[Announcement from SCRA listserv]
Dear SCRA colleagues,
The results of community-based participatory research (CBPR) and other forms of community-engaged scholarship (CES) are often disseminated through diverse products such as educational videos, policy briefs, resource guides, toolkits and photovoice exhibits. CES also often leads to the development of tools that can assist others in implementing or adapting an intervention or project in their communities, such as assessment instruments, instructional manuals and partnership agreements.
CES4Health.info was launched in November 2009 as a unique mechanism for peer-reviewed publication and dissemination of CES products. Its rigorous peer review process helps to ensure the publication of high quality products that can "count" toward faculty promotion and tenure and be used or adapted in other communities working on similar issues. Twenty-four products have been published on the site to date, including (just to mention a few) a video on CBPR in Aboriginal communities, a toolkit to promote walking in rural communities, a video on the health impacts of Hurricane Katrina, an online curriculum on developing and sustaining CBPR partnerships and a manual for a promotora-based diabetes management program.
Do you have such products from your work - or are in the process of developing them? We are sponsoring 2 conference calls for authors to speak with Cathy Jordan, the Editor of CES4Health.info, about their products, what's involved in submitting them for peer review, and any questions or issues they'd like to discuss. We sponsored a call last year that provided an overview of CES4Health.info (the audiofile &
handouts are posted at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pastpresentations.html#June162010Call).
These upcoming calls are designed specifically for authors who either already have products that may be suitable to submit to CES4Health.info or are in the process of developing them.
The calls will take place on Tues Feb 15 from 2-3:30 pm ET and on Wed March 9 from 3-4:30 pm ET.
There is no registration fee, but advance registration is required at http://bit.ly/gyilCG
Please share this announcement with colleagues who may be interested!
If you have any questions, please email ccphirb@u.washington.edu
For more information about CES4Health.info, visit http://www.CES4Health.info or read an article about it that was just published in the Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice at
http://bit.ly/hzaKJQ
Thanks,
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
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Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined)
through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions.
Join us for "Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives
to Local Action," May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, ON, Canada!
Stay on top of the latest CCPH news through Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter!
http://www.ccph.info
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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Call for Stories and Experience from Community Works Journal
[Announcement from he-sl listserv]
Greetings!
Community Works Journal online magazine is looking for stories,
essays, and reflections on learning experiences grounded in the local
community and we need your help.
Our ongoing theme is Place as the Context, Service-Learning as the
Strategy, and Sustainability as the Goal. Since 1995 Community Works
Journal has provided a unique resource for educators and community
members interested in the transformative power of education that is
directly connected to community.
Our readers ask us for stories of inspiration and challenge, articles
that feature educators and students venturing into new territory and
involved in experiences that reflect on the power of community,
learning, and service.
We invite you to consider sharing your work and reflections on your
own professional experiences. To assist you, below we have included
our submission guidelines. You will also find a variety of examples of
articles and essays we have published recently at www.communityworksjournal.org
We welcome unsolicited articles and essays by educators, students, and
community members. Submissions will be reviewed and their authors
contacted promptly. We are also glad to work with prospective authors
in helping them frame their ideas for an article or an essay.
Give us a call or an email if you would like feedback on your ideas.
Best Regards,
Joe Brooks
Executive Editor
Community Works Journal
***************************************************************
Submission Guidelines for Community Works Journal
What You Need to Know
Community Works Journal welcomes unsolicited articles and essays.
Submissions will be reviewed and their authors contacted promptly. We
are always glad to speak with prospective authors about their story
ideas.
ABOUT THE JOURNAL
Community Works Journal is published by Community Works Institute, in
support of teaching practices that build community. Community Works
Journal is now in its 16th year of publication and continues to meet a
crucial need for sharing reflections on teaching, along with models
and resources that inspire by example.
The Journal supports educators from K-16 schools, community-based
programs, and supporting networks. Over the years we have published
hundreds of stories from urban, rural, and suburban communities, large
and small. The articles we publish range from deeply personal
reflections to more formal description of programs and curriculum.
THE JOURNAL'S AUDIENCE
Community Works Journal reaches a diverse, international audience.
Most of our readers are educators, ranging from K-16 settings to
formal and informal community based programs-along with
representatives of local, national, and international organizations.
Additionally, a sizable number of our readers are individual community
members and students with a direct interest in supporting and
improving local education.
SUBMITTING AN ARTICLE
We look for articles that highlight innovative educational strategies,
curriculum, and practices involving educators and students in
meaningful work within their communities. First hand experience is a
must. We are of course most interested in articles that represent a
formalization of the learning experience. In the case of articles
about programs and resources we require that a story be told that goes
beyond simply touting the program's benefits, focusing instead on
providing a deeper connection for the reader with the participants
themselves. We are especially interested in personal reflections on
teaching and learning.
HOW TO WRITE FOR THE JOURNAL
You should begin by telling a story that you think will engage our
readers. Put your efforts into a larger or local context in describing
the significance of your work. Incorporating reflections and comments
by participants is a huge plus. Search for the aspects of your work
that offer larger lessons and that you think will inspire and inform
others.
We encourage submissions from members of the higher education
community. However, formal academic papers and manuscripts will only
be published if they are truly engaging -ie: written for a broader
audience, and include photos, participant comments and personal
reflection by the writer. Formal research papers with an overabundance
of citations and a lack of engaging narrative are discouraged. We
prize writing that informs and analyzes but does so in a highly
readable way.
Appropriate Topics and Areas of Focus Include:
· Sustainability · Place-Based Education · Service-Learning
· Social Justice
· Environmental Education and Ecological Literacy
· Arts in the Community
· Local History and Cultural Preservation
· School and/or Community Partnerships
· Reviews of resources that support our areas of focus
View Examples
Be sure to include a brief biography (3-4 sentences) of the author.
Community Works Journal holds copyright on all original material
published in the Journal and retains the right to include and reprint
materials on our web-site or in print. The author will always be
properly credited. We are very cooperative with authors who have
opportunities to republish their article on other publications.
HOW TO SUBMIT AN ARTICLE
Submissions should be sent by email, as an attachment. Most word
processing formats are acceptable. Minimal formatting is suggested.
Word count maximum is generally 1,600 words. Please contact us if this
is a problem. In some cases we will edit for length with the author's
request. An exception to word maximum may be the inclusion of
information on a resource of significance to the article.
Community Works Journal
PO Box 1390 l Claremont, CA 91711 l 909-480-3966
email: jbrooks@communityworksonline.org
Submission Guidelines
HOW TO SEND US IMAGES
Digital images should be sent by email, as attachments. Please observe
the following guidelines: Scanned images must have a resolution of
300ppi; Digital camera images should be sent unchanged and full size,
just as they came off the camera. Images should have short file names
that pertain to the article.
DEADLINES
Submissions may be made at any time. We publish on a rolling deadline
as articles are received and reviewed. You will be contacted if your
article is being considered for publication.
BECOME An ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNER with the Journal
We are always looking for new organizational partners who will help us
find high quality submissions, and/or support the publication through
promotion, investment, or fundraising assistance. We offer
opportunities for sponsor and partner recognition on our web sites and
at our events. Contact us for more information.
OUR PUBLICATION PARTNERS INCLUDE: Community Works Institute; Shelburne
Farms; The Sustainable Schools Project; Antioch University, NE, Orion
Magazine, Facing the Future
Greetings!
Community Works Journal online magazine is looking for stories,
essays, and reflections on learning experiences grounded in the local
community and we need your help.
Our ongoing theme is Place as the Context, Service-Learning as the
Strategy, and Sustainability as the Goal. Since 1995 Community Works
Journal has provided a unique resource for educators and community
members interested in the transformative power of education that is
directly connected to community.
Our readers ask us for stories of inspiration and challenge, articles
that feature educators and students venturing into new territory and
involved in experiences that reflect on the power of community,
learning, and service.
We invite you to consider sharing your work and reflections on your
own professional experiences. To assist you, below we have included
our submission guidelines. You will also find a variety of examples of
articles and essays we have published recently at www.communityworksjournal.org
We welcome unsolicited articles and essays by educators, students, and
community members. Submissions will be reviewed and their authors
contacted promptly. We are also glad to work with prospective authors
in helping them frame their ideas for an article or an essay.
Give us a call or an email if you would like feedback on your ideas.
Best Regards,
Joe Brooks
Executive Editor
Community Works Journal
***************************************************************
Submission Guidelines for Community Works Journal
What You Need to Know
Community Works Journal welcomes unsolicited articles and essays.
Submissions will be reviewed and their authors contacted promptly. We
are always glad to speak with prospective authors about their story
ideas.
ABOUT THE JOURNAL
Community Works Journal is published by Community Works Institute, in
support of teaching practices that build community. Community Works
Journal is now in its 16th year of publication and continues to meet a
crucial need for sharing reflections on teaching, along with models
and resources that inspire by example.
