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Activation Plan

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Below is an overview of some campus activities:

  • The President’s Civic and Community Leadership Academy is focused on engaging students in understanding local democracy and issues that face communities where USM’s campuses are located. Students work to understand place, to identify reliable sources of information, and to engage in deliberative and respectful dialogue. They meet with elected officials, non-profit leaders, and others engaged in solving social and economic concerns. Final projects range from public testimony to op-eds, research, and public service announcements, which are archived in an open education resource.
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Jacqueline Edmondson
President, University of Southern Maine

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Photo of Jacqueline Edmondson, President of University of Southern Maine
Logo for University of Southern Maine
Jacqueline Edmondson
President, University of Southern Maine
Logo for University of Southern Maine

Below is an overview of some campus activities:

  • The President’s Civic and Community Leadership Academy is focused on engaging students in understanding local democracy and issues that face communities where USM’s campuses are located. Students work to understand place, to identify reliable sources of information, and to engage in deliberative and respectful dialogue. They meet with elected officials, non-profit leaders, and others engaged in solving social and economic concerns. Final projects range from public testimony to op-eds, research, and public service announcements, which are archived in an open education resource.