Universities are no longer merely providers of information to learners, but also have a responsibility to serve the needs of the communities they occupy. The University of Louisville is committed to not only being “in the community” but to be “of the community”. Drs. Dwayne Compton and Doug Craddock describe key activities sponsored by the University and the School of Medicine in Louisville and throughout the state of Kentucky and why these are so important to the communities and our learners. Find out how you as faculty can get involved in this critical mission of the university.