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Director's Note

Rosemarie Hunter, Director, University Neighborhood Partners

Welcome to the Community Voices publication and our celebration of University Neighborhood Partners’ 10-Year Anniversary!

10 Years logoOver the past decade, we have been engaged in many new university-community partnerships, now numbering 40 partnerships in 30 locations, that are focused on building the capacity of Salt Lake City’s west-side neighborhoods while teaching partners from the University how to create greater access to higher education and better support diverse communities. Increasingly, we are happily attending college graduation ceremonies where whole families are involved in supporting education in their communities. Please join with us as we share our exciting journey over the past 10 years and reflect on our continuing growth and learning.

This journey has included many staff members, students and faculty from both the University and Salt Lake Community College, partners from Salt Lake City School District, Salt Lake City, community and resident partners, and donors. We have grown together in building trusting relationships that value diverse life experiences and come together for the co-creation of programs that build on community strengths.

Thank you to all our partners and supporters for making the last decade successful and making our future goals a reality.

Last Updated: 11/10/26