (2012). Black belt bamboost: Bamboo park. National Outreach Scholarship Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL, September 30-October 3, 2012. Rayfield, H. & Koontz, M. L. (2012). Bamboo education: Community building & outreach activities. National Outreach Scholarship Conference, Tuscaloosa, AL, September 30-October 3, 2012. Koontz, M. L., & Cicatiello, J. (June, 2012). Bamboo in Alabama. Alabama Boy’s State. The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL. Koontz, M. L., Cicatiello, J., Lewis, R., & Rayfield, H. (April, 2012). Bamboo. Earth Day 2012. Woodland Forrest Elementary School, Tuscaloosa, AL. Thompson, A. & Koontz, M. L. (2012, April). The re-emergence of a formally maligned plant: A new perspective of bamboo in Alabama. Society of Ethnobiology 35th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

    West End Pride:

    Tuscaloosa Neighbors Together

    A children's community focused event to instill pride in community.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Start date:
    2017-08-01
    End date:
    2017-11-01
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    3101 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Number Served:
    75
    Age Group:
    All Ages
    Community Partner:
    Tuscaloosa Neighbors Together
    Community Partner 2:
    Raeven Howard
    Organization 2:
    Tuscaloosa City Council
    Financing:
    Other
    Funding:
    $400
    Source:
    Tuscaloosa Neighbors Together

    Increasing access to health screenings and health education: The Pickens Health Improvement Program (PHIP)

    As part of the UA Pickens Partnership, our project aims to improve the health and well-being of the residents of Pickens County. The project’s primary focus is improving the knowledge of cardiovascular and diabetic risk factors. Through health clinics held in schools and in the community, the Pickens Health Improvement Program (PHIP) has helped to screen over 300 individuals for these risk factors so far this year. This project introduces undergraduate nursing students to rural health care as they run the health clinics and provide health coaching on things such as how to improve cholesterol levels or decrease blood pressure. This project is one that has evolved over the years as a direct result of continued community based participatory research efforts in Pickens County. It has been a continuous effort to improve access to health screenings and to improve the health of those that live and work in Pickens County.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Start date:
    2017-06-01
    End date:
    2019-05-31
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    155 Reform Street, Carrollton, AL, USA
    County:
    PICKENS
    Impact Area:
    Carrollton, AL
    Number Served:
    Over 300
    Age Group:
    All Ages
    University Partner:
    Dr. Michele Montgomery
    Title:
    Associate Professor & Assistant Dean
    College:
    Nursing
    Department:
    Graduate Programs
    Phone:
    205.348.3071
    E-Mail:
    mmontgomery1@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Patti Presley Fuller
    Organization:
    Extension Office Pickens County
    Email:
    preslpa@aces.edu
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $250,000
    Source:
    UA Pickens Partnership Grant
    Publication:
    Academic Publication
    Publication Cite:
    Montgomery, M., Johnson, P., & Ewell, P. (2017). Cardiovascular risk factors and use of healthcare services in low-income, minority preschool children. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 28, 303-314. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2017.0024 Johnson, P., Montgomery, M., Ewell, P. (2018). Elevated blood pressure in low income, rural preschool children is associated with maternal hypertension during pregnancy. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 35. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07370016.2018.1404830. Johnson, P., Montgomery, M., Clark, M., & Taylor, C. (2017). Childhood obesity in a rural community: First steps to cultivating change. Submitted to Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 17(2). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v17i2.456
    Presentation:
    Academic Meeting
    Presentation Cite:
    Johnson, P & Montgomery M. The UA/Pickens County Partnership: An Innovative Teaching Model. The Engaged Scholarship Consortium, Birmingham, AL September, 2017 (Podium Presentation) Montgomery, M & Johnson, P. Panel Discussion. Center for Community-Based Partnership Community Engagement Tour, Pickens County, AL. INVITED SPEAKER. May, 2017.

    Alabama Computer Science Summer Camp

    This two-week summer camp for high school students focuses on java programing application development and robotics, followed by the annual Robotics Competition for K–12 students. Program is directed to all students considering computer science as a career, with special emphasis on economically at-risk students.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    http://outreach.cs.ua.edu/camps/
    Start date:
    2018-06-18
    End date:
    2018-06-29
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    401 7th Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Jeff Gray
    Title:
    Professor
    College:
    Engineering
    Department:
    Computer Science
    E-Mail:
    gray@cs.ua.edu

    Board of Advisors

    The Community Affairs Board of Advisors supports campus-wide initiatives that increase student success and retention, facilitate student involvement in entrepreneurship and innovative initiatives, and support the development of thoughtful global and community leaders. Comprised of individuals with a collective reputation of having distinguished themselves as student and now professional leaders, members share a commitment to community engagement and student success. Three committees — Entrepreneurship and Innovative Initiatives, Academic Success and Student Retention and Global and Community Leadership Development — define the group’s structure. Early focus has been on establishing endowed scholarships and seed-funds for innovative projects.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Economic Development
    Program Website:
    http://communityaffairs.ua.edu/board-of-advisors/
    Start date:
    2016-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    801 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Carol Agomo
    Title:
    Director of Community and Administrative Affairs
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs
    E-Mail:
    community.affairs@ua.edu

    Better Together

    This ongoing Crossroads Community Center project works to improve interfaith relations through its support of Better Together, a UA student organization. Better Together assembles students of different faiths and philosophies by engaging them in community service and civic engagement experiences.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://crossroads.ua.edu/the-interfaith-initiative/
    Start date:
    2013-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    751 Campus Dr W, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Lane McLelland
    Title:
    Director
    Department:
    Crossroads Community Center
    E-Mail:
    lane.mclelland@ua.edu

    Black Belt Community Foundation

    Since 2004, the Center for Community-Based Partnerships has been The mission of the Black Belt Community Foundation’s is to forge a collective stream of giving that transforms our 12-county region and connects those interested in having an impact in this region with nonprofits that are making a difference today. Founded in 2004 with the idea that those living and working in the Black Belt best knew the area’s challenges and opportunities, the Black Belt Community Foundation actively puts needed resources into the region that make a lasting impact.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Economic Development
    Program Website:
    http://blackbeltfound.org/
    Start date:
    2008-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    609 Lauderdale Street, Selma, AL, USA
    County:
    DALLAS/TUSCALOOSA
    Impact Area:
    Alabama's Black Belt Counties
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Christopher H. Spencer
    Title:
    Director of Resource Development
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    E-Mail:
    chspencer01@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Felecia Lucky
    Title:
    President
    Organization:
    Black Belt Community Foundation
    Phone:
    334-874-1126

    Chinese New Year Celebration

    A Chinese New Year Celebration is held annually at the UA Ferguson Center. The 2017 program drew 400 attendees. The purpose is to introduce Chinese culture to the larger community and to educate children of all nationalities, and to help individuals become involved with the community and promote understanding.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://communityaffairs.ua.edu/chinese-new-year-celebration-draws-more-than-400-participants/
    Start date:
    2017-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2828 6th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    Organization:
    Chinese Sisterhood of Tuscaloosa
    Email:
    t.c.s.chineseschool1@gmail.com

    GEAR UP Alabama

    https://gearupal.com/

    GEAR UP provides six-year grants to states and partnerships to provide services to high-poverty middle and high schools. It enables grantees to serve an entire cohort of students beginning no later than the seventh grade and continuing through high school. The program also provides college scholarships for low-income students. Using multiple University partners, GEAR UP serves 10,000 students in 21 school systems in every Alabama Black Belt county and several surrounding counties.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Start date:
    2017-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    901 13th Street South, Birmingham, AL, USA
    Impact Area:
    Alabama's Black Belt Counties
    Category:
    Community Development
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    School systems
    Age Group:
    Young Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. James E. McLean
    Title:
    Executive Director
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    E-Mail:
    jmclean@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dr. George Daniels
    Title 2:
    Associate Professor & Assistant Dean of Administration
    College 2:
    Communication and Information Sciences
    Department 2:
    Journalism & Creative Media
    Phone 2:
    205-348-8618
    E-Mail 2:
    gdaniels@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Organization:
    School of Education
    Phone:
    205-934-5371

    Global Café/Fulbright Program

    Global Café is a university organization under the leadership of the Center for Community-Based Partnerships where UA students and community members share traditions and cultures, learn about local opportunities, and meet new friends. A major responsibility of this office is to provide assistance for students applying for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for individually designed study and research projects or for English-teaching assistantships.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/global-cafe/news/
    Start date:
    2012-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    270 Kilgore Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Beverly Hawk
    Title:
    Director of Global and Community Engagement
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-7390
    E-Mail:
    beverly.hawk@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Local International Scholars and families

    Heart Touch

    Heart Touch is a cultural enrichment program designed for students of all ages and diverse cultural backgrounds and communities. It touches people’s hearts and lives as they learn to understand their differences, while demonstrating the importance and effectiveness of collaboration within the Division of Community Affairs.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://crossroads.ua.edu/heart-touch/
    Start date:
    2013-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    867 Redmont Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Fan Yang
    Title:
    Graduate Student
    College:
    School of Social Work
    E-Mail:
    stillwaterlly@gmail.com

    Hobson City #girls4change Photovoice Project

    This photovoice research-based project exploring how the photovoice method can contribute to the town of Hobson City’s goals of historical preservation and youth empowerment and engagement, as well as the impact of the methodology on the participants (the middle school girls, the faculty and student mentors, and the town of Hobson City).

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://www.ua.edu/news/2016/08/uas-paul-jones-gallery-showcases-blackgirls4change-hobson-city-9-exhibit/
    Start date:
    2016-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2308 6th St, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    CALHOUN
    City:
    Hobson
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Michelle Robinson
    Title:
    Assistant Professor of English
    E-Mail:
    mrobinson@ua.edu

    Inclusive Campus Breakfast

    UA faculty, staff and students gather for breakfast once a month at Crossroads Community Center to collaborate, network and design innovative intercultural engagement programming.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Economic Development
    Program Website:
    http://www.cw.ua.edu/article/2017/02/university-offers-inclusive-campus-breakfast
    Start date:
    2014-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    751 Campus Dr W, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Lane McLelland
    Title:
    Director
    Department:
    Crossroads Community Center
    E-Mail:
    lane.mclelland@ua.edu

    Learning in Action Quality Enhancement Plan

    Two-year partnership with purpose of strengthening students’ school, peer, family and community opportunities in low-income areas.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    https://www.ua.edu/news/2017/05/learning-life-skills-through-physical-education/
    Start date:
    2016-01-01
    End date:
    2017-12-31
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    520 Colonial Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Michael Lawson
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    Department:
    Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling
    E-Mail:
    malawson1@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dr. K. Andrew R. Richards
    Title 2:
    Assistant Professor
    Department 2:
    Department of Kinesiology
    Phone 2:
    205-348-3298
    E-Mail 2:
    karichards2@ua.edu

    Practicing Inclusive Engagement Workshops

    PIE workshops provide a series of interactive experiences designed to increase cultural competency skills. They are tailored to meet goals, target audiences, and limited timeframes of a department or organization and are offered in one to four hour modules depending on focus area. Addressing concepts of social identity, intersectionality, inclusive language, and implicit bias, the workshops introduce practices that foster a more inclusive culture in the classroom, any organizational context on campus or in the broader community.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://crossroads.ua.edu/inclusive-engagement/
    Start date:
    2005-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    751 Campus Dr W, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Lane McLelland
    Department:
    Crossroads Community Center
    Phone:
    205-348-6930
    E-Mail:
    lane.mclelland@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Paige Bolden
    Title 2:
    Assistant Director
    Department 2:
    Crossroads Community Center
    Phone 2:
    205-348-6930
    E-Mail 2:
    pdbolden@ua.edu
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Realizing the Dream

    The annual Realizing the Dream legacy banquet, concert, lecture and other activities pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life. Begun in 1990, with the Legacy Awards added in 2009, the series celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. King while building unity within the community.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://www.ua.edu/news/2016/12/franklin-quinones-headline-realizing-the-dream-events-at-ua/
    Start date:
    1990-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    801 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Samory T. Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs

    Rockets and Race Cars

    Elementary and junior high school students worked with Ashford, along with graduate and undergraduate students, to create ways to demonstrate engineering principals by using rockets and race cars with young students as a means of introducing them to the field of engineering and other sciences.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Start date:
    2011-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    270 Kilgore Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Marcus Ashford
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    College:
    Engineering
    Department:
    Mechanical Engineering
    E-Mail:
    marcus.ashford@eng.ua.edu

    Scholars for Community Outreach Partnership and Engagement (SCOPE)

    SCOPE is guided by experienced researchers who help both undergraduate and graduate students turn their research interests into such finished products as conference papers, workshop presentations, research posters and research articles in refereed journals.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Economic Development
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/scope-4/
    Start date:
    2011-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    270 Kilgore Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. James E. McLean
    Title:
    Executive Director
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    E-Mail:
    jmclean@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    CeeCee Johnson
    Title 2:
    Graduate Assistant
    Department 2:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone 2:
    205-348-6709
    E-Mail 2:
    tejohnson2@crimson.ua.edu

    STEM Entrepreneurship Academy (SEA)

