Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Seeking Nominations for Campus Award for Excellence in Public Engagement (CAEPE)



2011-2012 Campus Award for Excellence in Public Engagement
Initial Nominations due by 5 p.m. Friday, October 28, 2011
Nominations are invited for the 2011-2012 Campus Award for Excellence in Public Engagement. These awards recognize those faculty members, academic professionals and students who engage the public to address critical societal issues. All faculty members, instructors, academic professionals, graduate and undergraduate students who have demonstrated significant individual contributions to the world, nation, state or community through distinguished university public engagement are eligible for this award
Nomination process for CAEPE Awards: The first stage of the nomination process requires a detailed letter of nomination rather than a full dossier; a more complete dossier of the individual or team’s public engagement activities will be requested only for the finalists for this award.
Nomination forms and letters (no more than 3 pages) are due in the Office of Public Engagement by October 28, 2011. Nominations may be submitted via regular or campus mail, or via email to publicengagement@illinois.edu.
For more information on the CAEPE Awards, please visit the website at:http://go.illinois.edu/CAEPE

Monday, September 26, 2011

NW ECO proposals reminder and keynote

[Announcement from SCRA listserv]

Reminder: Proposals are due THIS FRIDAY, September 30th for the NW ECO conference!

Bridging Community and Academic Voices to Create Social Change

2011 Annual Northwest Ecological-Community Psychology Conference
October 29, 2011
Graduate Campus Conference Center
Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling

We are excited to welcome our keynote speaker: Beth Burns, Executive Director of p:ear (http://www.pearmentor.org/)!

The student led ecological-community psychology conference provides the opportunity for individuals to share research and relevant experiences in promoting social change. Individuals are encouraged to submit proposals independently or in collaboration with other students, faculty, or community partners. Presentations of work in progress are welcome.

We strongly encourage the involvement of community partners.

Topics may include but are not limited to: Prevention and Intervention, Poverty and Homelessness, Public Policy, Oppression and Discrimination, Youth and Families, Student Issues, Community Engagement, Community Organizing, Empowerment, and Community Well-Being

Proposals are due by September 30, 2011
Submit proposals to NWECO2011@gmail.com

Proposals should include title of presentation, presenters, affiliation (if applicable), presentation format, and a 150 word abstract

Types of Presentations:
Symposia
Workshops
Roundtables
Individual Presentations
Poster Presentations
Innovative Formats

Symposia, Workshops, & Roundtables will be allotted 45 minutes
Individual Presentations will be allotted 30 minutes
(We reserve the right to alter presentation times.)

See our website at

Join our Facebook group at

Preconference Registration before October 15, 2011
$20 Professionals & Students
$10 Community Members

Registration after October 15, 2011
$25 Professionals & Students
$10 Community Members

Registration waivers are available based on financial need.
Contact NWECO2011@gmail.com for additional information.

North America Training Summit - Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots - October 21-22 - New Orleans

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

Dear Service Learning Colleagues,

Next month, the Jane Goodall Institute will host the 2nd annual Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots North America Training Summit specifically for educators and service learning professionals. Hosted from October 21 – 22, 2011 in New Orleans at the historic French Quarter hotel the Omni Royal Orleans, this training will include Roots & Shoots workshops including:

      Planning themed service learning projects through semester or year-long campaigns;
·         Collaborating with administrators to set up structures for service learning;
·         Developing strong holistic school to community relationships; and
·         So many more!

The Summit features two keynote presentations including one by the Jane Goodall Institute’s own research videographer and wildlife cameraman, Bill Wallauer, and the Make It Right Foundation’s Landscape Architect Tim Duggan. Sharing different stories, with similar messages, these presentations will cover how involving communities in conservation leads to lasting change and sustainable development.

For more information about the Summit, and to register visit www.rootsandshoots.org/summit2011. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our planning team at summit@janegoodall.org.

