Director of Civic and Community Engagement Marisol Morales has been accepted to the 2015 Cross Sector Leadership Fellows program, which develops leaders to collaborate across business, government and nonprofit sectors to address society\u2019s most critical issues.<\/p>\n
Morales is one of 24 people selected for the program and the only representative from a California university. The program runs from March through October.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am extremely honored to be selected for the Presidio Institute’s Cross-Sector Leadership program because I believe that the idea of cross-sector leadership is one that has been inherent in higher education for some time, particularly around community engagement,\u201d Morales said. \u201cIt gives the University and I the opportunity to approach community engagement at a national level and connect with leaders to address some of the most pertinent issues facing communities from a position of possibilities and assets.\u201d<\/p>\n
The San Francisco-based Presidio Institute helps leaders expand their skill sets and networks, and learn how to solve community challenges. The Cross Sector Leadership program views \u201csectors\u201d as businesses, nonprofit organizations, government, education, healthcare, labor, faith institutions, philanthropy and communities.<\/p>\n
Fellows selected for the program reflect that wide range of sectors, coming from organizations such as MetLife, the U.S. Department of Education, the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.<\/p>\n
The far-reaching impact Morales has had in the area of community service in the last few months does not stop there.
\nShe also contributed to the international service-learning book \u201cCrossing Boundaries,\u201d which is set to be released electronically in April. It was published by Stylus in September.<\/p>\n
In the book, Morales and Arturo Caballero Barron of Marist University discussed international service-learning philosophies, including Asset-Based Community Development. The ABCD model focuses on a community\u2019s assets and strengths, rather than what it lacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt seeks to look at under resourced communities from the perspective that the glass is half full as opposed to half empty; this approach challenges the labels often ascribed to marginalized communities, which often are communities of color,\u201d the authors wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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