The Division of Community Affairs resumed its New Faculty Community Engagement Tour (NFCET), connecting University of Alabama faculty, staff, graduate students and community members across various counties in the Black Belt region, Wednesday through Friday, May 11–13, 2022.
The University of Alabama New Faculty Engagement Tour stopped through Sumter County, May 12, 2022! Several of our local civic and business leaders hosted a panel at the Coleman Center’s Pop Start Community Space. We were able to discuss the changes we would like to see in our community and county and how the new faculty would be able to assist.
“Part of being educated is sharing that knowledge,” said local business owner Jeffrey Artis. “It does no good to put a million dollars in a jar and never spend it to put back into the community. That knowledge that you’re getting at The University of Alabama is that millions of dollars. You have to take it out and invest it to get more back.”
We look forward to future collaborations!
