[RP TownTalk] Community Partners Program

[Vernon Archer]

Town staff is after this one, and Rob's ideas are good possibilities. Please
share other ideas too.

Where I've been looking, is to really get a community center that works for
our population we will almost certainly have to partner with groups like the
"Engaged University". They are proving quite successful in the early
stages of utilizing their new facility in Riverdale Heights, right above
William Wirt Middle School.


On 1/16/07, Rob Oppenheim <oppenheim at email.com> wrote:
>
>  Hmmm, a UM grant program to develop community.
> Put on those thinking caps... Maybe...
> Employment/education center?
> Training for energy preservation?
> Hiker biker trail?
>
> Are you interested in pursuing a grant?
>
> *From: *"William W. Destler, Provost" < UMMailer at megamail.umd.edu >
> *Date: *December 19, 2006 1:04:12 PM EST
> *To: *"Campus Community":;
> *Subject: Community Partners Program*
> *Reply-To: *euinfo at umd.edu
>
> I am pleased to announce the launch of The Community Partners Program
> (CPP), an exciting new "seed" grant program designed to encourage and
> fund University/community partnerships. Created by the Provost, the Vice
> President for University Relations, and key University trustees, CPP
> embodies an institutional commitment to Prince George's County and is
> one of the centerpieces of our many diverse community engagement efforts.
>
> CPP will be administered by the staff of the Engaged University, a unit
> of Maryland Cooperative Extension (College of Agriculture and Natural
> Resources) at the University of Maryland. The program's purpose is to
> focus a range of University resources on partnerships that improve the
> quality of life in the surrounding community while enriching the caliber
> of learning on campus by encouraging hands-on problem solving and
> innovation. By actively promoting collaborative solutions to community
> needs, CPP aspires to cultivate a shared sense of place, belonging,
> safety, trust, cooperation, understanding, and hope between community
> residents and the University.
>
> CPP grants will address critical needs in the communities surrounding
> the University of Maryland, College Park campus, with a special focus on
> low-income neighborhoods within Adelphi, Avondale, Bladensburg,
> Brentwood, Colmar Manor, College Park, Cottage City, Edmonston, Langley
> Park, Lewisdale, Hyattsville, Mt. Rainier, North Brentwood, and
> Riverdale, among others.
>
> The Engaged University is currently soliciting proposals for the 2007
> Community Partners Program. Applicants representing all segments of the
> University and the local community are encouraged to apply. Letters of
> Interest are to be submitted by February 16, 2007, and full proposals
> are due April 13, 2007. Recipients will be notified of their award by
> May 14, 2007.
>
> To learn more about the program and to receive the program guidelines,
> please email or telephone:
>
> Genevieve Villamora
> Assistant Director, The Engaged University
> Telephone: 301-405-2285
> euinfo at umd.edu
>
> Sincerely,
> William W. Destler
> Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
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>
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-- 
Vernon Archer, Mayor
Town of Riverdale Park, Maryland
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