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As part of the CGI U, students developed initiatives focused on health, education, poverty, environment, human rights, poverty alleviation and public health, impacting local and global communities.

As part of the CGI U, students developed initiatives focused on health, education, poverty, environment, human rights, poverty alleviation and public health, impacting local and global communities.The University of Alabama at Birmingham had a historic number of students selected for the Clinton Global Initiative University annual meeting, with 15 students attending.

The students developed new, specific and measurable initiatives that addressed one of the five focus areas: education, environment and climate change, peace and human rights, poverty alleviation, and public health.

We were so excited to return to in-person participation at the Clinton Global University Initiative for the first time since 2019, said Gareth Jones, director of UABService LearningandUndergraduate Research. While continuing to send students to the online version, we were eager to experience the in-person meeting. We had 15 amazing students who proposed Commitments to Action that will continue the tradition of UAB students being change-makers in the global community. Our office was thrilled to support these students as they shared their plans and visions with innovators and community builders from around the world.

CGI U gathers hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students worldwide to collaborate with influential leaders, experts and innovators on solving humanitys most pressing problems. This year, the first in-person assembly was held after the pandemic and the theme was Homecoming: Strengthening Community, Leadership & Action.

Vanderbilt University hosted the 2023 assembly, which was led by former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton. Featured speakers included Pete Buttigieg, United States secretary of Transportation, among others.

UAB students were among nearly 700 students representing 92 nations and 42 states who gained expertise and inspiration from influential leaders.

UABs CGI U students represent the School of Public Health, Collat School of Business, and College of Arts and Sciences with their Commitment to Action projects focused on specific areas:

Since President Clinton founded CGI U, more than 11,800 students from over 1,800 schools have made an impact in over 160 countries and all 50 states. Their efforts have culminated in more than 8,400 Commitments to Action, adding nearly 700 made by this years participants.

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