Edgewood College: Pribbenow tapped for Wisconsin Campus Compact Award

Contact: Ed Taylor, Director of Marketing & Communications

608-663-2333

Madison, Wis. (May 26, 2010) – Edgewood College today announced that Dean Pribbenow, Ph.D. has received the 2010 Wisconsin Campus Compact Community-Based Learning Administrator Award. The award is presented each year to an individual who has served as a leader in developing sustainable infrastructure to support high quality community-based learning practice at their institution. Pribbenow serves as Dean of the School of Integrative Studies at the College.

The citation for the award highlighted his leadership role in developing the School for Integrative Studies, which provides leadership, support, and faculty development for community-based learning and partnerships across the College. Dr. Pribbenow was also recognized for his work in implementing a new General Education curriculum which integrates community-based learning in a developmental fashion throughout the undergraduate experience. The award also credits Dr. Pribbenow with growing the personnel and resource pool that will sustain community-based learning at Edgewood College well into the future.

About Wisconsin Campus Compact

Campus Compact is a coalition of nearly 1,200 college and university presidents and chancellors – representing some 6 million students – who are committed to fulfilling the public purpose of higher education. As the only national association dedicated to this mission, Campus Compact is a leader in building civic engagement into campus and academic life. Through the Wisconsin Campus Compact state office and the national network, member institutions receive the training, resources, and advocacy they need to build strong surrounding communities and teach students the skills and values of democracy.

Wisconsin Campus Compact’s membership includes public, Private, two-and four-year institutions across the spectrum of higher education. These institutions put into practice the ideal of civic engagement by sharing knowledge and resources with their communities, creating economic development initiatives, and supporting service and service-learning efforts in key areas such as literacy, health care, hunger, homelessness, the environment, and senior services.

About Edgewood College

Located in Madison, WI, Edgewood College is a liberal arts Catholic college in the Dominican tradition, with 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students. It offers more than 40 academic and professional programs, including master’s degrees in business, education, nursing, and other fields, and a doctoral degree in educational leadership. For more information about Edgewood College, please visit http://www.edgewood.edu, or call Ed Taylor in Marketing & Communications at 608-663-2333.