DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth received a six-figure grant to create a new volunteer corps in honor of a former university trustee and her commitment to education and community service.
The university on Sept. 16 announced that it received $460,000 in total from the Carney Family Charitable Foundation, UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Emerita Jean F. MacCormack, the Downey Family Fund and the MacLean Foundation to support the Claire T. Carney Leaders Program, Carney Fellowship. The program is named in honor of Carney, the former longtime trustee who died in March at the age of 101.
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UMass Dartmouth says the program, which will be administered by the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement, will focus on developing student leaders who will collaborate with diverse nonprofit partners within southeastern Massachusetts to accomplish their learning and service goals. The fellowships, UMass Dartmouth says, will be available for sophomores, juniors and seniors who have demonstrated leadership potential and are renewable for three years.
“This extraordinary new fellowship program is a fitting tribute to Claire’s generous support of UMass Dartmouth and education across the SouthCoast, which enabled countless students to pursue their dreams,” UMass Dartmouth Chancellor Mark Fuller said in a statement. “Claire left an indelible mark on our community, and I know she would be proud to see our students continue her legacy through public service.”
James Bessette is the PBN special projects editor, and also covers the nonprofit and education sectors. You may reach him at Bessette@PBN.com. You may also follow him on X at @James_Bessette.
