CAP 2.0 - Quality of Partnerships

Partnership Celebration - Team Members:

• Building a Culture of Health for the Working Uninsured

  Volunteers in Medicine in partnership with UNF’s School of Nursing and the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics

  The students join over 200 medical professional volunteers who devote their time and expertise—everyone works without pay—to enable VIM to further advance its mission in research, tracking and improving quality of care indicators for the working uninsured, and gain sustainable funding sources.

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  Catherine	Christie	Lead	Brooks College of Health, Associate Dean/Professor
  Lillia	Loriz	Faculty	School of Nursing, Chair/Professor
  Claudia	Sealey-Potts	Faculty	Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Associate Professor
  Nina	Smith	Faculty	School of Nursing, Instructor (part time) Volunteers in Medicine, Director (part time)
  Mary-Pat	Corrigan	Community Partner	Volunteers in Medicine, CEO
  Cindy	Cooper	Community Partner	Volunteers in Medicine
  Mary	Nussbaum	Community Partner	Volunteers in Medicine

  
  For more information, please visit the Center for Community-Based Learning's Outstanding Partnerships page: Volunteers in Medicine.
• The Sulzbacher Homelessness Project

  The Sulzbacher Center in partnership with units across campus from Academic Affairs to Student Affairs in partnership with

  The Sulzbacher Center greatly expands its ability to assist clients because of the community-based work by UNF students in programs from social work, mental health to nutrition, and beyond. UNF students develop an understanding of the complex societal factors that contribute to homelessness as they apply what they are learning in classes.

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  Pam	Chally	Lead	Provost
  Ross	McDonough	Faculty	Department of Social Work, Instructor
  Jenna	Braddock	Faculty	Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Instructor
  Barbara	Kruger	Faculty	School of Nursing, Associate Professor
  Peggy	Hoff	Faculty	School of Nursing, Senior Instructor
  Bonnie	Pope	Faculty	School of Nursing, Assistant Professor
  Cindy	Funkhouser	Community Partner	Sulzbacher Center, CEO
  Bashyam	Iyengar	Community Partner	Sulzbacher Center, Medical Director of Clinics
  Kara	Russell	Community Partner	Sulzbacher Center, Director of Health Operations
  Kurt	D'Aurizio	Community Partner	Sulzbacher Center, Chef
  Brian	Snow	Community Partner	Sulzbacher Center, Shelter Services Administrator
  Maxine	Engram	Community Partner	Sulzbacher Center
  Patrick	Finn-Scultz	Community Partner	Sulzbacher Center

  
  
• The Northeast Florida Archaeology Alliance

  The National Park Service, Florida State Parks, The Museum of Science and History, and The Timucuan Parks Foundation in partnership with UNF’s Archeology Lab

  Created first by Professor Thunen and now led by Professor Ashley, UNF Field School trains students in the meticulous work of archeology in the heat of Florida’s jungle. It provides extensive archeological support to both the National and State Parks.  Since 1987, students have participated in archeology field schools, during which they literally uncover our region’s rich prehistoric and historic past. The MOSH exhibit “Uncovering the Past” received the City of Jacksonville’s Historic Preservation Award for ‘Signature Exhibit.”

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  Krista	Paulsen	Lead	Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Associate Dean/Associate Professor
  Keith	Ashley	Faculty	Department of Anthropology, Coordinator of Archaeological Research and Assistant Professor
  Robert	Thunen	Faculty	Department of Anthropology, Associate Professor
  Chris	Hughes	Community Partner	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Superintendent
  John	Whitehurst	Community Partner	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
  Mark	Middlebrook	Community Partner	Timucuan Park Foundation
  Maria	Hane	Community Partner	Museum of Science and History (MOSH), President
  Paul	Boucier	Community Partner	Museum of Science and History (MOSH), Curator
  Michelle	Waterman	Community Partner	Head of State Parks

  
  For more information, please visit the Center for Community-Based Learning's  Outstanding Partnerships  page: Archaeology.
• The Adaptive Toy Project

  Brooks Pediatric Residency Program in partnership with UNF’s Department of Physical Therapy and School of Engineering

  UNF students work closely with our partners to design, fabricate and deliver custom assistive technologyfor children at no cost to the families, under the guidance of Professors Lundy and Aceros. There is no way to simply quantify the many transformations that result: the thrill on the children’s faces when they receive their car is profound; the child’s new mobility gives joy and hope to the parents. Many of the Physical Therapy graduate students and the Engineering undergraduates continue the relationship with “their” child and family.

