Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs
Telephone: 603.428.2235
The Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) is responsible for creating and maintaining a dynamic learning environment for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students at New England College. Specific areas of responsibility include designing and implementing academic policy and programs, hiring and evaluating faculty, integrating new learning technologies, and monitoring student academic progress. The Office of the VPAA oversees the undergraduate and graduate divisions, the School of Graduate and Professional Studies, the NEC Gallery, the H. Raymond Danforth Library, the Registrar’s Office, the Pathways Academic Success Center (Academic Advising, Access and Accommodations, First Year Programs, PASS, Tutoring, and Mentoring), and the Center for Civic Engagement. As well, the Office of the VPAA also supports student learning and achievement. Responsibilities include developing and implementing policies related to campus life, promoting co‐curricular programming, and providing student services which enhance the NEC learning environment.
The Center for Civic Engagement
The Center for Civic Engagement focuses on broadening and deepening traditional civic engagement through Town Hall Series which organizes and hosts U.S. presidential candidates, campaign leaders and elected officials, Speaker Series which hosts a variety of high profile speakers as well as election debates, and, to coincide with the presidential primary, College Convention, in which college students from across the country meet for a week and enjoy access to presidential candidates, campaign staff, political experts and media. CiviCorps also provides an opportunity for students to take an active role and organizing and supporting the Center’s civic engagement activities.
Project Pericles
Project Pericles is a national organization committed to civic and social engagement based on knowledge of the principles and history of American democracy. As one of the ten founding Colleges, New England College is proud to be associated with this project and with the founder, Eugene Lang. NEC’s Pericles program has two essential aspects ‐ a theoretical, knowledge‐based aspect, and a civic engagement aspect, in which students become personally involved in civic and socially responsible service. Through Project Pericles, students are provided opportunities to develop their advocacy skills, to meet and debate with equally engaged students on other Pericles’ campuses and to attend national meetings.
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