Sincerely,


Shawn Sweeney

National Program Coordinator, Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots
the Jane Goodall Institute
p 203.837.3260 | ssweeney@janegoodall.org | www.rootsandshoots.org

Clemson University Service- Learning Webcast - Using Service- Learning to Teach Business and Technical Writing

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Clemson University - Collaborations in Service-Learning Webcast
Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Using Service-Learning to Teach Business and Technical Writing:
Clemson University’s Client-Based Learning Program
Ashley Cowden: Senior Lecturer, English and Client-Based Program Coordinator
Michael LeMahieu: Assistant Professor, English and Director of the Pearce Studio for Communications
Phil Randall: Lecturer, English, Client-Based Program Faculty
Clemson University’s Client-Based Program is an award- winning service-learning program that matches business and technical writing classes with local clients who need communication deliverables. Students in the classes work in teams to create the deliverables needed by the clients, which include non-profit agencies, public schools, corporations, and university departments.
Since 2003, more than 3,686 students in more than 194 sections of business and technical writing have produced more than 850 deliverables, ranging from white papers and research reports to fact sheets and brochures, from poster presentations and instruction manuals to web sites, multimedia presentations, and radio, TV, and print advertisements. More than 30 writing faculty and 142 clients from the campus and community have also been involved.
The program is designed to help students learn writing skills that will transfer to the workplace. Students are exposed to the complexities of working with actual audiences and actual needs, and they learn to solve problems through writing. The projects, and the enthusiastic involvement of the clients, demonstrate to students the value placed on writing in the workplace.
This webcast will introduce participants to the client-based writing program and to the learning outcomes for students in the program. It will also highlight some of the projects students have worked on with a local K-12 school, Adult Education Center, and private corporation.
To view videos, the powerpoint for the presentation, and receive further webcast information, go to http://www.clemson.edu/public/servicealliance/faculty_fellows_program/web_cast_one.html

Kathy Woodard
Service-Learning Education
Community Scholars Program
Civics and Service House
214 Barre Hall
Clemson University
Clemson, SC  29634-0101
(864)656-0205 (phone)
(864)656-1288 (fax)

Friday, September 23, 2011

Maximizing Success for the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

EASTERN REGION CAMPUS COMPACT CONFERENCEMoving Us Forward: Recognizing and Rewarding Civic Engagement

October 27-28, 2011

New York LaGuardia Airport Hotel

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN:

www.regonline.com/ERCC<http://www.regonline.com/ERCC>

About the Conference:

The mission of this conference is to advance institutional engagement. Leaders in higher education will participate in workshops on engaged scholarship, institutional change, and campus-community reciprocity.

All workshops at this conference were designed to maximize the likelihood of success on future or re-submissions for the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement. In addition, this conference will include an institute for faculty teams to focus on institutional strategies for rewarding engaged scholarship in promotion and tenure.

Who Should Attend:

The conference is designed for Deans, Chairs, Provosts, Campus teams working on the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement application, CSDs, and Administrative leadership teams working on specific campus-wide civic engagement initiatives.

Workshops Include:
• Keynote: A National Perspective on Faculty Rewards and the Engaged Institution, Dr. Timonthy K. Eatman, Syracuse University

• Understanding the Context of Engaged Scholarship from the Carnegie Classification Data, Dr. Dwight Giles, University of Massachusetts, Boston

• Reciprocity of Campus Community Partnership, Dr. Randy Stoecker, University of Wisconsin
• Faculty Rewards Institute, Dr. KerryAnn O'Meara, University of Maryland

• Engaged Scholarship, Dr. Char Gray, Pennsylvania Campus Compact

• Sustainable Global Service-Learning Partnerships, Dr. Richard Kiely, Cornell University

Project Coordinator, Baltimore Art + Justice Project, MICA

[Announcement from SCRA listserv]


