The University Avenue Project touches upon a multitude of themes that can be expanded and explored in an educational setting. Here are a few examples that educators have used in the past.

1. The Value of the Individual within a Community
2. The Impact of Neighborhood
3. The Art of Everyday
4. Building Compassion through Exposure and Awareness
5. Analyzing Art in its Local Environment
6. Dealing with Diversity (in age, ethnicity, class, etc.)
7. Narratives about who are Minnesotans/Americans