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The University of
Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Center for Civic Engagement invited community leaders and faculty to gather on
November 2, 2012, at the
Woodland Commons for a chance to get to know one another in a two-hour
"speed-dating" style format. Assistant Provost Matthew Roy
welcomed about fifty participants and explained that each would have
about three minutes to introduce themselves and to briefly describe
opportunities for service-learning students to become involved in
community settings such as social service agencies, schools and
government organizations. "We did this last year and found it to be
a terrific way of matching opportunities and human capital," noted
Dr. Roy. "We
anticipate a number of new matches will result from the process next
semester".
Click here for
a five-minute 
video of the event. Click
here for photos of this year's Civic Engagement Summit. For more information, contact Deirdre
Healy, Assistant Director for the Center for Civic Engagement at 508-999-8641.
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(Top row, left) Fall
River YMCA executive director Frank Duffy chats with Beverly Pavao of
the 21st
Century Program. (Top row, center and right)
Center for Civic Engagement Assistant Provost Matthew Roy chats with
College of Nursing faculty Maria Vazquez as people line up for lunch. (Row
two) Dr. Roy describes the "rules of engagement" for the event
in which each pair has three minutes together before moving to the next
person. (Row three, left) Frank Duffy talks with Ramprasad Balasubramanian
of the College of Engineering. (Row three, center) Heidi Bedard of SMILES
Mentoring talks with Visual and Performing Arts student Jenn Scott.
(Row three, right) Professor Vasquez introduces herself to PACCA
executive director Carl Alves. (Bottom row, left) Visual and Performing
Arts student Chase Stevens chats with Rev. Russ Chamberlin of Mercy
Meals and More in New Bedford about ways students can be involved.
(Bottom row, center) Law School faculty member John Quinn talks with CEDC director Corinn Williams. (Bottom
row, right) Political Science Professor John Fobanjong talks with
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