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Members of the Scotlandville Promise Neighborhood team are,
from left, Dr. Melanie Johnson, Political Science; Dr. Sandra Brown, School of
Nursing; Dr. Bobby R. Phills, Chancellor-Dean of the SU Ag
Center - College of Agriculture; Dr. Michael A. Stubblefield, Vice Chancellor for
Research and Strategic Initiatives; Dr. Renita Marshall, SU Ag
Center - College of Agriculture; Dr. Revathi Hines, Political Science. Standing
on the second row are: Dr. Albert L. Samuels, Interim Dean of the Nelson Mandela
College of Government and Social Sciences; Dr. Erma Borskey, Social Work and
Dr. Diana F. Kelly, College of Education. Team members not pictured are: Dr. Patrick Carriere, College of Engineering; Atty. Chris K. Odinet, Horatio C. Thompson Assistant Professor of
Law and Louisiana Bar Foundation Scholar and Dr. Tiffany Franklin, SU Ag Center - College of Agriculture. Photo by Chris Rogers, SU
Ag Center - College of Ag.
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Community
Collaboration to Improve the Scotlandville Community
Baton Rouge, LA – Scotlandville is a historic
community in North Baton Rouge, and the home of Southern University.
Southern University and A&M College, Southern
University Agricultural Research & Extension Center, LSU, and other
community stakeholders have partnered together to design and implement a
community engagement effort known as the Scotlandville Promise Neighborhood.
This initiative is designed to improve health
outcomes, increase economic potential, reduce incarceration rates, and improve
graduation rates and college and career readiness within the Scotlandville
community.
To support this effort, a team has submitted a
proposal to the Promise Neighborhoods Program, a part of the White House
Place-Based Initiatives, and if funded will bring over $30 million into the
community.
The initiative will focus its efforts in the
Scotlandville community on Wellness, Early Childhood Development, K-12
Learning, College and Career Readiness and Family and Community Engagement.
Under the charge and direction of the SU Office of Research & Strategic
Initiatives, this cross – campus, cross disciplinary collaboration can truly
make a difference.
The Promise Neighborhoods Program is funded by the
U.S. Department of Education. The program began in 2010 under the Obama
Administration as a community revitalization effort that provides
comprehensive, cradle-to-career support for students and families in distressed
communities with a school centered approach.
For additional information on the Scotlandville
Promise Neighborhood initiative, contact Renita W. Marshall, DVM, and associate
professor at the SU Ag Center, at 225-771-2242.
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