We are Launching our 10th Anniversary Video Series!
Celebrating ten years of investing into the University and community, the Haury Program is honored to release a series of short videos featuring some of our awardees and their projects. (For a complete list of our awards please visit our Awards Database).
The first three videos we are releasing as a part of the 10th anniversary video series include stories of the School Garden Workshop, A Student’s Journey Program and the work of the Navajo Nation and Water Access Coordination Group.
University of Arizona School Garden Workshop was one of our first awards the Haury program ever awarded upon our establishment in 2014. This program connects Tucson educators and community organizations with university students eager to participate in the school garden movement occurring throughout the country. University student interns are matched with underserved school garden placement sites where they support the installation, development and maintenance of a garden program.
The second video introduces A Student’s Journey Program, which was a 2019 Challenge Grant winner exemplifying the impact of University of Arizona – community partnerships. The program started as a joint-collaboration between Tohono O’odham Community College (TOCC) and the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC) at the University of Arizona to increase the number of transfer students from TOCC by developing a sense of belonging at 4-year universities and increasing academic and professional capacity building. The program has grown, and is now a year-long program with a 5-week on-campus summer experience at the University of Arizona and has expanded to include other Tribal College students as well.
The third video in this release features Dr. Tulley-Cordova of the Navajo Nation’s Department of Water Resources, and the complex work of addressing water security issues on the Navajo Nation during the COVID 19 pandemic as a part of the Water Access Coordination Group. This work was also what spurred the Haury Program’s pivot in 2020 to refocus on funding Indigenous Resilience projects as a priority going forward.
Nancy Petersen, Haury Program’s Assistant Director shared: “We are excited to create and share these videos with you and hope they uplift you in your individual work. There is nothing more poignant than hearing the voices of those responsible for creating positive change. Inherent in the stories, is that each of us has the power to nurture and cultivate our communities when we come together. The stories also illustrate the expanding and enduring impact of the first ten years of the Haury Program through our visionary awardees.” Petersen added: “Through these voices, the Haury Program honors the life and values of Mrs. Agnese Nelms Haury and the support of the Haury Program Donor Advised Fund board, through which this work is all made possible.”
These videos, along with new videos we will continue to release during this year of celebration, are homed on Haury Program’s 10th Anniversary Celebration page under 10th Anniversary Videos.
The Haury Program is honored to have been able to work with all these visionaries and workers, and is thankful for all the partnerships, including the U of A Foundation and Arizona Institute for Resilience. The videos were shot and produced in cooperation with University of Arizona BioCommunications, and we thank Gilberto Vega for all his work and dedication to help us uplift these impactful voices.