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  Mark	Tumeo	Co-Lead	College of Computing, Engineering, and Construction Management, Dean
  Curt	Lox	Co-Lead	Brooks College of Health, Dean
  Mary	Lundy	Faculty	Department of Physical Therapy, Assistant Professor
  Juan	Aceros	Faculty	School of Engineering, Assistant Professor
  Douglas M.	Baer	Community Partner	Brooks Pediatric Rehabilitation, CEO
  Marissa	Slate	Community Partner	Brooks Pediatric Rehabilitation, Pediatric Physical Therapist
  Jennifer	Fernandez	Community Partner	Brooks Pediatric Rehabilitation, Coordinator for the Pediatric Residency Program

   

  For more information, please visit the Center for Community-Based Learning's  Outstanding Partnerships  page: The Adaptive Toy Project.

• Open Doors: Building a Bridge Between Students and Refugees

  Lutheran Social Services, Catholic Charities, and World Relief in partnership with UNF’s Hicks Honors College

  For twenty years Honors students have been assisting refugees in the transition to a radically different cultural home, first by Heather Burk and now by Professor Kaplan. While introducing students to the complex forces at work in the refugee crisis, Hicks Honors students become the refugee families’ first friends. As Honors has had transitions in both leadership and grown to a college the ongoing relationship with its resettlement partners has been foundational to the current identity of Honors at UNF.

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  Jeffrey	Chamberlain	Lead	Hicks Honors College, Dean
  Leslie	Kaplan	Staff	Hicks Honors College, Associate Director
  Michelle	Karolak	Community Partner	Catholic Charities, Director of Refugee and Resettlement Program
  Lauren	Hopkins	Community Partner	Catholic Charities, Regional Director
  Mary	Strickland	Community Partner	Lutheran Social Services
  Jose	Vega	Community Partner	World Relief

  
  For more information, please visit the Center for Community-Based Learning's  Outstanding Partnerships  page: Open Doors.
• Partnering for Progress

  Crowley Maritime Corporation, Tote Maritime, Shoreside Logistics, and the Jacksonville Port Authority, in partnership with UNF’s Transportation and Logistics Flagship Program

  The partnership has made a mutually beneficial impact on the University, Northeast Florida and beyond. Working together to prepare a highly educated and effective workforce this partnership fuels economic growth and contributes to the quality of life for the region. The partners are actively engaged in discussions about research opportunities.

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  Mark	Dawkins	Lead	Coggin College of Business, Dean
  Robert	Frankel	Faculty	Department of Marketing and Logistics, Director / Professor
  Lynn	Brown	Staff	Department of Marketing and Logistics, Associate Director
  Tim	Nelson	Community Partner	Shoreside Logistics, President
  Jim	Wagstaff	Community Partner	Tote Maritime, Vice President of Operations
  Bill	Pennella	Community Partner	Crowley Maritime, Vice Chairman of the Board
  Tom	Crowley	Community Partner	Crowley Maritime, Chairman and CEO
  Robert	Weist	Community Partner	Crowley Maritime, Vice President of North American Transportation
  Ernesto	Garcia	Community Partner	Crowley Maritime, Director of Process Engineering
  Roy	Schleicher	Community Partner	Jax Port Authority, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
  Eric	Green	Community Partner	Jax Port Authority, Interim CEO
  Laura	Lokietek	Community Partner	Jax Port Authority, Sr. Executive Assistant to Eric Green

  
  
• UNF and United Way: A Partnership That Serves

  United Way of Northeast Florida in partnership with the University community   

  In addition to holding annual United Way Faculty/Staff Fund drives, United Way’s “Upstream” initiative offers students a competitive opportunity to create social change in one of United Way’s grand challenge areas: Education; Basic Needs; Financial Stability; and Health. Last spring, $30,000 in seed grants were awarded to UNF students to make their ideas a reality, working with community partners such as Full Service Schools and Downtown Vision Inc. UNF Ospreys partner with United way in the annual Martin Luther King Day of Service. 

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  John	Delaney	Co-Lead	University of North Florida, President
  Janet	Owen	Co-Lead	University of North Florida, Vice President of Governmental Affairs
  Robert	Stewart	Staff	University of North Florida, 2018 United Way Chair
  Lisandra	Carmichael	Staff	University of North Florida, Associate Dean of the Library and United Way Committee Chair
  Michelle	Braun	Community Partner	United Way, President and CEO
  Coretta	Hill	Community Partner	United Way, Vice President of Volunteer and Community Engagement
  Sarah	Henderson	Community Partner	United Way, Director of Marketing and Communications
  Sydney	Sloan	Community Partner	United Way, Manager of Strategic Engagement and Stewardship

  
  
• Seaside Sculpture Park

  MountainStar Capital and the Lazzara Family Foundation in partnership with UNF’s Department of Art and Design and UNF’s Student Affairs

  Students create engaging and well-crafted art that contributes to vibrant neighborhood communities. Professor Hagar and her students have placed 25 large-scale outdoor sculptures in Jacksonville: 10 in Springfield, 5 in Amelia Island and 10 in the Seaside Sculpture Park. The Partnership continues to evolve; possible new locations include the Mayo Clinic and other Jax Beach/Neptune Beach locations.

