Bill Generett begins new chapter as VP Community Engagement for Duquesne University

In his new capacity, the university said, Generett will facilitate and develop relationships with community organizations, local governments, and civic organizations, strengthening the University’s partnerships with its neighbors.
He will also work to advance community-engaged research, teaching, and scholarship, in conjunction with the Center for Community-Engaged Teaching and Research, and coordinate and support co-curricular engagement.
During Generett’s tenure at Urban Innovation21, he helped fund, foster and support multiple entrepreneurial startups by economically-disadvantaged residents, primarily in the Hill District and Uptown, and launched new entities to spur interest in economic development, such as the Citizen Science Lab, Pittsburgh’s first and only life sciences community laboratory. He also developed a partnership with Reed Smith LLP that has provided $1 million in pro bono legal services to Urban Innovation21’s entrepreneurs.
Generett will stay on at Urban Innovation21 through August. His first day at Duquesne will be Sept. 1.
“My decision to leave there was tough, but after nine years, it was time,” he said. “I was sad because I thought I’d have to leave, but now I get to stay here and do some of the same work, and more, throughout the region.”
 
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