The Provost’s Committee for Public Service and Community Engagement will present its Monthly Breakfast on Community Matters Friday, Nov. 2 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. in the Scholars Room in the UNM Student Union Building. This month’s guests include Paul Biderman, director of the Institute of Public Law and co-chair of the Consortium for Collaborative Public Policy, and Lois Vermilya, director of the Family Development Program in the College of Education.
Biderman co-chairs the Consortium for Collaborative Public Policy, which is developing a network of University of New Mexico institutes, centers, and individual faculty, staff and students who share a commitment to informed, productive decision-making on issues of public policy. The Consortium will provide non-partisan, independent analysis, convene interested parties, facilitate deliberative processes, and assess policy options.
On Nov. 9, the consortium will host a half-day workshop on application of collaborative governance principles and techniques to the development of progressive early childhood policy. For more information contact Biderman at, (505) 277-8789.
For the past 22 years, the Family Development Program (FDP) has consistently demonstrated how real partnerships that combine strengths of parents, teachers, and their community with support of university resources can make a difference for young children. The program provides statewide professional development for early childhood educators and families throughout New Mexico, serving rural and urban communities through yearlong training that is co-designed with community partners to meet their unique needs.
Vermilya serves as an active member and Executive Committee leader for the Early Childhood Action Network (ECAN), a statewide policy forum appointed by Lt. Governor Diane Denish to advise the New Mexico Children’s cabinet on recommendations to meet state goals for young children and their families. ECAN’s annual policy agenda and long-range plan advocates for a sound investment in NM’s children’s budget for family engagement, health, and quality early learning.
To RSVP for the breakfast e-mail, cpsce@unm.edu or call (505) 277-0278.
Media Contact: Steve Carr, (505) 277-1821; e-mail: scarr@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at October 29, 2007 02:33 PM