The Journal supports educators from K-16 schools, community-based
programs, and supporting networks. Over the years we have published
hundreds of stories from urban, rural, and suburban communities, large
and small. The articles we publish range from deeply personal
reflections to more formal description of programs and curriculum.
THE JOURNAL'S AUDIENCE
Community Works Journal reaches a diverse, international audience.
Most of our readers are educators, ranging from K-16 settings to
formal and informal community based programs-along with
representatives of local, national, and international organizations.
Additionally, a sizable number of our readers are individual community
members and students with a direct interest in supporting and
improving local education.
SUBMITTING AN ARTICLE
We look for articles that highlight innovative educational strategies,
curriculum, and practices involving educators and students in
meaningful work within their communities. First hand experience is a
must. We are of course most interested in articles that represent a
formalization of the learning experience. In the case of articles
about programs and resources we require that a story be told that goes
beyond simply touting the program's benefits, focusing instead on
providing a deeper connection for the reader with the participants
themselves. We are especially interested in personal reflections on
teaching and learning.
HOW TO WRITE FOR THE JOURNAL
You should begin by telling a story that you think will engage our
readers. Put your efforts into a larger or local context in describing
the significance of your work. Incorporating reflections and comments
by participants is a huge plus. Search for the aspects of your work
that offer larger lessons and that you think will inspire and inform
others.
We encourage submissions from members of the higher education
community. However, formal academic papers and manuscripts will only
be published if they are truly engaging -ie: written for a broader
audience, and include photos, participant comments and personal
reflection by the writer. Formal research papers with an overabundance
of citations and a lack of engaging narrative are discouraged. We
prize writing that informs and analyzes but does so in a highly
readable way.
Appropriate Topics and Areas of Focus Include:
· Sustainability · Place-Based Education · Service-Learning
· Social Justice
· Environmental Education and Ecological Literacy
· Arts in the Community
· Local History and Cultural Preservation
· School and/or Community Partnerships
· Reviews of resources that support our areas of focus
View Examples
Be sure to include a brief biography (3-4 sentences) of the author.
Community Works Journal holds copyright on all original material
published in the Journal and retains the right to include and reprint
materials on our web-site or in print. The author will always be
properly credited. We are very cooperative with authors who have
opportunities to republish their article on other publications.
HOW TO SUBMIT AN ARTICLE
Submissions should be sent by email, as an attachment. Most word
processing formats are acceptable. Minimal formatting is suggested.
Word count maximum is generally 1,600 words. Please contact us if this
is a problem. In some cases we will edit for length with the author's
request. An exception to word maximum may be the inclusion of
information on a resource of significance to the article.
Community Works Journal
PO Box 1390 l Claremont, CA 91711 l 909-480-3966
email: jbrooks@communityworksonline.org
Submission Guidelines
HOW TO SEND US IMAGES
Digital images should be sent by email, as attachments. Please observe
the following guidelines: Scanned images must have a resolution of
300ppi; Digital camera images should be sent unchanged and full size,
just as they came off the camera. Images should have short file names
that pertain to the article.
DEADLINES
Submissions may be made at any time. We publish on a rolling deadline
as articles are received and reviewed. You will be contacted if your
article is being considered for publication.
BECOME An ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNER with the Journal
We are always looking for new organizational partners who will help us
find high quality submissions, and/or support the publication through
promotion, investment, or fundraising assistance. We offer
opportunities for sponsor and partner recognition on our web sites and
at our events. Contact us for more information.
OUR PUBLICATION PARTNERS INCLUDE: Community Works Institute; Shelburne
Farms; The Sustainable Schools Project; Antioch University, NE, Orion
Magazine, Facing the Future
DC Summer of Service Opportunity!
[Announcement from he-sl listserv]
Dear Service-Learning Colleagues,
Do you know students who want to spend a summer of service in Washington, DC? The Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service is accepting applications for summer 2011. This academic internship program focused on the nonprofit sector is held at Georgetown University and provides students with the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience.
The Priority Deadline is February 3, 2011. Applicants who complete their application by this deadline will receive priority consideration for admission and scholarships. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until March 3.
Please consider forwarding the email announcement below to undergraduate student leaders who are engaged in service or who might be interested in careers in the nonprofit sector!
Thank you so much for your time. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at kwright@tfas.org or by phone at 1.800.741.6964.
Sincerely,
Kristen
Kristen E. Wright
Coordinator, Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service
IPVS Alumna
The Fund for American Studies
800.741.6964
http://www.dcinternships.org
kwright@tfas.org
******ANNOUNCEMENT*******
Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service
June 5 - July 30, 2011
Held at Georgetown University, Washington, DC
http://www.dcinternships.org/IPVS
*** Priority APPLICATION DEADLINE - February 3***
****SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING AVAILABLE****
Scholarship applications are now being accepted for the Summer 2011 Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service. Sponsored by The Fund for American Studies and held at Georgetown University, the Institute is a summer academic internship program in Washington, D.C. for undergraduate students interested in volunteerism and careers in the nonprofit sector.
The Institute combines substantive professional experience for 30 hours a week with a challenging academic experience. This fast-paced, eight-week residential program provides students from around the world with the opportunity to gain an edge in today's competitive job market and graduate school admissions, and experience the excitement of Washington first-hand.
* Internships - Competitive placements with leading nonprofit organizations
* Classes - Up to 9 transferable credits in ethics and philanthropy from Georgetown University
* Housing - Roommate matching and furnished on-campus apartments in the heart of D.C.
* Service - A variety of hands-on community projects
* Guest Lectures - With Washington's top nonprofit executives and scholars
* Leadership & Professional Development - Leadership, mentoring and career building activities
* Networking - With seasoned nonprofit professionals and top student leaders from around the world
* Scholarships - Approximately 70% of students receive generous awards based on merit and financial need.
The Institute will be held June 5 - July 30, 2011. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until March 3, 2011. Students who complete their application by the priority deadline of February 3, 2011 will receive priority internship placement and scholarship consideration.
For more information or to start an online application, please visit the website at www.DCinternships.org/IPVS.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kristen Wright, IPVS Program Coordinator, at IPVS@tfas.org or 800-741-6964.
You may click here to request an informational brochure: https://www.DCinternships.org/tfas/brochure/index.asp.
Dear Service-Learning Colleagues,
Do you know students who want to spend a summer of service in Washington, DC? The Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service is accepting applications for summer 2011. This academic internship program focused on the nonprofit sector is held at Georgetown University and provides students with the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience.
The Priority Deadline is February 3, 2011. Applicants who complete their application by this deadline will receive priority consideration for admission and scholarships. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until March 3.
Please consider forwarding the email announcement below to undergraduate student leaders who are engaged in service or who might be interested in careers in the nonprofit sector!
Thank you so much for your time. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at kwright@tfas.org or by phone at 1.800.741.6964.
Sincerely,
Kristen
Kristen E. Wright
Coordinator, Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service
IPVS Alumna
The Fund for American Studies
800.741.6964
http://www.dcinternships.org
kwright@tfas.org
******ANNOUNCEMENT*******
Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service
June 5 - July 30, 2011
Held at Georgetown University, Washington, DC
http://www.dcinternships.org/IPVS
*** Priority APPLICATION DEADLINE - February 3***
****SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING AVAILABLE****
Scholarship applications are now being accepted for the Summer 2011 Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service. Sponsored by The Fund for American Studies and held at Georgetown University, the Institute is a summer academic internship program in Washington, D.C. for undergraduate students interested in volunteerism and careers in the nonprofit sector.
The Institute combines substantive professional experience for 30 hours a week with a challenging academic experience. This fast-paced, eight-week residential program provides students from around the world with the opportunity to gain an edge in today's competitive job market and graduate school admissions, and experience the excitement of Washington first-hand.
* Internships - Competitive placements with leading nonprofit organizations
* Classes - Up to 9 transferable credits in ethics and philanthropy from Georgetown University
* Housing - Roommate matching and furnished on-campus apartments in the heart of D.C.
* Service - A variety of hands-on community projects
* Guest Lectures - With Washington's top nonprofit executives and scholars
* Leadership & Professional Development - Leadership, mentoring and career building activities
* Networking - With seasoned nonprofit professionals and top student leaders from around the world
* Scholarships - Approximately 70% of students receive generous awards based on merit and financial need.
The Institute will be held June 5 - July 30, 2011. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until March 3, 2011. Students who complete their application by the priority deadline of February 3, 2011 will receive priority internship placement and scholarship consideration.
For more information or to start an online application, please visit the website at www.DCinternships.org/IPVS.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kristen Wright, IPVS Program Coordinator, at IPVS@tfas.org or 800-741-6964.
You may click here to request an informational brochure: https://www.DCinternships.org/tfas/brochure/index.asp.