    The STEM Entrepreneurship Academy is a summer camp for high schoolers which presents science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in the context of entrepreneurship to encourage majors and careers in the STEM areas.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/stem-entrepreneurship-academy/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQC4AcyWli0
    Start date:
    2015-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2614 University Boulevard, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Impact Area:
    West Alabama
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Holly Morgan
    Title:
    Director of Community Education
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    E-Mail:
    hgmorgan@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Marcus Ashford
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    College 2:
    Engineering
    Department 2:
    Mechanical Engineering
    Phone 2:
    205-348-4703
    E-Mail 2:
    marcus.ashford@eng.ua.edu
    Organization:
    The Tuscaloosa Gateway Innovation and Discovery Center
    Phone:
    205-248-4949

    Student Engineers in Action (SEA)

    Student Engineers in Action (SEA) consists of a diverse group of 60-70 UA students that spans all disciplines of engineering as well as students from other majors. The goal of SEA is to provide solutions to construction-based problems in developing communities both locally and internationally, and also develop responsible students with a broad range of skills from engineering design to public relations to logistics planning.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Economic Development
    Program Website:
    http://sea.ua.edu/
    Program Video:
    https://vimeo.com/68542965
    Start date:
    2005-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    245 7th Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Impact Area:
    AL & International
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Glenn Tootle
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    College:
    Engineering
    Department:
    Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
    E-Mail:
    gatootle@eng.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Phillip Johnson
    Title 2:
    Associate Professor
    College 2:
    Engineering
    Department 2:
    Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
    Phone 2:
    205-348-2669
    E-Mail 2:
    pjohnson@eng.ua.edu
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Sustained Dialogue

    Sustained Dialogue’s five-stage dialogue-to-action model helps participants understand perspectives of individuals they would not otherwise meet, build relationships across traditional lines of difference on campus and gain the communication skills necessary for increasingly diverse academic, social and work environments. Crossroads offers the SD experience via a credit-earning course in the Honors College and New College.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://crossroads.ua.edu/sustained-dialogue/
    Start date:
    2006-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    751 Campus Dr W, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Lane McLelland
    Title:
    Director
    Department:
    Crossroads Community Center
    E-Mail:
    lane.mclelland@ua.edu

    Swim to the Top

    The goal of the Swim to the Top program is to provide effective swim instruction to make children proficient survival swimmers. Swim instructors from The University of Alabama will work with Barnes Branch summer attendees to provide quality swim instruction. 

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/category/swim-to-the-top/
    Start date:
    2015-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2939 18th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    Age Group:
    Young Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Holly Morgan
    Title:
    Director of Community Education
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9854
    E-Mail:
    hgmorgan@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Matthew Curtner-Smith
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    College 2:
    College of Education
    Department 2:
    Department of Kinesiology
    Phone 2:
    205-348-9209
    E-Mail 2:
    mdsmith@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    LaKeda Smith
    Title:
    Executive Director of Benjamin Barnes Branch YMCA
    Organization:
    Benjamin Barnes Branch YMCA
    Phone:
    205-759-4284
    Email:
    205-759-4284
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    University of Alabama United Way Campaign

    Each year the Division of Community Affairs coordinates UA’s annual United Way Campaign utilizing a structure that provides opportunities for colleges and administrative units to serve as campaign hosts. For 2016, the College of Continuing Studies hosted the campaign, which was launched Oct. 6 on the plaza in front of the Ferguson Student Center with a tailgate-themed kickoff event.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    http://communityaffairs.ua.edu/2017-ua-united-way-headquarters/
    Start date:
    2017-10-01
    End date:
    2017-12-31
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2720 6th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Samory T. Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs

    Winning Grants and Sustainability Program

    This ongoing program is designed to train University/Community teams to seek grant funding to build community programs and sustain them through professional fundraising methods. The program seeks to address community needs using a community-engagement research model with community and University personnel working as equal members of teams. The program’s third cohort begins in August 2018. Teams from the first two cohorts have raised over $40 million dollars in grant funds using techniques learned in the program. In addition to about eight teams a year that are involved, about 10 individuals per year also participate.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Economic Development
    Start date:
    2016-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    270 Kilgore Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    James E. McLean
    Title:
    Executive Director
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    E-Mail:
    jmclean@ua.edu

    Math and Science Initiative

    Expansion of activities and hands-on experiences that increase awareness of and confidence in the areas of math and science.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/2013-seed-fund-awards/
    Start date:
    2013-01-01
    End date:
    2014-12-31
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    1150 Vestavia Circle, Northport, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    Age Group:
    Early Childhood
    University Partner:
    Dr. Liza Wilson
    Title:
    Senior Associate Dean and Professor
    College:
    College of Education
    Community Partner:
    Genea Monroe
    Title:
    Principal
    Organization:
    Faucett-Vestavia Elementary School
    Phone:
    205-342-2646
    Email:
    gmonroe@tcss.net

    Family History Comic Book

    To pair 15 sets of custodial grandparents with their grandchildren to work together to co-write a family history comic book to strengthen bonds and increase understanding between grandparents and grandchildren in the rising population of custodial grandparents.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/2013-seed-fund-awards/
    Start date:
    2016-01-07
    End date:
    2017-03-07
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    1210 21st Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Martha Crowther
    Title:
    Professor
    College:
    Clinical Psychology
    Department:
    Community Medicine & Population Health/Family, Internal & Rural Medcine
    Phone:
    205-348-7802
    E-Mail:
    mrcrowther@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dr. Rebecca Allen
    Title 2:
    Professor
    Department 2:
    Alabama Research Institute on Aging/Psychology
    Phone 2:
    205-348-9891
    E-Mail 2:
    rsallen@ua.edu
    Organization:
    Tuscaloosa City Board of Education
    Organization 2:
    Grandparents United Support Group
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $9,000.00

    HIV Stigma Reduction

    To provide UA students in a sociology class with a service-learning opportunity by participation in a program designed to reduce stigma for community members who are living with HIV/AIDS.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/2013-seed-fund-awards/
    Start date:
    2013-01-01
    End date:
    2014-01-01
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    2720 6th St, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Bronwen Lichtenstein
    Title:
    Professor
    Department:
    Criminal Justice/Sociology
    Phone:
    205-348-7782
    E-Mail:
    blichten@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Billy Kirkpatrick
    Title:
    Executive Director
    Organization:
    West Alabama AIDS Outreach
    Phone:
    205-759-8470
    Email:
    bkirkpatrick@fivehorizons.org

    Holt Learning Center

    To establish the Holt Learning Center, an after-school learning facility, in the former Holt Elementary School.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/2013-seed-fund-awards/
    Start date:
    2013-01-01
    End date:
    2014-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1001 Crescent Ridge Road Northeast, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Jeffrey Parker
    Title:
    Associate Professor of Psychology
    Department:
    Institute for Social Science Research
    Phone:
    205-348-2081
    E-Mail:
    J.G.Parker@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Kathryn M. Wheeler
    Organization:
    Literacy Council of West Alabama

    Mechanical Properties of Alabama-Grown Bamboo

    To provide data regarding mechanical properties of bamboo grown in Alabama, which will benefit both growers and manufacturers. Students will prepare and perform testing and will also create a bicycle frame constructed of bamboo.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Economic Development
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/2013-seed-fund-awards/
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1310 Main Street, Greensboro, AL, USA
    County:
    HALE
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Eric Giannini
    College:
    Engineering
    Department:
    Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
    Community Partner:
    Pamela Dorr
    Organization:
    Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization (HERO)
    Phone:
    334-624-0842

    REACH Back

    To create a program for Tuscaloosa’s foster-care youth enrolled in the 6th through 12th grades in which UA students serve as mentors.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    https://reach.ua.edu/reach-back.html
    Start date:
    2013-01-01
    End date:
    2014-12-31
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    3716 12th Avenue East, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Jameka Hartley
    Phone:
    205-348-5782
    E-Mail:
    jyallen@crimson.ua.edu
    Organization:
    Tuscaloosa County Department of Human Resources
    Phone:
    205-562-6100

    Student Leaders Community Engagement Training

    To develop a training curriculum to assist college students who are involved in community engagement activities. Modules include collaboration with community partners, issues related to culture, identity and power, and integrating meaningful reflection into engagement.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/2013-seed-fund-awards/
    Start date:
    2013-01-01
    End date:
    2014-12-31
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    867 Redmont Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Anna-Margaret Yarbrough
    Title:
    Graduate Assistant
    Department:
    Higher Education Administration
    Community Partner:
    Teresa Costanzo
    Organization:
    Tuscaloosa’s One Place

    Sustainable Rainwater Harvesting System

    To design and install a system that will include a 1,700-gallon plastic cistern to collect rainwater from the rooftop of the University Place Elementary School gymnasium to supply water to the school’s garden.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/2013-seed-fund-awards/
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    616 Lurleen B Wallace Boulevard South, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Michael Steinberg
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    Department:
    Geography and New College
    Community Partner:
    Lindsay Turner
    Title:
    Executive Director
    Organization:
    Druid City Garden Project

    Tuscaloosa Encouraging Adolescents with Mentoring and Support (TEAMS)

    Detained adolescents struggle with reentry to school and the community. To train 10 educational advocates to provide mentoring and support for transitioning youth, in partnership with Tuscaloosa City Schools, Tuscaloosa’s One Place, and Tuscaloosa Youth Detention Center.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/2013-seed-fund-awards/
    Start date:
    2013-01-01
    End date:
    2014-12-31
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    1210 21st Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Sara McDaniel
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    Department:
    Special Education and Multiple Abilities
    Community Partner:
    Vicky Brown
    Organization:
    Tuscaloosa City Schools

    National Area Health Education Center HPV Immunization Project

    This project depicts ways to better educate health professionals about the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, to increase the awareness of the vaccine, information, resources and tools, and to increase vaccination rates for 11–12 year-olds.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    105 US Highway 80 E Ste 225, Demopolis, AL 36732
    Impact Area:
    West Central Alabama
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    11-12 year olds
    Age Group:
    Early Childhood
    University Partner:
    Dr. Lori Turner
    Title:
    Professor
    College:
    Human Enviromental Science
    Department:
    Health Science
    Phone:
    205-348-1292
    E-Mail:
    lwturner@ches.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Maranda Burns
    Title 2:
    Undergraduate Student
    College 2:
    Human Enviromental Science
    Department 2:
    Health Science
    Community Partner:
    West Central Alabama Area Health Education Centers (AHEC)
    Phone:
    334-287-2821
    Presentation:
    Academic Meeting
    Presentation URL:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/10th-annual-excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Water Well Contamination in Hale County

    To gather evidence to support the premise that failing septic systems in Hale County are contaminating drinking water wells.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/2013-seed-fund-awards/
    Start date:
    2013-08-16
    End date:
    2015-08-15
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    1120 Main St, Greensboro, AL, USA
    County:
    HALE
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Mark Elliott
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    College:
    Engineering
    Department:
    Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
    Phone:
    205-348-5469
    E-Mail:
    mark.elliott@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Pam Dorr
    Title:
    Executive Director
    Organization:
    Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization
    Phone:
    334-624-0842

    Clinical Health Coaching in a Diabetes and Hypertension Clinic

    This project depicts how the clinic responds to challenges of the growing demand for diabetes and hypertension care. The role of the health care coach in providing education and enhancing motivation of the difficult-to-treat patient is stressed. For each patient, the program aims to increase health literacy, introduce healthy behaviors, and increase motivations to improve.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    850 Peter Bryce Boulevard, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    University Partner:
    Dr. Lori Turner
    Title:
    Professor
    College:
    Human Enviromental Science
    Department:
    Health Science
    Phone:
    205-348-1292
    E-Mail:
    lwturner@ches.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Kyle Jimerson, Malcolm Webb and Andrew Moss
    Title 2:
    Undergraduate Students
    College 2:
    Human Enviromental Science
    Department 2:
    Health Science
    Community Partner:
    University Medical Center
    Organization:
    UMC's Center’s Diabetes and Hypertension Clinical Health Coaching Program
    Phone:
    205-348-1770
    Financing:
    Grant
    Source:
    Alabama Department of Public Health
    Presentation:
    Academic Meeting
    Presentation URL:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/10th-annual-excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Assessing Community Readiness for and Attitudes to Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Pickens County

    Success of health promotion and disease prevention programs relies on the collaborative efforts of partner organizations, communities, and individuals. Feedback from Belinda Craig indicates there is a need for health promotion programs. However, there is limited understanding of community members’ readiness for or attitudes toward specific health promotion interventions. The purpose of this project is to determine Pickens County’s attitudes toward health promotion campaigns and stage of readiness to prevent obesity. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time this type of research has been undertaken in the Black Belt region of Alabama. The project will contribute to the scholarship of engagement in the following ways: 1) data collection for the project will provide senior UA nursing students with a service-learning opportunity designed to gain a better understanding of the importance of community engagement for health promotion; 2) data will serve as a foundation for a longitudinal program of community-based participatory research in Pickens County; and 3) results will enable the investigators to develop tailored interventions to improve the health of the community.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Program Website:
    http://communityaffairs.ua.edu/seed-fund-recipients-2014/
    Start date:
    2014-01-01
    End date:
    2015-12-31
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    101 Commerce Ave, Carrollton, AL, USA
    County:
    PICKENS
    Category:
    Community Development
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Community Members
    University Partner:
    Dr. Michele Montgomery
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    Department:
    Capstone College of Nursing
    Phone:
    205-348-6798
    E-Mail:
    mmontgomery1@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dr. Paige Johnson
    Title 2:
    Assistant Professor
    College 2:
    Capstone College of Nursing
    Phone 2:
    205-348-2084
    E-Mail 2:
    ptjohnso@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Belinda Craig
    Organization:
    Pickens County Early Childhood Learning Center
    Phone:
    205-367-8152
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $3,520
    Details:
    To assess community needs related to mobile integrated healthcare intervention.