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  David	Fenner	Co-Lead	College of Arts and Sciences, Senior Associate Dean
  Mauricio	Gonzalez	Co-Lead	University of North Florida, Vice President of Student International Affairs
  Jennifer	Hager	Faculty	Department of Art and Design, Professor
  Susie	Menaged	Staff	University of North Florida, Student Affairs Director of Development
  Chris	Lazzara	Community Partner	Lazzara Family Foundation and Mountain Star Capital, Founder and CEO
  Jessica Lazzara	Wynne	Community Partner	Lazzara Family Foundation and Mountain Star Capital, Trustee and Director
  Chris	Hoffman	Community Partner	Beaches Museum, Director

  
  
• The Northeast Florida Coastal Research and Education Corridor

  The Guana-Tolomato-Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GMT NERR), The National Park Service, and the North Florida Land Trust in partnership with UNF’s Department of Biology and the Environmental Center.

  This partnership provides unparalleled opportunities for multi-disciplinary, long-term, ecological research and scholarship for UNF faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students as well as a wide variety of opportunities for transformational hands-on learning. To highlight just one on-going research project, the partnership makes possible research on the impact of climate change on mangrove estuaries.

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  John	Kantner	Lead	The Graduate School, Dean and Professor
  Kelly	Smith	Faculty	Department of Biology, Associate Professor
  Matthew	Gilg	Faculty	Department of Biology, Professor
  David	Lambert	Faculty	Department of Economics, Associate Professor; Director of the Environmental Center
  Nikki	Dix	Staff/Community Partner	Department of Biology / GMT NERR, Research Director
  Mike	Shirley	Community Partner	GTM NERR, Director

  
  
• Driving Community Impact Through Student Volunteerism

  THE PLAYERS Championship in partnership with UNF’s Fraternity & Sorority Life

  THE PLAYERS Championship provides over $8 million annually to local charities as well as funding First Generation Scholarships at UNF.   During THE PLAYERS Championship, student volunteers develop skills in customer service, communication, time management, networking, and crowd and event management.

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  Lucy	Croft	Lead	University of North Florida, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs
  Jennifer	Miranda	Staff	Division of Student Affairs, Assistant Director
  Amanda	Oller	Staff	Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, Coordinator
  Jay	Monahan	Community Partner	THE PLAYERS Championship, CEO
  Adam	Campbell	Community Partner	THE PLAYERS Championship, Vice Chair of TPC
  Matt	Welch	Community Partner	THE PLAYERS Championship, Vice Chair of Volunteer Services
  Scot	Winter	Community Partner	THE PLAYERS Championship, Vice Chair of Player Services
  Marc	Hassen	Community Partner	THE PLAYERS Championship, Chair of Admissions/Will Call Committee

  
  
• T.E.A.M.: Teaching for Equity, Achievement, and Meaning

  The region’s Urban Professional Schools (Clay County Public Schools, Duval County Public Schools, Seaside Charter Schools, Tiger Academy Charter School, and Arlington Community Academy) in partnership with the College of Education and Human Service

  This partnership recruits, prepares and retains a diverse cadre of well-trained, knowledgeable teachers who are invested in providing equitable, high quality educational experiences for every student. This partnership received second place in Florida Campus Compact’s state-wide Community Partnership Award.

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  Diane	Yendol-Hoppey	Lead	College of Education and Human Services, Dean and Professor
  John	White	Faculty	Department of Foundations and Secondary Education, Associate Professor
  Richard	Chant	Faculty	Department of Foundations and Secondary Education, Associate Professor
  Deborah	Reed	Faculty	Department of Exceptional, Deaf, and Interpreter Education, Instructor
  Katrina	Hall	Faculty	Department of Childhood Education, Literacy, and TESOL, Associate Professor
  Addison	Davis	Community Partner	Clay County, Superintendent
  Diane	Poidevant	Community Partner	Clay County, Professional Learning Facilitator
  Patricia	Willis	Community Partner	Duval County, Interim Superintendent
  Paula	Renfro	Community Partner	Duval County, Executive Director of Professional Development
  Caleb	Gottberg	Community Partner	Lakeshore Middle School, Principal
  Megan	Pardue	Community Partner	Terry Parker High School, Principal
  Sharon	Sanders	Community Partner	Seaside Community Charter School, Learning Leader
  Ron	Harnek	Community Partner	Seaside Community Charter School, Parent Board

  
  
• Fire Dragons: Johnson & Johnson 3-D Printing Center of Excellence

  Johnson & Johnson in partnership with UNF’s Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Innovation Initiative in the College of Computing, Engineering and Construction

  The opportunity to have cutting edge 3-D printing and material analysis equipment on campus, along with the highly trained and specialized J&J staff, means that the research capacity of UNF in this field is unparalleled in the state, and perhaps the nation.