2011-2012 William T. Grant Scholars Program Announcement
[Announcement from SCRA listserv]
2011-2012 William T. Grant Scholars Program Announcement
The William T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the 2011-2012 William T. Grant Scholars Program Brochure. The Scholars Program supports the professional development of early-career researchers from diverse disciplines, who have demonstrated success in conducting high-quality research and are seeking to expand their skills and expertise. Studies from William T. Grant Scholars contribute to theory, policy, and practice on the settings of youth ages 8 to 25.
The new Brochure contains a description of the program, application guidelines, and a list of current William T. Grant Scholars. The Foundation is particularly interested in reaching applicants of color. The brochure can be accessed here: http://www.wtgrantfdn.org/File%20Library/RFPs/2011-Scholars-Brochur...
Additional information about the Scholars Program is available on our website at http://www.wtgrantfdn.org/ . Questions about the program should be sent to info@wtgrantfdn.org.
We encourage you to forward this email to interested colleagues.
Mary Annaïse Heglar
Communications Assistant
William T. Grant Foundation
570 Lexington Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10022
p: 212.755.9851
f: 212.752.0071
mheglar@wtgrantfdn.org
2011-2012 William T. Grant Scholars Program Announcement
The William T. Grant Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the 2011-2012 William T. Grant Scholars Program Brochure. The Scholars Program supports the professional development of early-career researchers from diverse disciplines, who have demonstrated success in conducting high-quality research and are seeking to expand their skills and expertise. Studies from William T. Grant Scholars contribute to theory, policy, and practice on the settings of youth ages 8 to 25.
The new Brochure contains a description of the program, application guidelines, and a list of current William T. Grant Scholars. The Foundation is particularly interested in reaching applicants of color. The brochure can be accessed here: http://www.wtgrantfdn.org/File%20Library/RFPs/2011-Scholars-Brochur...
Additional information about the Scholars Program is available on our website at http://www.wtgrantfdn.org/ . Questions about the program should be sent to info@wtgrantfdn.org.
We encourage you to forward this email to interested colleagues.
Mary Annaïse Heglar
Communications Assistant
William T. Grant Foundation
570 Lexington Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10022
p: 212.755.9851
f: 212.752.0071
mheglar@wtgrantfdn.org
Innovation Celebration 2011 - Nominate Now & Save the Date
Innovation Celebration 2011 - Nominate Now & Save the Date
The Champaign County Economic Development Corporation, the Technology Entrepreneur Center, the University of Illinois Research Park, the Office of Corporate Relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Singleton Law Firm, P.C., are pleased to sponsor the Sixth Annual Innovation Celebration in recognition of those individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions, taken risks, and provided leadership to ensure the continuing economic success of Champaign County, the ongoing success of the University's economic development mission, and the growth of entrepreneurial talent and energy in your community.
Innovation Celebration is not merely an award for accomplishment, however, but a benchmark of success for those outstanding individuals, organizations and corporations who are nominated and selected to receive this prestigious award. Additionally, Innovation Celebration serves as a tangible collaboration between the University of Illinois and the community that clearly establishes the power of cooperation and united vision.
Eight awards have been established, recognizing the various ways in which individuals and organizations have utilized innovation, creativity, and leadership for entrepreneurial endeavor and economic development in the community.
We urge you to please review the list of award categories and criteria. After you have had an opportunity to digest this information, think about appropriate examples of local individuals and organizations you would like to see recognized - individuals who have made significant contributions, taken risks, and provided leadership to ensure the economic success of Champaign County. Nominations for the awards are open to the public and will be accepted through February 8, 2011.
The awards ceremony will be held on February 24, 2011 from 5:30 - 7:00 in the Gateway Building atrium at the University of Illinois Research Park (southwest corner of First & St. Mary's, across from the iHotel).
Nominations Due Feb 4 for Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Annual Award
[Announcement from Comm-engagedscholarship listserv]
Nominations Due Feb 4 for Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Annual Award
Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,
The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) Annual Award recognizes exemplary partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions that are striving to achieve the systems and policy changes needed to overcome the root causes of health, social and economic inequalities. The award highlights the power and potential of community-campus partnerships as a strategy for social justice. The award will be announced and recognized during a ceremony at the international conference, "Community-University Partnerships: From Global Perspectives to Local Action" May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, ON.
Partnerships nominate themselves and need not be members of CCPH. Partnerships that have applied in the past but did not receive the award or honorable mentions may re-submit. We welcome nominations from any country or nation.
Nominations are due no later than Feb 4, 2011.
For the nomination guidelines, info on past awardees, answers to frequently asked questions and other resources, visit http://bit.ly/brRlPK
For information on the conference, visit http://www.cuexpo2011.ca
Questions? Email us at award06@u.washington.edu
Thanks,
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
******************************************************************************
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined)
through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions.
Join us for "Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives
to Local Action," May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, ON, Canada!
Stay on top of the latest CCPH news through Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter!
http://www.ccph.info
******************************************************************************
Nominations Due Feb 4 for Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Annual Award
Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,
The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) Annual Award recognizes exemplary partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions that are striving to achieve the systems and policy changes needed to overcome the root causes of health, social and economic inequalities. The award highlights the power and potential of community-campus partnerships as a strategy for social justice. The award will be announced and recognized during a ceremony at the international conference, "Community-University Partnerships: From Global Perspectives to Local Action" May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, ON.
Partnerships nominate themselves and need not be members of CCPH. Partnerships that have applied in the past but did not receive the award or honorable mentions may re-submit. We welcome nominations from any country or nation.
Nominations are due no later than Feb 4, 2011.
For the nomination guidelines, info on past awardees, answers to frequently asked questions and other resources, visit http://bit.ly/brRlPK
For information on the conference, visit http://www.cuexpo2011.ca
Questions? Email us at award06@u.washington.edu
Thanks,
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
******************************************************************************
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined)
through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions.
Join us for "Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives
to Local Action," May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, ON, Canada!
Stay on top of the latest CCPH news through Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter!
http://www.ccph.info
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Mix IT Up! A lively event for Community Informatics Seed Fund Recipients
[Announcement from Sharon Irish]
Mix IT Up! A lively event for Community Informatics Seed Fund Recipients, Community Partners and Interested Folks
Location:
LIS Building, rooms 126 and 131, 501 E. Daniel St, Champaign
Sponsor: Community Informatics Initiative/GSLIS
Event Date: Friday, 02/18/2011 - 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Last fall, you indicated that you could join us for this event that is now coming up, 4:30-7, on Friday, Feb. 18, at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 501 E. Daniel St., Rooms 126 and 131. I hope it is still the case that you can Mix IT Up with us!
GSLIS professor Jon Gant and I have arranged for this year's seed-fund recipients to reflect on their projects, with four other presentations by previous recipients. We want as many of you as possible to join in the discussion. We will be video-taping the proceedings so that we can document this gathered wisdom.
Going live in early February will be a webpage linked from the CII website with photos, project descriptions and email contacts for all recipients. This should make networking easier.
Here are the specifics, with RSVPs needed no later than February 11—please reply to me and to Opubo Idoniboye (copied above) about the following TWO questions:
1. We'd like to have you stay for a catered meal from the Seaboat. Will you be able to? Are you vegetarian? Vegan?
2. Do you need child care? If yes, how old is/are your child(ren)?
Share the blurb below with folks you think might be interested, and encourage them to RSVP!
Mix IT Up! A lively event for Community Informatics Seed Fund Recipients, Community Partners and Interested Folks
Location:
LIS Building, rooms 126 and 131, 501 E. Daniel St, Champaign
Sponsor: Community Informatics Initiative/GSLIS
Event Date: Friday, 02/18/2011 - 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Mix IT Up! will be a lively, free event with those who have received CII seed funding to generalize some lessons from individual/team projects. CII seed funding was provided through the Illinois Informatics Institute by the UI Office of the Provost. With the provision of seed funds to 25 projects involving 29 different units since 2007, research and teaching in community informatics have seen critical spin-offs for understanding technology use and innovation in historical archeology, business, government, science, education, health, geography, agriculture, Spanish, the arts, urban planning, architecture, and the social sciences.
Food and child care (as needed) will be provided.
4:30-4:40 Intro by Jon Gant
4:40-5:10 Eight lightning (3 min) presentations about current projects--the "nugget" of the problem—will start us off: Ricardo Diaz; Rae Montague/Joe Coyle; Cris Mayo/Michael Burns; Rob Motl/Doug Smith; Madhu Viswanathan/Barry Pittendrigh; May Berenbaum/David Forsyth/George Reese; Shevon Harvey; Will Patterson
5:10-5:40 Four CI-active people will speak for at most 7 minutes a piece:
Ruth Nicole Brown, Asst Prof, Gender and Women Studies/Educational Policy Studies, on university-community relations
Sally Carter, Executive Director, TAP In Leadership Academy, on community-university relations
Chris Fennell, Assoc Prof, Anthropology, on social networking tools and interactive portals for community engagement
Kate Williams, Asst Prof, GSLIS, on the state of community informatics
5:40-6 These three questions will focus discussion:
1. How would you evaluate the use of technology in each of these funded projects?
2. What is it about technology use itself that we need to study?
3. Other issues related to questions in each particular discipline?
6-7 Food and informal networking
This will be a chance to help create the future context of community informatics at UI!
