Syracuse Initiatives: The Imagining America Grant

The Imagining America Grant, launched in the fall of 2007, supports new courses at Syracuse University that emphasize public scholarship and practice; benefit some component of the community and SU students; demonstrate the likelihood of becoming sustainable; incorporate the arts, humanities, or design; and serve a democratic purpose (e.g., encouraging community participation around a relevant issue, helping solve a shared problem, or modestly contributing to neighborhood revitalization).  A committee of four assessed the first round of proposals and included Lori Brown, Associate Professor, Architecture; Jan Cohen-Cruz, Director, Imagining America, and University Professor; Pamela Heintz, Director, Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public & Community Service; and Louise Wetherbee Phelps, Professor, Writing Program. 

Click here to read project descriptions of 2008 grant recipients.