Capstone
The CVILA’s five-month curriculum culminates in a capstone project that demonstrates the student’s mastery of the CVILA curriculum, offers new insight into a CVI challenge, and has a direct benefit to the student’s organization or local CVI ecosystem
A capstone project is original work that applies the student’s knowledge and skills acquired throughout the CVI Leadership Academy to address a real-world local or national community violence intervention (CVI) challenge.
Through the capstone development process students examine an organizational or ecosystem challenge using analytical methods presented in the CVILA. Based on their exploration of the issue and available data, they will then propose an evidence-informed solution. Every student is offered an advisor to help them move their capstone from a concept to an implementable plan.
The final capstone report and presentation includes:
- Problem statement
- Situational analysis
- Project design (proposed solution, goals and objectives, and impact)
- Implementation and monitoring plan
- Budget
This academy is needed because it bridges the gap between CVI practitioners from across the country, and it also brings us together to allow us to share best practices.
Executive Director, Public Equity
It’s important that we professionalize the field of community violence intervention… each community that is plagued with gun violence needs a community violence intervention program.
Founder & Executive Director, FORCE Detroit
Latest Updates
Crime Lab honored
At a February 9 White House ceremony, Vice President Kamala Harris honored the first graduates of the UChicago Crime Lab’s Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA), a six-month program that trains leaders to prevent and reduce gun violence in their communities.
Vice President Kamala Harris Recognizes the CVILA at White House Ceremony
On February 9, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris recognized the work of the University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA) at an event that will acknowledged the accomplishments of its inaugural cohort at the White House.
Exclusive: Biden White House readies week of events on combatting gun violence
In this exclusive by USA Today, Joey Garrison writes about The White House recognizing this week as Community Violence Awareness Week and the planned series of events which culminate with a White House ceremony to honor the 31 graduates of the inaugural cohort from the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy.