Project Coordinator, Baltimore Art + Justice Project, MICA

 
Posted by baltimoreculture on August 29, 2011
The Project Coordinator will launch and oversee the Baltimore Art + Justice Project, providing strategic leadership and vision for the project, and working collaboratively with the Project Advisory Committee to achieve project agreed-upon goals and objectives. This position reports to the Director of Community Engagement at MICA and is a grant-funded position.
The Baltimore Art + Justice Project seeks to identify, amplify, and support the work of arts-based practitioners who are advancing the cause of social justice throughout the City of Baltimore. Through outreach, dialogue and data collection, the project will quantify and map this City’s arts-based social justice assets, and create tools and resources that help practitioners and their allies to connect with one another. By collaborating with national allies in the field, the project also seeks to contribute to a national dialogue on the role of art and design in fostering community transformation and change. Ultimately, the project seeks to increase investments in arts-based strategies for change. Administered by Maryland Institute College of Art—and guided by local artists, advocates, data experts and designers—the project is being launched with support from the Open Society Foundations in partnership with Animating Democracy.
Duites include:
  • Developing and managing project goals and timelines
  • Providing overall vision and direction for the project
  • Overseeing community outreach and field-based data collection efforts
  • Managing, mobilizing and supporting the work of the Project Advisory Committee
  • Ensuring on-time achievement of project goals and project deliverables.
  • Managing project budget and assisting with stewardship of the project grant (including reporting to the funder, as required)
  • Serving as a spokesperson for the project as needed
  • Collaborating with the Office of Community Engagement where appropriate
  • Perform other related duties as required
Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 3-5 years related work experience
  • Expertise in community-based research, data collection, and data analysis
  • Background in community organizing or proven record of working effectively in neighborhood settings
  • Familiarity with information visualization strategies, web-based technology, and graphic design
  • Exemplary project management and time management skills
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Successful Candidate will be required to complete a full background check
Additional Information:
Salary: negotiable and commensurate with experience; includes extensive benefits package. The position is grant-funded.
A review of applications will begin immediately; job announcement will remain open until position is filled.
AA/EOE

Application Instructions:
To be considered for this position, please apply online(http://mica.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=27112) include a letter of interest with desired salary and your current resume.
Names with contact information for 3 professional references may be requested.
No phone calls.

Fully Funded PhD Scholarship for Service-Learning in New Zealand

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

By using Tulane's post-Katrina focus on community engagement as our inspiration, the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand has sought to implement service-learning across the institution as our response to the devastating earthquakes that rocked our city in 2010 and 2011.  As part of our efforts, we have an amazing opportunity for a PhD student to conduct research on the connection of higher education, service-learning, and natural disasters through a $60,000 scholarship that includes tuition and living expenses for 3 years.  Please consider this quickly as we need to have expressions of interest by October 14.  Enrolment start date can be flexible.

Please contact Dr Billy O'Steen at billy.osteen@canterbury.ac.nz if you're interested!

RFP: Action Research.Illinois Seed Grants for Course Development and Faculty Mentors

Request for Proposals for Action Research.Illinois Seed Grants for Course Development and Request for Applications for Faculty Mentors:  Proposals and Applications due October 28
 

Action Research.Illinois  (AR.I), an outreach project within the College of Fine and Applied Arts, announces the availability of “Seed Grants for Course Development” to support faculty, academic professionals and Ph.D. students and call for Faculty Mentors in support of AR.I 2012 Grantees. Submission deadline for proposals and applications is October 28, 2011. An Information session for interested applicants will be held in the Krannert Room of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts from 5 to 7 pm, October 13, 2011. Additional information and application materials are available at: www.actionresearch.illinois.edu. Questions should be directed to Lynne Dearborn: dearborn@illinois.edu.

Deadline approaching - Request for Proposals - 2011-2012 Public Engagement Grants


Proposals due September 30, 2011 for the 2011-2012 Public Engagement Grant Program

The Office of Public Engagement is seeking proposals from faculty, students, and staff to fund community-related projects, scholarly work, creative endeavors, course development and other activities within the broad framework of public engagement. Public engagement activities supported by campus resources are most effective when they are closely tied to the other missions of the university, namely research, teaching and economic development. The Public Engagement Grant Program supports proposals that contribute to these other missions of the university. Grants of up to $20,000 will be made available on a competitive basis. Proposal submission deadline is September 30, 2011. Grant decisions will be announced no later than November 15, 2011.  

Please visit the Office of Public Engagement website here http://go.illinois.edu/engagement_grant for the full Request for Proposals and Application Materials.


41 days until the IARSLCE conference

[Announcement from IARSLCE listserv]

41 days and counting!

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Register Today!

 

Illinois Campus Compact, DePaul University, National-Louis University, Loyola University Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, Northern Illinois University and the International Association for Research on Service-learning and Community Engagement will host the 2011 Conference.  The conference will be held November 2-4, 2011 at the historic Palmer House Hilton in the heart of downtown Chicago (“the loop”). 
To book your room at the conference hotel, please visit the Palmer House Hilton reservations page or call 877-865-5321.  Be sure to enter Group Code IAR to receive the attendee discount. 
For more information on the conference, please visit our conference website.

