About

The Public Engagement and Outreach Council at UMass Amherst monitors and reviews campus-level activities and develops policy recommendations relating to the definition, development, promotion, delivery, and evaluation of public service and outreach activities.


For a complete description of the council’s charge and membership parameters, please view the Public Engagement and Outreach Council section in the Bylaws and Constitution of the UMass Amherst Faculty Senate.

Chair

Dir Civic Eng/Service Learn

Joseph Krupczynski
Joseph Krupczynski
Membership

Faculty Members

College of Nursing

Lucinda Canty
Lucinda Canty

Department of Health Promotion and Policy

Aline Gubrium
Aline Gubrium

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Martin Hunter
Martin Hunter

Dir Civic Eng/Service Learn

Joseph Krupczynski
Joseph Krupczynski
LecturerBusiness Communication Program   



 

Moody
Moody

Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Maureen Perry-Jenkins
Maureen Perry-Jenkins

Political Science

rolfe
rolfe

College of Nursing

Rae Walker
Rae Walker

Architecture

Erika Zekos
Erika Zekos

Ex-officio Members

Director of UMass Extension or Designee

Department of Food Sciences

AD selected by the Dean's Council

Lynne McLandsborough
Lynne McLandsborough

Associate Dean of the Graduate School

Dean of the Graduate School or Designee

Sofiya Alhassan
Sofiya Alhassan

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement and Leadership

The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life or a designee

Christopher Blakely
Christopher Blakely

Academic Matters Council Chair

butler
butler

History | MSP Rep. 

Sigrid Schmalzer
Sigrid Schmalzer

Vice President of Advancement, UMass Amherst Foundation

The Executive Director of the UMA Alumni Association or a designee

Kim Dumpson
Kim Dumpson

Director of Community Relations and Strategic Impact

The Dean of Commonwealth Honors College or a designee

Feltus
Feltus

Research Council Chair

Patrick Flaherty
Patrick Flaherty

UMACC manager

The Vice Chancellor for University Relations or a designee

Jen Gallant
Jen Gallant

Director of Community Engagement and Research

 

Keisha Green
Keisha Green

Associate Dean

The Dean of Libraries or a designee

Denise Hersey
Denise Hersey

Institutional Effectiveness Consultant

Deputy Chancellor for Institutional Effectiveness or designee

Michael Mercurio
Michael Mercurio

Research Library Council Chair

Brian Ogilvie
Brian Ogilvie

Secretary of the Faculty Senate

paik
paik

Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement 

Laura Vandenberg
Laura Vandenberg

Community Member

Rose Webster-Smith
Rose Webster-Smith

Ex-officio Students

GSG President Designee

Ojamalia Priscilla Godwins
Ojamalia Priscilla Godwins

Vacancies

Vacant College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Faculty Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Vacant MSP Representative Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Vacant Ex-Officio Student Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Meetings

The Public Engagement and Outreach Council will meet on the following dates during the 2025-2026 academic year. All meetings will be from 9-10:15am  unless otherwise noted. 

 

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