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"News from the Engaged University" is our monthly electronic newsletter.  For the full text of any issue, click on name of the month you wish to view. 

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March 2008

  • Letter From the director:The Green Guild Biodiesel Co-op- By: Margaret Morgan-Hubbard, Director

  • Campus profile: Mr. Jon Traunfeld, Director- Home and Garden Information Center, State Master Gardner Coordinator, and Regonal Specialist, University of Maryland Cooperative Extension- By: Vinnie Bevivino, FSNE Community Garden Educator

  • Community Profile: Ms. Eunice Humphrey, Riverdale Site Coordinator-Maryland Multicultural Youth Center- By: Genevieve Villamora, Assistant Director

  • Fair Trading: Resturant Review Irie Cafe- By: Genevieve Villamora, Assistant Director

  • EU Staff Recommendations

February 2008

  • Creating a CommUniversity - By: Sonia Keiner Flynn, Community Schools Coordinator

  • A Garden in Winter - By: Vinnie Bevivino, FSNE Community Garden Educator

  • Campus Profile: Dr. Nick Place, Visiting Associate Professor, Associate Director - Maryland Cooperative Extension, & Associate Dean - College of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Interview by: Genevieve Villamora, Assistant Director

  • Community Profile: Maryland State Delegate Justin Ross, District 22, Prince George's County - Interview by: Ramya Punnoose, Program Assistant

  • Fare Trading: Adding Zest to Winter Cooking - By: Jodi Balis, FSNE Project Leader and Community Nutrition Educator

January 2008

  • Letter from the Director: Invoking Grace - By: Margaret Morgan-Hubbard, Director

  • The Art of Progress - By: Andrea Calderon, Program Assistant

  • Campus Profile: Ms. Sivagami Subbaraman, Associate Director - Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equity - University of Maryland, College Park

  • Community Profile: Mrs. Gail Gliss, Parent - William Wirt Middle School

  • Fare Trading: Food Tradition

  • EU Staff Recommendations

December 2007

  • Feature Article: Looking Back at 2007- By: Margaret Morgan-Hubbard, Director

  • Campus Profile: Dr. Dan Balon, Director of the Office of Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy (MICA), University of Maryland, College Park- Interview by: Sonia Keiner Flynn, Community Education Coordinator

  • Community Profile: Mr. Ulrick Jean, Guidance Counselor, William Wirt Middle School- Interview by: Genevieve Villamora, Assistant Director

  • Fare Trading: Sweet Memories- By: Jodi Balis, FSNE Nutrition Educator and Project Leader

November 2007

  • Letter from the Director: Giving Thanks- By: Margaret Morgan-Hubbard, Director

  • Campus Profile: Savannah Renehan- University of Maryland Student - Interview by: Ramya Punnoose, Program Assistant

  • Community Profile: Wally Fernandez-Student at Parkdale High School, Riverdale, Maryland- Interview by: Genevieve Villamora, Assistant Director

  • Fare Trading: Hearty Grains - By: Jodi Balis, FSNE Nutrition Educator and Project Leader

  • EU Staff Recommendations

October 2007

  • Feature Article: Knowledge Makes Good Neighbors- Genevieve Villamora, Assistant Director

  • Campus Profile: Stacy Kosko, Associate Director- College Park Scholars Public Leadership Program, University of Maryland, College Park- Interview by: Ramya Punnoose, Program Assistant

  • Community Profile: Mayor Adam Ortiz -Town of Edmonston, Maryland- Interview by: Ramya Punnoose, Program Assistant 

  • First Annual Master Peace Community Garden Harvest Party

  • Fare Trading: Restaurant Review- Berwyn Cafe

September 2007

  • Letter from the Director: Strange Fruit, Revisited

  • Feature Article: Maryland Students in Action

  • Campus Profile: Kyle Carson and Barrie Adleberg, Co-Presidents of Community Roots, University of Maryland, College Park

  • Community Profile: Dr. Eric Wood, Principal, Charles Carroll Middle School

  • Engaged University Launches New Website

  • Renaissance Community Bike Shop Opens

  • Fare Trading: Butternut Squash Bread

August 2007

  • Feature Article: Multicultural Education Is Good Education

  • Community Profile: Esther Mitchell, President and Volunteer Coordinator, Prince George's County Master Gardeners

  • Campus Profile: Kristan Cilente, Program Coordinator, Community Service-Learning, University of Maryland-College Park

  • Alternative Spring Break: In Search of a Few Good Staff Advisors

July 2007

  • Letter from the Director: On Collaboration

  • Feature Article: The Free Minds Collective

  • Community Profile: Maureen Herman, Site Coordinator - Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers

  • Campus Profile: Angelo Gomez, Graduate Assistant/Latino Liaison - Office of Multi-ethnic Student Education, University of Maryland, College Park

  • Poetry from The Free Minds Collective

  • What's Cooking? A Seasonal Recipe at the Riverdale Farmer's Market

June 2007

  • Feature Article: First Round of Grants Awarded for University/Community Partnerships

  • Campus and Community Profiles: Community Partners Program Advisory Committee

  • Welcome Jodi!

  • Think Globally, Grow (and Eat) Locally

  • Mural Unveiling at William Wirt Middle School, Community Announcement of CPP Grantees

May 2007

  • Letter from the Director

  • Feature Article: A Garden Grows in Riverdale

  • Community Profile: Brother Victorious, History Teacher & After School Coordinator, William Wirt Middle School

  • Campus Profile: Gloria Aparicio, Assistant to the Vice President for Administrative Affairs

  • Bicycle Education