Published: February 14, 2012
Matthew D. Kaye Appointed Director of Volunteer Programs and Service Learning
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Matthew D. Kaye, Ph.D., recently became director of Volunteer Programs and Service Learning at Sacred Heart University. As such, the Easton resident is responsible for facilitating faculty development of service learning initiatives within their academic disciplines and coordinating and overseeing student volunteer efforts that take place not just on the University campus, but throughout the state, nation and, in some cases, the world.
"The clear commitment Sacred Heart students have to volunteering and social justice are part of what attracted me here," said Kaye, citing a group of students who just returned from working for Habitat for Humanity in Mississippi and another group about to leave to help with community development in El Salvador. "Right in Bridgeport, our students regularly volunteer in five elementary afterschool programs. I've been nothing but impressed by Sacred Heart's connection to the community."
Kaye brings extensive experience coordinating and supervising both volunteers and service learning projects. Particularly interested in collaboration opportunities and cross-cultural communications, his background includes positions with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Migrant Education, U.S. Peace Corps and the University of Florida's College of Education.
Kaye earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Winthrop University in South Carolina and his doctorate from Claremont Graduate University/San Diego State University, where he focused on international education and research that looked at Haitian students' access to education in the Dominican Republic.
"I'm excited to be part of such an enthusiastic and dedicated volunteer- and service-oriented community," Kaye said.
About Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart University, the second-largest Catholic university in New England, offers more than 50 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs on its main campus in Fairfield, Connecticut, and satellites in Connecticut, Luxembourg and Ireland. More than 6,000 students attend the University's five colleges: Arts & Sciences; Health Professions; University College; the AACSB-accredited John F. (Jack) Welch College of Business; and the NCATE-accredited Isabelle Farrington College of Education. The Princeton Review includes SHU in its guides "Best 376 Colleges - 2012 Edition," "Best in the Northeast" and "Best 294 Business Schools - 2012 Edition." U.S. News & World Report ranks SHU among the best master's universities in the North in its annual "America's Best Colleges" publication. As one of just 23 institutions nationally, SHU is a member of the Association of American Colleges & Universities' (AAC&U) Core Commitments Leadership Consortium, in recognition of its core, "The Human Journey." SHU fields 31 division I athletic teams, and has an award-winning program of community service. www.sacredheart.edu
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