Council of Community Engagement & Public Service Centers
In the spring of 2015, Provost Grasso launched the UD Community Engagement Initiative with the goal of enhancing the university’s identity and contributions as an engaged university. One of the key goals of the Initiative is to support and build upon the work of UD’s centers and institutes that have a central commitment to community engagement and public service. In support of that goal, the Council of Community Engagement and Public Service Centers has been established. The Council is composed of the heads of a variety of university units that carry out the university’s educational, research and public service mission in a manner that directly engages the public.
The units that are represented on the Council are particularly attentive to identifying and understanding the needs, challenges and opportunities faced by different communities, local to global, and working with them to produce positive community and societal impacts. In doing so, the centers also provide robust experiential learning opportunities for all involved, including faculty and staff, students, public agencies, nonprofit organizations, businesses and citizens.
The Council advises the CEI on opportunities and priorities to strengthen the community engagement and public service contributions of its member units. The Council also recommends steps to enhance collaboration across centers and institutes.
The Council is co-chaired by Dr. Michelle Rodgers, Associate Dean and Director of Cooperative Extension in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Dr. George Irvine, Director, Corporate Programs & Partnerships in the Lerner College of Business and Economics.
Full Membership List, Fall 2018
Name |
Center |
Allie Sethman | Energy Institute |
Allison Karpyn | Center for Research on Education & Social Policy (CRESP) |
Andrea Boyle Tippett | Communications & Public Affairs |
Beth Mineo | Center for Disability Studies |
Bill Latham | Center for Applied Business & Economic Research (CABER) |
Caitlin Olsen | Governmental Relations |
Carlos Asarta | Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship |
Cathy McLaughlin | Biden Institute |
Chandra Reedy | Center for Historic Architecture and Design (CHAD) |
Christy Visher | Center for Drug & Health Studies |
Dan Leathers | Delaware Environmental Observation System; Center for Environmental Monitoring and Analysis |
Dan Rich | Community Engagement Initiative |
David Legates | School of Marine Sci & Policy |
David Wunsch | State Geological Survey |
Dionisios G Vlachos | Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI) |
Ed Ratledge | Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research (CADSR) |
George Irvine | Co-Chair, Corporate Programs and Partnerships, Lerner College of Business & Economics |
Jackie Wilson | Delaware Academy for School Leadership |
Jacob Thompson | Graduate Student |
James Broomall | Professional and Continuing Studies |
James Kendra | Disaster Research Center |
Jason Hustedt | Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood (DIEEC) |
Jeanette Miller | Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) |
Jennifer Merrill | Delaware Sea Grant College Program |
Jerome Lewis | Institute for Public Administration |
John Koh | Delaware Biotechnology Institute |
Justin Bruchey | Residence Life and Housing |
Kevin Brinson | Center for Environmental Monitoring and Analysis |
Kimberly Reinagel-Nietubicz | Office of the Executive Vice President |
Layne Humphrey | Center for Research on Education & Social Policy (CRESP) |
Liz Farley-Ripple | Partnership for Public Education |
Lynnette Overby | Community Engagement Initiative |
Martha Buell | University Faculty Senate |
Melissa Jurist | K-12 Engineering |
Michael Chajes | Sustainability Task Force |
Michelle Rodgers | Co-Chair, Cooperative Extension |
Nancy Karibjanian | Center for Political Communication |
Noel Duckworth | Partnership for Healthy Communities |
Richard Suminski | Center for Innovative Health Research |
Rita Landgraf | Partnership for Healthy Communities |
Sandra Millard | UD Library |
Sarah Katz | UD Library |
Shaun Sutherell | Proefssional and Continuing Studies |
Steve Martin | Center for Drug and Health Studies |
Steve Metraux | Center for Community Research and Service |
Steve Peuquet | Former Co-chair |
Susan Giancola | Center for Research on Education & Social Policy (CRESP) |
Susan Serra | Community Engagement Initiative, Office of Service Learning |
Susan Sherry | Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship |
Tom Powers | Center Science, Ethics, & Public Policy |
Tricia Wachtendorf | Disaster Research Center |
Valerie Lane | Community Engagement Initiative |