January, 2009
Campus Newspaper Editor Blogging
from Obama Inauguration
Aubrey Ramsdell, news editor of The Torch, UMass Dartmouth's student newspaper, is blogging from Washington as she experiences all of the festivities surrounding the historic inauguration of Barack Obama. "It’s quite humbling to realize just how available this city makes itself to the citizens," Aubrey wrote on Jan. 14. "Even in a time of heightened security, the freedom of the people of this country is still the priority. It makes me proud to be an American." Join the conversation with Aubrey.
Southern Poverty Law Center FounderFeatured at MLK Breakfast
Morris Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, will be the keynote speaker at the 7th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast at UMass Dartmouth on February 6 at 8:30 a.m. at the Woodland Commons. The event will also feature the presentation of the university's Drum Major Awards to individuals and organizations who have answered Dr. King's 1968 call for citizens to be "drum majors for justice." This year's honorees are:
-- Dr. Irving Fradkin, a Fall River native who founded Dollars For Scholars, which has blossomed into a nationwide scholarship program that has distributed more than $1.5 billion to more than 1.5 million students.
-- Carol Spencer, Director of the UMass Dartmouth College Now program, an alternative admissions initiative which has helped more than 1,000 students navigate the challenges of higher education and recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. More
Campus Receives Carnegie Foundation
Civic Engagement Designation
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected UMass Dartmouth for its 2008 Community Engagement Classification. The University joined 118 others from around the United States in securing the prestigious classification along with 76 institutions identified in the 2006 selection process. "A community service ethic is embedded in the daily life of our university,'' said UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Jean F. MacCormack. "We strongly believe that our service efforts are both the right thing to do for the community but also enhance the education of our students. This Carnegie designation is indicative of the passion and talent for using the intellectual resources of our faculty, students, staff throughout the region, the Commonwealth and the world.'' More
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