Precinct Earns Jefferson Trust Grant for Global Leadership Forum
April 26, 2017 – Last week, the Presidential Precinct joined with 160 other initiatives that have been funded by the Jefferson Trust since 2006, earning $50,000 in preparation for the 2017 Global Leadership Forum. The Jefferson Trust is an initiative of the University of Virginia Alumni Association, and its mission is to support initiatives that enhance teaching, scholarship and research, allow faculty and students to work closely together while engaging in hands-on learning, and enable the University community to make an impact on other communities locally, nationally and globally.
The 2017 Global Leadership Forum is a weeklong event that will convene 50 emerging leaders from 25 countries and an equal number of UVA students to discuss pressing current issues in equal access to quality education for women and girls worldwide. Through plenary and breakout sessions, hands-on workshops, study groups, site visits, community service, and a one-day “Innovation Challenge,” participants will develop innovative solutions to real-world education challenges and commit to experimenting with these solutions after the Forum. UVA faculty and students will make significant intellectual contributions to the Forum through leadership roles in program design and implementation.
Click here to read more on the Jefferson Trust: http://jeffersontrust.org/
Click here to read more on last year’s Global Leadership Forum: http://presidentialprecinct.org/glf2016/
