Civic Collaboration Spotlight: Bridging art, health, community in Bentonville, Arkansas

News & Spotlights | July 6, 2023
From left to right: Stella Smolowitz ’26, Isa Lucas ’26, Spencer Thomson ’26, and Olu Kopano ’26

Four scholars in Civic Collaboration Team Bentonville are working with the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Arkansas. The school offers a four-year, medical degree-granting program.

The team is tasked with developing recommendations for the school that bridge the intersection between art, health, and the community.

Learn more about their project.

During the Civic Collaboration summer, teams of scholars embed themselves in cities across the U.S., investigate those communities’ challenges and opportunities, and propose real solutions. Not as interns—but as citizens.

Learn more about the Morehead-Cain Summer Enrichment Program.