Thanks, Sharon
Sharon Irish
Interim Director
Community Informatics Initiative
Mix IT Up! A lively event for Community Informatics Seed Fund Recipients, Community Partners and Interested Folks
Location:
LIS Building, rooms 126 and 131, 501 E. Daniel St, Champaign
Sponsor: Community Informatics Initiative/GSLIS
Event Date: Friday, 02/18/2011 - 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Last fall, you indicated that you could join us for this event that is now coming up, 4:30-7, on Friday, Feb. 18, at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 501 E. Daniel St., Rooms 126 and 131. I hope it is still the case that you can Mix IT Up with us!
GSLIS professor Jon Gant and I have arranged for this year's seed-fund recipients to reflect on their projects, with four other presentations by previous recipients. We want as many of you as possible to join in the discussion. We will be video-taping the proceedings so that we can document this gathered wisdom.
Going live in early February will be a webpage linked from the CII website with photos, project descriptions and email contacts for all recipients. This should make networking easier.
Here are the specifics, with RSVPs needed no later than February 11—please reply to me and to Opubo Idoniboye (copied above) about the following TWO questions:
1. We'd like to have you stay for a catered meal from the Seaboat. Will you be able to? Are you vegetarian? Vegan?
2. Do you need child care? If yes, how old is/are your child(ren)?
Share the blurb below with folks you think might be interested, and encourage them to RSVP!
Mix IT Up! A lively event for Community Informatics Seed Fund Recipients, Community Partners and Interested Folks
Location:
LIS Building, rooms 126 and 131, 501 E. Daniel St, Champaign
Sponsor: Community Informatics Initiative/GSLIS
Event Date: Friday, 02/18/2011 - 4:30pm - 7:00pm
Mix IT Up! will be a lively, free event with those who have received CII seed funding to generalize some lessons from individual/team projects. CII seed funding was provided through the Illinois Informatics Institute by the UI Office of the Provost. With the provision of seed funds to 25 projects involving 29 different units since 2007, research and teaching in community informatics have seen critical spin-offs for understanding technology use and innovation in historical archeology, business, government, science, education, health, geography, agriculture, Spanish, the arts, urban planning, architecture, and the social sciences.
Food and child care (as needed) will be provided.
4:30-4:40 Intro by Jon Gant
4:40-5:10 Eight lightning (3 min) presentations about current projects--the "nugget" of the problem—will start us off: Ricardo Diaz; Rae Montague/Joe Coyle; Cris Mayo/Michael Burns; Rob Motl/Doug Smith; Madhu Viswanathan/Barry Pittendrigh; May Berenbaum/David Forsyth/George Reese; Shevon Harvey; Will Patterson
5:10-5:40 Four CI-active people will speak for at most 7 minutes a piece:
Ruth Nicole Brown, Asst Prof, Gender and Women Studies/Educational Policy Studies, on university-community relations
Sally Carter, Executive Director, TAP In Leadership Academy, on community-university relations
Chris Fennell, Assoc Prof, Anthropology, on social networking tools and interactive portals for community engagement
Kate Williams, Asst Prof, GSLIS, on the state of community informatics
5:40-6 These three questions will focus discussion:
1. How would you evaluate the use of technology in each of these funded projects?
2. What is it about technology use itself that we need to study?
3. Other issues related to questions in each particular discipline?
6-7 Food and informal networking
This will be a chance to help create the future context of community informatics at UI!
Thanks, Sharon
Sharon Irish
Interim Director
Community Informatics Initiative
Data on CBPR papers: trends, top journals, authors, institutions & subject areas
[Announcement from CBPR listserv]
Dear CBPR colleagues,
Thanks to Doug Brugge at Tufts Medical School for passing along this
interesting and useful data on CBPR journal publications (dbrugge@aol.com)
Doug writes, "I just ran this. I'm sure others have as well, but I have not
seen such a report on the list so perhaps there will be interest. To me a
couple of things are evident: 1) Publication in CBPR continues to increase
dramatically; 2) Less than 10 journals publish most of the CBPR articles; 3)
While health sciences appear to dominate the CBPR publications, but that is
partly due to other frameworks in the social sciences, such as participatory
action research which do not come up in this search."
On a related note, it's great to see that most of these authors and
institutions are members of CCPH! And we keep referring to PCHP as "the"
journal for CBPR in health/public health which this data certainly
underscores (CCPH members can subscribe at a steep discount - see:
http://bit.ly/g4Vcxp). For those of you with products of CBPR that are in
forms OTHER THAN journal articles, please consider submitting them for
peer-reviewed publication & dissemination through http://CES4Health.info
24 products have already been published, including a video on CBPR in
Aboriginal communities, a manual for conducting CBPR in healthy aging, and
policy briefs from CBPR projects.
Thanks,
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
www.ccph.info
Scopus is "an index to the scientific technical and medical literature
covering 14,000 scholarly titles including 2,700 titles in Social Science,
Psychology, and Economics. Updated daily. Full-text linking is available
wherever the technology and the access arrangements permit and continues to
expand as such arrangements allow. Integrated web searching and patent
searching by Scirus." Access is limited to those with a subscription.
http://www.scopus.com/home.url
Start of report:
Number of CBPR papers in Scopus:
2010 (399)
2009 (281)
2008 (188)
2007 (153)
2006 (144)
2005 (82)
2004 (69)
2003 (57)
2002 (39)
2001 (33)
2000 (9)
1999 (15)
1998 (10)
1997 (11)
1996 (9)
1995 (1)
1994 (1)
1993 (3)
1992 (2)
1991 (1)
1990 (1)
1989 (1)
1987 (1)
Top journals publishing CBPR papers in Scopus:
Progress in Community Health Partnerships Research Education and Action (87)
American Journal of Public Health (49)
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (33)
Health Promotion Practice (30)
Environmental Health Perspectives (29)
Ethnicity and Disease (26)
Health Education and Behavior (25)
American Journal of Preventive Medicine (21)
Journal of Urban Health (21)
Social Science and Medicine (16)
Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (14)
AIDS Education and Prevention (14)
Family and Community Health (14)
American Journal of Community Psychology (13)
American Journal of Bioethics (13)
Cancer (13)
Journal of General Internal Medicine (13)
Journal of Cancer Education (10)
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (9)
Health Education Research (9)
Canadian Journal of Public Health (9)
Journal of Interprofessional Care (9)
Ethnicity Disease (9)
Public Health Nursing (9)
Journal of Ambulatory Care Management (9)
Annals of Family Medicine (8)
Journal of Community Practice (8)
Preventing Chronic Disease Electronic Resource (8)
Journal of Primary Prevention (8)
International Journal of Circumpolar Health (8)
Evaluation and Program Planning (8)
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (8)
Health Promotion International (8)
Preventing Chronic Disease (7)
Disability and Rehabilitation (7)
Education for Health Abingdon England (7)
Public Health (7)
Education for Health Change in Learning and Practice (7)
Journal of Community Health (7)
New Solutions A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy (7)
Journal of the National Medical Association (7)
AIDS Care Psychological and Socio Medical Aspects of AIDS HIV (7)
Action Research (7)
Academic Medicine (7)
Top authors publishing CBPR in Scopus:
Minkler, M. (23)
Israel, B.A. (21)
Parker, E.A. (15)
Jones, L. (13)
Hergenrather, K.C. (11)
Rhodes, S.D. (10)
Schulz, A.J. (10)
Flicker, S. (9)
Macaulay, A.C. (8)
Wallerstein, N. (8)
Rhodes, S.D. (7)
Eng, E. (7)
Travers, R. (7)
Wells, K.B. (6)
Senturia, K. (6)
Montano, J. (6)
Farquhar, S.A. (6)
Sullivan, M. (6)
Shiu-Thornton, S. (6)
Vasquez, V.B. (6)
Horowitz, C.R. (6)
Christopher, S. (6)
Tajik, M. (5)
Mosavel, M. (5)
Lewis, T.C. (5)
Kobetz, E. (5)
Brugge, D. (5)
Menard, J. (5)
Wiggins, N. (5)
Tanjasiri, S.P. (5)
Burhansstipanov, L. (5)
Morisky, D.E. (5)
Lichtenstein, R. (5)
Guta, A. (5)
Braun, K.L. (5)
Barton, B. (5)
Michael, Y.L. (5)
Robins, T.G. (5)
Shoultz, J. (5)
Top institutions publishing CBPR in Scopus:
University of Michigan School of Public Health (47)
University of California, Los Angeles (35)
UC Berkeley (33)
University of Toronto (31)
University Michigan Ann Arbor (29)
RAND Corporation (23)
The University of British Columbia (23)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (22)
University of Illinois at Chicago (22)
University of California, San Francisco (20)
UCLA School of Public Health (20)
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (19)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (18)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (18)
University of Washington Seattle (18)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (18)
Columbia University in the City of New York (18)
University of New Mexico (18)
Wake Forest University School of Medicine (16)
Johns Hopkins University (15)
University of Pennsylvania (15)
Harvard School of Public Health (15)
University of Manitoba (14)
University of Florida (14)
University of South Carolina (14)
George Washington University (13)
VA Medical Center (13)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (13)
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (12)
University of Arizona (12)
University of Washington (12)
Meharry Medical College (12)
Columbia University Medical Center (12)
University of Maryland (11)
Portland State University (11)
Morehouse School of Medicine (11)
University of Alberta (11)
Top subject areas for CBPR articles in Scopus:
Medicine (1,056)
Social Sciences (407)
Nursing (187)
Environmental Science (141)
Psychology (118)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (54)
Health Professions (53)
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (49)
Business, Management and Accounting (33)
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (22)
Earth and Planetary Sciences (19)
Engineering (19)
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (13)
Immunology and Microbiology (12)
Neuroscience (12)
Computer Science (9)
Arts and Humanities (6)
Dentistry (5)
Energy (4)
Chemical Engineering (3)
Chemistry (2)
Multidisciplinary (1)
Mathematics (1)
Materials Science (1)
Decision Sciences (1)
Veterinary (1)
Undefined (26)
******************************************************************************
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined)
through partnerships between communities and higher educational
institutions.
