UWC NYC has established the following areas of focus for events and initiatives:

• Community Building & Networking – planning events and initiatives that bring the community together socially and for professional networking purposes

• Special Initiatives – providing opportunities for current UWC students to interact with the UWC New York community such as the 2015 inaugural Project Week with UWC-USA

• Fundraising – raising funds for UWC scholarships as part of our events, always in collaboration with the Colleges, National Committees and US based foundations

• Recruitment & Outreach – spreading the UWC brand throughout New York, in particular to talented high school students from diverse backgrounds  to encourage more applications

• Community Service – participating in local service projects/initiatives that are aligned with the UWC ideal of bettering our communitie