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CentreWorks

Building a collaborative union of faculty, staff, students, and the surrounding community to build projects that bring innovative ideas to life.

CentreWorks brings together individuals from the Centre College and local communities to discuss ideas, brainstorm projects, and collaborate on innovative ideas. CentreWorks provides a variety of support to build sustainable partnerships across while continuously reflecting and evaluating its programmatic goals and achievements. By working together, we can achieve greater success.

Our Mission, Vision, and Values

All of what CentreWorks does is an extension of our philosophy.
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Mission

Serving faculty, students, and the community to build projects that bring innovative ideas to life.

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Vision

Elevating the people and partnerships of Centre College and the community

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Values

Concentrated dedication to collaboration, diversity and inclusion, community respect, and reflection and evaluation

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Featured Event

1st Annual Kids Fishing Derby

This is a public, community engagement event that brings together Centre College and the Danville-Boyle County Community.

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Millenium Park Lake Danville, KY

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Consultation Services

Want to engage with the community in a way that relates to your discipline but not sure where to start? Schedule a consultation and we’ll discuss ideas, potential partnerships, and potential areas of engagement. No commitment – just a friendly discussion!

Idea Generation

Do you already have an idea for a project that CentreWorks might assist with? Let us take you through the CentreWorks process to show how we can take your good idea and transform it into reality!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Project funding (to include faculty stipend, student stipend in some cases, and community partner stipend where applicable)
  • Assistance with exploration of extramural funding opportunities
  • Connections with community partners
  • Connections with campus partners
  • Organizational assistance (planning the stages of a project, from beginning to end)
  • Space for meetings, community conversations, lunches, and gatherings of any kind

Funding is available for faculty-led projects. Projects must involve a community-member and be submitted by the application deadline. Following this link to review the application.

CentreWorks is a place for innovation! We bring real-world experiences and experiential learning together in the classroom and the board room. Let CentreWorks be the place where you build projects and experiment with an ideas.

Each project is unique and there can be a wide-range of community involvement. There is no required level of community engagement with a given project at CentreWorks. Some projects will involve the community on a deeper level and others will be more limited. All are welcome!

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MORE INFORMATION

Learn more about upcoming events, or how to partner with us.