Associate Vice President from University of Pennsylvania to discuss "The Civic Mission of Universities"
The Committee for Public Service and Community Engagement at UNM will present a public talk, Friday, Oct. 5 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. with Dr. Ira Harkavy, associate vice president of the University of Pennsylvania, and director of the nationally and internationally recognized Center for Community Partnerships at Penn. The talk, titled “The Civic Mission of Universities,” will be held in the Mirage / Thunderbird Room of the Student Union Building.
Photo: Dr. Ira Harkavy
Harkavy, winner of Campus Compact's prestigious Ehrlich Award for Faculty Community Service award in 2002, and his colleague Joann Weeks, longtime associate director of the Center for Community Partnerships, will be on campus to recognize the 10th anniversary of Community Learning & Public Service (CLPS), its community schools and UNM Service Corps programs.
Harkavy, whose recently published Dewey's Dream: Universities and Democracies in an Age of Education Reform was published last Spring by Temple University Press, will discuss how the Penn Center was created and its evolution over nearly 20 years (last year alone its sponsored and coordinated nearly 60 University Research Service courses and seminars across the entire university).
The Penn program and Harkavy have received numerous awards and special recognition, including the prestigious W.T Grant award from the National Academy of Science for outstanding Youth Development, over the last 20 years. The Penn Center for Community Partnership is generally considered the leading university center for civic engagement in the country.
Following the presentation, there will be a book signing of Harkavy’s new book Dewey’s Dream: Universities and Democracies in an Age of Education Reform. For more information on Harkavy and The Center for Community Partnerships visit: The Center for Community Partnerships.
The event is sponsored by Committee for Public Service and Community Engagement; the Office of the President; Office of Academic Affairs and the Provost; Offices of Community Learning & Public Service; Research Service Learning Program of University College; UNM Student Service Action Network and the Graduate and Professional Student Association.
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu