Economic Development
The Campus-Community Compact (Compact) is one of the major initiatives of the Community Action and Public Engagement (CAPE) Committee of UIUC’s Chancellor’s Call to Action to Address Racism and Social Injustice. Comprised of a co-equal partnership between UIUC and the broader Champaign-Urbana community, the Compact is an ambitious and visionary initiative to accelerate social justice by addressing structural racism, bias, and social injustice over the next 5-10 years in six interrelated grand challenge areas: inclusive education; accessible technology; economic development; health, wellness, and resilience; workforce development; and community relations. The Compact also includes several crosscut areas, namely, accessible campus/transportation, accessible information, community safety, and language (e.g., multilingualism, communications, and messaging). The OCR staff members serve on subcommittees of the Compact to ensure that economic development information in Champaign County is culturally accessible to community members.
Units across campus implement economic development activities supported by the OCR, including: Innovation & Research Clusters Entrepreneurship
Place-making & Community Development
Workforce Development
CHAMPAIGN
Infrastructure
Company Attraction
Rural and Urban Planning Engagement
Global Relations & Public Support
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OCR Annual Report / 2021
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