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2009 Sandy M. and Harry G. Adamian Award Winners
(Awarded April 29, 2009)
Five Bentley service-learning student leaders are recipients of the 2009 Sandy M. and Harry G. Adamian Award. The Adamian Award recognizes Bentley students for their outstanding service to the community. The award is given in memory of Sandy and Harry Adamian, mother and son, who were engaged in community service throughout their lives in greater Boston. The award bestows recognition and an honorarium on the student awardees.
Those receiving the 2009 award include: Senior Megan Berry; Junior Maura Brady; Senior Brian Cusick; Senior Caitlyn Garvan; and Junior Kiernan Patenaude. Each recipient in his or her own way made a significant contribution to the work of the Bentley Service-Center. The award attests both to their personal and professional commitment to the community.
2009 Community Partner of the Year Award
(Awarded April 29, 2009)
The Edinburg Center in Lexington, Massachusetts, was named the 2009 Bentley Service-Learning Partner of the Year. The award was given at the Annual Service-Learning Recognition Luncheon on April 29, 2009. Receiving the award for the Edinburg Center was Gail Rogers, the Director of Development. Edinburg provides services and resources to persons with psychiatric disabilities, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse disorders.
The Community Partner of the Year Award is given to a Bentley service-learning partner organization that provides both meaningful service to the community and quality service projects that benefit the academic advancement of Bentley students. During 2008-2009, dozens of Bentley students engaged in projects that benefited both Edinburg clients and their own academic learning. Projects included conducting health and cooking classes, providing computer tutoring, and assisting Edinburg clients in developing money management skills. In addition, Bentley students conducted an energy audit of the Edinburg facility to assist its sustainability initiative.
2008 Curricular Service-Learning Faculty Award
(Awarded April 29, 2009)
Over the course of the last three years, a new service-learning model has been developed as a capstone option for seniors in the honors program. This model consists of a public sector consulting project designed to accomplish several objectives: one of which is to help students develop a sense of their roles and responsibilities in society. This model was developed by Charlie Hadlock, and it is because of this innovation in program that the Service-Learning Center is happy to give the 2008 Curricular Service-Learning Award to Charles R. Hadlock of the Math Department.
There are a number of distinct objectives to be accomplished by these consulting projects, especially accomplishing this sense of social responsibility. Charlie has folded several of these consulting projects into the Service-Learning Program over the last three years. Charlie refers to these projects as “high academic level service-learning”.
Overview of recent projects
Since 2006 using this model Charlie’s classes have developed and delivered the following consulting reports to public sector entities.
1. Pandemic Flu Preparedness Project. The client for this project was Rep. Peter Koutoujian, who is a state representative from Waltham and who also at the time was chairing the Joint Committee on Public Health Legislative.
2. Modifications to the Bottle Deposit Law. The client for this project was James Hunt, the Chief of Energy and Environmental Affairs for the City of Boston, reporting to Mayor Menino.
3. Electricity Price Structure in Massachusetts. The client for this project was Rep. Daniel Bosley, who was Chair of the House Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
4. A Review of Sustainability Initiatives at State Agencies. For the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs of the Commonwealth, represented by Eric Friedman, the students conducted a review of sustainability projects that had been implemented at a wide range of state organizations, such as universities, operating agencies, and offices.
5. Retail Climate on Moody Street. This was a joint project for Mayor McCarthy of Waltham and Rep. Koutoujian. The situation is that the restaurant business on Moody Street was doing very well, but the retail business is evolving into a collection of nail salons, discount stores, and empty storefronts. There was a need for a systematic review of a wide range of subjects, including the legal/regulatory climate, the Moody Street “brand” if there is or should be one, a comparison of the Moody Street environment with similar locales in other towns, a market analysis, advertising concepts, and, of course, Waltham politics. This was a real “real world” experience for the students, who established face-to-face contacts with essentially every single business owner on the principal commercial stretch of Moody Street, many of whom turned out for the final presentation in City Hall. In addition the students were invited to make a presentation to the state Secretary of Economic Affairs and Housing and his staff in Boston. The final report is available at the project website http://moodystreetresearch.org/ . This project attracted fairly wide publicity including a class visit by a reporter for the Boston Globe.
It is, therefore, with great pleasure that the Bentley Service-Learning Center awards to Charlie Hadlock the 2008 Curricular Service-Learning Faculty Award.
