[Announcement from he-sl listserv]
Dear service-learning colleagues,
The American Psychiatric Foundation, the philanthropic and educational arm of the American Psychiatric Association, administers the Helping Hands Grant Program to provide support to medical schools for mental health service projects that are created and managed by medical students, particularly in underserved minority communities. These projects can be conducted in partnership with community agencies or in conjunction with ongoing medical school outreach activities.
The program was established to encourage medical students to participate in community service activities, particularly those focused on underserved populations; raise awareness of mental illness and the importance of early recognition of illness; and build an interest amongst medical students in psychiatry and working in underserved communities. Student projects may be conducted in partnership with community agencies or in conjunction with ongoing medical school outreach activities.
Medical schools are eligible to apply for the grants. All student projects must be conducted under medical faculty supervision. Medical students must be in their second, third, or fourth year of medical school to participate.
The application deadline for projects to take place during the 2011-2012 school year is May 25, 2011.
Details at http://bit.ly/i0fpns
Thanks,
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
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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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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Call for Editor and Editorial Fellows: 2011 IARSLCE Conference Proceedings
[Announcement from IARSLCE listserv]
The IARSLCE is soliciting applications for the positions of Conference Proceedings Editor and Editorial Fellows. The Conference Proceedings Editor and Editorial Fellows will oversee the publication of a new online IARSLCE Annual Conference Proceedings, comprised of all accepted 1000-word conference submissions from each year's conference. The published Proceedings will include abstracts only, rather than full papers, and will serve as an added resource, especially for international audiences. The new Proceedings will increase the public visibility of the conference scholarship and the potential of communication with other researchers.
To Apply
Please submit, by May 2, 2011,a letter of interest highlighting research background and interests, editorial review experience, and CV, to the Publications Committee Co-Chairs, KerryAnn O'Meara and Barbara Moely, at the IARSLCE Office: sobrien1@tulane.edu.
Proceedings Timeframe and Editorial Work:
Editorial work will occur over the summer prior to the Fall IARSLCE conference.
The Editor and Editorial Fellows will be appointed by June 15, 2011 and begin their work in July, 2011.
Proceedings will be published on line prior to the annual conference, no later than October 1, 2011.
Please see the attached document for full instructions, or click here to view on our website.
Diving Deep: Campus Compact’s Institute for Experienced Civic and Community Engagement Practitioners
[Announcement from he-sl listserv]
Diving Deep: Campus Compact’s Institute for Experienced Civic and Community Engagement Practitioners
Deadline for applications has been extended to April 25, 2011. The institute is reaching capacity, however we can accommodate a few more individuals.
Campus Compact, in partnership with Indiana Campus Compact, is hosting the 2nd Annual Diving Deep: Campus Compact’s Institute for Experienced Civic and Community Engagement Practitioners during the week of July 25-28, 2011 in Indianapolis, IN.
Diving Deep offers a professional development opportunity to support experienced ( five years or more) service-learning and civic and community engagement practitioners in influencing their campus and advancing the movement on the local, state and national levels. The institute will engage participants in the exploration of cutting-edge issues in service-learning and civic and community engagement in higher education, in a supportive, challenging and participatory environment among peers from across the country.
Please visit the Diving Deep website to learn more and to apply by April 25, 2011.
Warm regards,
Liza
Liza Newman
Program Director for Marketing and Member Relations
Indiana Campus Compact
620 Union Drive, Room 203
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
317-274-6500
www.indianacampuscompact.org
Diving Deep: Campus Compact’s Institute for Experienced Civic and Community Engagement Practitioners
Deadline for applications has been extended to April 25, 2011. The institute is reaching capacity, however we can accommodate a few more individuals.
Campus Compact, in partnership with Indiana Campus Compact, is hosting the 2nd Annual Diving Deep: Campus Compact’s Institute for Experienced Civic and Community Engagement Practitioners during the week of July 25-28, 2011 in Indianapolis, IN.
Diving Deep offers a professional development opportunity to support experienced ( five years or more) service-learning and civic and community engagement practitioners in influencing their campus and advancing the movement on the local, state and national levels. The institute will engage participants in the exploration of cutting-edge issues in service-learning and civic and community engagement in higher education, in a supportive, challenging and participatory environment among peers from across the country.
Please visit the Diving Deep website to learn more and to apply by April 25, 2011.
Warm regards,
Liza
Liza Newman
Program Director for Marketing and Member Relations
Indiana Campus Compact
620 Union Drive, Room 203
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
317-274-6500
www.indianacampuscompact.org
Monday, April 11, 2011
Call for Papers - Theme Journal Issue on the "Science of Community Engagement" - Aug 1 Deadline
[Announcement from CBPR listserv]
Dear CBPR colleagues,
The journal Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research,
Education, & Action, has released a call for papers for a theme issue
on the "Science of Community Engagement." (attached). The issue's goal is
to highlight concepts that form the foundation for assessing the impact
of community engagement across all forms of research conducted with the
intention of improving the health of those same communities. They are
particularly interested in augmenting concepts and definitions with
rigorous empirical studies that elucidate, operationalize and/or assess
community engaged research, and the contribution (potential and actual)
of community engaged research to comparative effectiveness research.
The following topics are of high priority for this issue:
1) Developing shared approaches to measuring aspects of the impact of
different types of community engaged research on improving health
outcomes, as well as spreading and sustaining effective practices;
2) The unique contributions of community engaged research to better
understand the effect of context and heterogeneity in comparative
effectiveness research;
3) Articulating the role of community engagement for conducting
comparative effectiveness research and for informing policy;
4) Identifying common contextual variables and parameters that facilitate
comparison and contribute to dissemination and implementation research;
and
5) Recognizing, documenting and addressing community benefits, needs,
risks, and other ethical issues associated with collaborative
community-based research activities.
6) Examples of well-designed research for translating interventions across
different communities, including a means for evaluating the translational
process between community interventions, and documenting the impact of
community engagement on several dimensions, including the research process
(eg., recruitment), health care service delivery (eg., uptake of clinical
innovations) and population health outcomes (measures of morbidity and
mortality).
The deadline for submitting papers is Monday, August 1, 2011.
