On Feb. 25, the UMass Dartmouth Leduc Center for Civic Engagement will host the 2022 UMassD Engaged Scholarship Symposium at noon in the Claire T. Carney Library Grand Reading Room and online via Zoom.

The Symposium will feature a keynote address from Andrew J. Hoffman, the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, who will discuss his new book, “The Engaged Scholar: Expanding the Impact of Academic Research in Today’s World.”

Hoffman’s research explores how environmental issues emerge and evolve as social, political, and managerial issues.

The event is designed to celebrate the usefulness of scholarship in shaping policy and enriching communities.

The keynote will be followed by UMass Dartmouth faculty presentations of engaged scholarship in different fields:
“The Sustainable Fashion Quest: Innovations in Business and Policy” by Associate Professor Nikolay Anguelov (Public Policy)
“Creating and Sustaining a Living Nature Lab in Dartmouth Massachusetts” by Assistant Professor Robert Gegear (Biology)
“Friendship Dynamics during the Pandemic” by Professor Mahzad Hojjat (Psychology)
“Facilitating Social Justice and Community Activism through Choral Music” by Associate Professor Ronald Sherwin (Music)

Lunch will be served in person, but registration includes a virtual option. The in-person audience will also receive a copy of The Engaged Scholar: Expanding the Impact of Academic Research in Today’s World by keynote Andrew J. Hoffman.

Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/engaged-scholarship-symposium-2022-registration-204025534867.