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<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=4> Hmmm, a UM grant program to develop community. </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=4> Put on those thinking caps...</FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=4> Maybe...</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=4> Employment/education center?</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=4> Training for energy preservation? </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=4> Hiker biker trail?</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=4> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=4> Are you interested in pursuing a grant?</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=4> </FONT><div><b><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> From: </FONT></b><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> "William W. Destler, Provost" <</FONT> <A HREF="mailto:UMMailer@megamail.umd.edu"><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> UMMailer@megamail.umd.edu</FONT></A><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> ></FONT></div>
<div><b><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> Date: </FONT></b><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> December 19, 2006 1:04:12 PM EST</FONT></div>
<div><b><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> To: </FONT></b><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> "Campus Community":;</FONT></div>
<div><b><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> Subject: Community Partners Program</FONT></b></div>
<div><b><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> Reply-To: </FONT></b> <A HREF="mailto:euinfo@umd.edu"><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> euinfo@umd.edu</FONT></A></div>
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<FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> I am pleased to announce the launch of The Community Partners Program</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> (CPP), an exciting new "seed" grant program designed to encourage and</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> fund University/community partnerships. Created by the Provost, the Vice</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> President for University Relations, and key University trustees, CPP</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> embodies an institutional commitment to Prince George's County and is</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> one of the centerpieces of our many diverse community engagement efforts.</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> CPP will be administered by the staff of the Engaged University, a unit</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> of Maryland Cooperative Extension (College of Agriculture and Natural</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> Resources) at the University of Maryland. The program's purpose is to</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> focus a range of University resources on partnerships that improve the</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> quality of life in the surrounding community while enriching the caliber</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> of learning on campus by encouraging hands-on problem solving and</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> innovation. By actively promoting collaborative solutions to community</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> needs, CPP aspires to cultivate a shared sense of place, belonging,</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> safety, trust, cooperation, understanding, and hope between community</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> residents and the University.</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> CPP grants will address critical needs in the communities surrounding</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> the University of Maryland, College Park campus, with a special focus on</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> low-income neighborhoods within Adelphi, Avondale, Bladensburg,</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> Brentwood, Colmar Manor, College Park, Cottage City, Edmonston, Langley</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> Park, Lewisdale, Hyattsville, Mt. Rainier, North Brentwood, and</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> Riverdale, among others.</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> The Engaged University is currently soliciting proposals for the 2007</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> Community Partners Program. Applicants representing all segments of the</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> University and the local community are encouraged to apply. Letters of</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> Interest are to be submitted by February 16, 2007, and full proposals</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> are due April 13, 2007. Recipients will be notified of their award by</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> May 14, 2007.</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> To learn more about the program and to receive the program guidelines,</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> please email or telephone:</FONT></div>
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<FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> Genevieve Villamora</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> Assistant Director, The Engaged University</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> Telephone: 301-405-2285</FONT></div>
<div> <A HREF="mailto:euinfo@umd.edu"><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> euinfo@umd.edu</FONT></A></div>
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<FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> Sincerely,</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> William W. Destler</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> ********************</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> This note was authorized for distribution to </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> University of Maryland Community by:</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Helvetica" SIZE=3> William W. Destler, Provost</FONT></div>
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