Community Dialogues

COPC will host a series of Community Dialogues to engage disconnected young adults, downtown Bangor merchants, and residents in a series of facilitated conversations about how to overcome what many describe as an atmosphere of “non-inclusion." These dialogues are intended to spur greater understanding and appreciation among all participants.  The intent is to identify projects and actions that can be undertaken together to create and/or strengthen inclusive, inviting public spaces downtown.  

University Contacts:
Dara McIntire, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
Kathryn Hunt, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center

Community Contact:
Sally Bates, City of Bangor  

New Media & Life Planning

The CYBER Project (Connecting Youth to Bangor and Electronic Resources) provides experiential education programs for youth in downtown Bangor.  Workshops designed and conducted by the University of Maine New Media Department and the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies will train participants in the skills of interactive new media while simultaneously engaging them in a person-centered life planning and work-skills development curricula.  By producing new media content, participants will be challenged to contribute to the larger community.  The overall goal is to help disconnected young adults reconnect to either formal education or work-related training, and to develop the aspiration and planning needed to pursue higher education.

University Contacts:
Owen Smith, New Media Program 
Janet May, Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

Community Contact: