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UMass Amherst:In and For the CommonwealthPresentation for the Board of TrusteesNovember 7, 2001Chancellor Marcellette G. Williams11/16/01UMass Amherst: In and For the Commonwealth11

Critical Areas of Concern and FocusEducationEconomic DevelopmentHealthEnvironmentArts & CulturePublic Policy11/16/01UMass Amherst: In and For the Commonwealth22

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Education Growing Minds Project Western Massachusetts Writing Project Sage on the Stage or Guide by the Side?Latest Methodologies in Teaching Latin Success 2000: Special Needs StudentsTransition Project Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics Education Institute11/16/01UMass Amherst: In and For the Commonwealth4Growing Minds ProjectDepartment of Food and Agriculture funded program to put a garden in everyschool and link K-12 teachers with horticultural experts to help them teach lifesciences.Counties served: Suffolk, StatewideWestern Massachusetts Writing ProjectProvides services to schools, school districts, and individual teachers. Itsprincipal function is the in-service training of teachers.Counties served: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, HampshireSage on the Stage or Guide by the Side? Latest Methodologiesin Teaching LatinA program for in-service Latin teachers, in collaboration with UMass Boston.Counties served: Bristol, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, WorcesterSuccess 2000: Special Needs Students Transition ProjectFocuses on the improvement of opportunities for high school students withlearning disabilities to attend and graduate from post-secondary institutions.Counties served: Hampden, SuffolkScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education InstituteOffers in-service teachers seminars on science and mathematics education.Counties served: Statewide4

Economic Development Regional Technology Alliance Citizen Planner Training Collaborative Baystate - UMass Alliance Industries of the Future Tax School for Practitioners Strategic Research Alliance11/16/01UMass Amherst: In and For the Commonwealth5Regional Technology AllianceTwo-year 596,000 NSF grant to develop industry networks and technologycommercialization opportunities in collaboration with regional partners.Counties served: Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, BerkshireCitizen Planner Training CollaborativeProvides local planning and zoning officials with the tools to make effectivedecisions regarding their community’s current and future land use.Counties served: Berkshire, Hampshire, Worcester, Middlesex, PlymouthBaystate - UMass AllianceComprehensive agreement for expanded collaborations in biomedical researchand technology with Baystate Health Systems, second largest medical center inNew England.Counties served: Hampden, HampshireIndustries of the FutureNational Environmental Technology Institute (NETI) and the Center for EnergyEfficient and Renewable Energy (CEERE) have led the program to help statefirms have cleaner operations and conserve energy.Counties served: StatewideTax School for PractitionersWorkshops designed to train practitioners in the latest Federal and State TaxLaws and Requirements.Counties served: Hampshire, Essex, Middlesex, Worcester, Barnstable, Norfolk5

Economic Development Regional Technology Alliance Citizen Planner Training Collaborative Baystate - UMass Alliance Industries of the Future Tax School for Practitioners Strategic Research Alliance11/16/01UMass Amherst: In and For the Commonwealth6Strategic Research AllianceSeveral U.S. university Food Science Departments have industrial partners, butnone as successful as the 5 year old Strategic Research Alliance (SRA) at UMassAmherst Department of Food Science. Currently, there are 27 major foodcompanies, six of which are in Massachusetts, as paying members of thealliance. Not just a group of philanthropic companies, but a vital organizationthat provides an interface between the University and industry and optimizestechnology transfer.Efforts have occurred at Ocean Spray in Middleboro, at Opta Food Ingredients inBedford, at Nourse Farms in Sunderland, at Instron Company in Canton, atOcean Cliffs in New Bedford, at Very Fine in Littleton, at Lite Life Foods inGreenfield. Several new companies were formed as a result of techniquesdeveloped to hydrolyze waste protein on fish after fileting to liquid fertilizer:Neptune’s Harvest in Gloucester, Northeast Organics, Inc. in Manchester-by-theSea, and Inshore Ventures, Inc. in Boston and Gloucester.One more point to make about this department, which contributes so much tothe economic and workforce development of the state: the World Food andAgricultural Organization (part of the United Nations and based in Rome) hasnamed UMass Amherst Food Science as an FAO Center of Excellence, whichmeans that they wish to interact with us in their efforts to promote andproduce safe and nutritious food of the highest quality in the developingnations and worldwide.Counties served: Bristol, Essex, Suffolk, Middlesex, Plymouth, Hampshire,Norfolk6

Health Office of Public Health Practiceand Outreach Family Nutrition Program Communications Disorders UMass Extension Education Programof Greater Boston Food Handling is a Risky Business11/16/01UMass Amherst: In and For the Commonwealth7Office of Public Health Practice and OutreachProvides education, research and service relevant to community concerns andneeds; includes such initiatives as Holyoke Immunization Project, SpringfieldYouth STD Project, Holyoke School-based Teen Pregnancy and Infant MortalityPrevention Program, Asthma Study, and Interface Project (epidemiological dataanalysis for the DPH Bureau of Health Statistics, Research, and Evaluation). TheOffice has formal agreements with Baystate Health Systems, MassachusettsDepartment of Public Health, Springfield Southwest Community Health Center,Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture, Massachusetts Departmentof Transitional Assistance, UMass Dartmouth, Barnstable County, and TuftsUniversity.Counties served: Suffolk, Norfolk, Barnstable, Hampshire, HampdenFamily Nutrition ProgramA collaborative program between the University and the Department ofTransitional Assistance, working with School Youth Projects in Boston, NewBedford, Brockton, Lawrence, Lynn, and Holyoke Public Schools, for example.Also includes Community-based Adult Projects throughout the state includingBoston Medical Center, Center for Immigrant and Refugee CommunityLeadership and Empowerment, for example.Counties served: Suffolk, Barnstable, Plymouth, Norfolk, Middlesex.Communications DisordersProvides speech and hearing screening activities to public school children.Counties served: Franklin, Hampden, WorcesterUMass Extension Education Program of Greater BostonThe NEP is an outreach program targeting limited income youth and families.Counties served: SuffolkFood Handling is a Risky BusinessThis 1-2 hour workshop introduces basic food safety principles.Counties served: Statewide7

Environment North Quabbin Region Community LandConservation Mapping Asian Crops Project The Earth Connection Ionizing Radiation The Natural Resources Model11/16/01UMass Amherst: In and For the Commonwealth8North Quabbin Region Community Land Conservation MappingAssists the New England Forest Foundation with its land conservation efforts inthe North Quabbin region of central Massachusetts by developing maps and aGIS database to show the location of all existing conservation lands.Counties served: Franklin, Hampshire, WorcesterAsian Crops ProjectThis project works with vegetable farmers in the state to grow and marketAsian crops for farmers’ markets where there are large Asian populations.Counties served: Suffolk, Middlesex, NorfolkThe Earth ConnectionAnnual statewide conference on community service and the environment; aimsto promote youth engagement in community service, research, and citizenaction; professional development for educators; networking opportunities;campus exploration.Counties served: StatewideIonizing RadiationProvides a resource for K-12 teachers for the addition of radiation topics to thecurriculum; in collaboration with the New England Chapter of the Health PhysicsSociety.Counties served: StatewideThe Natural Resources ModelThe Department of Natural Resources Conservation promotes the stewardshipof healthy and sustainable ecosystems that provide diverse human andcommunity benefits. The department uniquely qualifies to provide anintegrated environmental education, research results to professionals, and vitalservice to society in response to environmental problems and issues. Thedepartment works statewide in collaborative relationships with State andFederal agencies and works closely with an advisory board which providesadvice, advocates for the department as new initiatives are developed withinthe System and regionally, and assists in fund-raising to provide the margin ofexcellence.8

Arts and Culture Western Massachusetts Arts Alliance Center Series Artists in Residence Project 2050 National Parks CooperativeEcosystem Study Unit Community Arts: Health and Healing Project University Dancers11/16/01UMass Amherst: In and For the Commonwealth9Western Massachusetts Arts AllianceDeveloped by the Fine Arts Center to provide a network of collaborationbetween cultural organizations, artists, and educators in WesternMassachusetts.Counties served: Berkshire, Hampshire, Hampden, FranklinCenter Series, Artists in ResidenceVisiting artists provide performances at local schools.Counties served: Hampshire, Hampden, FranklinProject 2050Looking into the future, enables low income and at risk youth from minoritybackgrounds to explore the use of theater as a means of self-discovery andempowerment.Counties served: Hampshire, HampdenNational Parks Cooperative Ecosystem Study UnitA collaboration between the College of Humanities and Fine Arts and NationalParks to promote the parks as educational and cultural resources.Counties served: Essex, HampdenCommunity Arts Health and Healing ProjectAn innovative project in which the School of Nursing and the Fine Arts Centercollaborate to present performing and visual arts programs in hospitals and carefacilities.Counties served: Hampshire, FranklinUniversity DancersUniversity Dancers tour through schools for two weeks in January, givingperformances, lecture-demonstrations, master classes, workshops, teachertraining, and informal discussions with school students and teachers.Counties served: Statewide9

Public Policy The Massachusetts Policy FellowshipProgram Review of the State Sustainability Program CPP Policy AdviceLinking with Legislators11/16/01UMass Amherst: In and For the Commonwealth10The Massachusetts Policy Fellowship ProgramThe program offers legislators the research expertise of selected graduatestudents.Counties served: StatewideReview of the State Sustainability ProgramInvestigated recycling programs in order to identify key components ofsuccessful programs and provide recommendations for EOEA’s StateSustainability Program.Counties served: StatewideCPP Policy Advice, Linking with LegislatorsConducts many activities to apply the research and expertise of the publiccolleges and universities to the analysis, development, and implementation ofpublic policy.Counties served: Statewide10

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Also includes Community-based Adult Projects throughout the state including Boston Medical Center, Center for Immigrant and Refugee Community Leadership and Empowerment, for example. Counties served: Suffolk, Barnstable, Plymouth, Norfolk, Middlesex. Communications Disorders Provides speech and hearing screening activities to public school .