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    Professional Service

• Editorial Board, Safundi: Comparative Journal of USA and South Africa Studies

• Education Subcommittee, American Association of University Women - South Bend Branch

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• Board Member, University Center for Excellence in Teaching (UCET)

   (1997 to present)

  PT&R Dossier Preparation Workshop: co-facilitator (1998-present)

  TERA-UCET Teaching Development Award Selection Committee (2000)

  Teaching Circle (2003 to present)

• General Education Curriculum, Art & Aesthetics Subcommittee (2003 to present)
• Member, IUSB Black Council (2003 to present)
• International Programs Committee, IUSB, (1990 to present)
• Diversity Task Force, Subcommittee of the Campus Directions Committee (2002 to present)
• Campus Diversity Committee (1993 to present)
• Working Group on Diversity (2001-2002)
• Black Council, IUSB, (1990 to 2000)
• Member of 4-person team sent to Indiana University Summer Leadership Institute (1996)
• LA&S Promotion and Tenure Review Committee (1996 to 1998)
• Faculty Board of Review (1998 to 2001)
• Member, university-community task force to establish a computer-assisted clearinghouse for service-learning practica and supporting resource network. (1998 to present)
• Indiana Consortium of International Programs, Representative for the IUSB campus (1992-1996)

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• Academic Advisor: Social Karma (2003 to present
• Academic Advisor: Psychology Club (1991 to 2001)
• Academic Advisor: OUT-IUSB, (1991 to 1999)
• Academic Advisor: Rwandese Student Association (1997 to 2000)

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• South Bend Heritage Foundation (1995 to present): member of the Executive Committee, Board of Directors.  The Foundation is a community development organization whose mission is to coordinate human services for inner city residents, to develop suitable housing in the inner city area, and to provide representation in the political process.

• Youth Advocacy Program, Indiana Affiliate (1998-2001): member of the Board of Directors, Secretary in 2001. To work with social service agencies to help youths find foster homes. Services include licensing and maintaining foster homes, combating commercial sexual exploitation of children, and developing youth service programs.

• Redbud Community Retreat (RCR) (1996 to 2000): member of the Board of Directors and SOCACT provides teams of scientist-practitioners to evaluate the work of RCR with youth and adult organizers. The RCR is a non-profit organization that promotes community development education in a ten-county area in Northern Indiana and southern Michigan, by establishing collaborative partnerships among local youth-serving organizations, schools, colleges, government agencies, holy houses, individuals, and civic-minded businesses.

• Resource Person, WSBT Channel 22, South Bend, IN (1990-1992): Worked as consultant to the Director of Special Projects in the creation of two programs: one on the changing family in America and the second on multicultural education

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