Tara Luparello
Administrative Director, IARSLCE
Tulane University, Alcee Fortier Hall
6823 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 862-3366
(504) 862-8061 (fax)

Monday, September 19, 2011

University of Georgia seeks Vice President for Public Service and Outreach postion - Nov 13 deadline

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]
Dear service-learning colleagues,

The University of Georgia in Athens, GA is seeking a Vice President for Public Service and outreach.  The full position description is posted at http://bit.ly/o4h4eB  To receive full consideration, applications should be submitted prior to November 13, 2011; however, the position will remain open until filled.

The position is responsible for articulating a vision of public service and outreach that is consistent with the needs of a changing society, as well as PSO's strategic initiatives to build human and community capacity, enhance economic development, improve learning and research, strengthen the University's international presence, and create leaders of tomorrow. He/she is responsible for leading a dynamic organization with eight diverse units, and supporting effective partnerships with Cooperative Extension, the University's 16 colleges and schools, the Georgia Health Sciences University/UGA Medical Partnership, and numerous centers, institutes and other campus and outreach units. The Vice President will ensure the integration of public service and outreach into the University's research and instruction missions through strategic partnerships with the Vice President for Research and the Vice President for Instruction.  Units reporting to the Vice President include Archway Partnership, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Fanning Institute, Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel, Marine Extension Service, Office of Service-Learning, Small Business Development Center, and the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.

The Vice President for Public Service and Outreach is a senior administrative officer reporting directly to the Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost and a member of the University Cabinet with responsibility for recruiting and approving all public service and outreach faculty appointments. The Vice President is a liaison to other institutions of higher education in the state of Georgia, as appropriate.

Thanks,

Rahma Osman
Program Assistant

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Opening for Talloires Network Coordinator

[Announcement from Comm-engagedscholarship listserv]

Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,

We thought you'd be interested in this job announcement posted on the CBPR jobs listserv.

We launched the CBPR jobs listserv and CBPR jobs twitter feed to make it
easier for those offering and seeking positions in community-based participatory research, community-academic partnerships or service-learning to connect.  If you have a position to announce - or are looking for a position - subscribe to the listserv today at
https://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cbprjobs and follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cbprjobs

Thanks,

Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:25:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ccph <ccphirb@u.washington.edu>
To: cbprjobs@u.washington.edu
Subject: [Cbprjobs] Opening for Talloires Network Coordinator

The Talloires Network is seeking a Coordinator.

The Coordinator is the central full-time employee of the Talloires Network,
a growing global alliance of over 220 universities in 60 countries committed
to moving beyond the ivory tower (www.tufts.edu/talloiresnetwork).  Network
programs include web-based exchange of best practices, seed grants and
capacity-building with member institutions,  an annual prize competition,
partnerships with regional networks, and research and publications.

Responsibilities:  Coordinate implementation of the Network's work plan.
Oversee outreach to current and prospective members, partnership
development, project design and management, research and communications.
Support and integrate the work of other secretariat staff and also of an
international Steering Committee.

Applications should be made through the Tufts Human Resources office:
https://recruiter.kenexa.com/tufts/cc/Home.ss?ccid=bupJEdUjsTs%3D
Position # 61653

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through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions.
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Certificate of Merit nominations sought


Certificate of Merit Nominations

This annual award recognizes one Student, Faculty, Staff, and Registered Student Organization for their outstanding contributions to the University of Illinois community.  Recipients receive a cash award, and are recognized at the Dads Weekend Annual Banquet on Friday, November 11, 2011.

To assist the nomination committee in their selection, all nominations must include two letters of support in addition to the completed online nomination form

The deadline has been EXTENDED to Friday, September 30, 2011 by 5 pm.  You may submit support letters to: 227 Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801 (MC-384).  Please feel free to nominate candidates in as many categories as appropriate.

The recipients and their nominators will be notified by the Dads Association/Illini Union Parent Programs Office.

Select the award below for which you would like to fill out a nomination form. If you have any questions, contact the Illini Union Parent Programs Office at uofiparents@illinois.edu or 217-333-7063.

