Sandra Horne

Sandra Hornesandra.horne@maine.edu

Coordinator for Community Engagement

University of Maine
Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies
5717 Corbett Hall, Rm 228
Orono, ME 04469-5717
207.581.1236
207.581.1084
800.203.6957
207.581.1231 (Fax)
TTY users call Maine Relay 711

Education

M.A., Bangor Theological Seminary
M.A., English, Bucknell University
B.A., English, Bloomsburg University

Project Affiliation

Specialty Areas and Areas of Interest

  • Information dissemination
  • Communication
  • Community engagement
  • Siblings of individuals with disabilities
  • Spiritual and congregational supports
  • Self-advocacy and self-determination

Honors and Scholarships

  • Outstanding Major in English, College of Arts and Sciences, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA (1999)
  • Summer Honors Scholars, Tempus Mirabile: Renaissance and Reformation Studies in Europe. Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (1999)
  • Helen Arthur Gulley Scholarship, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA (1999)
  • Margaret Bittner Parke Scholarship, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA (1998)

Public Service

  • AmeriCorps Volunteer (Family Literacy Specialist/Education Support), Union-Snyder Community Action Agency  — Selinsgrove, PA (2002-2003)

Professional Memberships and Service

  • Vice-Chair – Executive Committee, Community Education and Dissemination Council (CEDC), Association of University Centers on Disabilities (2015 – 2018)
  • Member – Communications Special Interest Group, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (2015 -)
  • Appointed CCIDS Representative – University of Maine President’s Council on Disabilities (2014-2017)
  • Board Member — Northeast Guild for Spiritual Formation (2014- )
  • Member — Advisory Committee, North East Advocates Together (NEAT) Peer-to-Peer Connections Project (2013-2016)
  • Council Secretary — Executive Committee, Community Education and Dissemination Council (CEDC), Association of University Centers on Disabilities (2011-2014)
  • CCIDS Representative — Maine Assistive Technology (AT) Consortia, Maine CITE, (2011- )
  • Co-Leader, Maine State Team  — Allies in Self-Advocacy: Envisioning the Future Regional Summit (2011)
  • Member – Steering Committee — Community Education and Dissemination Council (CEDC), Association of University Centers on Disabilities (2010- )
  • Member — Equity and Excellence in Higher Education Committee (2009-2012)
  • Member — Spirituality and Faith Special Interest Group, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (2008-)
  • Member — Information Dissemination/Consumer Satisfaction Workgroup, (NCEDC), Association of University Centers on Disabilities, (2007-2011 )

Publications and Multimedia

Horne, S. (Producer). (2015, November). “Maine: N.E.A.T. — We’re stronger together.” [Video]. United States. University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies. In J. Siegel, M. Barrows & S. Peebles (Presenters), Collaboration among N.E.A.T (North East Advocates Together) and UCEDDs: Promoting peer-to-peer connections among 6 north east Atlantic states. Presentation at the 2015 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies & Speaking Up for Us of Maine. (2014). Planning accessible meetings and conferences: A suggested checklist and guide. Orono: University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies. (Contributing author)

Horne, S. (Producer). (2014). North East Advocates Together (NEAT) Peer-to-Peer Technical Assistance Project. [Documentary short video]. United States. University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies.

Horne, S. (Producer). (2013). Living the questions: The 199th and final year of Bangor Theological Seminary [Student documentary video]. United States. Wordworker.

Horne, S. (2001). The summons. South Dakota Review, 39(1), 148-151.

Horne, S. (Spring, 1999). Adding up to poetry. (Cover story.) Bloomsburg: The University Magazine. Office of Marketing and Communication, Bloomsburg University, 16-19.

Horne, S. (Spring, 1998). Creating impressive impressions. Bloomsburg: The University  Magazine. Office of Marketing and Communication, Bloomsburg University, 6-9.

Presentations

Carter, E., Horne, S., Gaventa, B., Moody, E., Eppelsheimer, R., Roach, A., . . . Kleinert, H. (2016, December). Collaborative on faith and disability: A network of UCEDDs building capacity and vision among faith communities, seminaries, and disability organizations. Peer-reviewed poster presentation at the 2016 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Conference, Washington, DC.

Horne, S. (Producer). (2013). Living the questions: The 199th and final year of Bangor Theological Seminary. Student documentary screening. Bangor Theological Seminary, Bangor, ME. June 13, 2013.

Horne, S. (Producer). (2013). Living the questions: The 199th and final year of Bangor Theological Seminary. Student documentary screening. Bangor Theological Seminary, Portland, ME. June 12, 2013.

Passman, T. & Horne, S. (2011). Here comes everybody: Universal design and organizational change in higher education. 2011 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Conference, Crystal City, VA. November 8, 2011.

Zeph, L., Passman, T., Horne, S., & Smith, V. (2007). Universal design in higher education: Systemic change in the academy. Poster presentation, 2007 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Conference, Washington, DC.

Horne, S. (1999). Spirituality in color and light: Stained glass as artistic expression and spiritual instruction in Florence’s Santa Maria del Fiore and Nuremburg’s St. Lorenz. Tempus Mirabile: Renaissance and Reformation Studies in Europe, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, Summer Honors Program, Germany.