NEWS & EVENTS   

Strengthening Universities and Community 
Through Engagement

Date September 26, 2007
Location: Morgan Hill Event Center, Hermon, Maine
Sponsors: Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center,
University of Maine
Center for Teaching Excellence,
University of Maine
Maine Campus Compact
Audience: Faculty, Administrators, Students, Community Members (open to all Maine campuses)
 

 Schedule of Events
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8:30 a.m. Welcome
University of Maine Provost 
Dr. Edna Szymanaki 
8:40 a.m. Opening Remarks
Dr. Glenn Beamer, Director
Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
9:00 a.m. Morning Keynote:  
Dr. Lorilee Sandmann, University of Georgia
The Engagement Imperative for Today's Colleges and Universities
10:15 a.m. BREAK
10:30 a.m. Dr. Linda Silka, University of Massachusetts at Lowell; and Armand Carriere, Worcester UniverCity Partnership
Effective Models of Engagement: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Fence
11:45 a.m. LUNCH
12:30 p.m. Chancellor's Roundtable on Community Engagement: Moderated by UMS Chancellor Dr. Richard Pattenaude with chief academic officers from UMS campuses
2:00 p.m. BREAK
2:15 p.m. Concurrent Panel Sessions
Session 1:  Getting Tenure or Promotion with a Community-Engaged Portfolio  
Moderator:  Dr. Lorilee Sandmann, University of Georgia
Session 2:  Teaching through Engagement

Moderator: 

Dr. John Saltmarsh, University of Massachusetts-Boston, Director of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education 
Session 3: Engaged Research Initiatives: Moving from Stakeholder Involvement to Partnership 
Moderators: Dr. Glenn Beamer, Director of Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, and 
Dr. David Hart
, Director of Mitchell Center
4:00 p.m.  ADJOURN 
Schedule of Events
Featured Speakers
Bio-Dr. Lorilee Sandmann
Bio-Dr. Linda Silka
Bio-Armand Carriere
Bio-Dr. Richard Pattenaude
Contact Information

The University of Maine-Bangor Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC)
Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
5715 Coburn Hall, The University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5715
    Phone: (207) 581-1648          Fax: (207) 581-1266    rev.7.30.07     
mcsc@umit.maine.edu

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http://www.umaine.edu