Nomination for Outstanding Student

Nomination for Outstanding Faculty

Nomination for Outstanding Staff

Nomination for Outstanding Registered Student Organization (RSO)

2011-2012 Public Engagement grant program


The Office of Public Engagement is seeking proposals from faculty and staff members and students to fund community-related projects, scholarly work, creative endeavors, course development and other activities within the broad framework of public engagement. The proposal submission deadline is Sept. 30 (Friday).
   URL: http://go.illinois.edu/engagement_grant
   Megan L Puzey - mpuzey@illinois.edu
   Office of Public Engagement

Monday, September 12, 2011

Just Published through CES4Health! Engaging the Underserved: Personal Accounts of Communities on Mental Health Needs

[Announcement from Comm-engagedscholarship listserv]

Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,

Just published through CES4Health! Engaging the Underserved: Personal Accounts of Communities on Mental Health Needs for Prevention & Early Intervention Strategies.  Developed by engaging diverse communities in 10 counties across California, these reports identify mental health and health needs, concerns, strengths, assets and resources, as well as recommendations for prevention and early-intervention programs.

See abstract below - the full product & accompanying application can be accessed at http://bit.ly/q9ERz6

If you have a product of community-engaged work that's in a form other than a journal article, consider submitting it for peer-reviewed publication & dissemination through CES4Health!  A conference call for prospective authors is scheduled for Mon Sept 12 from 12-1:30 pm ET. Learn more about CES4Health and register for the call at http://CES4Health.info. Follow the latest CES4Health developments at http://twitter.com/CES4Health

Engaging the Underserved: Personal Accounts of Communities on Mental Health Needs for Prevention & Early Intervention Strategies

Abstract: The UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities (CRHD), with funding from the California Department of Mental Health, collected accounts with communities underserved by mental health services. These community members identified mental health and health needs, concerns, strengths, assets and resources, as well as developed recommendations for prevention and early-intervention programs. Using a community engagement process, we interviewed key informants and conducted focus groups with Latinas/os (including agricultural workers), African Americans, Asian/Pacific Islanders, Native Americans and other underserved groups in 10 counties across California. Participants identified social determinants such as poverty and discrimination as major factors affecting mental health and the quality of life of those living with mental illness and recommended that the improvement of social conditions be a key objective of prevention efforts. County, state and national mental health policy makers will need to consider delivering not only traditional mental health services, but also services that address the inequities and social exclusion experienced by members of underserved communities. The reports that summarize the community voices through this project are appropriate for use by any health policy maker, health provider, advocate or community member, as evidence of the need for equity and full inclusion of vulnerable populations as measured by access to necessary quality services that promote mental health, wellness, resiliency, and recovery in these communities.

Thanks,

Rahma Osman
Program Assistant

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through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions.
Join us for our 15th anniversary conference, April 18-21, 2012 in Houston TX!
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Apply by Oct 3 for National Community Partner Forum on Community-Engaged Research, Dec 6-7 in Boston

[Announcement from SCRA listserv]

Dear SCRA colleagues,

As members of the planning committee for "Achieving the Promise of
Community-Engaged Health Disparities Research: A National Community
Partner Forum," we invite community partners in the U.S. involved in
community-engaged research to apply to participate in the forum. The forum
will be held Dec 6-7 in Boston. Applications are due Oct 3 and applicants
will be notified by Nov 1.  Registration for all invitees is free of
charge, supported by a grant from the National Institute on Minority
Health and Health Disparities.

We also invite our allies in academic institutions, government and
philanthropy to join with us in supporting the forum by encouraging their
community partners to apply and subsidizing their travel expenses to the
extent possible. Individuals and organizations that provide travel
support for forum participants will be recognized on the forum website
and in the forum program.

Please see the attached "call for applications" for details.  Our first
announcement about the forum, sent out in July, is posted under "what's
new" at http://ccph.info

If you have any questions, please contact us at programs@ccph.info

Sincerely,

Willie Mae Bennett-Fripp, Executive Director, Committee for Boston Public
Housing, Boston, MA

Grace Damio, Deputy Director, (NIH Export) Center for Eliminating Health
Disparities Among Latinos, Hispanic Health Council, Hartford, CT

Elmer Freeman, Executive Director, Center for Community Health Education
Research and Service, Boston, MA

Susan Gust, Community Activist, Minneapolis, MN

Loretta Jones, Founder & CEO, Healthy African American Families, Los
Angeles, CA

Alma Knows His Gun McCormick, Executive Director, Messengers for Health,
Hardin, MT

Ann-Gel Palermo, Chair, Harlem Community & Academic Partnership, New York,
NY

Fernando Pineda-Reyes, Executive Director, Community, Research, Education
& Awareness (CREA) Results, Denver, CO

Alex Pirie, Coordinator, Immigrant Service Providers Group/Health, c/o
Somerville Community Corporation, Somerville, MA

Jean Schensul, Senior Scientist & Founding Director, Institute for
Community Research, Hartford, CT

Peggy Shepard, Executive Director, WE-ACT for Environmental Justice, New
York, NY

Eric Wat, Director, Research and Evaluation Unit, Special Service for
Groups, Los Angeles, CA

Funding for this conference is being made possible in part by
1R13MD006705-01 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health
Disparities, awarded to Community-Campus Partnerships for Health and the
Center for Community Health Education Research and Service. The views
expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers
and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the
Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names,
commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S.
Government.

