Matchmaking Tools

• Community Engagement Form
• Faculty/Admin Engagement Form
• Student Engagement Form

The central principle of the Phoenix Project’s partnerships is that the community should set the agenda, and that university resources should be deployed to assist with projects identified, defined and prioritized by the community. We are equally committed, however, to ensuring that the projects have academic value to university stakeholders. This approach ensures maximum impact of the projects completed and mutual commitment to their completion.

Community stakeholders may suggest projects for completion through our community engagement form. University stakeholders may express their interest in becoming involved in projects that advances their research, teaching and service agenda through our faculty/admin engagement form. If you are a student wanting to get involved use our student engagement form

After you submit a form, our staff members will be in touch to discuss your project or interests further and work with you to make an appropriate match. We will then provide support to the match to ensure that it is mutually beneficial.

Specific projects and initiatives are developed in collaboration with all stakeholders as appropriate and include:

• Faculty field research and consulting;


• Student internships with partner community organizations;


• Student independent studies and honors projects;


• Service learning opportunities integrated into existing courses;


• Creation of a community-focused interdisciplinary undergraduate course;


• New clinical opportunities for graduate students;


• Student participation in the Phoenix Project’s Nonprofit Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship Program;


• Direct service trips (painting, cleaning, etc.);


• Speaker and arts exchanges between the university and the partner community;


• Efforts to increase awareness of existing university resources available to the partner community;


• Efforts to simplify and centralize access to university resources to the partner community;


• Increased collaboration with and between existing university outreach efforts available to the partner community;


• Service by university alumni;


• Integration of the university into a statewide network of institutions of higher education to allow for the exchange of best practices and leveraging of resources;


• Professional development opportunities for community leaders at the university; and


• University recruitment of student applicants and applicant counseling in the community.