Council for Community Engagement

The Council on Community Engagement (CoCE) has broad responsibility for advancing community-engaged research, learning, and service and engaged scholarship for the University of Mississippi (UM) on all its campuses and the University of Mississippi Medical Center. CoCE fulfills its purpose by recommending improvements in systems, structures, and support for community engagement and engaged scholarship, including: recognizing and rewarding the community-engaged activities of University faculty, staff, students, and collaborative partners; supporting the development of sustained collaborative partnerships between University scholars and the public and private sectors; developing systems to track and assess community engagement and engaged scholarship; and ensuring that community-engaged research, learning, and service and engaged scholarship are recognized and aligned with the University’s vision, mission, and strategic priorities. Members of CoCE represent different Colleges and Schools, departments, and other institutions on campus. UM’s mission is to transform lives, communities, and the world by providing opportunities for the people of Mississippi and beyond through excellence in learning, discovery, healthcare, and engagement.

Council Representatives for 2018-2019:

• Dr. Cade Smith, Chair (Assistant Vice Chancellor for Community Engagement, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement)
• Dr. Katrina Caldwell (Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Community Engagement, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement)
• Katherine Aberle, Graduate Student (Institutional Research, Effectiveness, & Planning)
• Lindsey Abernathy, Assistant Director (Office of Sustainability, Division of Administration and Finance)
• Dr. Laura Antonow, Director & Instructional Assistant Professor (College Programs, Division of Outreach and Continuing Education)
• Dr. Melissa Bass, Associate Professor (Department of Public Policy Leadership, College of Liberal Arts)
• Dr. Katie Busby, Director (Institutional Research, Effectiveness, and Planning, Division of Academic Affairs)
• Dr. Annie Cafer, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of Community Based Research Collaborative (Center for Population Studies, College of Liberal Arts)
• Dr. Tammy Dempsey, Director (UMMC-Community Engagement & Service Learning, University of Mississippi Medical Center)
• Dr. Clay Dibrell, Professor of Management and Director of Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, School of Business Administration)
• Timothy Dolan, Director for the Office of National Scholarship Advisement (Sally McDonnel Barksdale Honors College)
• Martin Genter, Graduate Student Council Secretary (Graduate Student Council)
• Olivia Garret, Administrative Secretary (Diversity and Community Engagement, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement)
• Dr. Phillis George, Assistant Professor (Department of Leadership of Counselor Education, School of Education)
• Dr. David Holben, Professor (Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management, School of Applied Sciences)
• Dr. Erin Holmes, Associate Professor (Department of Pharmacy Administration, School of Pharmacy)
• Jordan Hughes, Research Counsel for Public Interest (Civil Legal Clinic, School of Law)
• Dr. Tyrus McCarty, Associate Professor (Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering)
• Dr. Sarah Moses, Associate Professor of Religion (Department of Philosophy and Religion, College of Liberal Arts)
• Dr. Albert Nylander, Professor of Sociology and Director (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement, & College of Liberal Arts)
• Dr. Patrick Perry, Director (Luckyday Residential College and Scholarship Program, Division of Student Affairs)
• Jean Robinson, Director (Office of International Programs, Division of Academic Affairs)
• Jennifer Saxon, Assistant Athletic Director (FedEx Student-Athlete Academic Support Center, UM Athletics)
• Dr. Ellen Shelton, Director of Pre-College Programs  (UM Writing Project, Division of Outreach and Continuing Education)
• Dr. Alice Steimle, Instructional Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Associate Director (Center for Mathematics and Science Education, School of Education)
• Hal Sullivan, Coordinator (Office of Leadership and Advocacy, Division of Student Affairs)
• Jocelyn Tipton, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Public Service (University Libraries)
• Dr. Kristine Willett, Professor of Pharmacology & Environmental Toxicology and Chair (BioMolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy)
• Annie Williams, Undergraduate Student, Philanthropy (Associated Student Body)