    Strengths, Talents, and Resources in Students

    This project will provide additional support to two elementary schools and one middle school by providing human resources and expertise to address the needs of students not meeting their potential in school, including those with mild behavioral issues that hinder them from being successful both academically and socially. The goal is to identify and focus on students’ strengths and facilitate their use of these strengths to enhance their engagement with school, set and accomplish goals, and expand their beliefs about their future. This project will also create a space for college students who have a desire to connect with students through individual and small group interactions, providing a valuable resource to the schools, while giving UA students practical, hands-on experience.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    http://communityaffairs.ua.edu/seed-fund-recipients-2014/
    Start date:
    2014-01-01
    End date:
    2015-12-31
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2010 1st Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Adriane Sheffield
    Title:
    SCOPE fellow, Graduate Student
    Department:
    Psychology, Research Methods and Counseling
    Organization:
    University Place Elementary School, University Place Middle School, Westlawn Middle School, and Stillman College

    Toward a Cultural Adaptation of Pain Management Treatments for Hispanics with Chronic Pain

    Research shows Hispanics are more likely to report pain but less likely to receive appropriate pain management compared to other ethnic minorities. Hispanic patients face additional medical barriers due to language and cultural differences. The Department of Psychology, in partnership with Whatley Health Services (WHS), seeks to improve our understanding of the pain needs of Hispanic patients. WHS serves medically underserved residents with a mission of increasing the breadth of services and improving the care of chronic pain patients. In our efforts to examine cultural differences in pain management among Spanish-speaking patients, our research group has been conducting focus groups and key informative interviews to assess the pain needs and likelihood of incorporating pain management as a treatment option among this population. Our preliminary findings provide evidence to continue our collaboration with WHS and start working toward ensuring that cultural adaptations are part of the established pain management treatment of Spanish-speaking patients.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    http://communityaffairs.ua.edu/seed-fund-recipients-2014/
    Start date:
    2014-01-01
    End date:
    2015-12-31
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2731 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Calia A. Torres
    Title:
    SCOPE fellow and graduate student
    Department:
    Psychology
    E-Mail:
    catorres@crimson.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dr. Beverly Thorn
    Title 2:
    Professor
    Department 2:
    Psychology
    Phone 2:
    205-348-8024
    E-Mail 2:
    bthorn@ua.edu

    Cognitive Interventions for African American Diabetics

    This project will conduct exploratory research that focuses on cognitive interventions for African American older diabetics. Specifically, in this preliminary study, the team is interested in developing materials for study and assessing the feasibility of cognitive intervention. This research will contribute to community engagement in that the community partners will be intricately involved with every aspect of this project including the development of materials and the training of graduate students. It will also be a learning experience for students, because they will be involved with each aspect of the project and will gain first-hand experience with many of the concepts that they learn in the classroom. Our ultimate goal is to use the results of this pilot study to apply for a R01 through NIH. The resources from a R01 will allow us to further ascertain the effectiveness of cognitive interventions in improving glycemic control among diabetics.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Start date:
    2015-01-01
    End date:
    2016-12-31
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    2350 Hargrove Road East, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Category:
    Community Development
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    African American older diabetics
    University Partner:
    Dr. Sheila R. Black
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    College:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department:
    Psychology
    Phone:
    205-348-0613
    E-Mail:
    sblack@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Tuscaloosa County Diabetes Coalition/Alabama Department of Public Health
    Email:
    tchddiabetescoalition@yahoo.com
    Financing:
    Grant/Other
    Source:
    SEED Fund
    Awards:
    Outstanding Faculty/Staff-Initiated Engagement Effort - http://ccbp.ua.edu/2015-ccbp-community-engagement-awards-luncheon/

    Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour:

    Hill Hospital of York, Sumpter County Schools, and Coleman Center for the Arts and Culture

    In Sumter County, the group first visited the Coleman Center for the Arts and Culture, a local museum and art education center for grassroots artists. This center promotes positive social change, addresses civic needs, builds local pride and uses creativity to solve community problems. The group also visited Hill Hospital, which provides both preventative and health care, and has engaged with UA in numerous partnerships. The group also learned of the struggles of the Sumter County School system, which suffers from a tight budget for schools resulting from a low tax base. UA has teamed up with this area’s schools in several programs to help develop areas such as leadership and engineering interests. The panelists were: Jackie Clay, Director of the Coleman Center for the Arts and Culture; Tommie Armistead, County Commissioner of District 4 in Sumter County; Marcus Campbell, County Commissioner of District 2 in Sumter County; Tommie Campbell, Chairperson of the Sumter County School Board; and Loretta Wilson, Administrator of Hill Hospital.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/New-Faculty-Tours_Booklet_7.2017.pdf
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7tGmiRqzUs
    Start date:
    2017-05-10
    End date:
    2017-05-11
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    751 Derby Drive, York, Sumter, AL, USA
    University Partner:
    Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President
    Department:
    Community Affairs
    Phone:
    205-348-8376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Loretta Wilson
    Title:
    Administrator
    Organization:
    Hill Hospital
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Exploring Modern Biology and the Scientific Process

    The College of Education (Dr. Kevin Besnoy, Department of Special Education and Multiple Abilities Program) and the Department of Biological Sciences will take a leadership role in assisting pre K-12 school systems by using data to improve student academic outcomes. The purpose of this specific research proposal is vital in developing meaningful models for improving female and minority student retention and comprehension in STEM fields. Middle school is the age range when girls and minority students begin to develop misconceptions about their lack of ability to perform well in science and math. By providing the students with an inquiry-based curriculum highlighting the fundamental concepts in biology presented by professional scientist role models in the classrooms, the students will have tangible experiences of the accessibility and excitement of STEM-based fields. Answers sought include effects of the presence or involvement in the classroom of female and minority scientist role models and/or experience doing original research; perception of their own capability of doing science; improving student understanding and retention of fundamental biological concepts by a) using a year-long integrated curriculum focused on a particular research organism (e.g. fruit flies) and b) using individual lessons used to augment specific conceptual goals?

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Start date:
    2015-01-01
    End date:
    2016-12-31
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    1715 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Category:
    Community Development
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Westlawn Middle School
    Age Group:
    K-12
    University Partner:
    Dr. Laura Reed
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    College:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department:
    Biology
    Phone:
    205-348-1345
    E-Mail:
    lreed1@bama.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dr. Kevin Besnoy
    Title 2:
    Associate Director
    College 2:
    College of Continuing Studies
    Department 2:
    ACCESS Virtual Learning, K-12 Programming
    Phone 2:
    205-348-2583
    E-Mail 2:
    kbesnoy@ccs.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Vertis Giles-Brown
    Title:
    Principal
    Organization:
    Westlawn Middle School
    Phone:
    205-759-3673
    Email:
    vbrown@tusc.k12.al.us
    Community Partner 2:
    Danielle Steel-Williams; Shari Jones
    Title 2:
    7th and 8th Grade Science Teacher; 7th Grade Science Teacher
    Financing:
    Grant
    Source:
    SEED Fund
    Awards:
    Seed Fund - http://ccbp.ua.edu/2015seedfunds/

    Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour:

    Black Belt Community Foundation

    The final panel discussion of the tour took place in Selma and was led by then CCBP Community Director Chris Spencer, joined by representatives from non-profit business communities. The group discussed ideas for a reimagined and inclusive Selma with a thriving arts district. The group learned about the Black Belt Community Foundation’s mission, which is the focal point for gifts and grants to have an impact on those in the region. The Foundation focuses on consolidating region-wide improvement endeavors by “taking what [they] have to make what [they] need.” Afterwards, the tour was completed by walking across Edmund Pettus Bridge in the footsteps of 600 marchers led by now U.S. Rep. John Lewis on Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965. The bridge has come to symbolize the African American community’s nonviolent struggle and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. The panelists were: Sheryl Z. Smedley, Selma Chamber of Commerce; Martha B. Lockett, Black Belt Community Foundation Board Member; The Rev. Lawrence Crawford, Pastor of Clinton Chapel AME; Glenda Deese, President of Glenda Davis Reese Foundation; The Rev. Leodis Strong, Pastor of Brown Chapel AME Church; and Felecia Lucky, President of the Black Belt Community Foundation.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/New-Faculty-Tours_Booklet_7.2017.pdf
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7tGmiRqzUs
    Start date:
    2017-05-10
    End date:
    2017-05-11
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    609 Lauderdale Street, Selma, AL, USA
    University Partner:
    Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Phone:
    205-348-8376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Felicia Lucky
    Title:
    President
    Organization:
    Black Belt Community Foundation
    Phone:
    334-874-1126
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Health Lab: An Experiment in Engaged Scholarship for Community-Based Health Promotion

    The Health Lab in Holt, Alabama is endorsed by the community partner, Holt in Action Board of Directors, to create a community-led Health Promotion Research Center in Holt, Alabama, as a model that can be replicated in other communities. The term Health Lab represents a concept (community-engaged scholarship), entity (the collaboration between university and community partners), and a physical space. The Health Lab will provide opportunities for students, faculty, and community members to work together in health promotion research, teaching, and service.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Start date:
    2015-01-01
    End date:
    2016-12-31
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    212 44th Ct NE, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Category:
    Community Development
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Jen Nickelson
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    College:
    Human Environmental Sciences
    Department:
    Health Science
    Phone:
    205-348-3715
    E-Mail:
    jnickelson@ches.ua.edu
    Community Partner 2:
    Keith Reilly
    Title 2:
    EP Director
    Organization 2:
    AL Dept. of Health
    Phone 2:
    334-281-0311
    Financing:
    University/Grant
    Source:
    SEED Fund
    Awards:
    Seed Fund Award - http://ccbp.ua.edu/2015seedfunds/

    Inaugural New Faculty Community Engagement Tour:

    Wilcox County, Golden Dragon Plant, and Gee's Bend

    In Wilcox County, the group visited the Golden Dragon Plant, a Chinese-owned manufacturer of pipes for air conditioning machinery which has benefitted the region economically and socially. The group then arrived in the Gee’s Bend community, where they met Mary Ann Pettway, manager of the quilting cooperative, who told them how the quilters began their craft out of necessity. These imaginative and expressive quilts now make up a crucial chapter of African American art, and have been exhibited in places such as the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. The panelists were: Charles Shephard, Director of Workforce Development, Director of Coastal Alabama Community College at Thomasville Campus; Vic Adkinson, Superintendent of Thomasville City Schools; Danny D’Andrea, Thomasville Business Office Manager, Alabama Power; Amy Prescot, Executive Director of Thomasville Chamber of Commerce; Alberta Dixon, District 5 City Council Member; and Martha Gramelspacher, Thomasville Public Library.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/New-Faculty-Tours_Booklet_7.2017.pdf
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7tGmiRqzUs
    Start date:
    2017-05-10
    End date:
    2017-05-11
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    559 West Front Street, Thomasville, AL, USA
    University Partner:
    Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President
    Department:
    Community Affairs
    Phone:
    205-348-8376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Sheldon Day
    Title:
    Mayor
    Organization:
    City of Thomasville
    Phone:
    334-636-5827
    Email:
     sday@thomasvilleal.com
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Determining Sources and Quality of Inorganic and Organic Nutrients Exported from Agricultural Watersheds

    The goal is to identify non-point sources of organic and inorganic nutrients in agricultural watersheds under varying intensity of land use and management and evaluating their changes with seasonality and hydrology. Agricultural lands, accounting for 40% of land in the United States, are among the most important non-point pollution (pollution from diffuse sources) impairing surface water quality nationwide. However, our abilities to recognize sources and actions responsible for surface water nutrient variations are limited. This project will shed light on an agricultural watershed in Alabama, where non-point source nutrient pollution has been a concern but remains poorly understood.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Secondary Focus Area:
    Education
    Start date:
    2016-01-01
    End date:
    2017-12-31
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    13150 U.S. 43, Russellville, AL, USA
    County:
    FRANKLIN
    Impact Area:
    Alabama
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Yuehan Lu
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    College:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department:
    Geological Sciences
    Phone:
    205-348-1882
    E-Mail:
    yuehan.lu@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Matthew Copeland
    Title:
    District Conservationist
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Conservation Service
    Phone:
    256-248-5051
    Email:
    matthew.copeland@al.usda.gov
    Community Partner 2:
    Russellville Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $5,000
    Details:
    SEED Fund
    Source:
    UA
    Awards:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/10th-annual-excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Establishing Alabama GeoKids Initiative

