By Brooke Adams, senior news writer, University of Utah Communications University of Utah President Ruth Watkins has appointed Jennifer Mayer-Glenn as the new director of University Neighborhood Partners and special assistant to the president for campus-community partnerships.
Read MoreCasa Quetzalcoatl celebrated the 2019 Xipetotec Graduation this past June 1st. The event honored First Generation students, along with their families, for the important mile stone of high school graduation.
Read MoreThe Karen Higher Education partnership began this past Spring and is taking place at the UNP Hartland Partnership Center every other Friday.
Read MoreToday is U Giving Day! We at UNP are reaching out to our partners for additional support of the work that we all do with the west side communities of Salt Lake City. Working together reciprocally we all increase individual and family capacity, education pathways, community wellbeing, and community-engaged scholarship. The piece of the UNP […]
Read MoreUNP’s Free Mental Health Clinic was honored yesterday with a Select 25 grant from Select Health, along with 24 other community programs and organizations throughout Utah.
Read MoreAlthough my time here at West High school hasn’t been very long, I have been welcomed with open arms. Our CASA is a program created through a partnership between University Neighborhood Partners and the Salt Lake City School District.
Read MoreIn the 2018 anniversary issue of Community Voices, we shared how residents and their partners have worked for a decade and a half to improve lives and strengthen community in Salt Lake City’s west side neighborhoods. The mural pictured above speaks to the very real concern that residents may not be able to enjoy the […]
Read MoreA few months ago we began the search process to find the next director for University Neighborhood Partners. A committee made up of various stakeholder groups was formed to identify an individual who embodies the skills and the dispositions that our staff, board, and community members saw as most critical for the person who will […]
Read MoreDeveloped as a response to the initiative of resettled communities and UNP community partners, the College of Social Work’s Case Management Certificate program continues its commitment to community-driven pathways to education.
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