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Supporting Faculty, Graduate Students & Post-Docs to Succeed as Community-Engaged Scholars - Oct 30 in Washington DC

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

Dear service-learning colleagues,

We invite you to join us for a learning institute during the American Public Health Association conference, Oct 30 from 8-11:30 am, Washington DC, supported by CCPH and the Community-Based Public Health Caucus

"Supporting Faculty, Graduate Students & Post-Docs to Succeed as
Community-Engaged Scholars"

Register today at http://bit.ly/ooFdSx - you don't need to register for the whole conference if you just want to attend the institute!

The purpose of this institute is to provide faculty members, post-docs and
graduate students who are committed to improving public health through
community-engaged teaching and research with tools, tips and strategies
for successful academic careers. Community-engaged teaching and research
are central to preparing future public health professionals and
understanding and addressing health disparities, yet university systems
for preparing, recognizing and rewarding faculty who lead these efforts
often are not supportive. Community-engaged scholars often lack formal
mentoring and professional development and face promotion and tenure
committees that regard their scholarship as service or activism, and
overemphasize the importance of federal grants and peer-reviewed papers in
top tier journals in their faculty reviews.

Through interactive sessions that build towards a personal action plan for
each participant, the institute will focus in three key areas: (1)
Developing a scholarly agenda and the competencies and resources needed to
implement it; (2) Documenting community-engaged scholarship for promotion and tenure; and (3) Publishing and disseminating peer-reviewed products of community-engaged scholarship.

This institute builds on seven years of learning from national initiatives led by Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (the most recent of which is Faculty for the Engaged Campus) that have addressed these challenges by changing promotion and tenure policies, facilitating peer reviewed publication of applied products of community-engaged scholarship and supporting faculty to gain the competencies to be successful in conducting and documenting community-engaged scholarship.  Learn more about Faculty for the Engaged Campus at http://bit.ly/b6qUsd

Thanks,

Rahma Osman
Program Assistant

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Join us for our 15th anniversary conference, April 18-21, 2012 in Houston TX!
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Proposals due Nov 17 for public engagement with research in the U.K.

[Announcement from Comm-engagedscholarship listserv]

Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,

Research Councils UK is committed to engaging the public with research and believes that public engagement can enhance research by helping it to remain relevant to  society and be responsive to wider social concerns and so helps research to maximise its economic and societal impact. RCUK provides a variety of public engagement opportunities and funding schemes for researchers and there is a wealth of excellent public engagement practice within and beyond the HE and research sectors. However, without a culture that values, recognises and supports public engagement, researchers are not always supported by their institutions or departments to undertake these activities. Embedding public engagement within the HE sector has been, and remains, a priority of the RCUK Public Engagement with Research strategy.

In 2008, RCUK partnered with the UK Funding Councils and Wellcome Trust on the Beacons for Public Engagement initiative (ending in December 2011). Six Beacons were established around the UK to pilot new methods to embed public engagement within their organisations, alongside the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement. As the Beacons initiative comes to an end, RCUK recognises that further support to embed public engagement in the sector required. This new funding complements the support provided to individual researchers via the project and grant based approach of individual Research Councils and RCUK PER programmes, as well as RCUK policy mechanisms such as the Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research.

The Public Engagement with Research: Catalysts call is now open and proposals are due Nov 17.

