On December 5th our team at CCED partnered with the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, Federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education program to host a community-based poverty simulation.
Over 50 community members (consisting of UCA faculty/staff, local non-profits, and elected officials) came out to participate in Living on the Edge: A Poverty Simulation held at UCA. Participants were challenged to think critically about the harsh realities of poverty and the potential solutions communities can implement to address the problem. The simulation provided a comprehensive, engaging experience that allowed participants to better understand how poverty affects our students, coworkers, and the community as a whole.
You can learn more about the simulation through these news stories:
- KATV – UCA offers different realistic view on poverty
- Arkansas Democrat Gazette – 55 people walk in poor people’s shoes
- Log Cabin Democrat – Poverty simulation at UCA forces awareness
Thank you to our other partners: Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, Schedler Honors College, Housing & Residence Life, Student Government Association, Social Justice League, Center for Leadership Development, University Training, Office of Diversity, and the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.
We will also be hosting a simulation for UCA students on Thursday, February 1. More information can be found here: uca.edu/cced/ucapovsim/
Pictures from the December simulation can be found here.
