Vision, Mission and Values

We envision a world connected by thriving communities where shared knowledge creates equitable access to purpose, power and prosperity.

Our mission is to understand and address social disparities by fostering trusting relationships between academic researchers and community or government partners. Centering the wisdom of community voices, we co-create research evidence that advances equitable practices and policies in all the places that our university calls home. 

We respond to real-world policy problems and create societal impact through a fundamental shift in the way community-engaged research is conducted. Our iterative engage-think-do model brings together real-world policymakers and practitioners seeking to make progress on today’s most pressing issues with academics skilled in data and analysis. Together, we generate research evidence that fuels policy changes and programs to drive societal impact. Every successful partnership gets us one step closer to the world we envision.