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  Mark	Tumeo	Lead	College of Computing, Engineering, and Construction Management, Dean
  Paul	Eason	Staff	University of North Florida - Materials Science and Engineering Research Facility (MSERF), Director
  Stephen	Stagon	Faculty	School of Engineering, Assistant Professor
  Joe	Sender	Community Partner	Johnson & Johnson, Vice President
  Peyton	Hopson	Community Partner	Johnson & Johnson - Polymer Lead 3-D Printing and Netshape Technologies Center, Engineering Fellow

• C.A.M.P. Osprey

  River City Science Academy, Tiger Academy, Lake Shore Middle and virtual relationship in Putnam County in partnernership with UNF’s Department of Leadership, School Counseling, and Sport Management

  Under the leadership of Professor Matt Ohlson, C.A.M.P.  [Collegiate Achievement Mentoring Program] Osprey provides leadership training and development to two different student groups.  UNF students learn leadership skills and then have the chance to apply those skills as they serve as mentors to children in 9 schools in the region.

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  Jennifer	Kane	Lead	College of Education and Human Services, Associate Dean Department of Leadership, School Counseling & Sports Management, Professor
  Matthew	Ohlson	Faculty	Department of Leadership, School Counseling & Sports Management, Associate Professor
  Dogan	Tozoglu	Community Partner	River City Science Academy, Executive Director
  Sel	Buyuksarac	Community Partner	River City Science Academy, Chief of Public Affairs
  Ozan	Sipahioglu	Community Partner	River City Science Academy - Middle-High Southside Campus 6-12, Principal
  Charles	McWhite	Community Partner	YMCA Charter Schools - Tiger Academy, Principal
  Earl	Johnson	Community Partner	Flagler County Schools, Executive Director of Leadership
  Mark	LeMaire	Community Partner	Community Foundation of NE FL, Program Director
  Joseph	Theobold	Community Partner	Putnam County Schools - Middleton-Burney Elementary School, Principal
  Patrick	Wnek	Community Partner	North East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC), Executive Director
  Mark	Bracewell	Community Partner	North East Florida Educational Consortium (NEFEC), Manager of Leadership Programs

  For more information, please visit the Center for Community-Based Learning's  Outstanding Partnerships  page: CAMP Osprey.

• On Campus Transition Program

  The Arc Jacksonville in partnership with the University community

  This partnership creates a community where disability is a distinction without a difference, where individuals will have choices on how they live, learn, work, worship and play. The On Campus Transition Program provides an innovative college experience for these young adults, while providing transformational learning experiences to university students, college educators, and community leaders who serve as mentors.

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  Thomas	Van Schoor	Lead	Office of the Dean of Students, Dean of Students
  Kris	Webb	Faculty	Department of Exceptional, Deaf, and Interpreter Education, Professor and Retiree Emeritus
  Russell	Dubberly	Staff	Disability Resource Center, Director
  Debbie	Johnson	Community Partner	The Arc Jacksonville, Board Member
  Jim	Whittaker	Community Partner	The Arc Jacksonville, CEO
  Sara	McMillian	Community Partner	The Arc Jacksonville, Vice President of Development
  Crystal	Makowski	Community Partner	The Arc Jacksonville, Vice President of Special Projects
  Charlotte	Temple	Community Partner	The Arc Jacksonville, Vice President of Advocay
  Bernadette	Gismonde	Community Partner	The Arc Jacksonville, Program Director

  
  
• Florida Data Science for Social Good

  The Non-Profit Center of Northeast Florida in partnership with the School of Computing and the Department of Psychology

  Many community-based organizations lack resources and skillsets needed to engage in data-driven decision-making to achieve their goals. UNF Students carefully trained by Professors Umpathy and Richard (as well as many other mentors from the community and the University) fill this gap by providing new data-driven approaches to decision-making and problem solving that local and regional nonprofit organizations use to benefit their programs and serve their community.

  First Name	Last Name	Role	Title
  Sherif	Elfayoumy	Co-Lead	School of Computing, Director
  George	Rainbolt	Co-Lead	College of Arts and Sciences, Dean
  Karthikeyan	Umapathy	Faculty	School of Computing, Associate Professor
  Dan	Richard	Staff	Department of Psychology, Associate Professor Office of Faculty Enhancement, Director
  Rena	Coughlin	Community Partner	Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida, CEO

  
  For more information, please visit the Center for Community-Based Learning's  Outstanding Partnerships  page: FL-DSSG.