Join us for "Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives
to Local Action," May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, ON, Canada!
Stay on top of the latest CCPH news through Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter!
http://www.ccph.info
******************************************************************************
Dear CBPR colleagues,
Thanks to Doug Brugge at Tufts Medical School for passing along this
interesting and useful data on CBPR journal publications (dbrugge@aol.com)
Doug writes, "I just ran this. I'm sure others have as well, but I have not
seen such a report on the list so perhaps there will be interest. To me a
couple of things are evident: 1) Publication in CBPR continues to increase
dramatically; 2) Less than 10 journals publish most of the CBPR articles; 3)
While health sciences appear to dominate the CBPR publications, but that is
partly due to other frameworks in the social sciences, such as participatory
action research which do not come up in this search."
On a related note, it's great to see that most of these authors and
institutions are members of CCPH! And we keep referring to PCHP as "the"
journal for CBPR in health/public health which this data certainly
underscores (CCPH members can subscribe at a steep discount - see:
http://bit.ly/g4Vcxp). For those of you with products of CBPR that are in
forms OTHER THAN journal articles, please consider submitting them for
peer-reviewed publication & dissemination through http://CES4Health.info
24 products have already been published, including a video on CBPR in
Aboriginal communities, a manual for conducting CBPR in healthy aging, and
policy briefs from CBPR projects.
Thanks,
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
www.ccph.info
Scopus is "an index to the scientific technical and medical literature
covering 14,000 scholarly titles including 2,700 titles in Social Science,
Psychology, and Economics. Updated daily. Full-text linking is available
wherever the technology and the access arrangements permit and continues to
expand as such arrangements allow. Integrated web searching and patent
searching by Scirus." Access is limited to those with a subscription.
http://www.scopus.com/home.url
Start of report:
Number of CBPR papers in Scopus:
2010 (399)
2009 (281)
2008 (188)
2007 (153)
2006 (144)
2005 (82)
2004 (69)
2003 (57)
2002 (39)
2001 (33)
2000 (9)
1999 (15)
1998 (10)
1997 (11)
1996 (9)
1995 (1)
1994 (1)
1993 (3)
1992 (2)
1991 (1)
1990 (1)
1989 (1)
1987 (1)
Top journals publishing CBPR papers in Scopus:
Progress in Community Health Partnerships Research Education and Action (87)
American Journal of Public Health (49)
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (33)
Health Promotion Practice (30)
Environmental Health Perspectives (29)
Ethnicity and Disease (26)
Health Education and Behavior (25)
American Journal of Preventive Medicine (21)
Journal of Urban Health (21)
Social Science and Medicine (16)
Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics (14)
AIDS Education and Prevention (14)
Family and Community Health (14)
American Journal of Community Psychology (13)
American Journal of Bioethics (13)
Cancer (13)
Journal of General Internal Medicine (13)
Journal of Cancer Education (10)
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health (9)
Health Education Research (9)
Canadian Journal of Public Health (9)
Journal of Interprofessional Care (9)
Ethnicity Disease (9)
Public Health Nursing (9)
Journal of Ambulatory Care Management (9)
Annals of Family Medicine (8)
Journal of Community Practice (8)
Preventing Chronic Disease Electronic Resource (8)
Journal of Primary Prevention (8)
International Journal of Circumpolar Health (8)
Evaluation and Program Planning (8)
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (8)
Health Promotion International (8)
Preventing Chronic Disease (7)
Disability and Rehabilitation (7)
Education for Health Abingdon England (7)
Public Health (7)
Education for Health Change in Learning and Practice (7)
Journal of Community Health (7)
New Solutions A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy (7)
Journal of the National Medical Association (7)
AIDS Care Psychological and Socio Medical Aspects of AIDS HIV (7)
Action Research (7)
Academic Medicine (7)
Top authors publishing CBPR in Scopus:
Minkler, M. (23)
Israel, B.A. (21)
Parker, E.A. (15)
Jones, L. (13)
Hergenrather, K.C. (11)
Rhodes, S.D. (10)
Schulz, A.J. (10)
Flicker, S. (9)
Macaulay, A.C. (8)
Wallerstein, N. (8)
Rhodes, S.D. (7)
Eng, E. (7)
Travers, R. (7)
Wells, K.B. (6)
Senturia, K. (6)
Montano, J. (6)
Farquhar, S.A. (6)
Sullivan, M. (6)
Shiu-Thornton, S. (6)
Vasquez, V.B. (6)
Horowitz, C.R. (6)
Christopher, S. (6)
Tajik, M. (5)
Mosavel, M. (5)
Lewis, T.C. (5)
Kobetz, E. (5)
Brugge, D. (5)
Menard, J. (5)
Wiggins, N. (5)
Tanjasiri, S.P. (5)
Burhansstipanov, L. (5)
Morisky, D.E. (5)
Lichtenstein, R. (5)
Guta, A. (5)
Braun, K.L. (5)
Barton, B. (5)
Michael, Y.L. (5)
Robins, T.G. (5)
Shoultz, J. (5)
Top institutions publishing CBPR in Scopus:
University of Michigan School of Public Health (47)
University of California, Los Angeles (35)
UC Berkeley (33)
University of Toronto (31)
University Michigan Ann Arbor (29)
RAND Corporation (23)
The University of British Columbia (23)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (22)
University of Illinois at Chicago (22)
University of California, San Francisco (20)
UCLA School of Public Health (20)
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (19)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (18)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (18)
University of Washington Seattle (18)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (18)
Columbia University in the City of New York (18)
University of New Mexico (18)
Wake Forest University School of Medicine (16)
Johns Hopkins University (15)
University of Pennsylvania (15)
Harvard School of Public Health (15)
University of Manitoba (14)
University of Florida (14)
University of South Carolina (14)
George Washington University (13)
VA Medical Center (13)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (13)
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (12)
University of Arizona (12)
University of Washington (12)
Meharry Medical College (12)
Columbia University Medical Center (12)
University of Maryland (11)
Portland State University (11)
Morehouse School of Medicine (11)
University of Alberta (11)
Top subject areas for CBPR articles in Scopus:
Medicine (1,056)
Social Sciences (407)
Nursing (187)
Environmental Science (141)
Psychology (118)
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (54)
Health Professions (53)
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (49)
Business, Management and Accounting (33)
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (22)
Earth and Planetary Sciences (19)
Engineering (19)
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (13)
Immunology and Microbiology (12)
Neuroscience (12)
Computer Science (9)
Arts and Humanities (6)
Dentistry (5)
Energy (4)
Chemical Engineering (3)
Chemistry (2)
Multidisciplinary (1)
Mathematics (1)
Materials Science (1)
Decision Sciences (1)
Veterinary (1)
Undefined (26)
******************************************************************************
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined)
through partnerships between communities and higher educational
institutions.
Join us for "Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives
to Local Action," May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, ON, Canada!
Stay on top of the latest CCPH news through Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter!
http://www.ccph.info
******************************************************************************
New Edition of Community Works Journal, now available online
[Announcement from he-sl listserv]
Dear Colleagues,
The Winter 2011 Edition of Community Works Journal is now available on
line, available to educators at no cost.
As always you will find a wealth of ideas, information, and resources
through the writing and reflections of our educator contributors.
From Baltimore to Los Angeles, the ideals of service-learning,
education for sustainability, and place based education resonate
through the articles and essays featured in Community Works Journal.
