Mission
UNIVERSITY CIRCLE IS ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY CULTURAL DISTRICTS IN THE WORLD. WITHIN ONE SQUARE MILE, IT IS HOME TO WORLD-CLASS ARTS, EDUCATIONAL, AND MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC SPACES THAT WELCOME MILLIONS OF RESIDENTS, WORKERS, STUDENTS, AND VISITORS EACH YEAR. IT IS A PLACE WHERE GLOBAL EXCELLENCE AND LOCAL LIFE INTERSECTWHERE ART, SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND EDUCATION SHAPE THE CIVIC AND CULTURAL IDENTITY OF GREATER CLEVELAND.UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INC. (UCI) IS THE NONPROFIT BEHIND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UCI EXISTS TO STEWARD THIS REMARKABLE PLACE, CONNECT THE PEOPLE WHO BREATHE LIFE INTO IT, AND TELL ITS STORY IN WAYS THAT ARE INCLUSIVE, COMPELLING, AND FUTURE-FOCUSED. OUR MISSION IS TO ANSWER THE CALL FOR CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY IN CLEVELAND'S CIRCLE OF ARTS, CULTURE, WELLNESS, AND LEARNING. OUR VISION IS THAT THE CIRCLE IS AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE WHERE LOCALS BELONG, AND THE WORLD IS WELCOMED.