The Executive Committee of the New York Campus Compact (NYCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Laurie S. Worrall as Executive Director of the NYCC.  Dr. Worrall will  succeed Dr. James M. Heffernan, who is retiring on June 1st.

Dr. Worrall has enjoyed a distinguished career in higher education, serving most recently as the Dean of the McMaster School for Advancing Humanity at Defiance College, and before that as the founding director of the highly regarded Irwin W. Steans Center for Community-Based Service Learning at DePaul University.  At DePaul, Laurie was also a member of the founding team of the Msgr. John J. Egan Urban Center, and was the institutional liaison to the Illinois Campus Compact. Laurie earned an Ed.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in higher education management; her dissertation topic was Discovering the Community Voice:  The Community Perspective of the Service-Learning Program at DePaul University.  Laurie also earned an M.S. in public service management at DePaul and B.A. in English at Northern Michigan University.  A native of Syracuse, Laurie will officially begin her work as Executive Director of the New York Campus Compact on June 1, 2010.

Upon the announcement of Worrall’s hiring, outgoing director Jim Heffernan stated: ”The New York Campus Compact is indeed fortunate to have the leadership, experience and dedication of Dr. Worrall as we approach our tenth anniversary.  As a seasoned administrator in community-based learning, and a respected voice in civic engagement and campus/community partnerships, Dr. Worrall is a true find.  We look forward to her arrival, and to NYCC’s continuing vitality.” These sentiments were echoed by NYCC Executive Committee co-chair and President of Ulster Community College Donald Katt, who stated: “New York Campus Compact is extremely fortunate to be able to appoint Dr. Laurie Worrall as its new Executive Director.  She possesses a passion for civic engagement and approaches her responsibilities in an entrepreneurial way.  While at DePaul University in Chicago, she grew a service learning program from 11 courses that placed 250 students to one with 200 courses placing more than 3000 students!  Her program became the largest of its kind in Illinois. She also served on the Executive Council of the Illinois Campus Compact for eight years and became their Executive Council Chair before leaving the state for a senior academic leadership position at Defiance College in Ohio.  I truly feel she possesses the experience, the zeal, and the commitment to take the New York Campus Compact to the next level.”

The New York Campus Compact is the largest of 35 state compacts in the country, comprised of 82 institutions across the state committed to student civic engagement and the fulfillment of the public purposes of higher education. Cornell University has hosted NYCC since its inception.  For more information on the New York Campus Compact, please refer to www.nycc.cornell.edu.

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