     The purpose of “Establishing AlabamaGeoKids Initiative" is to develop a curriculum for teaching Earth Science in K-12 education. The curriculum will specifically target schools of minorities and underrepresented student groups in the Tuscaloosa area. The ultimate goal is to establish several partnerships between the Department of Geological Sciences and K-12 institutions. For this partnership, we selected Arcadia Elementary. We propose to create a program that will establish a tradition of teaching Geological Sciences through creating a well-defined syllabus that combines classical fundamentals of Earth processes and new theories in evolution and climate change. This approach is aligned with the new proposition of the Alabama Department of Education that requires students to learn about evolution and climate change.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Start date:
    2016-01-01
    End date:
    2017-12-31
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    3740 Arcadia Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Category:
    Community Development
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Arcadia Elementary School
    Age Group:
    K-12
    University Partner:
    Dr. Natasha Dimova
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    Department:
    Geological Sciences
    Phone:
    205-348-0256
    E-Mail:
    ntdimova@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Arcadia Elementary School
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $4,993.19
    Source:
    SEED Fund
    Awards:
    SEED Fund - http://ccbp.ua.edu/10th-annual-excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Sowing Seeds of Hope: PACT-Marion

    To conduct a nutrition education and physical activity intervention aimed at reducing cardiovascular disease risk in rural, older African American adults, using a community-based participatory research approach.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1748 Washington St, Marion, AL, USA
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Angelia Paschal
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    Department:
    Department of Health Science
    Phone:
    205-348-5708
    E-Mail:
    apaschal@ches.ua.edu

    Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Tuscaloosa County:

    The Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA) utilizes research-based practices to provide professional development to parents and teachers who use their knowledge to support students' achievement through strong school, family, and community partnerships. This leadership program provides selected parents and teachers with opportunities to develop their knowledge and abilities as leaders within their school communities.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://ptla.ua.edu/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YHATqIXbM0
    Start date:
    2008-09-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1118 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Parents and Teachers
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Holly Morgan
    Title:
    Director of Community Education
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9854
    E-Mail:
    hgmorgan@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Liza Wilson
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    College 2:
    College of Education
    Department 2:
    Education Dean's Office
    Phone 2:
    205-348-6051
    E-Mail 2:
    ewilson@bama.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Cheryl Fondren
    Title:
    Federal Porgrams Coordinator
    Organization:
    Tuscaloosa County School System
    Phone:
    205-759-3638
    Email:
    ckfondren@tcss.net
    Community Partner 2:
    Blake Berryhill
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    Organization 2:
    College of Human Environmental Sciences
    Phone 2:
    205-348-4044
    Email 2:
    bberryhill@ches.ua.edu
    Financing:
    University/Other
    Source:
    UA & School System
    Publication:
    Academic Publication
    Publication URL:
    http://nnps.jhucsos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PPP-2017-Book-with-Cover.pdf

    Collective Parent Engagement and Service Learning at Davis-Emerson Middle School

    This project expands on work currently being done by Dr. Alameda-Lawson at Holt Elementary School, where she is implementing and evaluating the Collective Parent Engagement (CPE) Program. The aim is to promote stronger parent involvement at Davis-Emerson Middle School (DEMS). The CPE approach is unique in that it proceeds beyond conventional “parent involvement” strategies that aim to recruit individual parents to become involved in service to the school. The CPE works to recruit, train and organize groups of parents to design and run programs that can support the economic, social, health and educational needs of parents — not only at school, but also in the neighborhood community. Additionally, students at DEMS will be invited to participate in a service-learning project, thus promoting their engagement with their community and school.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Start date:
    2017-10-02
    End date:
    2018-08-10
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1535 Prude Mill Rd, Cottondale, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    City:
    Crescent East Community Center, Holt, AL
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Dr. Tania Alameda-Lawson
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    College:
    School of Social Work
    Phone:
    205-348-4396
    E-Mail:
    talamedalawson@sw.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dr. Laura Hopson
    Title 2:
    Assistant Professor
    College 2:
    School of Social Work
    Phone 2:
    205-348-5270
    E-Mail 2:
    lmhopson@sw.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Davis-Emerson Middle School
    Phone:
    205-342-2750
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $5,000
    Details:
    SEED Fund
    Source:
    UA
    Awards:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/council-on-community-based-partnerships-at-the-university-of-alabama-to-host-11th-annual-excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Alabaster City

    The Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA) utilizes research-based practices to provide professional development to parents and teachers who use their knowledge to support students' achievement through strong school, family, and community partnerships. This leadership program provides selected parents and teachers with opportunities to develop their knowledge and abilities as leaders within their school communities.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://ptla.ua.edu/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YHATqIXbM0
    Start date:
    2008-09-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1509 Kent Dairy Road, Alabaster, AL, USA
    County:
    SHELBY
    City:
    Alabaster
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Parents
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Holly Morgan
    Title:
    Director of Community Education
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9854
    E-Mail:
    hgmorgan@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Liza Wilson
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    College 2:
    College of Education
    Department 2:
    Education Dean's Office
    Phone 2:
    205-348-6051
    E-Mail 2:
    ewilson@bama.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Ke'Andrea Jones
    Title:
    Coordinator of Federal Programs
    Organization:
    Alabaster City School System
    Phone:
    205-663-8472
    Email:
    ke.jones@acsboe.org
    Community Partner 2:
    Blake Berryhill
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    Organization 2:
    College of Human Environmental Sciences
    Phone 2:
    205-348-4044
    Email 2:
    bberryhill@ches.ua.edu
    Financing:
    University/Other
    Funding:
    TBA
    Source:
    UA & School System
    Publication:
    Academic Publication
    Publication URL:
    http://nnps.jhucsos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PPP-2017-Book-with-Cover.pdf

    Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Lamar County

    The Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA) utilizes research-based practices to provide professional development to parents and teachers who use their knowledge to support students' achievement through strong school, family, and community partnerships. This leadership program provides selected parents and teachers with opportunities to develop their knowledge and abilities as leaders within their school communities.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://ptla.ua.edu/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YHATqIXbM0
    Start date:
    2008-09-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    150 Butler Cir SW, Vernon, AL, USA
    County:
    LAMAR
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Parents and Teachers
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Holly Morgan
    Title:
    Director of Community Education
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9854
    E-Mail:
    hgmorgan@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Liza Wilson
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    College 2:
    College of Education
    Department 2:
    Education Dean's Office
    Phone 2:
    205-348-6051
    E-Mail 2:
    ewilson@bama.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Scott Walker
    Title:
    Director of Federal Programs
    Organization:
    Lamar County Board of Education
    Phone:
    205-695-7615
    Email:
    swalker@lamar.k12.al.us
    Community Partner 2:
    Blake Berryhill
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    Organization 2:
    College of Human Environmental Sciences
    Phone 2:
    205-348-4044
    Email 2:
    bberryhill@ches.ua.edu
    Financing:
    Other
    Funding:
    TBA
    Source:
    UA & School System
    Publication:
    Academic Publication
    Publication Cite:
    TBA
    Publication URL:
    http://nnps.jhucsos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PPP-2017-Book-with-Cover.pdf

    Growing Art

    Working with UA students to produce functional art, sharing their woodworking skills with community partners and local schools in the Druid City Garden Project.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Start date:
    2018-01-01
    End date:
    2018-04-30
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    1968 Buhl School Rd, Buhl, AL 35446, USA
    Impact Area:
    Buhl, AL
    Category:
    Community Development
    University Partner:
    Craig Wedderspoon
    Title:
    Professor
    College:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department:
    Art
    Phone:
    205-348-1898
    E-Mail:
    craig.wedderspoon@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Schoolyard Roots (Formerly Druid City Gardens Project)
    Phone:
    205-523-5450
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $5,000
    Details:
    SEED Fund
    Source:
    UA
    Awards:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/council-on-community-based-partnerships-at-the-university-of-alabama-to-host-11th-annual-excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Sumter County

    The Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA) utilizes research-based practices to provide professional development to parents and teachers who use their knowledge to support students' achievement through strong school, family, and community partnerships. This leadership program provides selected parents and teachers with opportunities to develop their knowledge and abilities as leaders within their school communities.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://ptla.ua.edu/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YHATqIXbM0
    Start date:
    2008-09-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    716 Country Club Rd, Livingston, AL, USA
    County:
    SUMTER
    City:
    Livingston
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Parents and Teachers
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Holly Morgan
    Title:
    Director of Community Education
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9854
    E-Mail:
    205-348-9854
    University Partner 2:
    Liza Wilson
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    College 2:
    College of Education
    Department 2:
    Education Dean's Office
    Phone 2:
    205-348-6051
    E-Mail 2:
    ewilson@bama.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Grace Hall-King
    Title:
    Curriculum Director
    Organization:
    Sumter County Board of Education
    Phone:
    205-652-2271 ext1210
    Email:
    ghking@sumter.k12.al.us
    Community Partner 2:
    Blake Berryhill
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    Organization 2:
    College of Human Environmental Sciences
    Phone 2:
    205-348-4044
    Email 2:
    bberryhill@ches.ua.edu
    Financing:
    University/Other
    Funding:
    TBA
    Source:
    UA & School System
    Publication:
    Academic Publication
    Publication URL:
    http://nnps.jhucsos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PPP-2017-Book-with-Cover.pdf

    Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Fayette

    The Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA) utilizes research-based practices to provide professional development to parents and teachers who use their knowledge to support students' achievement through strong school, family, and community partnerships. This leadership program provides selected parents and teachers with opportunities to develop their knowledge and abilities as leaders within their school communities.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://ptla.ua.edu/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YHATqIXbM0
    Start date:
    2008-09-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    103 1st Avenue Northwest, Fayette, AL, USA
    County:
    FAYETTE
    City:
    Fayette
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Parents and Teachers
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Holly Morgan
    Title:
    Director of Community Education
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9854
    E-Mail:
    hgmorgan@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Liza Wilson
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    College 2:
    College of Education
    Department 2:
    Education Dean's Office
    Phone 2:
    205-348-6051
    E-Mail 2:
    ewilson@bama.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Vic Herren
    Title:
    Director of Federal Programs
    Organization:
    Department of Education
    Phone:
    205-932-4611
    Email:
    vherren@fayette.k12.al.us
    Community Partner 2:
    Blake Berryhill
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    Organization 2:
    College of Human Environmental Sciences
    Phone 2:
    205-348-4044
    Email 2:
    bberryhill@ches.ua.edu
    Financing:
    University/Other
    Source:
    UA & School System
    Publication:
    Academic Publication
    Publication URL:
    http://nnps.jhucsos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PPP-2017-Book-with-Cover.pdf

    Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Tuscaloosa City:

    Hispanic Parent Leadership Academy (HPLA)

    The Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA) utilizes research-based practices to provide professional development to parents and teachers who use their knowledge to support students' achievement through strong school, family, and community partnerships. This leadership program provides selected parents and teachers with opportunities to develop their knowledge and abilities as leaders within their school communities. Through PTLA, the Hispanic Parent Leadership Academy (HPLA) provides sessions in Spanish to native Hispanic speaking parents with the assistants of facilitators.  

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://ptla.ua.edu/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YHATqIXbM0
    Start date:
    2008-09-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1210 21st Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    City:
    Tuscaloosa
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Parents and Teachers
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Holly Morgan
    Title:
    Director of Community Education
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9854
    E-Mail:
    hgmorgan@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Liza Wilson
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    College 2:
    College of Education
    Department 2:
    Education Dean's Office
    Phone 2:
    205-348-6051
    E-Mail 2:
    ewilson@bama.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Sandra Aldridge
    Title:
    Director of Federal Programs
    Organization:
    Tuscaloosay City School System
    Phone:
    205-759-3537
    Email:
    saldridge@tusc.k12.al.us
    Community Partner 2:
    Blake Berryhill
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    Organization 2:
    College of Human Environmental Sciences
    Phone 2:
    205-348-4044
    Email 2:
    bberryhill@ches.ua.edu
    Financing:
    University/Other
    Funding:
    TBA

    Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Tuscaloosa County:

    Hispanic Parent Leadership Academy (HPLA)

    The Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA) utilizes research-based practices to provide professional development to parents and teachers who use their knowledge to support students' achievement through strong school, family, and community partnerships. This leadership program provides selected parents and teachers with opportunities to develop their knowledge and abilities as leaders within their school communities. Through PTLA, the Hispanic Parent Leadership Academy (HPLA) provides sessions in Spanish to native Hispanic speaking parents with the assistants of facilitators.  

