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Students, faculty, and staff worked during May Term 2009 (April 29-May 19) to transform a cream-colored wall in front of the Spencer Center for Civic and Global Engagement into a 70-foot span that dances with color and images that tell a story unique to Mary Baldwin College. Designed and painted with the guidance of international human rights activist and artist Claudia Bernardi, the mural was the outcome of the May Term course Building Peace.
The Spencer Center for Civic and Global Engagement opened in 2007 to promote engaged learning and service, both locally and internationally. The center offers a clearinghouse of community service and study or volunteer abroad opportunities, as well as service-learning and international education resources for faculty. It is also a forum for dialogue on an array of civic and global topics.
The center organizes dozens of programs to support civic and global learning: guest lectures, faculty development seminars, and panel discussions on topics such as hunger, healthcare, and human rights. The Spencer Center hosts a study abroad fair and community service fair, and a bimonthly “international café” dialogue series. Foreign language conversation hours and meditation sessions meet weekly.