Welcome to the Baylor Interdisciplinary Poverty Initiative. This program, designed to create a catalyst for social change around issues of poverty, civic engagement, and social and economic justice, began on June 2007. The program will provide opportunities for positive outcomes and life experiences for Baylor University students, faculty, staff, the community, and those served. Under the administrative auspices of the Division of Student Life and the supervision of the faculty directors and steering committee, the program will create a forum for Baylor students to develop their strengths in preparation for answering a call to sustained leadership, whether in private life, private enterprise, social issues, or the church. In addition to competitive grants available to outstanding faculty and qualified student interns involved in discipline based projects, the interdisciplinary program will begin the process of launching local, regional, national, and discipline related international internship programs in 2008. The Baylor Interdisciplinary Poverty Initiative's initial funding is provided through the generosity of the Bridgeway Financial Trust.
