Bethel University: The Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL)
Partnership Advisory Committee (PAC)
Residents of the Frogtown and Summit-University neighborhoods, Frogtown and Summit-University organizational leaders, and members of the Bethel University community have joined hands in a unique partnership of learning. The Partnership Advisory Committee (PAC) serves as a community/agency/university body. The PAC fosters longstanding and intentional relationships with the Frogtown and Summit-University communities through a partnership based on trust, accountability, and reciprocity. This unique partnership, acting as a bridge between campus and community, is building unity within a diverse society.
PAC Mission Statement
The mission of the partnership between community partners in the Frogtown and Summit-University (FSU) Neighborhoods and Bethel University is to build and nurture an intentional, mutually beneficial, long-term relationship with wisdom bearers and community educators in the FSU neighborhoods and Bethel.
Current Co-Chairs
Melvin Giles
Co-Director of the Urban Farm and Garden Alliance (UFGA)
Debra Solomon, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Nursing, Bethel University