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December 2007 > Faculty > Appointments
Furco Bids Farewell After 17 Years
After 17 years, assistant adjunct professor Andy Furco has left the Graduate School of Education to begin a new position as associate vice president for engagement at the University of Minnesota. Furco was honored at a farewell reception and celebration at UC Berkeley's Alumni House on December 11.
Furco will work with the University-wide community to promote and align a culture of public engagement in teaching, research and service activities and initiatives across units and with external constituencies.
Dr. Furco is a national leader in the study, development and promotion of public engagement in higher education. He received his doctorate in educational administration from UC Berkeley, where he studied the role of student community engagement in achieving the purported purposes of education. At Berkeley, he was director of the International Center for Research on Civic Engagement and Service-Learning, which conducts research on various issues pertaining to the impacts and institutionalization of public engagement in K-12 and higher education. He taught GSE courses in educational research, experiential learning, and urban school reform.
During his thirteen years as the Center’s director, he led strategic plans to advance the integration of public engagement across the University, and has led more than two dozen research studies on the impacts, implementation and institutionalization of public engagement initiatives in higher education, teacher education and K-12 education.
Furco is a National Campus Compact Engaged Scholar and the nation’s first John Glenn Scholar for Service-Learning. He serves on the board of directors and advisory boards for the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, the Higher Education Network for Community Engagement, and the National Network of Research One Universities for Civic Engagement.
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