Sandra Horne

Sandra Horne

sandra.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
207.581.1084
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

  • Collaborative on Faith and Disability
  • North East Advocates Together (NEAT) Peer-to-Peer Connections Technical Assistance Project
  • (Formation of Maine Chapter) Sibling Leadership Network

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.