As you read these inspiring stories consider your own place and
efforts and think about submitting an article of your own. Feel free
to contact us if you would like assistance in framing a reflective
piece that showcases work in your community. (Submission guidelines
are available on our web site)
GO TO: http://www.communityworksjournal.org
FEATURED ARTICLES INCLUDE
• Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Food Activism at Fannie Lou
Hamer Freedom High School
By ANDREW WOLF
I walked into my first food justice class in New York City last year.
After writing “food justice” on the board, I waited for the class to
arrive. As the students made their way into the room, it didn’t seem
like many of them were taking notice of either the visitor (me) or the
chalkboard. I was introduced by the students’ advisory teacher, Luz. A
little nervous about getting the students interested in how food gets
to our tables, I began by telling the class who I was and asking a
starter question. “Who here knows what food justice is?” I asked. more
• The Park That Kids Built
By LINDA JASSIM
In 1982 I came across a story in the Los Angeles Times that intrigued
me. As a documentary filmmaker I was always on the lookout for a
meaningful story that could effect change in people’s lives. This one
was compelling. It was about a group of 5th and 6th graders who lived
in an impoverished South Los Angeles neighborhood and their two green
and idealistic teachers who thought they could change their world. more
• EVENTS—PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
In partnership with Shelburne Farms, Community Works Institute is
pleased to announce a series of unique professional development events
for 2011. Among the events being offered are CWI's Institute on
Service-Learning and Shelburne Farm's Education for Sustainability
Institute. All events are appropriate for K-16 educators
administrators, and community organization educators and staff
members. more
•
The Sometimes Surprising Possibility of Place: From White Oaks to
Streetcars
By SARAH ANDERSON
I was on the lookout for a location where I could use my place-based
training. It would be a place that captured the imagination—an urban
pond that hid painted turtles like tiny jewels, a block of historic
houses full of ghosts and legends or a public space that served as a
gathering ground for the elderly or recent immigrants. But my new
school sat in the middle of a neighborhood which has few apparent
links to the past—most of the buildings were torn down mid-century to
make way for a new highway, condos, office building and warehouses. more
• Something to Smile About
By DR. MARY LASHLEY
“I came in as an emergency patient from the Helping Up Mission for a
tooth pain. I had been taking antibiotics (3) three times this year
for the problem but it kept resurfacing. Your students explained that
since the tooth was infected inside the antibiotic was only a
temporary relief never fixing the problem. Knowing that I have not
been at the…Mission very long, I knew that the only thing that the
school was going to do was yank the tooth out. more
• Digging Deeper: Charting a Path to Change Through Service-Learning
and Sustainability
By RICK COTA
The experiences of an educator from Mississippi gave me unique
perspective that I would not otherwise have ever had an opportunity
for. Another educator from Hawaii gave me insight on the challenges
that one has on an island paradise...that I later found out were the
same as I had in California. What the Institute did for me was allow
me the opportunity to share with individuals from different parts of
the United States and abroad and realize that we all had unique
experiences that we could all relate to. more
Best, Regards,
Joe
_____________________________
Joe Brooks
Executive Director
Community Works Institute
PO Box 1390
Claremont, CA 91711
tel: 909-480-3966
cell: 909-660-2434
email: jbrooks@communityworksinstitute.org
url: www.communityworksinstitute.org
Dear Colleagues,
The Winter 2011 Edition of Community Works Journal is now available on
line, available to educators at no cost.
As always you will find a wealth of ideas, information, and resources
through the writing and reflections of our educator contributors.
From Baltimore to Los Angeles, the ideals of service-learning,
education for sustainability, and place based education resonate
through the articles and essays featured in Community Works Journal.
As you read these inspiring stories consider your own place and
efforts and think about submitting an article of your own. Feel free
to contact us if you would like assistance in framing a reflective
piece that showcases work in your community. (Submission guidelines
are available on our web site)
GO TO: http://www.communityworksjournal.org
FEATURED ARTICLES INCLUDE
• Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired: Food Activism at Fannie Lou
Hamer Freedom High School
By ANDREW WOLF
I walked into my first food justice class in New York City last year.
After writing “food justice” on the board, I waited for the class to
arrive. As the students made their way into the room, it didn’t seem
like many of them were taking notice of either the visitor (me) or the
chalkboard. I was introduced by the students’ advisory teacher, Luz. A
little nervous about getting the students interested in how food gets
to our tables, I began by telling the class who I was and asking a
starter question. “Who here knows what food justice is?” I asked. more
• The Park That Kids Built
By LINDA JASSIM
In 1982 I came across a story in the Los Angeles Times that intrigued
me. As a documentary filmmaker I was always on the lookout for a
meaningful story that could effect change in people’s lives. This one
was compelling. It was about a group of 5th and 6th graders who lived
in an impoverished South Los Angeles neighborhood and their two green
and idealistic teachers who thought they could change their world. more
• EVENTS—PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
In partnership with Shelburne Farms, Community Works Institute is
pleased to announce a series of unique professional development events
for 2011. Among the events being offered are CWI's Institute on
Service-Learning and Shelburne Farm's Education for Sustainability
Institute. All events are appropriate for K-16 educators
administrators, and community organization educators and staff
members. more
•
The Sometimes Surprising Possibility of Place: From White Oaks to
Streetcars
By SARAH ANDERSON
I was on the lookout for a location where I could use my place-based
training. It would be a place that captured the imagination—an urban
pond that hid painted turtles like tiny jewels, a block of historic
houses full of ghosts and legends or a public space that served as a
gathering ground for the elderly or recent immigrants. But my new
school sat in the middle of a neighborhood which has few apparent
links to the past—most of the buildings were torn down mid-century to
make way for a new highway, condos, office building and warehouses. more
• Something to Smile About
By DR. MARY LASHLEY
“I came in as an emergency patient from the Helping Up Mission for a
tooth pain. I had been taking antibiotics (3) three times this year
for the problem but it kept resurfacing. Your students explained that
since the tooth was infected inside the antibiotic was only a
temporary relief never fixing the problem. Knowing that I have not
been at the…Mission very long, I knew that the only thing that the
school was going to do was yank the tooth out. more
• Digging Deeper: Charting a Path to Change Through Service-Learning
and Sustainability
By RICK COTA
The experiences of an educator from Mississippi gave me unique
perspective that I would not otherwise have ever had an opportunity
for. Another educator from Hawaii gave me insight on the challenges
that one has on an island paradise...that I later found out were the
same as I had in California. What the Institute did for me was allow
me the opportunity to share with individuals from different parts of
the United States and abroad and realize that we all had unique
experiences that we could all relate to. more
Best, Regards,
Joe
_____________________________
Joe Brooks
Executive Director
Community Works Institute
PO Box 1390
Claremont, CA 91711
tel: 909-480-3966
cell: 909-660-2434
email: jbrooks@communityworksinstitute.org
url: www.communityworksinstitute.org
Public Engagement Portal: Are Your Programs Represented?
[Annoucement from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Public Engagement]
The Public Engagement Portal, found at http://engage.illinois.edu/, is designed to be the most comprehensive source for information about public engagement programs and events offered by the Urbana-Champaign campus. You will find descriptions and contact information for a variety of University-related programs and events that are intended for the public, including workshops, seminars, summer camps, and festivals. The Portal shares about 1,000 ongoing and upcoming programs, with thousands of residents searching the information each month.
Do you know what programs and events the University offers for the public? Is your information represented? Visit http://engage.illinois.edu to find out. Want to learn more? Register for our information session on February 21 by visiting http://engage.illinois.edu/signup .
Shelley Mix - mix@illinois.edu - 217-244-1641
The Public Engagement Portal, found at http://engage.illinois.edu/, is designed to be the most comprehensive source for information about public engagement programs and events offered by the Urbana-Champaign campus. You will find descriptions and contact information for a variety of University-related programs and events that are intended for the public, including workshops, seminars, summer camps, and festivals. The Portal shares about 1,000 ongoing and upcoming programs, with thousands of residents searching the information each month.
Do you know what programs and events the University offers for the public? Is your information represented? Visit http://engage.illinois.edu to find out. Want to learn more? Register for our information session on February 21 by visiting http://engage.illinois.edu/signup .
Shelley Mix - mix@illinois.edu - 217-244-1641
So What Difference Does it Make? Mapping the Outcomes of Citizen Engagement
[Announcement from Comm-engagedscholarship listserv]
Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,
So What Difference Does it Make? Mapping the Outcomes of Citizen Engagement
The Institute of Development Studies in the UK has released this new report. See abstract below. The report can be downloaded for free at:
http://bit.ly/eL64Ld
Over the last two decades, the idea that citizen engagement and participation can contribute to improved governance and development outcomes has been mainstreamed in development policy and discourse. Yet despite the normative beliefs that underpin this approach, the impact of participation on improved democratic and developmental outcomes has proved difficult to assess. Where previous research studies have attempted to demonstrate impact, they tend to be limited to single interventions, a small number of country contexts or by various conceptual and methodological constraints. In this paper, we report on a meta-case study analysis of a ten-year research programme on citizenship, participation and accountability which analysed a nonrandomised sample of 100 research studies of four types of citizen engagement in 20 countries. By mapping the observable effects of citizen participation through a close reading of these studies, we created a typology of four democratic and developmental outcomes, including (a) the construction of citizenship, (b) the strengthening of practices of participation, (c) the strengthening of responsive and accountable states, and (d) the development of inclusive and cohesive societies. We find that citizen participation produces positive effects across these outcome types, though in each category there are also examples of negative outcomes of citizen participation. We also find that these outcomes vary according to the type of citizen engagement and to political context. These findings have important implications for the design of and support for participatory programmes meant to improve state responsiveness and effectiveness.
