Community Contacts for Researchers
UMass Amherst is so large (and so decentralized) that it is foolhardy to suppose that one can make a complete inventory of community contacts. If we are to expand the infrastructure to help faculty navigate the links, an inventory is a necessary first step. Our goal is a framework for getting an overview through which one can drill down for details on a "need-to-know" basis.
Note: I am being intentionally vague about the actual community contact. If you want to discuss ideas for partnering where others are or have been, please start with the UMass contact first. Community links are precious and must be continuously nurtured. They expect some coordination on our part to keep them from being overwhelmed.
| Area | Community Contact | UMass Amherst Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Partnership | All | Springfield Mayor's office | Amy Glynn, Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations |
| Springfield Schools | Speech & Hearing | Communication Disorders, Frances Burns, Mary Andrianopolous | |
| Science Education | Kathy Davis, Mort Sternheim | ||
| Counseling Services | CSCOR (Jay Carey; Carey D.), Sara Littlecrow Russell | ||
| Youth-Build | Putnam School | Simi Hoque | |
| Student Teachers | SPS | School of Education, Bridges to the Future, Kathy Davis, Kathy Gagne | |
| Engineering Education | Circuits and Beats, Baird Soules (ECE) | ||
| Safe Schools | Sara Littlecrow Russell (for Trio grants) | ||
| Renaissance School | (principal) | Sara Littlecrow Russell | |
| Holyoke Schools | |||
| Holyoke Boys and Girls Club | (After school science club) | Carol Soules, OCSL | |
| Amherst Schools | ARPS | Dir. of Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment, Beth Graham (grahamb@arps.org) | (Barbara Pearson, ORD); Carol Soules & John Reiff, Community Service Learning |
| ARPS | Volunteer Coordinator, Kim Stender (stenderk@arps.org) |
(Barbara Pearson, ORD) Bob Maloy, TEAMS for Middle School |
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| H.S. Science | Mary McCarthy | ||
| Other local schools | PVSTEMNet | (all Pioneer Valley schools) | STEM Education Institute, Kathy Baker, Mort Sternheim |
| Community groups | Teatro Vida (youth theater) | Magdalena Gomez | Sara Littlecrow Russell |
| Latino Breakfast Club | Sara Littlecrow Russell | ||
| Community Colleges | Clean Energy | STCC | Ray K. Mann |
| IT education and outreach | All 15 MA Community Colleges | CAITE, Rick Adrion, Renee Fall | |
| Economic Development | Precision Manufacturing | Local chapter, Nat'l Tooling & Mach. Assoc | Jim Capistran, SF Partnership for Innovation |
| Urban Design Center (at Court Square) | Mayor | architecture programs/ LARSP | |
| The Incubator | STCC/ Scibelli Technol. Park | Marla Michel | |
| Area | Local Contact | UMA Contact | |
| Health Services | Health Career Opportunity Program (HCOP) | middle and high school students in Spgfld, Holyoke, and Greenfield | Donahue Institute, Sanford Jeames, Sharon Faherty |
| Community Action | Nuestras Raices | (food related programs) | Allen Barker |
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