Dr. Katherine McCaffrey, Associate Professor of Anthropology, is hosting an international service-learning course this summer in Peru. The course will examine the Vicos farming community in rural Peru. Students will first complete a series of background readings and online discussions on Peru, Andean culture, and the Vicos experiment. Students will then travel to Peru, where they will learn about community-based tourism, the protection of biodiversity hotspots, and building a sustainable peasant community. Students will also teach English classes, live with local families, and participate in daily farming activities. Upon arrival to the United States, students will reflect on these experiences. To learn more or to sign up, contact Dr. McCaffrey at mccaffreyk@mail.montclair.edu.

2012 Honor Roll - March 13, 2012

2012 Honor Roll recipients were announced at the American Council on Education's 94th Annual Meeting Ahead of the Curve. This year, Montclair State University was distinguished as an Honor Roll recipient. The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, launched in 2006, annually highlights the role colleges and universities play in solving community problems and placing more students on a lifelong path of civic engagement by recognizing institutions that achieve meaningful, measureable outcomes in the communities they serve.
http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/initiatives/honorroll.asp

National Day of Service - September 10, 2011

Join your Montclair State colleagues and friends for this most important and meaningful day of rememberance and community spirit, as we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks by giving back to our communities through service volunteer projects. Learn more at http://www.montclair.edu/dayofservice/.

Service-Learning and Community Engagement Awards Program
June 8, 2011

Where: Kops Lounge, Russ Hall
When: June 8, 2011 - 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Open to the Public, Please RSVP!

On June 8, 2011, the Research Academy for University Learning's Service-Learning and Community Engagement Program will hold its annual awards program to honor and recognize those who have made outstanding contributions to advancing and sustaining the mission and goals of the Program. Faculty, staff, and community partners will be recognized with Outstanding Student of the Year, Outstanding Community Partner of the Year, and Outstanding Faculty member of the Year for their dedicated work and distinguished commitment to service-learning and community engagement, a critical element in creating engaged learning environments for Montclair State students.

This year, Dr. Edward Zlotkowski, co-author of Higher Education and Democracy and distinguished service-learning scholar, will present the keynote speech.

As part of the awards ceremony, we will also honor and celebrate Dr. Marybeth Henry, Ph.D., Professor, Family and Child Studies Department, who will be retiring this year. Dr. Henry has been part of the Montclair State family for over 25 years, and as co-founder of MSU’s service-learning program, she has dedicated a significant part of her teaching, service, and scholarship to service-learning and experiential education. By any measure, Dr. Henry’s many contributions to experiential education through her work in service-learning, cooperative education, and internships have made an enduring and indelible mark on the university, its students and the extended communities it serves.

The awards program will be held in Kops Lounge in Russ Hall, between 2:00pm - 3:30pm. A reception for Dr. Henry will be held following the program. To RSVP, please contact Bryan Murdock at: murdockb@mail.montclair.edu or 973.655.6831.

MEDICARE UNDER THE KNIFE: A PANEL DISCUSSION ON MEDICARE REFORM

When: Monday, May 2, 2011 | 1:00-2:30PM
Where: Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave | University Hall, 7th Floor Conference Center
What: Panel Discussion by Montclair State Students and Pine Ridge of Montclair Senior Citizens

Free and open to students and the public! | Refreshments immediately following the event

Panel Presentations Include:
• Proposed Changes to Medicare: Effects on people under age 55
  - Anna Waller, MSU
• Combatting Medicare fraud: One person at a time
  - Joe Felipe, Montclair State University
  - Sharon Sandusky, Pine Ridge of Montclair & host, News & Views Local Access TV 34
• Institutional fraud: New solutions versus improved enforcement
  - Kristen Menaldo, Montclair State University
  - Adele Vick, Pine Ridge of Montclair
• Balancing the budget: Making healthcare affordable for seniors
  - Jonathan Feuer, Montclair State University
  - Mary Martin, Pine Ridge of Montclair

Q&A FOLLOWING PANEL DISCUSSION

For more information contact Bryan Murdock at 973-655-6831 or murdockb@mail.montclair.edu