Joseph McKeen
Center for the Common Good

McKeen Fellows are student leaders of McKeen Center programs. They hold regular office hours in the center, assist students, faculty, and staff in making community connections, and serve as the student advisory group for the center. Meet the 2009-2010 McKeen Fellows below and learn a bit about the programs they are in charge of.

Alternative Spring Break - Luke Mondello

Alternative spring break trips are intensive week-long, student-led service trips. Luke helps coordinate these trips and is in charge of the semester-long leader seminar. Contact Luke at lmondell@bowdoin.edu with questions regarding Alternative Spring Break. Luke's office hours are Monday 9:00am-12noon and Friday 9:00-10:00 am.

America Reads and Counts - Benny Chen

This Federal Work Study program enables students to work as tutors in local schools. Benny helps to train and schedule tutors and maintains communication between tutors and schools. Contact Benny at gchen@bowdoin.edu with questions regarding America Reads and Counts. Benny's office hours are Monday and Wednesday 2:30-4:30 pm.

Aspirations in Maine - Mark Bellis

Aspirations in Maine programs are designed to address Maine's low rate of college attendance despite having one of the highest high school graduation rates in the country. Mark coordinates Aspirations in Maine Days, which provide high school students a taste of college life and works on on-going college aspirations programs which provide local high-schoolers with mentoring and assistance with college applications. Contact Mark at mbellis@bowdoin.edu with questions regarding the Aspirations in Maine programs. Mark's office hours are Monday 10:30-11:30 am, Tuesday 9:00-10:00 am and Thursday 2:30-4:30pm.

Bowdoin Volunteer Corps - Jamie Nadeau

The Bowdoin Volunteer Corps is an umbrella organization for student-run service programs and serves as a link between student volunteers and community agencies. Jamie manages organizations' budgets and funding and train student leaders on the skills needed to effectively run their volunteer programs. Contact Jamie at jnadeau@bowdoin.edu with questions regarding the Bowdoin Volunteer Corps.
Jamie's office hours are Tuesday 1:00-3:00pm and Wednesday 9:00-11:00am.

Common Good Grant - Jackie Zaborski & Sean Morris

Students on the Common Good Grant Committee learn about philanthropy while allocating grants to local non-profit organizations. Jackie and Sean facilitate committee meetings, introduce students to grant writing and fundraising skills, and communicate with non-profit organizations on how to apply for the grant. Contact Jackie at jzaborsk@bowdoin.edu or Sean at smorris@bowdoin.edu with questions regarding the Common Good Grant program. Jackie's office hours are Tuesday 10:00am-12noon and Thursday 12:30-2:30pm. Sean's office hours are Monday 9:30am-12noon and Thursday 1:00-2:30pm.

McKeen Center Student Coordinator - Rachel Turkel

Rachel provides support to the McKeen Center staff and helps run the programs of the center. She also helps students who are interested in service find organizations that fit their interests and helps organizations communicate their needs to the student body. Contact Rachel at rturkel@bowdoin.edu with questions about how to get involved in service programs. Rachel's office hours are Monday 9:00-11:00am and Wednesday 11:00am-1:00pm.

Seeking the Common Good Series - Shelby Davies

Shelby Davies assists with organizing the Seeking the Common Good series of public events that promotes learning and reflection about the meaning of the common good through the exploration of issues of broad public concern. She works with individual students and student groups in planning series events and helps identify ways for students to connect their interest in issues such as health care to opportunities for service and action locally and beyond. Shelby also provides support for community-based courses and helps organize the end-of-semester symposium Celebrating Campus-Community Partnerships. Contact Shelby at sdavies@bowdoin.edu with questions about this series of events. Shelby's office hours are Tuesday and Thursday 2:00-4:00pm.

Weekend Service Trips - Krista Bahm

Contact Krista at kbahm@bowdoin.edu for more info on these service opportunities. Krista's office hours are Tuesday 1:00-2:30pm, Wednesday 1:00-2:30pm and Friday 11:30am-12:30pm.

If you have any questions regarding McKeen Fellows please contact Sarah Seames at sseames@bowdoin.edu.