Instructions for specific types of articles and submitting manuscripts can
be found at http://bit.ly/igttbh
Also... did you know that CCPH members receive a substantial discount on
subscriptions to Progress in Community Health Partnerships? Learn more at
http://bit.ly/bObC6S - if you have questions about CCPH membership, email
us at membership@ccph.info
Thanks!
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
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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 CBPR colleagues,
The journal Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research,
Education, & Action, has released a call for papers for a theme issue
on the "Science of Community Engagement." (attached). The issue's goal is
to highlight concepts that form the foundation for assessing the impact
of community engagement across all forms of research conducted with the
intention of improving the health of those same communities. They are
particularly interested in augmenting concepts and definitions with
rigorous empirical studies that elucidate, operationalize and/or assess
community engaged research, and the contribution (potential and actual)
of community engaged research to comparative effectiveness research.
The following topics are of high priority for this issue:
1) Developing shared approaches to measuring aspects of the impact of
different types of community engaged research on improving health
outcomes, as well as spreading and sustaining effective practices;
2) The unique contributions of community engaged research to better
understand the effect of context and heterogeneity in comparative
effectiveness research;
3) Articulating the role of community engagement for conducting
comparative effectiveness research and for informing policy;
4) Identifying common contextual variables and parameters that facilitate
comparison and contribute to dissemination and implementation research;
and
5) Recognizing, documenting and addressing community benefits, needs,
risks, and other ethical issues associated with collaborative
community-based research activities.
6) Examples of well-designed research for translating interventions across
different communities, including a means for evaluating the translational
process between community interventions, and documenting the impact of
community engagement on several dimensions, including the research process
(eg., recruitment), health care service delivery (eg., uptake of clinical
innovations) and population health outcomes (measures of morbidity and
mortality).
The deadline for submitting papers is Monday, August 1, 2011.
Instructions for specific types of articles and submitting manuscripts can
be found at http://bit.ly/igttbh
Also... did you know that CCPH members receive a substantial discount on
subscriptions to Progress in Community Health Partnerships? Learn more at
http://bit.ly/bObC6S - if you have questions about CCPH membership, email
us at membership@ccph.info
Thanks!
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
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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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Screening and Panel Discussion of the Movie Shakti Rising
Shakti Rising (with English subtitles)
5-7:45 pm, Thursday, April 28th
Room 62 Krannert Art Museum(please enter through Peabody Avenue at the link Gallery)
Background (excerpted and adapted from http://shaktirising.in/)
Shakti Rising evolved out of conversations between Madura Microfinance, a non banking finance company operating across Tamil Nadu, India, that provides small loans to 400,000 rural women along with products that expand market access, and Usha Rajeswari, a documentary filmmaker. Madura pushed on with the concept of a business training film, teaming up with a non profit called the Marketplace Literacy Project, founded by Madhu Viswanathan, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Marketplace Literacy Project provided business training through an innovative approach to this audience and Madhu had spent several years researching subsistence marketplace entrepreneurs and had developed extensive curriculum. Working on the one hand with women whose lives inspired the film, and on the other hand with Madhu and his team, Rajeshewari wove a story and script that captured the essence of the messages of entrepreneurship. The name Shakti Pirakkudhu means in the Tamillanguage,‘a new strength is born’. In English this has been translated as Shakti Rising. The movie has received an Honorable Mention at the Los Angeles Movie Awards (http://thelamovieawards.com/2010_%28II%29_Winners_.html ).Organized by the Subsistence Marketplaces Initiative (http://www.business.illinois.edu/subsistence)
Social Entrepreneurship Workshop - April 15, 2011, 1-5 pm, BIF 2043
An Interactive Workshop on Social Entrepreneurship
Distinguished Speaker: Vanita Viswanath, Udyogini, India
Chairs: Sunny Jeong and Srinivas Venugopal
Organizers: Collette Niland and Madhu Viswanathan
Learn about social entrepreneurship in an interactive workshop covering a range of issues from understanding social issues to designing enterprises and assessing impact. The workshop will emphasize audience participation through group assignments and presentations. Participants will include students and staff at the University of Illinois and social entrepreneurs and staff from non-profit organizations in the community.Registration is required – please email Dr. Collette Niland at cniland@illinois.edu to register by April 13th.
Agenda
1-2:00 pm - Audience Participation in Exercises
2:00-2:15 pm – What is Social Entreprenership? - Sunny Jeong, College of Business
2:30-3:30 - Challenges and Opportunities in Social Entrepreneurship? - Vanita Viswanath
3:45-5:00 pm – Panel Discussion Srinivas Venugopal (Chair), MBA Student; Wynne Korr, School of Social Work; Sunny Jeong, Business Faculty; Kathleen Robbins, Jatropha Pepinye, Haiti; John Sullivan, Center for Women in Transition, Champaign; Vanita Viswanath, Udyogini
Vanita Viswanath is the CEO of Udyogini, an organization providing business development services to poor women in the backward and remote regions of India. Prior to joining Udyogini in 2000, she was a consultant to the World Bank and other international agencies. She was a staff member of the World Bank in Washington in the early 1990s. She has several writings to her credit including books and articles on political development, gender, development practice and microenterprise. She has a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin in the United States.
