Civic Matters

3rd Annual Civic Matters Symposium of Community Based Projects and Research

Friday November 18, 201, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Wishcamper Center, USM Portland campus

Civic Matters celebrates community-engaged work across USM that enriches student learning and addresses community-identified needs.  Through this work, students gain greater engagement, academic success, and civic learning. 

For USM and our community partners, collaboration brings student intellect and energy to address immediate needs, and creates rich opportunities to tackle problems that neither could solve alone.  Collaborative poster and oral presentations from students, faculty and community partners showcase this work. 

Civic Matters Presentation Guidelines

Civic Matters 2011 Schedule

• 8:00 AM - Poster Session in the Forum; coffee and pastries served
• 8:50 AM - Welcome and Opening Remarks in the Lee Classroom; "Case in Point" featuring faculty member Benjamin Towne, 2011 recipient of the Harward Award for Service Learning Excellence, on his International Service Learning Course in the Dominican Republic
• 9:30 AM - Oral Presentations Session I in Lee Classroom in Multipurpose Room (102)
• 10:15 AM -  Oral Presentations Session II in Lee Classroom and Room 113
• 11:00 Community conversation among faculty, students, and community partners:  "Service Learning as a Promising Practice Supporting Student Persistence and Graduation," incuding teaching to multiple intelligences, engaged learning in the new Core Curriculum, and USM's Foundations of Excellence initiative in the Multipurpose Room (102).  Lunch will be served.