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://ptla.ua.edu/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YHATqIXbM0
    Start date:
    2014-09-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1118 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    County:
    TUSCALOOSA
    City:
    Tuscaloosa
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Parents and Teachers
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Holly Morgan
    Title:
    Director of Community Education
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9854
    E-Mail:
    hgmorgan@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Liza Wilson
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    College 2:
    College of Education
    Department 2:
    Education Dean's Office
    Phone 2:
    205-348-6051
    E-Mail 2:
    ewilson@bama.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Cheryl Fondren
    Title:
    Federal Porgrams Coordinator
    Organization:
    Tuscaloosa County School System
    Phone:
    205-759-3638
    Email:
    ckfondren@tcss.net
    Community Partner 2:
    Blake Berryhill
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    Organization 2:
    College of Human Environmental Sciences
    Phone 2:
    205-348-4044
    Email 2:
    bberryhill@ches.ua.edu
    Financing:
    University/Other
    Funding:
    TBA
    Source:
    UA & School System
    Publication:
    Academic Publication
    Publication URL:
    http://nnps.jhucsos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PPP-2017-Book-with-Cover.pdf

    Citizens Impacting Community Association:

    West-Side Scholars Academy

    The West-Side Scholars Academy is an academically challenging enrichment program designed to engage young scholars and their families in developing their intellectual and social capacities, while exploring and contributing to the assets of children from Tuscaloosa’s West Side. The Academy is a program of the non-profit Citizens Impacting Community Association. Housed at Plum Grove Baptist Church, the Academy will meet on specific Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon throughout the academic year, culminating in an international summer travel experience.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://citizensimpacting.org/w-s-s-a/
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2822 Fosters Ferry Road, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Students in grades 5-8
    University Partner:
    Adriane Sheffield
    College:
    Education
    Department:
    Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling
    E-Mail:
    ansheffield1@crimson.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Citizens Impacting Community Association
    Phone:
    205-752-2762
    Email:
    info@citizensimpacting.org
    Awards:
    Outstanding Faculty/Staff-Initiated Engagement Effort - http://ccbp.ua.edu/2015-ccbp-community-engagement-awards-luncheon/

    Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Alabaster City:

    Hispanic Parent Leadership Academy (HPLA)

    The Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA) utilizes research-based practices to provide professional development to parents and teachers who use their knowledge to support students' achievement through strong school, family, and community partnerships. This leadership program provides selected parents and teachers with opportunities to develop their knowledge and abilities as leaders within their school communities. Through PTLA, the Hispanic Parent Leadership Academy (HPLA) provides sessions in Spanish to native Hispanic speaking parents with the assistants of facilitators.  

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://ptla.ua.edu/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YHATqIXbM0
    Start date:
    2016-09-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1509 Kent Dairy Road, Alabaster, AL, USA
    County:
    SHELBY
    City:
    Alabaster
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Parents and Teachers
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Holly Morgan
    Title:
    Director of Community Education
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9854
    E-Mail:
    hgmorgan@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Liza Wilson
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    College 2:
    College of Education
    Department 2:
    Education Dean's Office
    Phone 2:
    205-348-6051
    E-Mail 2:
    ewilson@bama.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Ke'Andrea Jones
    Title:
    Coordinator of Federal Programs
    Organization:
    Alabaster City School System
    Phone:
    205-663-8472
    Email:
    ke.jones@acsboe.org
    Community Partner 2:
    Blake Berryhill
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    Organization 2:
    College of Human Environmental Sciences
    Phone 2:
    205-348-4044
    Email 2:
    bberryhill@ches.ua.edu
    Financing:
    University/Other
    Funding:
    TBA
    Source:
    UA & School System
    Publication:
    Academic Publication
    Publication Cite:
    TBA
    Publication URL:
    http://nnps.jhucsos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PPP-2017-Book-with-Cover.pdf

    Power PATH

    The Power PATH intervention program tests short- and long-term effects of an integrated dual-generation program in collaboration with the PATHS curriculum, Coping Power parent intervention, and Head Start programs in Alabama, providing intervention services for both parents and children in Head Start preschools to improve parents’ ability to provide safe and supportive home environments and to prepare children for the transition to elementary school. Social, cognitive, and physiological measures will assess its success, with opportunities to apply this program nationally.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02176590
    Start date:
    2014-08-01
    End date:
    2018-09-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
    County:
    BIBB/CHOCTAW/FAYETTE
    GREENE/HALE/JEFFERSON
    LAMAR/PICKENS/SUMTER
    TUSCALOOSA
    Impact Area:
    West-Central Alabama
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Both parents and children in Head Start programs in Alabama
    Number Served:
    540
    University Partner:
    Dr. Ansley T. Gilpin
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    College:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department:
    Developmental Science
    Phone:
    205-348-2956
    E-Mail:
    agilpin@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dr. Caroline L. Boxmeyer; Dr. Jason A. DeCaro; Dr. John L. Lochman
    Title 2:
    Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs; Director of Graduate Studies, Associate Professor; Professor and Saxon Chair of Clinical Psychology
    College 2:
    Community Health Sciences; Arts & Sciences; Arts & Sciences
    Department 2:
    Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Anthropology; Psychology
    Phone 2:
    205-348-1325; 205-348-9061; 205-348-7678
    E-Mail 2:
    boxmeyer@cchs.ua.edu ; jason.a.decaro@ua.edu ; jlochman@gp.as.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Community Service Programs of West Alabama, Inc. (CSP)
    Phone:
    205-752-5429
    Community Partner 2:
    The Community Action Agency for Jefferson County, AL; Pickens County Community Action Committee and Community Development Corporation, Inc.
    Phone 2:
    205-327-7500; 205-367-8166
    Financing:
    Other
    Awards:
    Outstanding Faculty/Staff-Initiated Engagement Effort - http://ccbp.ua.edu/2015-ccbp-community-engagement-awards-luncheon/

    Determine Non-Point Sources of Organic and Nutrient Pollutants in Agricultural Watersheds in Rural Alabama

    This project, titled “Determine Non-Point Sources of Organic and Nutrient Pollutants in Agricultural Watersheds in Rural Alabama,” will identify non-point pollution sources of organic matter and nutrients, such as agricultural runoff, in the Bear Creek Watersheds (BCW) in northern Alabama, home to 104 known fish species. Because the BCW supports extensive agricultural activities that are rapidly altering the chemical characteristics of soils and water, which degrades water quality, it has been identified as a Strategic Habitat Unit of concern by the Geological Survey of Alabama. In partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture, this research will identify potential hazards and ways to enhance water quality by monitoring the concentration of species, pathogens and microbial products. By identifying the source, environmental agencies and stakeholders will be able to work with farmers to reduce and clean up nutrient and organic pollution in a more efficient and economical manner.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    3831 Palisades Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    University Partner:
    Yuehan Lu
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    College:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department:
    Geological Sciences
    Phone:
    205-348-1882
    E-Mail:
    yuehan.lu@ua.edu 
    Community Partner:
    United States Department of Agriculture
    Phone:
    205-553-1733
    Email:
    oc.news@usda.gov
    Financing:
    Other
    Funding:
    $2,000
    Details:
    The stipend is to help the scholars continue their work.
    Source:
    UA
    Awards:
     Outstanding Engagement Effort - http://ccbp.ua.edu/category/excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    The EDGE

    The EDGE is a joint venture among the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama, the City of Tuscaloosa, and The University of Alabama. Partners share a goal of linking the region's entrepreneurs with the assets to increase revenue and employment, helping startup businesses in the Tuscaloosa area by aiding emerging business with the development of management, financial, and the technical skills in a maturing environment so that they can thrive in the local business community. The EDGE helps businesses and potential startups, providing an incubation program to help with affordable office space and shared resources. Members also have access to one-on-one counseling from business professionals and subject matter experts in every stage of development. Counseling can cover everything from complying with different policies, procedures, and regulations, to guidance on day-to-day operations. The EDGE moved into its building on the corner of 8th Street and 22nd Avenue in September 2012. A technology grant given to the city of Tuscaloosa will result in a new $9.3 million facility on the site of the former U.S. Armed Forces Reserve Center on 10th Avenue.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Economic Development
    Program Website:
    http://www.tuscaloosachamber.com/doing-business/business-development/theedge
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    800 22nd Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Startup businesses in the Tuscaloosa area
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. J. Michael Hardin
    Title:
    Dean
    College:
    Commerce and Business Administration
    Phone:
    205-348-8901
    E-Mail:
    mhardin@cba.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Walt Maddox; Jim Page; Donny Jones
    Title:
    Mayor of Tuscalooa; President and CEO; Chief Operating Officer
    Organization:
    N/A; Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama; Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama
    Phone:
    205-248-5001; 205-758-7588; 205-391-0552
    Email:
    mayor@tuscaloosa.com ; jim@tuscaloosachamber.com; donny@tuscaloosachamber.com
    Awards:
    Outstanding Faculty/Staff-Initiated Engagement Effort - http://ccbp.ua.edu/2015-ccbp-community-engagement-awards-luncheon/

    Learning Initiative and Financial Training (LIFT)

    LIFT provides free resources and job skills training to underrepresented individuals in the greater Tuscaloosa area to a diverse group of people in terms of age, background, and both career and personal goals. The team utilizes C&BA students to build relationships with individuals in the community, and to foster professional and personal development. With the efforts of the Culverhouse School of Accountancy faculty and students, and the support of Dean Hardin, LIFT has grown into the premier service-learning opportunity within Culverhouse. The class provides service-based learning for our students while uniting them with the community. LIFT locations include McDonald Hughes Community Center, Oasis Baptist Church, VA Medical Center, and Holt High School. Classes cover career and job skills by teaching high school computer and financial skills, teen financial literacy, entrepreneurship, veteran computer literacy, and much more.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    https://culverhouse.ua.edu/lift
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    361 Stadium Dr, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Impact Area:
    Tuscaloosa and West Alabama communities
    Age Group:
    All Ages
    University Partner:
    Lisa H. McKinney
    Title:
    CPA
    College:
    Commerce and Business Administration
    Department:
    Accounting
    Phone:
    205-348-6679
    E-Mail:
    lmckinne@cba.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    David Hose
    Title 2:
    Graduate Student
    College 2:
    Commerce and Business Administration
    Department 2:
    Accounting

    Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art K-12 Fellowship Program

    In 2008, Paul R. Jones donated a portion of his collection of African American art to the University of Alabama. With over 1700 pieces, the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art is one of the largest collections of African American art in the world. Jones was known as a passionate collector who sought to collect from both well-known and lesser-known artists, a quality which makes his collection distinct. The Paul R. Jones Collection is designed to share the works of American artists and their significance with the people of Alabama and beyond and to be used to educate students on the importance of art in life. Works from the collection are on exhibit year-round at the Paul R. Jones Gallery in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and are exhibited in galleries on the University of Alabama campus and at other educational institutions and venues. The collection is incorporated into curricula at the University of Alabama, providing students with opportunities to learn and experience the significance of art first-hand.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2308 6th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Age Group:
    All Ages
    University Partner:
    Robert F. Olin
    Title:
    Dean and Professor
    College:
    Arts & Sciences
    Phone:
    205-348-7007
    E-Mail:
    olin@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Don Hayes; Lucy Curzon
    Title 2:
    Executive Assistant to the Dean for External Affairs; Associate Professor
    College 2:
    Arts & Sciences; Arts & Sciences
    Department 2:
    N/A; Art and Art History
    Phone 2:
    N/A; 205-348-6458
    E-Mail 2:
    N/A; lcurzon@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Donna Northington
    Title:
    Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning
    Organization:
    Turner Broadcasting System
    Community Partner 2:
    Katie McAllister; Emily Bibb
    Title 2:
    Director; Collections Manager
    Organization 2:
    Paul R. Jones Gallery; Paul R. Jones Gallery
    Phone 2:
    205-345-3038; 205-348-1950
    Email 2:
    mcall007@as.ua.edu; ecbibb@ua.edu
    Awards:
    Outstanding Community Partner-Initiated Effort - http://ccbp.ua.edu/2015-ccbp-community-engagement-awards-luncheon/

    Engaging Middle School Students in the Westlawn Media Group Operation

    Almost all of the 6th grade students on the staff of The Falcons’ Nest were originally part of the Oakdale Elementary School publication, The Oakdale Eagle. Now at their new school, the students completed their first 4-page edition in March 2016 and are currently working on stories and photos for their second issue to be published in May 2016.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    1715 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA
    University Partner:
    Dr. George L. Daniels
    Title:
    Associate Professor and Assistant Dean
    College:
    Communication and Information Sciences
    Department:
    Journalism & Creative Media
    Phone:
    205-348-8618
    E-Mail:
    gdaniels@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Trent G. McDaniel
    Title 2:
    Undergraduate Student
    College 2:
    Communication and Information Sciences
    Department 2:
    Journalism & Creative Medi
    Community Partner:
    Westlawn Middle School
    Phone:
    205-759-3673
    Presentation:
    Academic Meeting
    Presentation URL:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/10th-annual-excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    From Tuscaloosa to Greensboro: Online, Remote Tutoring that Engages College Students and Young Learners

    Through the use of technology, the Literacy Center provides mentors to youth participants. The project uses technology to enable participants to gain access to adult role models not accessible due to distance. The program also enables students to engage with a community outside the University while providing real-time reading assistance.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1202 Main Street, Greensboro, AL 36744, United States
    University Partner:
    Dr. Carol Donovan
    Title:
    Professor and Director of Belser-Parton Literacy Center
    College:
    Education
    Department:
    Literacy Education
    Phone:
    205-348-2874
    E-Mail:
    cdonovan@bamaed.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dr. James Hardin; Dr. Karen Spector 
    Title 2:
    Clinical Instructor; Associate Professor
    College 2:
    Education; Education
    Department 2:
    Technology Applications & Assessment Systems; Curriculum and Instruction
    Phone 2:
    205-348-5168; 205-348-5618
    E-Mail 2:
    jhardin@ua.edu; kspector@bamaed.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Horseshoe Farms
    Phone:
    205-710-6372
    Email:
    fellows@projecthsf.org
    Presentation:
    Academic Meeting
    Presentation URL:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/CCBPAwards_program2016.pdf

    Bamboo Reach & Teach: Creating an Effective Participatory Strategy for Local Citizen Engagement