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Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined)
through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions.
Join us for "Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives
to Local Action," May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, ON, Canada!
Stay on top of the latest CCPH news through Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter!
http://www.ccph.info
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Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,
So What Difference Does it Make? Mapping the Outcomes of Citizen Engagement
The Institute of Development Studies in the UK has released this new report. See abstract below. The report can be downloaded for free at:
http://bit.ly/eL64Ld
Over the last two decades, the idea that citizen engagement and participation can contribute to improved governance and development outcomes has been mainstreamed in development policy and discourse. Yet despite the normative beliefs that underpin this approach, the impact of participation on improved democratic and developmental outcomes has proved difficult to assess. Where previous research studies have attempted to demonstrate impact, they tend to be limited to single interventions, a small number of country contexts or by various conceptual and methodological constraints. In this paper, we report on a meta-case study analysis of a ten-year research programme on citizenship, participation and accountability which analysed a nonrandomised sample of 100 research studies of four types of citizen engagement in 20 countries. By mapping the observable effects of citizen participation through a close reading of these studies, we created a typology of four democratic and developmental outcomes, including (a) the construction of citizenship, (b) the strengthening of practices of participation, (c) the strengthening of responsive and accountable states, and (d) the development of inclusive and cohesive societies. We find that citizen participation produces positive effects across these outcome types, though in each category there are also examples of negative outcomes of citizen participation. We also find that these outcomes vary according to the type of citizen engagement and to political context. These findings have important implications for the design of and support for participatory programmes meant to improve state responsiveness and effectiveness.
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Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined)
through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions.
Join us for "Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives
to Local Action," May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, ON, Canada!
Stay on top of the latest CCPH news through Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter!
http://www.ccph.info
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National Faith, Justice, and Civic Learning Conference Proposals
2011 National Faith, Justice, and Civic Learning Conference
June 16-17, 2011
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROGRAM PROPOSALS
For more information, please go to:
http://nfjcl.depaul.edu
Proposals must be submitted no later than Friday, February 25th, 5:00 pm
CST.
Papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in
the Journal of College and Character
The ideal proposal will contribute to one or more of the NFJCL
conference goals:
1. To disseminate research findings on the intersecting areas of
faith, justice and civic/social responsibility, engagement, and civic or
service-learning.
2. To share faith perspectives on ideas and practices of justice
and social and civic responsibility.
3. To focus on justice and its relation to civic and
service-learning, and/or a faith perspective.
4. To discuss the practice of service-learning and its impact on
faith and vocation at both secular and faith-based education
institutions.
5. To explore the role of reflection, in particular, in
connecting faith beliefs, service and learning.
6. To share research and practice of interfaith dialogue and
cooperation in higher education.
June 16-17, 2011
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROGRAM PROPOSALS
For more information, please go to:
http://nfjcl.depaul.edu
Proposals must be submitted no later than Friday, February 25th, 5:00 pm
CST.
Papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in
the Journal of College and Character
The ideal proposal will contribute to one or more of the NFJCL
conference goals:
1. To disseminate research findings on the intersecting areas of
faith, justice and civic/social responsibility, engagement, and civic or
service-learning.
2. To share faith perspectives on ideas and practices of justice
and social and civic responsibility.
3. To focus on justice and its relation to civic and
service-learning, and/or a faith perspective.
4. To discuss the practice of service-learning and its impact on
faith and vocation at both secular and faith-based education
institutions.
5. To explore the role of reflection, in particular, in
connecting faith beliefs, service and learning.
6. To share research and practice of interfaith dialogue and
cooperation in higher education.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Free Webinar with Shelley Billig: "Service-Learning Evaluation: An Overview": 1/20/11
[Announcement from HE-Sl listserv]
Dear colleagues,
Learn and Serve America http://www.learnandserve.gov/, the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse http://www.servicelearning.gov/, and the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement http://www.researchslce.org/ are pleased to announce the upcoming free webinar, "Service-Learning Evaluation: An Overview," Thursday, January 20, from 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern time.
Space is limited, so register http://servicelearning.org/webinar-signup today.
Description:
Rigorous evaluations can be helpful to service-learning practitioners. Effective evaluations can document outcomes, identify program design characteristics associated with outcomes, and provide data to use to improve service-learning practice. This one-hour seminar will provide information about the basics of evaluation - how to develop evaluation questions from logic models, choices for evaluation design and the benefits and disadvantages associated with each, developing and/or identifying appropriate instruments for data collection, data collection strategies and issues (including human subjects protections), and reporting. A "case study" example, using a cluster evaluation of eight Learn and Serve America state grantees and two national studies, will be provided.
Presenters:
Dr. Shelley H. Billig is Vice President of RMC Research and an active evaluator and researcher in the field of service-learning. She was one of the founders of the International Association of Service-Learning Research and Community Engagement (IARSLCE), has won the John Glenn Scholar award and the IARSLCE Senior Researcher of the Year awards, has co-edited or authored 12 books and dozens of articles on service-learning and other educational reform issues, and helped to develop the K-12 standards and indicators of service-learning quality. She currently serves as the K-12 Senior Program Advisor for the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse and the lead qualitative researcher for the Broad Prize in Urban Education. For more information about Dr. Billig or RMC Research Corporation, see www.rmcdenver.com http://www.rmcdenver.com.
Moderator, Scott Richardson, is the K-12 Program Coordinator for Learn and Serve America at the Corporation for National and Community Service. He is responsible for Learn and Serve's programmatic and grant-making activities in school-based service-learning. Formerly, Scott was the Director of Research and Design at Earth Force and Director of Curriculum at the Close Up Foundation, where he conducted civics and service-learning workshops for teachers and students in the US, Russia, Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands.
Looking forward to seeing you there,
Liberty
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Liberty Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Director
866-245-7378 x139
libertys@etr.org<mailto:erin.lee@etr.org>
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
www.servicelearning.gov http://www.servicelearning.gov/
Facebook: facebook.com/LSANSLC http://www.facebook.com/LSANSLC
Twitter: @nslc http://www.twitter.com/nslc
[A project of ETR Associates and the Corporation for National and Community Service]
Dear colleagues,
Learn and Serve America http://www.learnandserve.gov/, the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse http://www.servicelearning.gov/, and the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement http://www.researchslce.org/ are pleased to announce the upcoming free webinar, "Service-Learning Evaluation: An Overview," Thursday, January 20, from 3:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern time.
Space is limited, so register http://servicelearning.org/webinar-signup today.
Description:
Rigorous evaluations can be helpful to service-learning practitioners. Effective evaluations can document outcomes, identify program design characteristics associated with outcomes, and provide data to use to improve service-learning practice. This one-hour seminar will provide information about the basics of evaluation - how to develop evaluation questions from logic models, choices for evaluation design and the benefits and disadvantages associated with each, developing and/or identifying appropriate instruments for data collection, data collection strategies and issues (including human subjects protections), and reporting. A "case study" example, using a cluster evaluation of eight Learn and Serve America state grantees and two national studies, will be provided.
Presenters:
Dr. Shelley H. Billig is Vice President of RMC Research and an active evaluator and researcher in the field of service-learning. She was one of the founders of the International Association of Service-Learning Research and Community Engagement (IARSLCE), has won the John Glenn Scholar award and the IARSLCE Senior Researcher of the Year awards, has co-edited or authored 12 books and dozens of articles on service-learning and other educational reform issues, and helped to develop the K-12 standards and indicators of service-learning quality. She currently serves as the K-12 Senior Program Advisor for the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse and the lead qualitative researcher for the Broad Prize in Urban Education. For more information about Dr. Billig or RMC Research Corporation, see www.rmcdenver.com http://www.rmcdenver.com.
Moderator, Scott Richardson, is the K-12 Program Coordinator for Learn and Serve America at the Corporation for National and Community Service. He is responsible for Learn and Serve's programmatic and grant-making activities in school-based service-learning. Formerly, Scott was the Director of Research and Design at Earth Force and Director of Curriculum at the Close Up Foundation, where he conducted civics and service-learning workshops for teachers and students in the US, Russia, Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands.