Sponsored by
Subsistence Marketplaces Initiative – http://www.business.illinois.edu/subsistence
Social Entrepreneurship Institute, College of Business
Women and Gender in Global Perspective Program
Sunday, April 10, 2011
[nsrcnews] Your Resource Connection - April 2011
[Announcement from nsrcnews listserv]
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| Vol 9, No 03 - APRIL 2011 |
 Youth Changing the WorldGlobal Youth Service Day (GYSD), April 15-17, 2011, is an annual campaign that celebrates & mobilizes the millions of youth who improve their communities each day of the year through service & service-learning. On GYSD, youth around the world work with schools, nonprofits, community & faith-based organizations, and volunteer & national service programs to address the world’s critical issues & change their communities.  Ways to participate:
|  |  The Power of Youth Service Young people from all walks of life are volunteering because they want to help others, contribute to a cause, meet new people, & emulate people they admire. Use the resources below to mobilize, support, & sustain youth involvement.  Effective Practices |  |  Target Arts & Culture in Schools Grants  These grants are for nonprofits, K-12 schools, libraries, and public agencies that want to bring music, art, dance, drama, and visual arts into the classroom. There will be multiple awards of $2,000 each. Deadline is April 30, 2011. Find out more. Captain Planet Environment Grants  These grant opportunities will support hands-on environmental projects that empower children and youth around the world to solve environmental problems in their communities. There are multiple awards ranging from $250 to $2,500. The next deadline is June 30, 2011. For more information. |
| Simple Tech Tip Wonder what ABITHIWTITB means? Look it up in an internet lingo dictionary that provides an alphabetized list of text and chat acronyms. | | National Service-Learning ClearinghouseNeed service-learning resources for Global Youth Service Day? View the GYSD page on the NSLC site. | | Calendar of Events Use our calendar to find upcoming service-related conferences, trainings, and webinars. Create an account to submit your own event. |
ABOUT THE RESOURCE CENTER The Resource Center is a training and technical assistance provider funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service to support volunteer and service programs across the nation. Visit us today to search, browse, download, order, and borrow from among thousands of specialized resources. Click here to subscribe to this e-newsletter. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to lyris@lists.etr.org with unsubscribe nsrcnews in the body of the message. |
Now Online: Community Works Journal magazine
[Announcement from he-sl listserv]
Best, Regards,
Dear Colleagues,
The Latest 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)
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 Summer Institutes on Service-Learning. Summer EAST will take place at Shelburne Farms in Vermont. Summer WEST will take place in Los Angeles. Also, don't miss Shelburne Farms' 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
Joe
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Joe Brooks
Executive Director
Community Works Institute
PO Box 1390
Claremont, CA 91711
tel: 909-480-3966
cell: 909-660-2434
April 25 Conference on Public Scholarship in Irvine, CA
[Announcement from Comm-engagedscholarship listserv]
Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,
On April 25, the University of California, Irvine is hosting the conference, "Public Scholarship: Engaging Contradictions in the Contemporary University." See attached flyer and http://bit.ly/eDRIAq - for those unable to attend in person, there will be live video on the website.
The conference focuses on how to achieve a greater balance between public
scholarship and institutional prestige, especially given the need for
greater community investment in higher education. What are the ways in which
research universities can earn public trust through public scholarship? And
how can we address the contradictions between public scholarship and
prevailing institutional expectations of faculty development?
In exploring these tensions, close attention will be given to the following
key issues:
1. The capacities of existing standards to evaluate excellence in public
research
2. Greater institutional incentives to promote engagement
3. The forging of stronger town-gown relations and investment in higher
education
4. How public scholarship can build a more diverse and welcoming university
For more information:
Victor Becerra
Conference Coordinator & Director
Community Outreach Partnership Center
Email: vbecerra@uci.edu
Phone: (949) 824-9337
Fax: (949) 824-7445
Thanks,
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
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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,
On April 25, the University of California, Irvine is hosting the conference, "Public Scholarship: Engaging Contradictions in the Contemporary University." See attached flyer and http://bit.ly/eDRIAq - for those unable to attend in person, there will be live video on the website.
The conference focuses on how to achieve a greater balance between public
scholarship and institutional prestige, especially given the need for
greater community investment in higher education. What are the ways in which
research universities can earn public trust through public scholarship? And
how can we address the contradictions between public scholarship and
prevailing institutional expectations of faculty development?
In exploring these tensions, close attention will be given to the following
key issues:
1. The capacities of existing standards to evaluate excellence in public
research
2. Greater institutional incentives to promote engagement
3. The forging of stronger town-gown relations and investment in higher
education
4. How public scholarship can build a more diverse and welcoming university
For more information:
Victor Becerra
Conference Coordinator & Director
Community Outreach Partnership Center
Email: vbecerra@uci.edu
Phone: (949) 824-9337
Fax: (949) 824-7445
Thanks,
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
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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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The Village Adoption Project in Yunnan and other Service-Learning Programs in Lingnan University
[Announcement from he-sl listserv]
Dear colleagues,
Greeting from Office of Service-Learning, Lingnan University, Hong Kong!
The Office of Service-Learning (OSL) in Lingnan University was set up in 2006 and it is a pioneer in implementing Service-Learning among universities in Hong Kong. It provides various Service-Learning programs locally and internationally, which create opportunities for students to combine the theoretic and practical learning experiences together, which actualizes the long-standing motto of Lingnan “ Education for Service”.
The Village Adoption Project in Yunnan is one of the Service-Learning programs organized by OSL and Deloitte China starting from 2007. The Project aims to piloting and developing a model for the sustainable development of a rural community in China through academic research, corporate social responsibility and voluntary services. In addition, it promotes the concept and spirit of serving to learn and learning to serve to all participants. In the past three years, over 100 participants from Lingnan University and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu have been involved in the Project. Various construction and educational programs have been accomplished for the rural village in Yunnan.
In order to share our experience, we have published “A Review of the Village Adoption Project in Yunnan, China” as a manual for Service-Learning and China’s rural development. In addition, many touching and unforgettable stories from the past participants have been complied to the storybook entitled “Unique Happiness and Path” to share and celebrates the Happiness and valuable experience that the Project participants have gained in the past three years.
Last but not least, with the joint effort of the Asia-Pacific Institute of Aging studies, Lingnan University, we successfully adopted world health survey to the target village to create a comprehensive health profile of the village. The full report has been published for different stakeholders who would like to know more about the health situation in rural China.
We are pleased to share our achievements and stories of our Yunnan project. Please feel free to download the publication at http://www.ln.edu.hk/osl/project-yunnan/publication/publication.php
There will be more stories and presentations about this project in the 3rd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning with the theme of “Make a Difference: Impacts of Service-Learning--Tender Moment, Touched Heart and Inspired Action”, which is organized by OSL and co-organized by United Board and Lingnan Foundation , on 9th-11th June 2011 in Hong Kong. For more details, please visit our conference website at www.ln.edu.hk/osl/conference2011
To know more about the service-learning programs in Lingnan University, please read our annual report at http://www.ln.edu.hk/osl/publications/annual_report.php. Thanks!
If there is any question, please feel free to email to osl@ln.edu.hk
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Best Regards,
Office of Service-Learning, Lingnan University
Dear colleagues,
Greeting from Office of Service-Learning, Lingnan University, Hong Kong!
The Office of Service-Learning (OSL) in Lingnan University was set up in 2006 and it is a pioneer in implementing Service-Learning among universities in Hong Kong. It provides various Service-Learning programs locally and internationally, which create opportunities for students to combine the theoretic and practical learning experiences together, which actualizes the long-standing motto of Lingnan “ Education for Service”.