    This project focuses on Bamboo Reach & Teach, a participatory strategy designed to educate and connect people in Alabama with bamboo and how it could be an agricultural catalyst in the Black Belt region of the state. This monthly event, held at the Northport Farmers’ Market and attended by a cross-section of the community, provided a unique opportunity to participate with the public in meaningful dialog about bamboo. This project explores the process of developing this strategy, its implementation, and results.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    3255 5th St, Northport, Alabama 35476, USA
    University Partner:
    Dr. Marcy L. Koontz 
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    College:
    Human Enviromental Sciences
    Department:
    Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design
    Phone:
    205-348-8137
    E-Mail:
    marcy.koontz@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Black Belt Bamboost
    Email:
    blackbeltbamboost@gmail.com
    Financing:
    Grant
    Presentation:
    Academic Meeting
    Presentation URL:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/10th-annual-excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Water Conservation and Effective Watershed Management

    This project is a combination of research and community outreach focusing on the conservation and sustainable management of the water resources of Southern Belize, in conjunction with TIDE. The project will be a case study adopting a mixed-methods approach to analyze water quality, land use, and human impacts in the Port Honduras Marine Reserve and surrounding watershed, with a goal of facilitating a greater understanding of the area’s water resources and demonstrating the importance of water quality for sustaining healthy ecosystems and communities. Water quality data collected by TIDE from both terrestrial and marine waterways with the local community to encourage residents to become better environmental stewards in order to protect and preserve the area’s natural resources for the future.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Secondary Focus Area:
    Health
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    Punta Gorda, Belize
    Impact Area:
    Southern Belize
    University Partner:
    Dr. Michael K. Steinberg
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    College:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department:
    New College & Geography
    Phone:
    205-348-0349
    E-Mail:
    mksteinberg@as.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Brenna Sweetman
    Title 2:
    Graduate Student
    College 2:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department 2:
    Geography
    E-Mail 2:
    bsweetman@crimson.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE)
    Phone:
    501-722-2274

    TOPS:

    The Development of an After-School Program for Youth Places At-Risk: A Collaborative Approach

    This project is based on a collaborative approach to improving the lives of youth who have been placed at-risk within and outside of a Title I elementary school’s after-school program. The targeted children include those at risk for academic difficulty, behavioral difficulty, and/or truancy and attendance problems. The program, called TOPS, works to develop well-rounded and personally and social responsible children through academic enrichment, sport-based youth development, and parental engagement.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Start date:
    2018-01-01
    End date:
    2019-05-31
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1001 Crescent Ridge Road Northeast, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Impact Area:
    Holt, AL
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Children at risk
    University Partner:
    Dr. Kevin Andrew Richards
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    College:
    Education
    Department:
    Kinesiology
    Phone:
    413-358--3298
    E-Mail:
    karichards2@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Victoria Shiver
    Title 2:
    Graduate Student
    College 2:
    Education
    Department 2:
    Kinesiology
    Community Partner:
    Holt Elementary School
    Phone:
    205-342-2650
    Community Partner 2:
    Tuscaloosa's One Place
    Phone 2:
    205-462-1000

    My Brother's Keeper Initiatives:

    From Greensboro to Greensboro: Contrasting Two Community Partnerships to Propel Men of Color to Success

    When it comes to helping support young men of color, the town of Greensboro, Alabama and the city of Greensboro, North Carolina have something in common. The primary goal of My Brother’s Keeper Initiatives in both communities is to emphasize the power of university student civic engagement in partnering with local organizations to provide mentoring and other support to African American, Hispanic, and Native American middle- and high-school boys.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    515 Green St, Greensboro, AL, USA
    County:
    HALE
    Impact Area:
    Greensboro, AL & Greensboro, NC
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    African American, Hispanic, and Native American young men in middle and high school
    Age Group:
    Young Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. George Daniels
    Title:
    Associate Professor & Assistant Dean of Administration
    College:
    Communication and Information Sciences
    Department:
    Journalism & Creative Media
    Phone:
    205-348-2780
    E-Mail:
    gdaniels@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Douglas Craddock, Jr.
    Title 2:
    Post-Doc / Visiting Scientist
    College 2:
    Education
    Department 2:
    Education Evaluation Office
    Phone 2:
    205-348-3158
    E-Mail 2:
    cradd002@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Ed Martin
    Title:
    Old North State Council
    Organization:
    Boy Scouts of America, Inc.
    Community Partner 2:
    John McPhail
    Title 2:
    Old North State Council
    Organization 2:
    Boy Scouts of America, Inc.

    Building Healthy Lives

    Project focuses on how Maude Whatley Health Center, which has facilities in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Montgomery, carries out its main purpose: offering prevention measures for a wide variety of health conditions such as diabetes, cardiac problems, diets, and cancer prevention. They also provide take-home texts that patients study and are tested upon. A prevention plan is developed for each patient, with an emphasis on one-to-one communication.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Secondary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    Impact Area:
    Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Montgomery
    University Partner:
    Dr. Jen Nickelson
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    College:
    Community Health Sciences
    Department:
    Health Science
    Phone:
    205-348-3715
    E-Mail:
    jnickelson@ches.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Norman Prince
    Title 2:
    Undergraduate Student
    College 2:
    Community Health Sciences
    Department 2:
    Health Science
    Community Partner:
    Maude Whatley Health Center
    Phone:
    205-758-6647

    LAMP:

    Reducing Disparities with Literacy-Adapted Psychosocial Treatments for Chronic Pain: The Effect of the LAMP Intervention on Patients' Pain and Psychosocial Functioning

    The Behavioral Pain Management Team in UA’s Department of Psychology and Whatley Health Services have been working together for three years to deliver pain treatment in rural Alabama through a literacy-adapted psychosocial treatment for chronic pain called Learning About My Pain (LAMP). Through LAMP, patients learn a number of pain-management skills to improve their psychosocial functioning and obtain a better quality of life. Psychosocial treatments, such as cognitive behavioral therapy and pain education, have been found to be effective for pain. Despite growing evidence, minimal efforts have been made to make these treatments accessible to patients with low socioeconomic status, who often have low health literacy and face unique stressors that might interfere with their ability to meet the cognitive demands associated with these treatments.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2731 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA
    Impact Area:
    Rural Alabama
    University Partner:
    Dr. Joshua Eyer
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    College:
    Nursing
    Phone:
    205-348-6443
    E-Mail:
    jceyer@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dr. Beverly E. Thorn; Calia A. Torres
    Title 2:
    Professor Emeritus; Graduate Student
    College 2:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department 2:
    Psychology
    Phone 2:
    204-348-5024; NA
    E-Mail 2:
    bthorn@ua.edu; catorres@crimson.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Whatley Health Services
    Phone:
    205-758-6647
    Email:
    info@whatleyhealth.org

    Multiple Abilities Program:

    Alabama Early Literacy Project

    This project partners UA’s Multiple Abilities Program, a teacher preparation program to provide opportunities for UA students to learn teaching within a context of community engagement including family literacy supports. Pre-service teachers will have experiences at all three sites, representing different demographics, in order to learn about the ways in which communities come together to support their youngest learners when welcomed and valued. UA students will learn to teach as they provide lessons at the individual, small group and class level, as well as at family events.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    Impact Area:
    Tuscaloosa City, Tuscaloosa County, and Pickens County
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    K-12 students
    Age Group:
    K-12
    University Partner:
    Dr. Carol A. Donovan
    Title:
    Professor
    College:
    Education
    Department:
    Special Education and Multiple Abilities
    Phone:
    205-348-2874
    E-Mail:
    cdonovan@bamaed.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Kelsey Ann Dyer
    Title 2:
    Graduate Student
    College 2:
    Education
    Department 2:
    Special Education and Multiple Abilities
    E-Mail 2:
    kadyer@crimson.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Holt Elementary School Pre-K, K, & 1st grade support, Tuscaloosa County Schools; Northington Elementary School Family Literacy; Pickens County Schools Pre-K Program; Pickens County Head Start Program
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Telemedicine Perceptions of Rural Patients with HIV and Mental Health Issues

    This project was developed in partnership with West Alabama AIDS Outreach and the Maude Whatley Health Services HIV Clinic to develop and pilot test a group intervention, using telemedicine and peer leaders, to address mental health issues and substance use in people living with HIV/AIDS in West Alabama, including Tuscaloosa and rural counties. Its purpose is to develop and evaluate a multilevel program, using telemedicine and peer support to improve mental health, substance abuse and HIV treatment adherence and outcomes. Phase I included the formation of a peer leadership development program and focus groups. Phase II, the intervention phase, is ongoing.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2720 6th St, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA
    County:
    BIBB/FAYETTE/GREENE
    HALE/LAMAR/PICKENS
    TUSCALOOSA
    Impact Area:
    West Alabama
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Residences of West Alabama
    Age Group:
    All Ages
    University Partner:
    Dr. Pamela Payne Foster
    Title:
    Associate Professor of Community Rural Medicine and Deputy Director of the Institute for Rural Health Research
    College:
    Community Health Sciences
    Department:
    Rural Health Institute & Community Rural Medicine
    Phone:
    205-348-5148
    E-Mail:
    ppayne-foster@cchs.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dr. George Mugoya; Dr. Safiya George
    Title 2:
    Assistant Professor; Associate Professor
    College 2:
    Education; Nursing
    Department 2:
    Ed Studies Psy; Res Method; Counsel; Nursing Instruction
    Phone 2:
    gcmugoya@bama.ua.edu; sfgeorge@bama.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    West Alabama AIDS Outreach (Five Horizons Health Services)
    Phone:
    205-759-8470
    Community Partner 2:
    Maude Whatley Health Services HIV Clinic
    Phone 2:
    205-758-6647
    Email 2:
    info@whatleyhealth.org

    Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA)/Tuscaloosa City

    The Parent Teacher Leadership Academy (PTLA) utilizes research-based practices to provide professional development to parents and teachers who use their knowledge to support students' achievement through strong school, family, and community partnerships. This leadership program provides selected parents and teachers with opportunities to develop their knowledge and abilities as leaders within their school communities.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    https://ptla.ua.edu/
    Program Video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YHATqIXbM0
    Start date:
    2008-09-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1210 21st Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    City:
    Tuscaloosa
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Parents and Teachers
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Holly Morgan
    Title:
    Director of Community Education
    Department:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-9854
    E-Mail:
    hgmorgan@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Liza Wilson
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    College 2:
    College of Education
    Department 2:
    Education Dean's Office
    Phone 2:
    205-348-6051
    E-Mail 2:
    ewilson@bama.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Sandra Aldridge
    Title:
    Director of Federal Programs
    Organization:
    Tuscaloosay City School System
    Phone:
    205-759-3537
    Email:
    saldridge@tusc.k12.al.us
    Community Partner 2:
    Blake Berryhill
    Title 2:
    Faculty
    Organization 2:
    College of Human Environmental Sciences
    Phone 2:
    205-348-4044
    Email 2:
    bberryhill@ches.ua.edu
    Funding:
    TBA
    Source:
    UA & School System
    Publication URL:
    http://nnps.jhucsos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/PPP-2017-Book-with-Cover.pdf

    Leveraging Local Knowledge and GIS Modeling to Quantify Wastewater Discharges in Hale and Wilcox Counties

    Rural residents without sewer access typically use septic systems to treat human waste. However, septic systems quickly fail in impermeable Black Belt clay. Many poor residents choose not to invest in systems destined to fail, instead discharging raw sewage onto the ground nearby through so-called “straight pipes.” This project pursues collaboration with local partners to map failing septic systems and straight pipes in Hale and Wilcox Counties. Geographic Information System (GIS) modeling will be utilized to estimate impacts on water quality — including infectious pathogens — and public health.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Start date:
    2017-08-16
    End date:
    2018-05-15
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    1310c Main St, Greensboro, AL 36744, USA
    County:
    HALE/WILCOX
    Impact Area:
    Alabama's Black Belt
    University Partner:
    Dr. Mark Elliott
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    College:
    Engineering
    Department:
    Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering
    Phone:
    205-348-5469
    E-Mail:
    mark.elliott@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Matthew Price
    Title 2:
    Doctoral Student
    College 2:
    Engineering
    Department 2:
    Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering
    Community Partner:
    Pam Door; Louise Lindsay; Parrish Pugh
    Title:
    Executive Director; Member; Area Environmental Director
    Organization:
    Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization; Hale County Soil and Water Conservation Board; Alabama Department of Public Health
    Phone:
    334-624-0842; 334-624-3265; 334-295-1000
    Email:
    info@herohousing.org; halecoswcd.dac@gmail.com; Parrish.Pugh@adph.state.al.us
    Community Partner 2:
    Kevin White; Robert Jones; Allen Tartt
    Title 2:
    Professor and Chair of Civil and Environmental Enginerring; Retired; Training Director
    Organization 2:
    University of South Alabama; Alabama Department of Public Health; Alabama Onsite Wastewater Association Training Center
    Phone 2:
    251-460-6174; NA; 205-652-3803
    Email 2:
    kwhite@southalabama.edu; NA; atartt@uwa.edu
    Financing:
    University
    Details:
    Graduate Fellowship
    Source:
    UA
    Awards:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/council-on-community-based-partnerships-at-the-university-of-alabama-to-host-11th-annual-excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Multiple Abilities Program:

