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Officials
from the University of
Massachusetts-Dartmouth invited community
leaders, faculty, and students to gather on April 17, 2015, at the
Woodland Commons for the seventh annual Civic Engagement
Summit. Recently named for the Rev. Dr. Robert Lawrence and
organized by
the
Leduc Center for Civic Engagement at UMD, the Summit began with
welcoming remarks by Chancellor
Divina Grossman. Student Government Association President Francis
Ndicu then introduced Keynote Speaker Russell Krumnow, Managing Director
of Opportunity Nation,
publisher of the Opportunity
Index, a tool to drive positive change in communities. His
presentation was followed by remarks from discussants Student
Trustee Jacob Miller and Federal
Reserve Bank Community Development Analyst Colleen Dawicki, formerly
of the Public Policy Center.
The event concluded with a second keynote address by Wendy Spencer, CEO
of the Corporation
for National and Community Service and closing remarks by Leduc Center for Civic Engagement Assistant Provost Matthew Roy.
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(Top row) Leduc Center for Civic Engagement Assistant Director Deirdre Healy welcomes participants while Assistant Vice Chancellor for Civic Engagement Matthew Roy welcomes Professor Emeritus Jack Chopoorian and John Quinn, Professor of Law at UMD Law School, chats with other Summit participants. (Row two) Big Friends/Little Friends Director Ramona Turcotte and New Bedford Mercy Meals Director Rev. Russell Chamberlin talk at their tables before Student Government Association President Francis Ndicu, center, begins the program. (Row three) Chancellor Divina Grossman gives some welcoming remarks before introducing Keynote Speaker Russell Krumnow, Managing Director of Opportunity Nation (Bottom row) Student Trustee Jacob Miller, who was recently named a Truman Scholar, responds to Mr. Krumnow's presentation. |
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