b'The Pulte InstituteforGlobal DevelopmentFrom Our DirectorsLetters from the directors Advancing Notre Dames Initiative to End Global PovertyThere has never been a more important time to be a part of the work of the Pulte Institute.In 2023, Notre Dame reaffirmed its institutional commitment to human dignity in its Strategic Framework. Intended to guide the Universitys larger work in the world for the next ten years, the Framework identifies the fight against poverty as an institutional priorityan extension of our Catholic mission to serve the common good. Through the Notre Dame Poverty Initiative, University resources around research, student formation, and the implementation of meaningful policies and programs among vulnerable populations will be amplified. Tracy Kijewski-Correa Michael SweikarWilliam J. Pulte Director, IntegrationExecutive DirectorThe Pulte Institute is honored to have been named as a partnerLab (i-Lab) Academic Director, and in this work; at the same time, we recognize our uniqueProfessor of Engineering andresponsibility to it. Global AffairsSince 2012, our team has researched and implementedand adolescents on student success and economic outcomes continues programs around poverty related issues that separateour strengths in global education research and suggests a rethinking billions of the worlds population from their ability to liveof current policies around the world. And we are excited to stand at the fully: sustainability, education, migration, health, and justforefront of work on the measurement of dignityassessing elements governance. The Pulte Institutes demonstrated experienceof well-being, rights, and intrinsic value to evaluate a quality essential to driving evidence to impact in local communities is possible onlythe human experience in all its multidimensional complexity.through our established network of more than 400 engagedWe have so much to share about our work over the last year to dismantle institutional partners. These relationships are necessary tothe systemic barriers to human flourishing; you will read about it in these understand the tangle of factors keeping people in povertypages. But we already look forward to the promise of the year ahead and to unravel them, creating transformative opportunities inand the possibility for the Pulte Institute to drive discovery and impact collaboration with marginalized populations. This, combinedpolicy for a world struggling to overcome injustice, conflict, and climate with our ability to support student formation throughcrisis. We are grateful for the new dimensions of this opportunity to fight Integration Lab (i-Lab) and other curricular opportunities thatalongside our institutional partners, one in which we stand in closely engage future leaders with real-world challenges on-siteunited ranks, as called upon by Congregation of Holy Cross founder around the world, uniquely positions us to support the goals ofBlessed Rev. Basil Moreau, members of one family committed to the best the Poverty Initiative. life of every member.In 2023-24, the Pulte Institute added nine Core AffiliatedIn Notre Dame, Faculty who bring their scholarship and enthusiasm to the vital interdisciplinary collaboration that is necessary to transform lives. Multi-country studies in the Global South explore the connection between poverty and sustainability issues. New research examining the impact of health conditions in children 402 | From Our Directors'