The aim of the call is to:

(1) create a culture within the grant holding HEIs where excellent public engagement with research is formalised and embedded through:
*strategic commitment to public engagement
*integration of public engagement into core research activities of HEIs, including measuring quality and impact of public engagement with research activities
*reward and recognition of researchers and staff involved in public engagement
*encouraging and supporting researchers and staff at all levels to become involved (e.g. by building capacity for public engagement amongst researchers)
*create networks within institutions to share good practice, celebrate their work and ensure that those involved in public engagement feel supported
*contribute to a wider network supportive of public engagement including the NCCPE, other recipient HEIs and the wider HE community

(2) build on experience to develop best practice that recognises the two-way nature of public engagement with research

For details, visit http://bit.ly/qLnGDJ

Thanks,

Rahma Osman
Program Assistant

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through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions.
Join us for our 15th anniversary conference, April 18-21, 2012 in Houston TX!
Stay on top of the latest CCPH news through Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter!
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Invitation to Service-Learning video

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

NC Campus Compact just released “Invitation to Service-Learning”  a video highlighting Robert L. Sigmon, service-learning pioneer and the six faculty recipients of the award named in his honor.  Highlighting best practices and motivations for pursuing service-learning, this video is  a useful tool for training and recruiting faculty.  Visit www.nccampuscompact.org and click the link in the lower right-hand corner to view.  If you would like a copy in DVD format, please contact Rene’ Summers at summerre@elon.edu.

Leslie A. Garvin, MSW
Associate Director &
ADVANCE Program Director
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K-16 Complete Resource for Service-Learning and Sustainability


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Service-Learning Model
CWI's model can be applied across K-16 or community based settings, to any academic skill, content, or program area—including a campus wide focus on service and community engagement.
 
"I plan to incorporate this model into my teaching.
I want to start now!"
Julie Pidgeon,
Language Arts/Social Studies
Folsom School


THE IDEAL RESOURCE FOR
• Professional Development
• Curriculum Planning
• Student Voice
• Program Enhancement
• Evaluation
• Long Term Planning


 
"The organizational support of the Instructional and Site Level Best Guides will make my planning easier and more productive.”
Julie Metzler, Director
Career Services, Community Arts, and Service-Learning
Kansas City Art Institute
 

 

 OUR CORE PRINCIPLES
Compelling Sense of Purpose
Academic Integrity
Student Engagement
Meaningful Integrated Reflection



 
“This publication conveys so clearly the voices of teachers talking to other teachers; that’s a real pleasure. It not only offers the products of shared work and reflection among teachers, it models it.
 
The Workbook’s message in the medium is: You can do this too.”
Martha Rich, Head of School
Thetford Academy, National Service-Learning Leader School

 
"I learned so much—vocabulary, points of entry, excellent information and practical application. I feel like I can really get started and run with my own plan. Thank you all very much !!”
Tad Benedict, Lead Teacher
The Westminster Schools
Atlanta, Georgia
 
"Your team of experts in the field of Service-Learning gave me the foundation, and exemplary Best Practices needed to build sustainability for our program.”
Amelia Ross-Hammond, Professor of Music Coordinator of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement
Norfolk State University, Virginia
 
Connecting Service-Learning is a publication of Community Works Institute, in partnership with Shelburne Farms, with support from the Bay and Paul Foundations
Community Works Institute presents
 
THE COMPLETE RESOURCE
FOR SERVICE-LEARNING AND SUSTAINABILITY

Connecting Service-Learning
to the Curriculum: A Workbook for Teachers
and Administrators
 
A Comprehensive Resource for
CURRICULUM PLANNING • STAFF DEVELOPMENT
K-16 and Community Based
 PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT
 
Comprehensive and Effective
• A must have for any school serious about service-learning.
• Includes a NEW section on Education for Sustainability.
• Created by teachers for teachers.
Coherently integrates service-learning and sustainability.
• Designed for K-16 and community educators.
• Tools and strategies for implementing school/campus wide.
 
The Workbook uses a Best Practice Based approach and includes curriculum exemplars, detailed planning and evaluation guides, (at both the instructional and site level,) assessment techiniques, and activity collection-sharing forms.
 
Using this Book
Connecting Service-Learning to the Curriculum is ideal for school and program training events, and as an educator's curriculum planning guide and evaluation resource. It is also an excellent teaching and planning tool for use with older students.
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EXPANDED & REVISED THIRD EDITION

  HOW TO ORDER:
• order online safely and securely.
• call us direct at 909-480-3966 (PST)
• download a printable order form.
• purchase orders and checks accepted.
email us with special shipment needs.
 
