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Announcements:
Academic Year 2006-2007
Raise Your Voice: Month of Action 2006
February 19 - March 20, 2006
 Campus Compact's Raise Your Voice campaign is mobilizing the voice and power of
college students to address issues crucial to our democracy. Raise Your Voice
not only encourages colleges and universities to create opportunities for
students to be a part of democratic life, but also build democratic practice on
campus so that students lead thinking about public life at their school.
Raise Your Voice-A Month of Action is an opportunity for students and campuses
to continue the momentum built by the election and speak collectively about the
voice and power of college students in public life and the importance of civic
engagement in higher education.
Campus Compact is pleased to announce that 10 campuses in MA and RI will receive
Raise Your Voice: Month of Action Presidential Activity Funds. These funds will
provide an opportunity for Campus Compact member presidents in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island to become personally involved in the national student civic
engagement campaign's Month of Action. $750 grants will support events that
bring campus communities together around issues of civic engagement. This year,
the Month of Action grants will focus on EXPLORING THE STUDENT ROLE IN BUILDING
ENGAGED CAMPUSES & UNDERSTANDING & IMPACTING COMMUNITY ISSUES.
Brown University, President Ruth Simmons
Fitchburg State College President Robert V. Antonucci
Johnson & Wales University, President Irving Schneider
Massasoit Community College, President Charles Wall
Massachusetts College of Art Foundation, President Katherine Sloan
Mount Ida College, President Carol Matteson
North Shore Community College, President Wayne Burton
Providence College, President Brian Shanley
Roxbury Community College, President Terrence Gomes
University of Massachusetts, Boston, Chancellor Michael Collins
Brown University
President Ruth Simmons
Dates: Coalition Meetings 2/1/06-2/15/06
Website Design 2/16/06-3/16/06
Forum 3/20/06
Brown University's interaction with the Providence Youth Council has led them to
heighten their efforts to improve access to employment, internship, and
volunteer information and opportunities for local youths. Brown advocates that a
strong mentor-student relationship is necessary for advancement in education.
Objectives will be achieved by several ways. A coalition comprised of community
advisors and the Brown faculty, staff and students will assemble to assess the
university's role in a youth employment campaign. The results of these meetings
will be posted on a website which will also provide an interactive forum for
youths. An on-campus forum will publicize the work of the coalition to engage
the Brown community at large.
Contacts:
Jeremiah Kittredge,
jeremiah_kittredge@brown.edu
Bremen Donovan,
Bremen_Donovan@brown.edu
Fitchburg State College
President Robert V. Antonucci
March 7, 7 pm
Fitchburg State College will host a panel led by the college and student
government president. In attendance will be students, faculty, staff, local
elected leaders and community members. The panel would begin with presentations
from both presidents followed by questions and discussions of addressing
problems facing the community while specifically focusing on how the college can
work with local officials for a solution. The event will be publicized through
several community publications and radio stations. At a later date the college
will host two local events for students and families to participate in as well
as a third event being an Ice Cream Social.
Contact:
Tullio Nieman, tullio@fsc.edu
Johnson & Wales University
President Irving Schneider
Date: 3/14/06
Johnson & Wales has chosen to focus on Rhode Island elementary and secondary
schools in low-income areas. The university aims to develop more student
leadership and involvement with these schools. Four mini-grants will be offered
for these purposes. Service and leadership students will be targeted to apply
for the grant, winners of which will be decided by a panel including the
university president. Grant winners will launch their projects during a Month of
Action event featuring a keynote address given by the Superintendent of
Providence Public Schools. The event focuses on urban education and the
challenges facing inner city schools in low-income neighborhoods and the
opportunity for college students to effect change through out the school
district. The speech is open to the campus and local community. 150 students are
expected in attendance.