The Village Adoption Project in Yunnan is one of the Service-Learning programs organized by OSL and Deloitte China starting from 2007. The Project aims to piloting and developing a model for the sustainable development of a rural community in China through academic research, corporate social responsibility and voluntary services. In addition, it promotes the concept and spirit of serving to learn and learning to serve to all participants. In the past three years, over 100 participants from Lingnan University and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu have been involved in the Project. Various construction and educational programs have been accomplished for the rural village in Yunnan.
In order to share our experience, we have published “A Review of the Village Adoption Project in Yunnan, China” as a manual for Service-Learning and China’s rural development. In addition, many touching and unforgettable stories from the past participants have been complied to the storybook entitled “Unique Happiness and Path” to share and celebrates the Happiness and valuable experience that the Project participants have gained in the past three years.
Last but not least, with the joint effort of the Asia-Pacific Institute of Aging studies, Lingnan University, we successfully adopted world health survey to the target village to create a comprehensive health profile of the village. The full report has been published for different stakeholders who would like to know more about the health situation in rural China.
We are pleased to share our achievements and stories of our Yunnan project. Please feel free to download the publication at http://www.ln.edu.hk/osl/project-yunnan/publication/publication.php
There will be more stories and presentations about this project in the 3rd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning with the theme of “Make a Difference: Impacts of Service-Learning--Tender Moment, Touched Heart and Inspired Action”, which is organized by OSL and co-organized by United Board and Lingnan Foundation , on 9th-11th June 2011 in Hong Kong. For more details, please visit our conference website at www.ln.edu.hk/osl/conference2011
To know more about the service-learning programs in Lingnan University, please read our annual report at http://www.ln.edu.hk/osl/publications/annual_report.php. Thanks!
If there is any question, please feel free to email to osl@ln.edu.hk
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Best Regards,
Office of Service-Learning, Lingnan University
Character Clearinghouse, Vol 2, No. 1
Welcome to Character Clearinghouse for April 2011!
Character Clearinghouse
Vol 2, No. 1
April 2011
April 2011
Click below to read about the latest programs, practices, and resources relating to moral and civic development of college students. Character Clearinghouse is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs at The Florida State University with funds from a grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
| In Focus: Interfaith Youth Corps |
| "What Makes a Life Signficant?" Exceptional Students Doing Exceptio... |
| Speaking Out |
| In Focus: EXPLORE! Pacific Lutheran University |
| Gap Year |
| Buddhist Programs |
| In Focus: Character University, DeSales |
| A Woman's Place is on the Campus |
| Attention to Details: FSU Graduate Students in Leading Roles at Dal... |
| In the Heart of the Action: Persons of Purpose in the Profession |
| The Big Picture: A Continuing Series of Snapshots of Moral Educatio... |
| Past and Future Events |
| Journal of College and Character |
Contact Information
Please send all correspondence to Pamela Crosby, editor, at CharacterClearingHouse@admin.fsu.edu
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
313 Westcott Building
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1340
850.644.5590
Submission Guidelines
Please go to submissions
JANE GOODALL'S ROOTS & SHOOTS UNVEILS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE-LEARNING CURRICULUM
[Announcement from he-sl listserv]
News: For Immediate Release
Date: April 7, 2011
Contact: Claire Gwatkin Jones
Phone: 703-682-9220
Email: clairejones@janegoodall.org
Arlington, Va.–Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots, the Jane Goodall Institute’s global environmental and humanitarian program for young people from preschool through university, has launched an environmental service-learning curriculum, which it is rolling out through a series of teacher trainings in three of the largest public school systems in the United States—New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. In addition, Roots & Shoots staff will be on site at the National Service Learning Conference (Booth #206) in Atlanta, Ga., from April 6-9, 2011, to present the curriculum to attendees.
Created in partnership with the Pearson Foundation, the new Roots & Shoots service-learning curriculum helps teachers integrate genuine community needs and service into everyday classroom instruction. The goals of the service-learning curriculum are: to make it easier for educators to incorporate project-based learning techniques into existing lesson plans; enhance students’ retention of academic content; and to help students develop a sense of empowerment by giving back to their communities. By bringing together best practices from the Jane Goodall Institute’s community-centered conservation approach with the latest service-learning techniques, the curriculum also reinforces environmental literacy and fosters civic responsibility in participating students.
“We are incredibly excited about introducing our new service-learning curriculum in schools across the country,” said Erin Viera-Orr, Roots & Shoots program manager and service-learning specialist in California. “Training teachers with this new resource will make a dramatic difference in the lives of students and have a measurable impact on their communities. In the past, teachers had to find creative ways to include service learning in the classroom, but our new curriculum is aligned with educational standards, and simplifies the integration of service into lesson plans and academic goals.”
The process begins when teachers and students work together to identify needs in their communities. Looking holistically at the range of issues facing people, animals and the environment, they develop a classroom campaign that uses academic and life skills to address issues that concern them. The service projects are then incorporated into the classroom curriculum. The curriculum also engages students as participants and leaders while emphasizing the value of education. For students, the curriculum answers the “Why” in “Why are we learning this?”
“In our current educational climate, the integration of real-life issues into classroom lessons is of critical importance,” said Maureen P. Smith, president of the Jane Goodall Institute. “We need to focus on training young people about local and global issues and how they can solve them. With this new curriculum we are enhancing the existing educational system, and helping young people understand the ways they can effect change in their communities and the world.”
This comprehensive service-learning resource includes nine different curricula addressing elementary, middle and high school students, as well as extension activities for gifted students and modifications for those with special needs. Available at no cost to educators online, the curriculum and associated resources can be found at www.pearsonfoundation.org/janegoodall. For more information about Roots & Shoots and service learning, please visit http://www.rootsandshoots.org/campaigns/servicelearning.
The launch of the new service-learning curriculum comes at an exciting time for Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots. February 2011 marked Roots & Shoots’ 20th anniversary. Twenty years ago, Dr. Jane Goodall and a group of Tanzanian students started what has become an international movement of young people dedicated to creating a better world. Today in more than 120 countries, hundreds of thousands of Roots & Shoots members work together on youth-led service projects to improve communities and to make the world better for people, animals and the environment we all share. For more information on the 20th anniversary of Roots & Shoots, please visit www.rootsandshoots.org/campaigns/20thanniversary.
