Breakfast celebrates College’s community partnerships
Several members of the Saint Michael’s community and partners from the wider community were honored during the Community Partner Appreciation and Awards Breakfast celebrated on May 5, 2016 in the Roy Room of Dion Family Student Center
The event is designed to celebrate the many nonprofit partnerships who offer Saint Michael’s students volunteer, civic engagement, and internship opportunities. More than 65 community members, faculty, administrators, and students attended.
Rachel Sanborn ’16 gave the welcome address. During her time at Saint Michael’s as a sociology major, she has participated in several community-engaged learning courses, a multi-semester internship at the United Way of Northwest Vermont, and served on the Extended Service committee through MOVE. She spoke about how all three activities have profoundly influenced her learning both inside and outside of the classroom, teaching her professional skills, data analysis, and the value of collaboration within the community to solve problems.
Five individuals received Community Engagement Awards, designed to recognize those who are committed to nurturing partnerships between the community and Saint Michael’s College. “Our partnerships are in service to the common good, uphold our commitment to social justice, and inspire active citizenship,” said Joan Wagner, director, Center for Community-Engaged Learning and coordinator, Experiential Learning. “They enable students, staff, and faculty alike to learn from and build valuable relationships with the community. These awards acknowledge that campus-community partnerships are collaborative and that it takes many individuals in varying roles to strengthen communities and bring about change.”
The award winners included:
COMMUNITY-ENGAGED EDUCATOR
Mary Beth Doyle
Professor of Education
COMMUNITY-ENGAGED PARTNER
Women Helping Battered Women
Emily Fredette and Janice Santiago
COMMUNITY-ENGAGED STUDENT
Celina “Cece” Horbat, Class of 2016
Brody Jarvis, Class of 2016
Doyle and Horbat also were recognized for their exemplary service and partnership at the statewide Vermont Campus Compact event on April 19 at Vermont Technical College:.Doyle for the way her courses bring students into direct engagement in the community, and CeCe for her major role in extended service missions as a student.
Nonprofit partnerships recognized at the breakfast were (*In attendance):
1% for the Planet
Internship
350 Vermont
Internship
All Breeds Rescue
Cause for Paws (MOVE)
American Red Cross*
Special Events (MOVE), Internships
Boys and Girls Club of Burlington*
After School Games (MOVE) and CEL courses: Teaching in the Inclusive Classroom,
Critical Perspectives of Service, and First-Year Seminars
Burlington City Arts
Internship
Champlain Community Services
Best Buddies (MOVE)
Champlain Orchards
Special Events (MOVE)
Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility
Correctional Volleyball (MOVE)
Community College of Vermont*
CEL course: Anthropology of Refugees
COTS (Committee on Temporary Shelter)* and Canal Street Veteran’s Home
Family Friends and C.O.O.K. n’ Food (MOVE)
Crow’s Path
Internship
Dismas House of VT
C.O.O.K. n’ Food (MOVE)
DREAM Program—Franklin Square Community*
SMC DREAM (MOVE)
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center
Internships
Ethan Allen Residence
Internships
Green Mountain Animal Defenders
Internship
Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity and ReStore*
SMC Habitat for Humanity (MOVE)
Keeping Track
Internship
King Street Center*
CEL courses: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology and Applied Anthropology
Lund Family Center
Lund (MOVE)
Migrant Justice
SMC Juntos (MOVE)
Peace & Justice Center*
Internship
Pillsbury Senior Facility
Senior Citizen Games (MOVE)
Rock Point School*
Special Events (MOVE)
Ronald McDonald House
C.O.O.K. n’ Food (MOVE)
Shelburne Museum*
Internship
Special Olympics Vermont*
Internship
St. Francis Xavier School
CEL course: Peace & Justice First-Year Seminars
St. Joseph’s Residential Care Home*
CEL courses: Ethics and Otherness & Marginalization
St. Michael’s College Office of Sustainability and Permaculture Site*
Outdoor Volunteer Efforts (MOVE)
Stowe Area Association
Internship
United Way of Chittenden County*
Internships and CEL Course, Research Methodology
Vermont Goat Collaborative
Special Events (MOVE)
Vermont Ibutwa Initiative*
Internship
Vermont Military Museum and Library*
Internships
Vermont PBS*
Internship
Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program*
Internship
Visiting Nurse Association
Internship
Winooski School District*
Middle School Mentors, International Outreach, Little Brother/Little Sister, CEL Peace & Justice courses
Women Helping Battered Women*
Baked Love (MOVE), Internships, and CEL Course: Marketing