The University of New Mexico
NEWS RELEASE
Media Contact: Sari Krosinsky, 277-1593, michal@unm.edu
January 30, 2008
UNM to Launch Community-University Partnerships Web Site
The University of New Mexico Provost’s Committee for Public Service and Community Engagement will launch the Community-University Partnerships Web site on Friday, Feb. 1. A reception celebrating the launch will be held 11 a.m.-noon in the Student Union Building, ballroom C.
Bruce Milne, director of the UNM Sustainability Studies Program, will be the guest presenter.
The Provost’s Committee for Public Service and Community Engagement is composed of alumni, staff, students and faculty and was created by President Louis Caldera in fall 2005.
For the last year and half the committee has worked on documenting all the UNM programs, projects and courses that involve community partnerships. The Web site also lists all UNM’s community-based research projects, courses that incorporate community-based learning and service opportunities.
As lunch will be served, reservations are appreciated. Send RSVPs and questions to cpsce@unm.edu.
The University of New Mexico is the state's largest university, serving more than 32,000 students. UNM is home to the state's only schools of law, medicine, pharmacy and architecture and operates New Mexico's only academic health center. UNM is noted for comprehensive undergraduate programs and research that benefits the state and the nation.
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