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Megan Delong

Title: Assistant Director, Community Engaged Learning
Dept/Program: The EX[L] Center
Office: Bierce Library 169
Phone: 330-972-4709
Email: mdelong@uakron.edu
Website: /exl

Biography

Megan Delong is a lifelong 51³Ô¹ÏÍøite and UA alumna (Sociology, minor in Women's Studies) who is returning to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø after five years of community-based work in the University Park and Middlebury neighborhoods. While an undergrad, Delong worked with EX[L] as a student manager running the administrative aspects of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Community Internship Program, a role she says allowed her to "find mentors that were able to show me what it was like to be a connector of dots, resources and people - I found my love of community." Over the last five years, Delong has supported community engagement at UA, co-teaching [Un]classes, mentoring UA interns and working with numerous faculty, staff and student organizations on projects to improve University Park and the City of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. Megan is also a part of other community efforts such as the Everyday 51³Ô¹ÏÍø team, the Hower House Museum Guild, the Friends of the Goodyear Branch Library Board, she is a City of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Public Art Commissioner, and has an interest in local government and housing initiatives. She is the recipient of the Kohl Family YMCA Volunteer of the Year Award in 2021 and the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø EX[L] Center Excellence in Campus- Community Collaboration Award in 2023. When not working, Megan can be found bird watching, strolling in Jewett Park, sipping a lemonade from Compass Coffee, or enjoying a movie night at home.

Education

The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, BA Sociology