About the Jane Goodall Institute
Founded in 1977, the Jane Goodall Institute continues Dr. Goodall’s pioneering research on chimpanzee behavior—research that transformed scientific perceptions of the relationship between humans and animals. Today, the Institute is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. It also is widely recognized for establishing innovative community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, the Institute’s global environmental and humanitarian youth program, which has groups in more than 120 countries. For more information, please visit www.janegoodall.org.
About Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots
Founded in 1991 by Dr. Jane Goodall and a group of Tanzanian students, the Roots & Shoots program is about making positive change happen—for our communities, for animals and for the environment. With hundreds of thousands of young people in more than 120 countries, the Roots & Shoots network connects youth of all ages who share a desire to create a better world. Young people identify problems in their communities and take action. Through service projects, youth-led campaigns and an interactive website, Roots & Shoots members are making a difference across the globe. For more information, please visit www.rootsandshoots.org.
About the Pearson Foundation
The Pearson Foundation, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, extends Pearson’s commitment to education by partnering with leading nonprofit, civic, and business organizations to provide financial, organizational, and publishing assistance across the globe. The foundation aims to make a difference by sponsoring innovative educational programs and extending its educational expertise to help in classrooms and in local communities. More information on the Pearson Foundation can be found at www.pearsonfoundation.org.
News: For Immediate Release
Date: April 7, 2011
Contact: Claire Gwatkin Jones
Phone: 703-682-9220
Email: clairejones@janegoodall.org
JANE GOODALL’S ROOTS & SHOOTS
UNVEILS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE-LEARNING CURRICULUM
YOUTH PROGRAM’S STAFF TRAINING TEACHERS IN THREE OF THE LARGEST PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE UNITED STATES
Created in partnership with the Pearson Foundation, the new Roots & Shoots service-learning curriculum helps teachers integrate genuine community needs and service into everyday classroom instruction. The goals of the service-learning curriculum are: to make it easier for educators to incorporate project-based learning techniques into existing lesson plans; enhance students’ retention of academic content; and to help students develop a sense of empowerment by giving back to their communities. By bringing together best practices from the Jane Goodall Institute’s community-centered conservation approach with the latest service-learning techniques, the curriculum also reinforces environmental literacy and fosters civic responsibility in participating students.
“We are incredibly excited about introducing our new service-learning curriculum in schools across the country,” said Erin Viera-Orr, Roots & Shoots program manager and service-learning specialist in California. “Training teachers with this new resource will make a dramatic difference in the lives of students and have a measurable impact on their communities. In the past, teachers had to find creative ways to include service learning in the classroom, but our new curriculum is aligned with educational standards, and simplifies the integration of service into lesson plans and academic goals.”
The process begins when teachers and students work together to identify needs in their communities. Looking holistically at the range of issues facing people, animals and the environment, they develop a classroom campaign that uses academic and life skills to address issues that concern them. The service projects are then incorporated into the classroom curriculum. The curriculum also engages students as participants and leaders while emphasizing the value of education. For students, the curriculum answers the “Why” in “Why are we learning this?”
“In our current educational climate, the integration of real-life issues into classroom lessons is of critical importance,” said Maureen P. Smith, president of the Jane Goodall Institute. “We need to focus on training young people about local and global issues and how they can solve them. With this new curriculum we are enhancing the existing educational system, and helping young people understand the ways they can effect change in their communities and the world.”
This comprehensive service-learning resource includes nine different curricula addressing elementary, middle and high school students, as well as extension activities for gifted students and modifications for those with special needs. Available at no cost to educators online, the curriculum and associated resources can be found at www.pearsonfoundation.org/janegoodall. For more information about Roots & Shoots and service learning, please visit http://www.rootsandshoots.org/campaigns/servicelearning.
The launch of the new service-learning curriculum comes at an exciting time for Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots. February 2011 marked Roots & Shoots’ 20th anniversary. Twenty years ago, Dr. Jane Goodall and a group of Tanzanian students started what has become an international movement of young people dedicated to creating a better world. Today in more than 120 countries, hundreds of thousands of Roots & Shoots members work together on youth-led service projects to improve communities and to make the world better for people, animals and the environment we all share. For more information on the 20th anniversary of Roots & Shoots, please visit www.rootsandshoots.org/campaigns/20thanniversary.
About the Jane Goodall Institute
Founded in 1977, the Jane Goodall Institute continues Dr. Goodall’s pioneering research on chimpanzee behavior—research that transformed scientific perceptions of the relationship between humans and animals. Today, the Institute is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. It also is widely recognized for establishing innovative community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots, the Institute’s global environmental and humanitarian youth program, which has groups in more than 120 countries. For more information, please visit www.janegoodall.org.
About Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots
Founded in 1991 by Dr. Jane Goodall and a group of Tanzanian students, the Roots & Shoots program is about making positive change happen—for our communities, for animals and for the environment. With hundreds of thousands of young people in more than 120 countries, the Roots & Shoots network connects youth of all ages who share a desire to create a better world. Young people identify problems in their communities and take action. Through service projects, youth-led campaigns and an interactive website, Roots & Shoots members are making a difference across the globe. For more information, please visit www.rootsandshoots.org.
About the Pearson Foundation
The Pearson Foundation, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit, extends Pearson’s commitment to education by partnering with leading nonprofit, civic, and business organizations to provide financial, organizational, and publishing assistance across the globe. The foundation aims to make a difference by sponsoring innovative educational programs and extending its educational expertise to help in classrooms and in local communities. More information on the Pearson Foundation can be found at www.pearsonfoundation.org.
Diving Deep: Campus Compact’s Institute for Experienced Civic and Community Engagement Practitioners
[Announcement from he-sl listserv]
Campus Compact, in partnership with Indiana Campus Compact, is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Diving Deep: Campus Compact’s Institute for Experienced Civic and Community Engagement Practitioners. July 25-28, 2011, Indianapolis, IN
Diving Deep offers a professional development opportunity to support experienced ( five years or more) service-learning and civic and community engagement practitioners in influencing their campus and advancing the movement on the local, state and national levels. The institute will engage participants in the exploration of cutting-edge issues in service-learning and civic and community engagement in higher education, in a supportive, challenging and participatory environment among peers from across the country.
