UMaine Community Engagement Gala to Celebrate Work for Public Good
Contact: Contact: Audra Grady, 581-4194; George Manlove, 581-3756
ORONO — The first annual public Community Engagement Gala is scheduled April 2 at Wells Conference Center to recognize, support and celebrate partnerships between the University of Maine and community organizations, groups or causes.
The event is being planned and hosted by the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, with support from the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, to bring together a diverse set of guests to celebrate a growing university-community network and raise awareness about common goals.
Program highlights include recognition of the recently received Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement and Scholarship awards to students, staff, faculty and community members for their dedication to serving the public good, and bringing stories of community engagement to light.
The event begins at 4 p.m. with appetizers and socializing, followed by the program from 4:30-6 p.m. Black Bear Dining Services will provide catering. Space can be reserved by contacting the Bodwell Center at 581-3091 or emailing Katherine.Lumino@umit.maine.edu.
The Bodwell Center is the primary vehicle for student service and engagement at UMaine. Its mission is to create civic-mindedness by engendering an engaged campus through the promotion of service-learning and volunteerism to students, faculty and staff in order to strengthen local, national and global communities. The center is supported by Russell and Barbara Bodwell, class of 1944 and 1945, respectively, the UMaine Division of Student Affairs, and the University of Maine as a whole.