Ideas To Impact
As DU celebrates our teacher-scholar model and prepares for an ambitious fundraising campaign, the need for creative, big ideas has never been more essential. Provost Clark has launched Ideas to Impact, with the goal of identifying what could become transformational, distinguishing ideas for the University of Denver. This campaign is designed to explore some of the most pressing challenges in our world, and consider how DU faculty could help co-create solutions. Toward this end, there was a campus-wide call for big ideas, submitted in the form of white papers and vetted for potential support for teaching, research, and scholarship. Of the ideas that were submitted, eight have been for more in-depth exploration.
May 2023 Ideas to Impact White Papers
View Ideas to Impact White Paper One-Page Summaries.
To explore all whitepaper submissions, view the full Ideas to Impact White Papers.
To view individual white paper submissions, click on the links below.
Our Goal
Our goal is to identify the top ideas that will lead DU into the future.
To achieve this goal and building on the successes of the Knowledge Bridges project (e.g., the Migration/Immigration Knowledge Bridge, and the Mental Health Collaborative), Ideas to Impact focuses on existing transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary concepts, including:
Ideas to Impact offers an opportunity to refine and enhance these concepts as well as generate new big ideas.
Ideas to Impact Workshop Resources
Check out our Ideas to Impact workshop agenda as well as guiding questions for breakout sessions.