Applications due April 15, 2011
Liza Newman
Program Director for Marketing and Member Relations
Indiana Campus Compact
620 Union Drive, Room 203
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
317-274-6500
www.indianacampuscompact.org
Campus Compact, in partnership with Indiana Campus Compact, is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Diving Deep: Campus Compact’s Institute for Experienced Civic and Community Engagement Practitioners. July 25-28, 2011, Indianapolis, IN
Diving Deep offers a professional development opportunity to support experienced ( five years or more) service-learning and civic and community engagement practitioners in influencing their campus and advancing the movement on the local, state and national levels. The institute will engage participants in the exploration of cutting-edge issues in service-learning and civic and community engagement in higher education, in a supportive, challenging and participatory environment among peers from across the country.
Applications due April 15, 2011
Liza Newman
Program Director for Marketing and Member Relations
Indiana Campus Compact
620 Union Drive, Room 203
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
317-274-6500
www.indianacampuscompact.org
Community-Campus Partnerships as a Strategy for Social Justice -April 18-21, 2012
[Announcement from CBPR listserv]
Community-Campus Partnerships as a Strategy for Social Justice - Where We've Been & Where We Need to Go - April 18-21, 2012 in Houston TX USA
Dear CBPR colleagues,
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) is gearing up for our 15th Anniversary Conference, April 18-21, 2012 in Houston, TX! The theme is "Community-Campus Partnerships as a Strategy for Social Justice: Where We've Been & Where We Need to Go." Mark your calendars now and plan to join us for 4 days of skill-building, networking and agenda-setting! The call for proposals will be released in May 2011 with a September 26, 2011 deadline.
Whether you are new to community-based participatory research, service-learning or community-academic partnerships and looking for basics to get started, or have been involved for years and seeking more advanced knowledge, this is one conference you will not want to miss! CCPH conferences create an inclusive space where all are embraced for the knowledge, wisdom and experience they bring to the table. As one participant who attended in 2010 observed, "This conference was one of the best few days of my life. I am going to capitalize on the amazing connections I made. It was very inspiring and the many workshops were of practical help to my work."
CCPH promotes health (broadly defined) through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions. At a grass-roots level, our growing network of over 2,000 communities and campuses are collaborating to promote health through diverse partnership approaches. CCPH members are based in over a dozen countries and affiliated with colleges and universities, community-based organizations, health care delivery systems, student service organizations, foundations and government. What ties us together is our commitment to social justice and our passion for the power of partnerships to transform communities and academe.
Our major conference partner is St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities, the area's largest charity focused solely on health and well-being (http://www.slehc.org/). Joining CCPH in celebrating 15 years of advancing community health, the Charities has touched 15 million lives by directly addressing health disparities and strengthening communities through a collaborative, coordinated focus on health. The Charities has awarded grants to health service organizations throughout Southeast Texas. Charities' grantmaking is guided by research and collaboration. This allows communities to be transformed in measurable ways because the changes are initiated and supported by the communities.
Houston is an ideal location for the conference, with its many community-campus partnerships, tourist attractions, and warm and sunny spring climate! The 4th largest city in the U.S. is increasingly being recognized and valued as a multi-cultural destination for food, culture and green space.
Stay on top of the latest conference details: visit www.ccph.info to sign up for our monthly e-news, become a Facebook fan or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. We welcome inquiries from organizations interested in conference cosponsor, exhibit and joint meeting opportunities. Just email us at conference@ccph.info! If you're not already a member of CCPH, we invite you to join today at http://www.ccph.info.
And while you have your calendars out...we hope you're already planning to join us for CU Expo Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives to Local Action," May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. As a major partner, CCPH is fully supporting CU Expo in lieu of our own major conference in 2011. CCPH members can register at a 20% savings. For more information, visit http://www.cuexpo2011.ca
Please help spread the word to friends and colleagues who may be interested.
Thank you!
The CCPH Conference Planning Committee
http://bit.ly/iksfSq
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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! Visit our homepage, sign up for our
e-news, become a fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! http://www.ccph.info
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Community-Campus Partnerships as a Strategy for Social Justice - Where We've Been & Where We Need to Go - April 18-21, 2012 in Houston TX USA
Dear CBPR colleagues,
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) is gearing up for our 15th Anniversary Conference, April 18-21, 2012 in Houston, TX! The theme is "Community-Campus Partnerships as a Strategy for Social Justice: Where We've Been & Where We Need to Go." Mark your calendars now and plan to join us for 4 days of skill-building, networking and agenda-setting! The call for proposals will be released in May 2011 with a September 26, 2011 deadline.
Whether you are new to community-based participatory research, service-learning or community-academic partnerships and looking for basics to get started, or have been involved for years and seeking more advanced knowledge, this is one conference you will not want to miss! CCPH conferences create an inclusive space where all are embraced for the knowledge, wisdom and experience they bring to the table. As one participant who attended in 2010 observed, "This conference was one of the best few days of my life. I am going to capitalize on the amazing connections I made. It was very inspiring and the many workshops were of practical help to my work."
CCPH promotes health (broadly defined) through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions. At a grass-roots level, our growing network of over 2,000 communities and campuses are collaborating to promote health through diverse partnership approaches. CCPH members are based in over a dozen countries and affiliated with colleges and universities, community-based organizations, health care delivery systems, student service organizations, foundations and government. What ties us together is our commitment to social justice and our passion for the power of partnerships to transform communities and academe.
Our major conference partner is St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities, the area's largest charity focused solely on health and well-being (http://www.slehc.org/). Joining CCPH in celebrating 15 years of advancing community health, the Charities has touched 15 million lives by directly addressing health disparities and strengthening communities through a collaborative, coordinated focus on health. The Charities has awarded grants to health service organizations throughout Southeast Texas. Charities' grantmaking is guided by research and collaboration. This allows communities to be transformed in measurable ways because the changes are initiated and supported by the communities.
Houston is an ideal location for the conference, with its many community-campus partnerships, tourist attractions, and warm and sunny spring climate! The 4th largest city in the U.S. is increasingly being recognized and valued as a multi-cultural destination for food, culture and green space.
