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2022 Community Engagement Appreciation Ceremony & Luncheon
by Center for Community Engagement & Service Learning (CCESL)
UHD - 3rd Floor, A-300, Special Events Area
1 Main Street, Houston, TEXAS 77002, United States
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Food Provided (Lunch will be served at 1:00 PM. There ceremony will begin promptly at 1:30 PM. )
Where
UHD - 3rd Floor, A-300, Special Events Area
1 Main Street, Houston, TEXAS 77002, United States
Speakers
Dr. Poonam Gulati
Executive Director, Impact Learning Office
University of Houston- Downtown
Dr. Poonam Gulati Salhotra received a Ph.D degree in Microbiology and Immunology from Cornell University. She has worked at academic research labs, a biotech company and taught at UHD for 20 years. For the past five years, she has directed the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning, which is the hub of community engagement activities at UHD. Dr. Salhotra has always been passionate about engaging students in and out of the classroom and enjoys directing many projects through the center.
Caroline Smith, MBA
Associate Director, Center for Community Engagement & Service Learning
University of Houston- Downtown
https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-m-smith-73a30411/
Caroline Smith earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Master of Business Administration with a concentration on Organizational Leadership at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD). She currenlty serves UHD as the Associate Director for the Center of Community Engagement & Service Learning and as adjunct faculty in the Marilyn Davies College of Business.
Caroline believes that allowing students to participate in community activities and develop creative solutions to community issues benefits students’ ultimate ability to think critically about the world around them. She has a passion for diversity and inclusion dialogue and social justice. In this effort, she facilitates intensive trainings on diversity and inclusion topics. Caroline’s passion for growing, learning, and creating is constantly being fueled by further offering her experiences and abilities to serve in countless ways.