Looking forward to seeing you there,
Liberty
=================================
Liberty Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Director
866-245-7378 x139
libertys@etr.org<mailto:erin.lee@etr.org>
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse
www.servicelearning.gov http://www.servicelearning.gov/
Facebook: facebook.com/LSANSLC http://www.facebook.com/LSANSLC
Twitter: @nslc http://www.twitter.com/nslc
[A project of ETR Associates and the Corporation for National and Community Service]
Carnegie Selects Colleges and Universities for 2010 Community Engagement Classification
[Announcement from Comm-engagedscholarship listserv]
Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,
Congratulations to the 115 U.S. colleges and universities selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its 2010 Community Engagement Classification (see attached list). The selection announcement is posted online at http://bit.ly/ggZAM5
It's exciting to see many members of Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) on this list, including Morehouse School of Medicine, the academic partner in the first CCPH annual award-winning partnership in 2002! (Applications are due Feb 4 for this year's award: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/awards.html)
Persistent challenges to community-engaged institutions are noted in the selection announcement. A number of resources are available CCPH to help address these challenges:
*the need for better assessment and tracking: CCPH's institutional self-assessment tool is being used by higher educational institution to assess their capacity for community engagement and community-engaged scholarship, identify priority actions and track changes over time: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/healthcollab.html#Updates (scroll down for the tool)
*the challenge of developing authentic, relationship-centered, mutually beneficial community-academic partnerships: The CCPH Principles of Partnership, online curriculum for Developing & Sustaining Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships and Community Partner Summit materials help to inform partnership development.
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/principles.html#principles
http://cbprcurriculum.info
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/cps-summit.html
*the challenge of recognizing and rewarding community-engaged scholarship (CES) in promotion and tenure (P&T): CCPH's CES Toolkit helps community-engaged faculty make their best case for P&T. The universities participating in the CES for Health Collaborative demonstrate that it's possible to align P&T policies with CES. CES4Health.info provides a venue for peer-reviewed publication and dissemination of diverse products of CES, such as educational videos, training manuals, policy briefs and online toolkits.
http://communityengagedscholarship.info
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/healthcollab.html
http://CES4Health.info
Last but not least, CCPH Consultancy Network provides training and technical assistance to help community-engaged institutions and partnerships fully realize their potential: http://bit.ly/bIfcsu
If you have any questions, please let me know!
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
www.ccph.info
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Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined) through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions. Join us for "Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives to Local Action," May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, ON, Canada!
Stay on top of the latest CCPH news through Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter! http://www.ccph.info
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Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,
Congratulations to the 115 U.S. colleges and universities selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its 2010 Community Engagement Classification (see attached list). The selection announcement is posted online at http://bit.ly/ggZAM5
It's exciting to see many members of Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) on this list, including Morehouse School of Medicine, the academic partner in the first CCPH annual award-winning partnership in 2002! (Applications are due Feb 4 for this year's award: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/awards.html)
Persistent challenges to community-engaged institutions are noted in the selection announcement. A number of resources are available CCPH to help address these challenges:
*the need for better assessment and tracking: CCPH's institutional self-assessment tool is being used by higher educational institution to assess their capacity for community engagement and community-engaged scholarship, identify priority actions and track changes over time: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/healthcollab.html#Updates (scroll down for the tool)
*the challenge of developing authentic, relationship-centered, mutually beneficial community-academic partnerships: The CCPH Principles of Partnership, online curriculum for Developing & Sustaining Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships and Community Partner Summit materials help to inform partnership development.
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/principles.html#principles
http://cbprcurriculum.info
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/cps-summit.html
*the challenge of recognizing and rewarding community-engaged scholarship (CES) in promotion and tenure (P&T): CCPH's CES Toolkit helps community-engaged faculty make their best case for P&T. The universities participating in the CES for Health Collaborative demonstrate that it's possible to align P&T policies with CES. CES4Health.info provides a venue for peer-reviewed publication and dissemination of diverse products of CES, such as educational videos, training manuals, policy briefs and online toolkits.
http://communityengagedscholarship.info
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/healthcollab.html
http://CES4Health.info
Last but not least, CCPH Consultancy Network provides training and technical assistance to help community-engaged institutions and partnerships fully realize their potential: http://bit.ly/bIfcsu
If you have any questions, please let me know!
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
www.ccph.info
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Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined) through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions. Join us for "Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives to Local Action," May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, ON, Canada!
Stay on top of the latest CCPH news through Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter! http://www.ccph.info
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
U.S. Campus Suicide Prevention Grants - March 4 Deadline
[Announcement from Comm-engagedscholarship listserv]
Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,
The US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2011 Campus Suicide Prevention grants. Higher educational institutions that have not previously been awarded one of these grants are eligible to apply. Community-campus partnerships, community-based research and service-learning fit well into this program.
Applications are due March. See abstract below and complete details
at http://bit.ly/exhw1v
The purpose of this program is to facilitate a comprehensive approach to preventing suicide in institutions of higher education. This program is designed to assist colleges and universities in their efforts to prevent suicide attempts and completions and to enhance services for students with mental and behavioral health problems, such as depression and substance use/abuse that put them at risk for suicide and suicide attempts. The Campus Suicide Prevention grants supports an array of campus activities to help the grantee build a solid foundation for delivering and sustaining effective mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services.
Successful applicants will provide a coherent and detailed conceptual roadmap of the process by which they have assessed or intend to assess suicide prevention needs and plan/implement infrastructure development strategies that meet those needs. The plan put forward in the grant application must show the linkages among needs, the proposed infrastructure development strategy, and increased system capacity that will enhance and sustain effective prevention programs and services which support SAMHSAs first Strategic initiative of preventing substance abuse and mental illness. The plan must also address the needs of youth at high-risk identified by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention; including, but not limited tolesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) youth, American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN), military family members and veterans.
As a result of the Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention grants, colleges and universities will:
* increase the amount of training to students, faculty and staff on suicide prevention and mental health promotion
* increase collaboration among campus and community partners to deliver the message that suicide prevention is everyones responsibility
* increase the number of educational seminars and informational materials for students, faculty, staff and family members on suicide prevention, identification and reduction of risk factors such as depression and substance use/abuse
* increase help-seeking among students and reduce stigma for seeking care for mental and behavioral health issues among students
* increase the promotion of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Applications responsive to this Request for Application must implement evidence-based or best practices that will create or expand capacity to address the following SAMHSA Strategic Initiative: Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness - Create prevention prepared communities where individuals, families, schools, workplaces, and communities take action to prevent and reduce mental illness and substance abuse across the lifespan.
Thanks,
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
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Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined)
through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions.
Join us for "Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives
to Local Action," May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, ON, Canada!
Stay on top of the latest CCPH news through Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter!
http://www.ccph.info
******************************************************************************
Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,
The US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2011 Campus Suicide Prevention grants. Higher educational institutions that have not previously been awarded one of these grants are eligible to apply. Community-campus partnerships, community-based research and service-learning fit well into this program.
Applications are due March. See abstract below and complete details
at http://bit.ly/exhw1v
The purpose of this program is to facilitate a comprehensive approach to preventing suicide in institutions of higher education. This program is designed to assist colleges and universities in their efforts to prevent suicide attempts and completions and to enhance services for students with mental and behavioral health problems, such as depression and substance use/abuse that put them at risk for suicide and suicide attempts. The Campus Suicide Prevention grants supports an array of campus activities to help the grantee build a solid foundation for delivering and sustaining effective mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services.
Successful applicants will provide a coherent and detailed conceptual roadmap of the process by which they have assessed or intend to assess suicide prevention needs and plan/implement infrastructure development strategies that meet those needs. The plan put forward in the grant application must show the linkages among needs, the proposed infrastructure development strategy, and increased system capacity that will enhance and sustain effective prevention programs and services which support SAMHSAs first Strategic initiative of preventing substance abuse and mental illness. The plan must also address the needs of youth at high-risk identified by the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention; including, but not limited tolesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) youth, American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN), military family members and veterans.
As a result of the Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention grants, colleges and universities will:
* increase the amount of training to students, faculty and staff on suicide prevention and mental health promotion
* increase collaboration among campus and community partners to deliver the message that suicide prevention is everyones responsibility
* increase the number of educational seminars and informational materials for students, faculty, staff and family members on suicide prevention, identification and reduction of risk factors such as depression and substance use/abuse
* increase help-seeking among students and reduce stigma for seeking care for mental and behavioral health issues among students
* increase the promotion of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Applications responsive to this Request for Application must implement evidence-based or best practices that will create or expand capacity to address the following SAMHSA Strategic Initiative: Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness - Create prevention prepared communities where individuals, families, schools, workplaces, and communities take action to prevent and reduce mental illness and substance abuse across the lifespan.
Thanks,
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
******************************************************************************
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health promotes health (broadly defined)
through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions.
Join us for "Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives
to Local Action," May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, ON, Canada!
Stay on top of the latest CCPH news through Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter!
http://www.ccph.info
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