Stay on top of the latest conference details: visit www.ccph.info to sign up for our monthly e-news, become a Facebook fan or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. We welcome inquiries from organizations interested in conference cosponsor, exhibit and joint meeting opportunities. Just email us at conference@ccph.info! If you're not already a member of CCPH, we invite you to join today at http://www.ccph.info.
And while you have your calendars out...we hope you're already planning to join us for CU Expo Community-University Partnerships: Bringing Global Perspectives to Local Action," May 10-14, 2011 in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. As a major partner, CCPH is fully supporting CU Expo in lieu of our own major conference in 2011. CCPH members can register at a 20% savings. For more information, visit http://www.cuexpo2011.ca
Please help spread the word to friends and colleagues who may be interested.
Thank you!
The CCPH Conference Planning Committee
http://bit.ly/iksfSq
******************************************************************************
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! Visit our homepage, sign up for our
e-news, become a fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! http://www.ccph.info
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Pacific Northwest Service Conference
[Announcement from he-sl listserv]
Perspectives on Global Citizenship:
Cultivating Transformational Change through Cross-Cultural Service
Join us for a conference on planning cross-cultural service trips on May 7th 9:00am-5:00pm at Seattle University, Casey Building.
This one day conference is for service immersion trip leaders and volunteers to learn ways to fully engage trip participants by incorporating body (volunteer service), mind (knowledge and information) and spirit (authentic relationships). Participants in this conference will:
*Learn best practices from leaders in the field
*Understand how to cultivate your skills of empowerment
*Foster and develop leadership skills from your participants
*Build partners with host communities.
*Develop skills of cultural competency to share with your participants
*Promote long term commitment to community, solidarity, public service and global engagement
As group leaders, you know the benefits of service immersion- join us in sharing your secrets and learning from group leaders who have mastered other tools of the trade so that the experience never ends in a week but provides transformational change to both particpants and communities!
Conference fee: $15/ $10 for students (fee includes lunch and conference materials)
Visit us online for workshop descriptions and to register:
www.esperanzaint.org/service-conference/
This conference is hosted by Seattle University in partnership with the Mission Office of the Archdiocese of Seattle and Esperanza International
--
Paul Prociv
Conference Volunteer
AND
Aimee Khuu
Program Director
(206)228-2082
Esperanza International
aimee.khuu@esperanzaint.org
Perspectives on Global Citizenship:
Cultivating Transformational Change through Cross-Cultural Service
Join us for a conference on planning cross-cultural service trips on May 7th 9:00am-5:00pm at Seattle University, Casey Building.
This one day conference is for service immersion trip leaders and volunteers to learn ways to fully engage trip participants by incorporating body (volunteer service), mind (knowledge and information) and spirit (authentic relationships). Participants in this conference will:
*Learn best practices from leaders in the field
*Understand how to cultivate your skills of empowerment
*Foster and develop leadership skills from your participants
*Build partners with host communities.
*Develop skills of cultural competency to share with your participants
*Promote long term commitment to community, solidarity, public service and global engagement
As group leaders, you know the benefits of service immersion- join us in sharing your secrets and learning from group leaders who have mastered other tools of the trade so that the experience never ends in a week but provides transformational change to both particpants and communities!
Conference fee: $15/ $10 for students (fee includes lunch and conference materials)
Visit us online for workshop descriptions and to register:
www.esperanzaint.org/service-conference/
This conference is hosted by Seattle University in partnership with the Mission Office of the Archdiocese of Seattle and Esperanza International
--
Paul Prociv
Conference Volunteer
AND
Aimee Khuu
Program Director
(206)228-2082
Esperanza International
aimee.khuu@esperanzaint.org
NSIP Inclusion Weekly: Communicating with Members and Volunteers who have Hearing Disabilities
[Announcement from he-sl listserv]
According to the National Health Interview Survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 3% of the US population has a hearing disability. As people age, the incidence of reported hearing disability rises. Approximately 1% of 18 – 44 year olds identified as a person who is deaf, compared to about 15% of people over 75 who reported they are deaf. People of all ages who have hearing disabilities are serving their communities in national service programs across the nation.
When national service programs actively engage members or volunteers who have hearing disabilities, there is often a concern about how to communicate effectively with that member or volunteer. There are many approaches to communication with people who are deaf or hard of hearing. As with other types of accommodations, the best approach will vary by individual and circumstance. It is always best to discuss with the individual what accommodations (if any) they will need to be a successful member or volunteer with your organization.
The new regulations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), released this month include modifications to the section that delineates what “effective communication” entails when interacting with a person who is deaf or hard of hearing. As assistive technology advances, the possibilities for means of communication have expanded.
The new ADA rule includes video remote interpreting (VRI) services as a type of auxiliary aid that may be used to provide effective communication. In the ADA, the term “auxiliary aids and services” refers to the means for achieving effective communication. The auxiliary aid requirement is a flexible one. The goal is to find an effective means of communication that is appropriate for the particular circumstance. For example, emailing last minute announcements to a member who is deaf may suffice, but for a meeting or training it might be more appropriate to use an onsite interpreter, remote captioning such as CART or VRI.
VRI is an interpreting service that uses videoconference technology over dedicated lines or wireless technology offering a high-speed, wide-bandwidth video connection that delivers high-quality video images. To ensure that VRI is effective, the Department has established performance standards for VRI and requires training for users of the technology and other involved individuals so that they may quickly and efficiently set up and operate the VRI system.
Examples of auxiliary aids and services for people who have hearing disabilities include (but are not limited to):
- Open and closed captioning
- Transcription services
- Written materials
- Telephone handset amplifiers
- Assistive listening devices
- Telephone compatible with hearing aids
- Closed caption decoders
- Note takers
- Telecommunication devices for the Deaf
- Videotext displays
- Qualified interpreters
- Video Remote Interpreting
For more information about accommodation ideas for members and volunteers who are deaf or have a hearing disability see the Job Accommodation Network:
http://askjan.org/media/Hearing.html
To locate Certified Interpreters in your area visit:
https://www.rid.org/acct-app/index.cfm?action=search.members (you can search by city or state)
This is a news story about voice-to-text technology
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/disability_issues&...
Information on VRI from the National Association of the Deaf
http://www.nad.org/issues/technology/vri
To learn more about people who are deaf or hard of hearing, please visit the National Service Inclusion Project’s website:
http://www.serviceandinclusion.org/index.php?page=deafhh
Yours in service,
Erin Gannon
NSIP is online...