*** 10% BULK DISCOUNT AVAILABLE ***
 
"Fabulous tools and tips!”
Anick Leclerc, Teacher
Gault Institute, Quebec
 
"...what you have done for the service-learning community you may never be adequately rewarded for, but we thank you.”
Kurt Parks, Service-Learning Arizona
Career and Technical Education
Arizona Department of Education
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Inspire Engagement and Learning in Your School
Whether you in the start-up phase, working to enhance an existing service-learning program, or working to move beyond community service, CWI's Workbook  and model for service-learning will support your efforts, at both the instructional and site level.
 
CWI's resources and publications have been a favorite of K-16 and community educators for nearly two decades. find out why
PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS 
Service-Learning as a Teaching Strategy; Best Practices for Service-Learning; Service-Learning and Education for Sustainability; Best Practices for Education for Sustainability; Curriculum Exemplars and Assessment Strategies Planning & Evaluation Guides for Site Level and Instructional Levels; Completed Examples; Form for Collecting & Sharing Activities

Field Tested By Teachers
Curriculum projects and programs that use the CWI model incorporate a series of field tested best practices, at both the instructional and site level. New relationships and roles, along with partnerships with the local community are an important and inherent part of this process. Deepened collaborations among educators, students and community members are a result of learning to work together in new ways.
 
 
"....in my work training K-12 teachers. Nine out of ten teachers gravitate toward the CWI tools. I continuously return to materials from Community Works Institute.”
Valerie Sorgen, Service-Learning Coordinator
Youth Community Service
Palo Alto, California
 
"I need Connecting Service-Learning to the Curriculum to support curriculum
integration within our school."
Donna Sharman
Service-Learning Coordinator
Attleborough High School, Massachusetts
Great Tools for Program Design
We have identified four core principles that we emphasize in our professional development and program design work. These core principles came out of our experience working with educators in the field over many years. Applying these principles helps to set the stage for successful servicee-learning and long lasting academic and social development. 
 
Our Core Principles
A Compelling Sense of Purpose
The work resonates strongly with educators and students personally and has a clearly understood value to the community. 
 Academic Integrity
Learning objectives are well defined, understood by all, and connected to standards, local curriculum and school or program goals.
Student Engagement
Emphasis is placed upon investing students as real partners and collaborators in the experience.
Meaningful Integrated Reflection
The experience is intentionally deepened and learning is reinforced through multiple and creative forms of reflection.


 

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 Guides for Curriculum and Site Based Planning are Included
The Workbook includes two distinct detailed planning and evaluation guides (for site and instructional level) as well as completed examples of these guides. The guides in the book have been used and refined for more than a decade by K-16 participants at CWI's nationally acclaimed Institute on Service-Learning.
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Clemson University Service- Learning Webcast - Using Service-Learning to Teach Business and Technical Writing

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 Announcing Clemson University - Collaborations in Service-Learning Webcast
Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Using Service-Learning to Teach Business and Technical Writing:
Clemson University’s Client-Based Learning Program
Ashley Cowden: Senior Lecturer, English and Client-Based Program Coordinator
Michael LeMahieu: Assistant Professor, English and Director of the Pearce Studio for Communications
Phil Randall: Lecturer, English, Client-Based Program Faculty
Clemson University’s Client-Based Program is an award- winning service-learning program that matches business and technical writing classes with local clients who need communication deliverables. Students in the classes work in teams to create the deliverables needed by the clients, which include non-profit agencies, public schools, corporations, and university departments.
Since 2003, more than 3,686 students in more than 194 sections of business and technical writing have produced more than 850 deliverables, ranging from white papers and research reports to fact sheets and brochures, from poster presentations and instruction manuals to web sites, multimedia presentations, and radio, TV, and print advertisements. More than 30 writing faculty and 142 clients from the campus and community have also been involved.
The program is designed to help students learn writing skills that will transfer to the workplace. Students are exposed to the complexities of working with actual audiences and actual needs, and they learn to solve problems through writing. The projects, and the enthusiastic involvement of the clients, demonstrate to students the value placed on writing in the workplace.
This webcast will introduce participants to the client-based writing program and to the learning outcomes for students in the program. It will also highlight some of the projects students have worked on with a local K-12 school, Adult Education Center, and private corporation.
To view videos, the powerpoint for the presentation, and receive further webcast information, go to http://www.clemson.edu/public/servicealliance/faculty_fellows_program/web_cast_one.html
Kathy Woodard
Service-Learning Education
Community Scholars Program
Civics and Service House
214 Barre Hall
Clemson University
Clemson, SC  29634-0101
(864)656-0205 (phone)
(864)656-1288 (fax)