Contacts:
Susan Connery, sconnery@jwu.edu
Massasoit Community College
President Charles Wall
Screening: March 20, 10:00 am
As a commemoration to forty years as a primary higher education resource for the
Brockton community, Massasoit Community College will produce a film entitled
What Makes Brockton Great. The film is aimed to correct misconceptions held
about Brockton while highlighting the community's strengths and uniqueness. A
product of this film is to educate students on community concerns and to spark a
dialogue on increased community involvement, civic engagement and
service-learning initiatives. Students will produce the film with the assistance
of a media expert. The film will open at a screening hosted by the president
with a discussion to follow. Both college and local community members will be in
attendance. The film will air on the college's cable station as well as local
stations. Copies will be distributed to the Brockton mayor's office, library,
community sites and historical societies.
Contact:
Hollyce States,
hstates@massaoit.mass.edu
Massachusetts College of Art Foundation
President Katherine Sloan
February 23, 12 pm
Massachusetts College of Art has welcomed well-known scholar Theresa Perry of
Simmons College to facilitate a student/faculty dialogue centered on race and
diversity issues on campus. This dialogue will serve as a follow up to an
earlier forum that addressed these same issues. This event will lead to the
first steps of taking action on these topics. The dialogue is planned to
coincide with a round table discussion about community partners at colleges.
Students will serve as ambassadors of the program by means of publicizing and
soliciting ideas from the student body.
Contact:
Sandy Weisman, sweisman@massart.edu
Mount Ida College
President Carol Matteson
February 23, 1:00 pm
With the purpose of developing a diverse and vibrant campus community, Mount Ida
College will facilitate a forum to assess issues of diversity on campus. The
forum will consist of small groups led by student facilitators who will
encourage open and honest conversation about both the challenges and successes
students have experienced on a diverse campus. After the discussion, the campus
Diversity Committee will review the opinions expressed to gauge the campus
climate and determine future action points to better meet the needs of Mount Ida
College students.
Contacts:
Elizabeth True, eatrue@mountida.edu,
Emily Craft, ecraft@mountida.edu
North Shore Community College
President Wayne Burton
March 15, 2:00 pm, Danvers Campus
Dialogue for Diversity will focus on diversity amongst students, staff and
faculty on the two main North Shore Community Campuses in Danvers and Lynn. The
forum will identify concerns and develop a strategy for improvements. A panel,
featuring the president, will lead the discussion. Several on campus
organizations will work from the results of this event towards execution of a
plan of engaging students in ongoing awareness and solutions to concerns.
Contact:
Diana Kerry, dkerry@northshore.edu
Providence College
President Brian Shanley
Dates: 3/20-25
A week-long discussion series entitled "Beyond Awareness: Around the World in
Five Days will take place at Providence College. The college community will
present several discussions on issues of diversity to prepare students to become
active citizens in a diverse world. Issues include class, gender, sexual
orientation, race and religion. The result of the week is not solely to educate,
but to call for action.
Contact:
Kim Ahern, Kathy McNamara, Raymond Sickinger
rsicking@providence.edu
Roxbury Community College
President Terrence Gomes
February 28, 11:30 am
Roxbury Community College plans for a series of events themed around "Raising
Community Service Awareness at Roxbury Community College. The event begins with
a panel discussion featuring the president on focusing on ways students can be
involved and reasons why students should participate in service projects.
Student groups will plan and market the events. To follow up a Community Service
Fair will be held.
Contact:
Stephanie Janey, (617) 541-5345
University of Massachusetts, Boston
Chancellor Michael Collins
March 27, 2:30
Ryan Lounge, 3rd Floor, McCormack Hall
The University of Massachusetts, Boston is focusing on exploring the student
role in building the engaged campus and understanding and impacting community
issues. The event includes participation from students and non-profit partners
in the community with faculty as facilitators. Participants will reflect on
their past work together and address barriers. The event will close with a
question and answer session that will be followed by participants sharing their
own experiences. A follow up consists of students continuously meeting and
completing a strategy report to be presented at a campus wide forum.
Contact:
Jain Ruvidich-Higgins,
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