    Alabama Early Literacy Project

    This project partners UA’s Multiple Abilities Program, a teacher preparation program to provide opportunities for UA students to learn teaching within a context of community engagement including family literacy supports. Pre-service teachers will have experiences at all three sites, representing different demographics, in order to learn about the ways in which communities come together to support their youngest learners when welcomed and valued. UA students will learn to teach as they provide lessons at the individual, small group and class level, as well as at family events.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1300 21st St E, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404, USA
    County:
    PICKENS/TUSCALOOSA
    City:
    Tuscaloosa
    Age Group:
    Early Childhood
    University Partner:
    Dr. Carol A. Donovan
    Title:
    Professor
    College:
    Education
    Department:
    Special Education and Multiple Abilities
    Phone:
    205-348-2874
    E-Mail:
    cdonovan@bamaed.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Kelsey Ann Dyer
    Title 2:
    Graduate Student
    College 2:
    Education
    Department 2:
    Special Education and Multiple Abilities
    E-Mail 2:
    kadyer@crimson.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Holt Elementary School Pre-K, K, & 1st grade support; Northington Elementary School Family Literacy
    Organization:
    Tuscaloosa County School System; Tuscaloosa City School System
    Phone:
    205-342-2650; 205-759-3622
    Community Partner 2:
    Pickens County Schools Pre-K Program; Pickens County Head Start Program
    Organization 2:
    Pickens County Schools; Pickens County Community Action Committee and Community Development Corporation, Inc.
    Phone 2:
    205-367-8166 & 205-3671283; 205-367-8152

    Alabama in Hobson City Initiative

    This project bridges the gap between academy and community by applying University resources to community-identified goals for research. It speaks to different levels of historical recovery and community historiography in Alabama’s oldest historic Black town. The project will assuage issues of accessibility for rural communities by providing a digitally based resource to document the variety of projects in the Alabama in Hobson City Initiative, all of which contribute to the recovery of community history through oral history collection, photography, curating historical documents, and cemetery research and documentation.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    610 Martin Luther King Dr, Hobson City, AL, USA
    County:
    CALHOUN
    Participants:
    UA Students/Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Hobson City
    University Partner:
    Dr. Michelle Bachelor Robinson
    Title:
    Assistant Professor
    College:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department:
    English
    Phone:
    205-348-4177
    E-Mail:
    mrobinson@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Margaret L. Holloway
    Title 2:
    Doctoral Student
    College 2:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department 2:
    English
    E-Mail 2:
    mlholloway@crimson.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Alberta McCrory
    Title:
    Mayor
    Organization:
    Hobson City, Alabama
    Phone:
    256-831-4940
    Email:
    hobsoncityhall@bellsouth.net
    Awards:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/council-on-community-based-partnerships-at-the-university-of-alabama-to-host-11th-annual-excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Engaging USDA Scientists and Landowners for Identifying Sources of Nutrient Pollution in Agricultural Wastelands

    Agricultural lands, accounting for 40 percent of land in the U.S., are among the most important non-point sources of nutrient pollution impairing surface water quality nationwide. However, our ability to recognize sources and actions responsible for surface water nutrient variations is extremely limited. The goal of this community-engaged project is to work with our community partners to identify “hot” watersheds exporting nutrients and pathogens to receiving streams and rivers. The team has performed bimonthly field trips to sample water and soils in agricultural watersheds under varying intensity of land use and management in the Bear Creek in northern Alabama. The group measured a series of water quality parameters including inorganic and organic nutrients, as well as fecal coliforms. Data identified those watersheds more environmentally responsible for disproportionately large (relative to the watershed size) amounts of nutrients to nearby streams.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    2431 Darby Drive, Florence, Alabama 35630, USA
    County:
    LAUDERDALE
    University Partner:
    Dr. Yuehan Lu; Shuo Chen; Peng Shang
    Title:
    Associate Professor; Doctoral Student; Doctoral Student
    College:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department:
    Geological Sciences
    Phone:
    205-348-1882 / NA
    E-Mail:
    yuehan.lu@ua.edu; schen83@crimson.ua.edu; pshang1@crimson.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Man Lu; Connor Kirkland; Zachary Stephens
    Title 2:
    Doctoral Student; Undergraduate Student; Undergraduate Students
    College 2:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department 2:
    Geological Sciences
    E-Mail 2:
    NA; chkirkland@crimson.ua.edu; NA
    Community Partner:
    Matthew Copeland
    Title:
    District Conservationist
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Conservation Service
    Phone:
    256-248-5051
    Email:
    matthew.copeland@al.usda.gov
    Community Partner 2:
    Florence Landowners
    Financing:
    University/Other
    Source:
    UA

    SOAR:

    Using CBPR to Bridge the Campus-to-Community Gap

    Project SOAR, a mixed-methods study, focuses on issues faced by aging, ethnically diverse and underserved individuals facing health and mental-health disparities. Using community-based participatory research (CBPR) enables community partnerships to address persistent problems of healthcare disparities among aging and underserved populations. Project SOAR partnered with one rural community and one urban community and recruited and trained 15 community members into project advisory councils (PACs). PACs provide researchers with opinions and advice on recruitment materials, surveys and interventions on topics including diabetes, dementia, PTSD and environmental justice and health issues. They have worked with 11 independent researchers. Project SOAR is generating new research partnerships focused on community needs and is well received within the communities.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
    University Partner:
    Dr. Rebecca S. Allen; Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster; Dr. JoAnn Oliver; Dr. Martha R. Crowther
    Title:
    Professor; Associate Professor & Deputy Director; Associate Professor; Professor & Director of Clinical Training
    College:
    Arts & Sciences; Community Health Sciences; Nursing; Arts & Sciences
    Department:
    Psychology; Community and Rural Medicine & Institute for Rural Health Research; Nursing; Psychology
    Phone:
    205-348-9891; 205-348-5148; 205-348-2916; 205-348-7802
    E-Mail:
    rsallen@ua.edu; ppayne-foster@cchs.ua.edu; joliver@ua.edu; mrcrowther@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Kaleb Murry; Keisha Carden Ivey; Deanna Dragan; Dr. Christopher Spencer
    Title 2:
    Doctoral Student; Doctoral Student; Doctoral Student; Director of Community Development
    College 2:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department 2:
    Psychology; Psychology; Psychology; Division of Community Affairs
    E-Mail 2:
    kjmurry@crimson.ua.edu; kdcarden1@crimson.ua.edu; dmdragan@crimson.ua.edu; chspencer01@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    SOAR Project Advisory Council

    UA-Pickens County Partnership:

    A Health Care Teaching County

    The UA/Pickens County Partnership has created A Health Care Teaching County (HCTC), designed to sustain a struggling healthcare system by establishing strong ties for innovation between UA and Pickens County, Alabama. Modeled after the concept of a teaching hospital based in a community, the HCTC is a collaborative approach in which the county’s citizens and health professionals, along with UA faculty and students, collaborate to build an enhanced and sustainable model of healthcare delivery for the county.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Program Website:
    https://cchs.ua.edu/pickenscounty/
    Start date:
    2018-10-01
    End date:
    2019-08-31
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    241 Robert K Wilson Drive, Carrollton, AL, USA
    County:
    PICKENS
    Impact Area:
    Carrollton, AL
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Residences of Pickens County
    University Partner:
    Dr. Richard Streiffer
    Title:
    Dean
    College:
    Community Health Sciences
    Phone:
    205-348-1288
    E-Mail:
    rhstreiffer@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Courtney Rentas; August Anderson; Judson Russell; Laura Beth Brown
    Title 2:
    Fellow, The University of Alabama/Pickens County Partnership
    College 2:
    Community Health Sciences
    Department 2:
    Community and Rural Medicine; Community and Rural Medicine; Community and Rural Medicine; CCHS Social Work
    E-Mail 2:
    NA; amanderson4@crimson.ua.edu; NA; lbbrown4@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Patti Presley-Fuller
    Title:
    Pickens County Extension Coordinator
    Organization:
    Alabama Cooperative Extension System
    Phone:
    205-367-8148
    Email:
    rhstreiffer@ua.edu
    Community Partner 2:
    Buddy Kirk; Alan Harper
    Title 2:
    Former Pickens County District Judge & Advisory Board Member; Alabama House Representative
    Organization 2:
    Pickens County Fellowship; Pickens County Fellowship & Alabama Legislature
    Email 2:
    NA; salanharper@gmail.com
    Financing:
    Other
    Awards:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/council-on-community-based-partnerships-at-the-university-of-alabama-to-host-11th-annual-excellence-in-community-engagement-awards/

    Combining CBPR and Engaged Scholarship to Conduct Nutritional and Physical Activity Audits in an Underserved Community

    This project is composed of research activities and results of environmental audits conducted by the Health Education and Promotion Research Center (HEPRC), a community organization based in Holt, Alabama, and University of Alabama students in Holt. The HEPRC is a young university/community partnership using community-based participatory research (CBPR) strategies to benefit this small, unincorporated community with a declining standing but a rich history. The HEPRC’s mission is to empower the community to meet its own health needs through screening, education and policy change. Assessing Holt’s nutrition and physical activity environments were essential to this project; with a secondary purpose of teaming up students with community members to enhance their evaluated team member opinions about the experience. The assessment showed that the availability of quality food is limited, and increasing the community’s health may mean increasing the availability of healthy food options, improving the physical activity environment and reforming the local economy. 

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    Holt, AL, USA
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Residences of Holt, AL
    Age Group:
    All Ages
    University Partner:
    Dr. Jen Nickelson
    Title:
    Associate Professor
    College:
    Human Environmental Sciences
    Department:
    Health Science
    Phone:
    205-348-3715
    E-Mail:
    jnickelson@ches.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dashauna Ballard
    Title 2:
    Doctoral Student
    College 2:
    Human Environmental Sciences
    Department 2:
    Health Science
    E-Mail 2:
    dmballard@crimson.ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Health Education and Promotion Research Center
    Community Partner 2:
    Paul Dickey
    Title 2:
    Holt Resident

    Peer-learning communities to develop rural, African American girls' computer science knowledge and career awareness

    This project will prepare cohorts of African-American girls for the AP CS Principles course.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Start date:
    2019-01-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    AL, USA
    Impact Area:
    All cities/counties in Alabama
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    African-American girls
    Number Served:
    120
    Age Group:
    K-12
    University Partner:
    Dr. Jeff Gray
    Title:
    Professor
    College:
    Engineering
    Department:
    Computer Science
    Phone:
    205-348-2847
    E-Mail:
    gray@cs.ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dr. Qazi Mohammed
    Title 2:
    Professor
    College 2:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department 2:
    Mathematics, Tuskegee University
    Phone 2:
    334-727-8139
    E-Mail 2:
    mqazi@tuskegee.edu
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $1,200,000
    Details:
    CSForAll
    Source:
    NSF

    The Tuskegee Partnership to Establish Computer Science Education in the Alabama Black Belt

    The TU-CS 10K Project will prepare 60 in-service teachers for ECS instruction in partnering high schools using the ECS model of teacher professional development (PD): a one-week comprehensive Summer Institute followed by face-to-face meetings during the school year, monthly virtual Google Hangouts, an online community of practice, and a follow-on Summer Institute, all of which are designed to prepare teachers for ECS course instruction, focusing both on content and instructional strategies.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Secondary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    http://bit.ly/ecs17-photos
    Start date:
    2016-08-01
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1200 W Montgomery Rd, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA
    Impact Area:
    All cities/counties in Alabama
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    High school teachers in Alabama
    Number Served:
    60 high schools
    Age Group:
    K-12
    University Partner:
    Dr. Mohammed Qazi
    Title:
    Professor
    College:
    Arts & Sciences
    Department:
    Mathematics, Tuskegee University
    Phone:
    334-727-8139
    E-Mail:
    mqazi@tuskegee.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Dr. Jeff Gray
    Title 2:
    Professor
    College 2:
    Engineering
    Department 2:
    Computer Science
    Phone 2:
    205-348-2847
    E-Mail 2:
    gray@cs.ua.edu
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $999,997
    Details:
    STEM+C
    Source:
    NSF

    The Alabama Alliance for an Inclusive Middle Grades Computer Science Preparation through Makerspaces in the Alabama Black Belt Region

    This NSF INCLUDES Design and Development Launch Pilot (named ALCSE-INCLUDES) project will develop and implement an innovative computer science (CS) education model that will provide all 8th grade students in 3 districts in Alabama's 'Black Belt' with exciting and structured hands-on activities intended to make CS learning enjoyable.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Start date:
    2017-09-15
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    1200 W Montgomery Rd, Tuskegee, AL 36088, USA
    County:
    GREENE/JEFFERSON/MACON
    City:
    Eutaw/Bessemer/Tuskegee
    Impact Area:
    Black Belt region of Alabama
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    8th grade students
    Number Served:
    3 middle schools
    Age Group:
    K-12
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $300,000.00
    Details:
    NSF INCLUDES
    Source:
    NSF

    New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018:

