Vol 6 | No 7, July 2009
First Annual MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship Awarded
Last month, the Talloires Network and the MacJannet Foundation recognized the winners of the first annual MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship. Tisch College serves as secretariat for the Talloires Network, an international collective of individuals and institutions committed to promoting the civic roles and social responsibilities of higher education.
Students learn “Experimenting with Philanthropy”
Now in its fourth year, Visiting Lecturer Louise Sawyer’s Experimental College course offers students the unique opportunity to serve as both grantwriter and grantmaker, while providing over $10,000 in grants to local non-profits that the students select.
Citizen Biologist Ross Feldberg Retires
We would like to salute Biology Associate Professor and Tisch College Adjunct Faculty Member Ross Feldberg who retired at the end of academic year 2008-09.
Civic Engagement Summer Reading
For the fourth year in a row, Tisch College is joining with the Office of Undergraduate Education to provide all incoming undergraduates with an active citizenship themed common reading book.
July Updates from CIRCLE
Read the latest news from Tisch College’s CIRCLE, the leading source of authoritative research on civic and political engagement of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25.
ACS Somerville Students Work With Community Organizations
ACS International Supports 18 Students to Build Sustainable Infrastructure in Guatemala
Citizen Alumna Denise Durham Williams Builds Pathways Out of Poverty