The Academic Civic Engagement office is pleased to be hosting Edward Zlotkowski, noted author of numerous books on academic civic engagement, during the week of October 11. A pioneer of methods integrating academic learning, community involvement, and leadership development, Professor Zlotkowski will be involved in a number of events throughout the week.
On Tuesday, the Teaching and Learning Center will be hosting Zlotkowski for an event entitled “Why Very Good Is No Longer Good Enough: Remaking Liberal Learning for a Diverse, Global Society.” It will be held at 11:45 AM at the Alumni Guest House.
On Thursday, he will be presenting in Leighton 402 on “Reflection, Assessment and Grading in Academic Civic Engagement Projects.” The event is co-sponsored by ACE and the Career Center.
Edward Zlotkowski is a professor of English at Bentley University and in 1990 founded the Bentley Service-Learning Center. He received his B.A. in English and his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Yale University. He writes and speaks extensively on a wide range of service-learning and engagement-related topics, and served as general editor of the American Association for Higher Education’s 21-volume series on service-learning in the academic disciplines. Attached is one of his recent articles on leadership and civic engagement.
If you have any questions about Professor Zlotkowski’s visit, contact Adrienne Falcon (afalcon) at the ACE office.