    Uniontown

    In Uniontown, the UA team learned of the ongoing civil rights struggle over the Arrowhead Landfill, Alabama's largest mega-waste dump, where another setback has occurred due to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's dismissal of two complaints made by the residents. Despite this, Uniontown is also the home to Harvest Select Catfish Plant, which has become one of the nation's primary farmers, harvesters, processors, and distributors of American catfish. In 2008, it had become the first U.S. catfish processor to be Best Aquaculture Practices certified by the Global Aquaculture Alliance. Today, there are more than 250 trained employees producing over 750,000 pounds of catfish weekly. The panelists were: Emefa Butler, C.H.O.I.C.E Nonprofit; John H. Heard III, Superintendent of Perry County Schools; and Gilbert Sentell, Sentell Engineering.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Start date:
    2018-05-09
    End date:
    2018-05-11
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    Uniontown, AL, USA
    County:
    PERRY
    University Partner:
    Dr. Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President for Community Affairs
    Department:
    Community Affairs
    Phone:
    205-348-8376
    E-Mail:
    205-348-8376
    Community Partner:
    Jamaal Hunter
    Title:
    School Teacher
    Organization:
    Robert C. Hatch High School
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018:

    Jimmie Lee Jackson Historic Marker, Judson College, and Main Street Marion

    In Perry County, the UA group visited Marion, where they first stopped at the Jimmie Lee Jackson historic marker. Jackson was shot in 1965 by an Alabama State Trooper during a protest during the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. Martin Luther King's eulogy at Jackson's funeral helped inspire the famous march from Selma to Montgomery. The group also made a brief visit to the Judson College campus, a school with a legacy of producing women who worked to improve society. Now Judson serves as an undergraduate college for both men and women, and is associated with the Alabama Baptist Convention. Lastly, the group also learned of the Main Street Marion initiative, which is focused on the revitalization of historic downtown Marion by bringing jobs, dollars, and people together. The panelists were: Frances Ford, Executive Director and Healthcare Coordinator, Sowing Seeds of Hope; Col. Ed Passmore, Vice President for Student Affairs/Commandment of Cadets/Director for Leadership and Career Development, Marion Military Institute; Cathy Trimble, Principal of Francis Marion School; and Katrina Easley, County Extension Coordinator.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Economic Development
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    Marion, AL, USA
    County:
    PERRY
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President for Community Affairs
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Phone:
    2053488376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Chris Joiner
    Title:
    Executive Director
    Organization:
    Renaissance Marion Inc./Main Street Marion
    Phone:
    334-683-9622
    Email:
    renmarioninc@gmail.com
    Community Partner 2:
    Martha Grace Mize
    Title 2:
    Civic Fellow
    Organization 2:
    David Matthews Center for Civic Life
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018:

    Hill Hospital, Board of Education, and Coleman Center for the Arts

    In Sumter County, the group visited Hill Hospital, which provides both preventative and health care, and has engaged with UA in numerous partnerships. The group also learned of the struggles of the Sumter County School system, which suffers from a tight budget for schools resulting from a low tax base. UA has teamed up with this area’s schools in several programs to help develop areas such as leadership and engineering interests. The team also visited Coleman Center for the Arts and Culture, a local museum and art education center for grassroots artists. This center promotes positive social change, addresses civic needs, builds local pride and uses creativity to solve community problems. The panelists were: Allison Brantley, Chamber of Commerce; Tramene Maye, Principal of Livingston Jr. High School; Lovie Burrell-Parks, Community Leader; Shirley Byrd, Board Chairperson, Hill Hospital of Sumter County; and Rev. Bob Little, Pastor of Galilee Baptist Church, Panola.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Start date:
    2018-05-09
    End date:
    2018-05-11
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    Livingston, AL, USA
    County:
    SUMTER
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President for Community Affairs
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Phone:
    205-348-8376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    University Partner 2:
    Chris Spencer
    Title 2:
    Director of Resource Development for Community Engagement
    Department 2:
    Center for Community-Based Partnership
    Phone 2:
    205-348-7374
    E-Mail 2:
    chspencer01@ua.edu
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018:

    UA Pickens County Partnership & Growth and Progress in Aliceville

    In Pickens County, the UA group learned that Pickens County is a Medically Underserved Area, as the county ranks 45th in health outcomes among Alabama’s 67 counties. To address health issues in the county, in 2015 approximately $600,000 was obtained from the Alabama Legislature to initiate the UA Pickens County Partnership, through which eight projects have been created that include UA faculty and students and Pickens County community organizations. The grant also provides six one-year-long fellowships for recent UA graduates to provide an opportunity for students to serve in health-related capacities while expanding their experience and education. Additionally, the group learned about the initiative, backed by a grant from the CDC to ALProHealth and Alabama Cooperative Extension System, to address obesity in the state. Aliceville in Pickens County was the recipient, and is now the location of a new walking track and pavilion used for a bi-weekly farmer's market. The panelists were: Parthenia Oliver, Nurse Practitioner, Whatley Health Services, Inc.; Debbie Rodgers, Owner of Court Square Coffee; Rodney Shamery, Coordinator of Fatherhood Program, Family Resource Center; and Cynthia Simpson, Director of Pickens County Community Action.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Health
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    Pickens County, AL, USA
    County:
    PICKENS
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President for Community Affairs
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Phone:
    2053488376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Emma Bjornson
    Title:
    Pickens County Fellow
    Organization:
    UA College of Communty Health Sciences
    Source:
    UA

    New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018:

    Stillman College

    In Tuscaloosa County, the UA team visited Stillman College, a liberal arts institution committed to fostering academic excellence and providing high-quality educational opportunities to diverse populations with differing levels of academic preparation. Stillman is historically affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, and is committed to service for the common good while being undergirded with principles of faith and ethical integrity. The panelists were: Byron Abston, Associate Dean of Student Services and TCHE Liaison of Stillman College; Linda Beito, Professor of Social Sciences, Stillman College; Toya T. Burton, Chiropractor/Clinical Project Manager Initiatives, Whatley Health Services, Inc.; Lamin E. Drammeh, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, Stillman College; and Mary Jane Krotzer, Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness, Stillman College.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Start date:
    2018-05-09
    End date:
    2018-05-11
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    3601 Stillman Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President for Community Affairs
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Phone:
    2053488376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Dr. Lamin Drammeh
    Title:
    Vice President for Strategic Initiatives/Executive Director of Stillman Foundation
    Organization:
    Strategic Initiatives, Stillman College
    Phone:
    205-247-8126
    Email:
    ldrammeh@stillman.edu
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018:

    Horseshoe Farm, HERO, and Safe House Museum

    In Hale County, the UA team attended a panel discussion, where panelists gave an overview of current projects and partnerships including Horseshoe Farm, a multifaceted community, service, and leadership development organization taking approaches to support independence and quality of life among seniors and adults living with mental illness, as well as seeking to improve educational opportunities for at-risk children, and prepare future service leaders in community health and education. The group also learned about HERO, a program seeking to end rural poverty which includes initiatives such as housing and business developments seen in PIELab and Auburn's Rural Studios, an educational campus for skills instruction called YouthBuild, entrepreneurial programming in the Innovation Center, and more. Also included in the Hale County stop was the Safe House Museum, a former house where Martin Luther King Jr. sought refuge from the Ku Klux Klan just two weeks before his assassination. The panelists were: Katie Andoe, Assistant Principal of Hale County Middle School; Rev. Ron Ross, Program Manager of HERO; Terrance Spencer, Assistant Principal of Greensboro Elementary School; and John Dorsey, Director of Project Horseshoe Farm.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Start date:
    2018-05-09
    End date:
    2018-05-11
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    1014 Whelan St, Greensboro, AL 36744, USA
    County:
    HALE
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President for Community Affairs
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Phone:
    2053488376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Meg Rankin-Byrd
    Title:
    Math Education Specialist
    Organization:
    Alabama Math, Science, & Technology Institute
    Phone:
    205-409-3151
    Email:
    mrankin@ua.edu
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018:

    Golden Dragon Plant and Gee's Bend

    In Clarke County, the group visited the Golden Dragon Plant, a Chinese-owned manufacturer of pipes for air conditioning machinery which has benefited the region economically and socially. The group then arrived in the Gee’s Bend community in Wilcox County, where they met Mary Ann Pettway, manager of the quilting cooperative, who told them how the quilters began their craft out of necessity. These imaginative and expressive quilts now make up a crucial chapter of African American art, and have been exhibited in places such as the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. The panelists were: Kevin Heartsil, Director of Thomasville City Works; Jason Jones, Insurance Agent, West Alabama Insurance Agency, LLC; Leann Moore, Librarian, Thomasville Middle School; and Pamela Taylor, Director of Thomasville Health and Rehabilitation Center Human Resources.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Start date:
    2018-05-09
    End date:
    2018-05-11
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    559 W Front St, Thomasville, AL 36784, USA
    County:
    CLARKE/WILCOX
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President for Community Affairs
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Phone:
    2053488376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Amy Prescott
    Title:
    Executive Director
    Organization:
    Thomasville Alabama Chamber of Commerce
    Phone:
    334-636-1542
    Email:
    director@thomasvillechamber.com
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018:

    Black Belt Community Foundation and Edmund Pettus Bridge

    The final panel discussion took place in Selma and was led by then CCBP Community Director Chris Spencer, joined by representatives from non-profit business communities. The group discussed ideas for a reimagined and inclusive Selma with a thriving arts district. The group learned about the Black Belt Community Foundation’s mission, which is the focal point for gifts and grants to have an impact on those in the region. The Foundation focuses on consolidating region-wide improvement endeavors by “taking what [they] have to make what [they] need.” Afterwards, the tour was completed by walking across Edmund Pettus Bridge in the footsteps of 600 marchers led by now U.S. Rep. John Lewis on Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965. The bridge has come to symbolize the African American community’s nonviolent struggle and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. The panelists were: Felecia Lucky, President of the Black Belt Community Foundation; Aubry Carter, Manager at Alabama Power; Sheryl Smedley, Executive Director of Selma Chamber of Commerce; Barja Wilson, Executive Director of Selma Redevelopment Authority; and Rev. Lawrence Wofford, Pastor of Clinton Chapel AME Church.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Start date:
    2018-05-09
    End date:
    2018-05-09
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    2 Broad St, Selma, AL 36701, USA
    County:
    DALLAS
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President for Community Affairs
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Phone:
    2053488376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Chris Spencer
    Title:
    Director of Resource Development for Community Engagement
    Organization:
    Center for Community-Based Partnerships
    Phone:
    205-348-7374
    Email:
    chspencer01@ua.edu
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    New Faculty Community Engagement Tour 2018:

    Greene County Hospital and Children's Policy Council

    In Greene County, the UA team visited Greene County Hospital, the hub for the Greene County Health System, where their mission is to provide optimal medical care to the residents of Greene and surrounding counties. The group also learned about initiatives from members of the county’s Children’s Policy Council (CPC), which was initially supported by a grant from the Black Belt Community Foundation. The mission of CPC is to support children’s services in the areas of economic security, health, safety, education, parental involvement and early care. The panelists were: Phyllis Belcher, Greene County Industrial Development Authority; Marcia Pugh, Administrator of Greene County Hospital; David Coddington, Greene Prairie Farm; and Shayla McCray, Director of 21st Century Learning Centers, Greene County Board of Education.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Education
    Program Website:
    http://ccbp.ua.edu/new-faculty-community-engagement-tours/
    Start date:
    2018-05-09
    End date:
    2018-05-09
    Status:
    Completed
    Address:
    623 Mesopotamia St, Eutaw, AL 35462, USA
    County:
    GREENE
    Age Group:
    Adult
    University Partner:
    Dr. Samory Pruitt
    Title:
    Vice President for Community Affairs
    Department:
    Division of Community Affairs
    Phone:
    2053488376
    E-Mail:
    samory.pruitt@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    Judge Lillie Jones-Osborne
    Title:
    District Judge
    Organization:
    Alabama District Courts, Greene County
    Phone:
    205-372-3143
    Financing:
    University
    Source:
    UA

    Helping Families Initiative (HFI)

    The Helping Families Initiative helps Alabama communities use existing resources to save the futures of young people at risk of using illegal drugs or committing other crimes while making classrooms and communities safer. Over the long-term it also reduces the number of young people sentenced to prison where they often become career criminals, contribute to prison overcrowding and costs. Helping Families creates these benefits by bringing local leaders — district attorneys, judges, law enforcement officers, mayors, county commissioners, educators, judges, local foundation officials and leaders of public and private social services — together to build support for collaborative action that identifies young people at risk and their personal and family risk factors. It addresses these factors through a multi-disciplinary team that coordinates services of multiple agencies depending on needs.

    Primary Focus Area:
    Social Services
    Program Website:
    http://h-f-i.org/index.htm
    Program Video:
    http://h-f-i.org/our-story
    Start date:
    2018-01-01
    End date:
    2018-12-31
    Status:
    Active
    Address:
    20 2nd Ct N, Birmingham, AL 35204, USA
    County:
    JEFFERSON/MONTGOMERY
    Impact Area:
    Alabama communities
    Participants:
    Specific Community Partner
    Partner:
    Jefferson County Family Court
    Age Group:
    All Ages
    University Partner:
    Michael Lawson
    Title:
    Faculty
    College:
    Education
    Phone:
    205-348-4807
    E-Mail:
    malawson1@ua.edu
    Community Partner:
    John Tyson
    Title:
    Executive Director of Helping Families Initiative
    Phone:
    251-533-1621
    Email:
    jtyson@voase.org
    Financing:
    Grant
    Funding:
    $495,316.00
    The University of Alabama
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