“Our strength in research… our capacity to innovate and create positive change… our role as champions of learning and critical thinking — all of these rest on the relationships we hold with our communities.” ~ David Turpin
Why should we strive for the betterment of the community through our work with the university? This very question was posed to the recipients of the U of A’s Community Connections Awards, and based on their own special relationships to both the university and the communities that we serve, here’s what they had to say: