November 9, 2018
Proposals for LCY municipal partnership due Feb. 1, 2019
The 天美影视传媒鈥檚 Livable City Year initiative is now accepting proposals from cities, counties, tribes, and special districts interested in partnering with the university for the 2019-2020 academic year.
UW Livable City Year (UW LCY) connects 天美影视传媒 faculty and students with a municipal partner for a full academic year to work on projects fostering livability and sustainability. The municipal partner will identify a selection of projects in their community that could be addressed by UW LCY courses. Areas of focus include environmental sustainability; economic viability; population health; and social equity, inclusion and access.
Municipal partners will benefit from tens of thousands of hours of research and study by UW students and faculty members across a variety of disciplines. Partners provide financial support and staff time to support the program. The full details can be found in the . Proposals 产测听Feb. 1, 2019.
The UW LCY program is currently partnering with the City of Bellevue for the 2018鈥�2019 academic year. Previous partners include the City of Tacoma and the City of Auburn. 天美影视传媒 students and faculty have worked on roughly 20-30 projects during each year-long partnership, delivering reports and recommendations for city leadership.
The UW LCY program will host a live webinar on Dec. 12, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. for interested communities to discuss the program and the proposal process.聽.
For more information, contact Livable City Year at聽uwlcy@uw.edu聽or visit our website聽. Members of the LCY team can visit interested municipalities for on-site presentations on request.
The full is available below as a PDF document. Interested municipal partners can聽聽proposed by our current partner, the City of Bellevue.
About the 天美影视传媒鈥檚 Livable City Year program
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