On Friday morning a new round of officers from the Danville Police department will be completing the Community Leadership and Immersion Program (C.L.I.P).  The four-week program hosted in a collaboration with Averett University involves classroom as well as workshops and real-world training with the goal of enabling officers to understand the history and inherent needs of the Danville community. This program has become a requirement for new officers before they are assigned to the field to better adapt them to their specific quadrant of the city.  The curriculum is built by community members and hosts a diverse group of speakers from various backgrounds, demographics, and organizations. Dr. Bill Wooten, Dean of Engaged Learning and Executive Director of Center for Community Engagement and Career Competitiveness ahead of the graduation said, “I have been thoroughly impressed with the nine new officers we have in session four of the Community Leadership and Immersion Program (CLIP). Seeing the connections, they have made between day one’s asset-based community approach to the community capstone project they have developed has truly inspired me. I am proud of them for developing a strong network of community resources and learning how to utilize that network in their police officer role. We are about to have nine new police officers in Danville who not only care about our community but genuinely want to help make us the best we can be.”