Website: http://www.serviceandinclusion.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/NSIP_Online
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/serviceandinclusion
The National Service Inclusion Project is a cooperative agreement (08TAHMA001) between the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston in collaboration with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, the Association on Higher Education and Disability, the National Council on Independent Living and the National Down Syndrome Congress. The content contained does not imply endorsement from the Corporation for National and Community Service, the National Service Inclusion Project or any of our partner agencies.
The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) is a Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) training and technical assistance provider. Through comprehensive training, technical assistance, and product dissemination, NSIP strives to ensure meaningful service experiences for all Americans, regardless of their abilities. Most services are free of charge.
According to the National Health Interview Survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 3% of the US population has a hearing disability. As people age, the incidence of reported hearing disability rises. Approximately 1% of 18 – 44 year olds identified as a person who is deaf, compared to about 15% of people over 75 who reported they are deaf. People of all ages who have hearing disabilities are serving their communities in national service programs across the nation.
When national service programs actively engage members or volunteers who have hearing disabilities, there is often a concern about how to communicate effectively with that member or volunteer. There are many approaches to communication with people who are deaf or hard of hearing. As with other types of accommodations, the best approach will vary by individual and circumstance. It is always best to discuss with the individual what accommodations (if any) they will need to be a successful member or volunteer with your organization.
The new regulations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), released this month include modifications to the section that delineates what “effective communication” entails when interacting with a person who is deaf or hard of hearing. As assistive technology advances, the possibilities for means of communication have expanded.
The new ADA rule includes video remote interpreting (VRI) services as a type of auxiliary aid that may be used to provide effective communication. In the ADA, the term “auxiliary aids and services” refers to the means for achieving effective communication. The auxiliary aid requirement is a flexible one. The goal is to find an effective means of communication that is appropriate for the particular circumstance. For example, emailing last minute announcements to a member who is deaf may suffice, but for a meeting or training it might be more appropriate to use an onsite interpreter, remote captioning such as CART or VRI.
VRI is an interpreting service that uses videoconference technology over dedicated lines or wireless technology offering a high-speed, wide-bandwidth video connection that delivers high-quality video images. To ensure that VRI is effective, the Department has established performance standards for VRI and requires training for users of the technology and other involved individuals so that they may quickly and efficiently set up and operate the VRI system.
Examples of auxiliary aids and services for people who have hearing disabilities include (but are not limited to):
- Open and closed captioning
- Transcription services
- Written materials
- Telephone handset amplifiers
- Assistive listening devices
- Telephone compatible with hearing aids
- Closed caption decoders
- Note takers
- Telecommunication devices for the Deaf
- Videotext displays
- Qualified interpreters
- Video Remote Interpreting
For more information about accommodation ideas for members and volunteers who are deaf or have a hearing disability see the Job Accommodation Network:
http://askjan.org/media/Hearing.html
To locate Certified Interpreters in your area visit:
https://www.rid.org/acct-app/index.cfm?action=search.members (you can search by city or state)
This is a news story about voice-to-text technology
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/disability_issues&...
Information on VRI from the National Association of the Deaf
http://www.nad.org/issues/technology/vri
To learn more about people who are deaf or hard of hearing, please visit the National Service Inclusion Project’s website:
http://www.serviceandinclusion.org/index.php?page=deafhh
Yours in service,
Erin Gannon
NSIP is online...
Website: http://www.serviceandinclusion.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/NSIP_Online
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/serviceandinclusion
The National Service Inclusion Project is a cooperative agreement (08TAHMA001) between the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston in collaboration with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, the Association on Higher Education and Disability, the National Council on Independent Living and the National Down Syndrome Congress. The content contained does not imply endorsement from the Corporation for National and Community Service, the National Service Inclusion Project or any of our partner agencies.
The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) is a Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) training and technical assistance provider. Through comprehensive training, technical assistance, and product dissemination, NSIP strives to ensure meaningful service experiences for all Americans, regardless of their abilities. Most services are free of charge.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Community Advisory Boards in Community-Based Participatory Research: A Synthesis of Best Processes
[Announcement from SCRA listserv]
Dear CBPR colleagues,
The May 2011 issue of the journal Preventing Chronic Disease contains this article - see abstract below & article attached.
Newman SD, Andrews JO, Magwood GS, Jenkins C, Cox MJ, Williamson DC. Community advisory boards in community-based participatory research: a synthesis of best processes. Prev Chronic Dis 2011;8(3). http://1.usa.gov/gVG8ro
Abstract
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a paradigm to study and reduce disparities in health outcomes related to chronic disease. Community advisory boards (CABs) commonly formalize the academic–community partnerships that guide CBPR by providing a mechanism for community members to have representation in research activities. Researchers and funding agencies increasingly recognize the value of the community’s contribution to research and acknowledge that community advisory boards are a key component of successful CBPR projects. In this article, we describe the best processes for forming, operating, and maintaining CABs for CBPR. We synthesize the literature and offer our professional experiences to guide formation, operation, and maintenance of CABs.
Of note, the paper cites several sections of the evidence-based online curriculum, Developing & Sustaining CBPR Partnerships, available at http://bit.ly/h4CBsS
Thanks,
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
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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 CBPR colleagues,
The May 2011 issue of the journal Preventing Chronic Disease contains this article - see abstract below & article attached.
Newman SD, Andrews JO, Magwood GS, Jenkins C, Cox MJ, Williamson DC. Community advisory boards in community-based participatory research: a synthesis of best processes. Prev Chronic Dis 2011;8(3). http://1.usa.gov/gVG8ro
Abstract
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a paradigm to study and reduce disparities in health outcomes related to chronic disease. Community advisory boards (CABs) commonly formalize the academic–community partnerships that guide CBPR by providing a mechanism for community members to have representation in research activities. Researchers and funding agencies increasingly recognize the value of the community’s contribution to research and acknowledge that community advisory boards are a key component of successful CBPR projects. In this article, we describe the best processes for forming, operating, and maintaining CABs for CBPR. We synthesize the literature and offer our professional experiences to guide formation, operation, and maintenance of CABs.
Of note, the paper cites several sections of the evidence-based online curriculum, Developing & Sustaining CBPR Partnerships, available at http://bit.ly/h4CBsS
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Rahma Osman
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