Banking on Youth Competition: Opportunity for youth ages 13-22 !

[Announcement from Ashoka]

Ashoka¹s Youth Venture, in partnership with the Consumer Bankers Foundation (CBF) Foundation and banks from all across the U.S., is excited to announce the launch of the 2^nd Banking on Youth competition!  

Please take a moment to visit: www.bankingonyouth.org.

This exciting competition provides youth a wonderful opportunity to showcase their exceptional ideas for benefiting society and creating positive social change! Youth between the ages 13-22 are invited to share their ideas for sustainable ventures that will directly benefit society through an entry form from now until March 15, 2013 for a for the chance to win $1,000 seed money, a trip to the Ashoka Future Forum, and two grand prizes of $5,000 and $15,000!!

The next 10 youth that apply before February 15^th will be given an Amazon Gift Card.

Thanks so much for your participation ­ this is truly going to be an exciting competition! 

If you have any question or would like additional information, please contact Romina Laouri at rlaouri@ashoka.org

Chancellor's Public Engagement Student Fellows Program at the U of I

Chancellor's Public Engagement Student Fellows Program: Applications due April 5

This new program provides small grants for Illinois students to partner with an outside entity, such as a school, government, or non-profit agency, to solve a problem or provide a service while utilizing their education and learning. Applications for this inaugural program are due April 5, 2013.

For more information, please visit http://go.illinois.edu/studentfellows or contact Shelley Mix at mix@illinois.edu. 

Gulf South Summit Registration Still Open...

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2013 Gulf South Summit on Service Learning and Civic Engagement through Service Learning

Downtown Louisville Marriott February 27- March 1

Kentucky Campus Compact is honored to sponsor the 2013 Gulf South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Service Learning. The conference is in Louisville, Kentucky, and this may be a great opportunity for your faculty and staff to participate in this excellent regional Summit.
The Conference theme is Re-Engaging Democracy in the 21^st Century: Preparing Students to Lead Civic-Minded Lives and will feature key note speakers: Caryn McTighe Musil, senior vice president of AAC&U, Julie Hatcher, executive director of the Center for Service and Learning at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), as well as Silas House, author, activist and the NEH chair of Appalachian Studies at the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center at Berea College..
Registration is now open and we would love to see you in Louisville.
To register for the conference, please go to http://kycompact.nku.edu/conference-home and click on the registration page. 

Hotel Group Registration has also been extended until February 14th, 2013. Please click on link for registration at group rate: 

Gulf South Summit Marriott Louisville DT

If you should have any questions please contact Logistics Manager, Stephanie Rabius at stephanie.rabius@kycompact.org or 859-572-7840.

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Stephanie Rabius

Logistics Manager

2013 Gulf South Summit

stephanie.rabius@kycompact.org

859-572-7840

Sustainable Energy Workshop 2013: June 27 & 28

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CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING WORKSHOP:

Teaching Sustainability Concepts

in Engineering Courses

JUNE 27 & 28, 2013

Held since 2006, a Center for Sustainable Engineering (CSE) workshop for faculty members teaching engineering courses will again be offered by the Center for Sustainable Engineering, a partnership of Georgia Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Arizona State University, and Syracuse University. A workshop entitled “Teaching Sustainability Concepts in Engineering Courses” will be held on June 27-28 at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The workshop sessions will start at 9:00 am on Thursday and will adjourn by 4:00 pm on Friday so participants can catch flights home the same evening.

The workshop will accommodate 30 participants. Faculty members from engineering departments at four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. who have not participated in any previous CSE workshops are eligible to apply. Participants will be chosen based on a competitive application process. All participants are expected to pay for their travel and hotel in Atlanta.  The workshop itself, along with workshop materials and all meals from Thursday breakfast through Friday lunch, are free to participants.

On-line applications for the workshop can be found at

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CSEWorkshop2013 .  The deadline for applications is April 1, 2013. For detailed workshop information, see http://www.csengin.org on or after February 15, 2013 or contact Ms. Carol Stokes-Cawley at cestokes@syr.edu.  For information about the technical content of the workshops, contact Cliff Davidson, Syracuse University at davidson@syr.edu, Brad Allenby, Arizona State University at Braden.Allenby@asu.edu or John Crittenden, Georgia Tech at john.crittenden@ce.gatech.edu.

Final Week! Nominate a Young Person for the Hasbro Community Action Hero Award!

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Call for 2013 Hasbro Community Action Hero Award Nominations Deadline: 5 p.m. EST - Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 GenerationOn is now accepting nominations for the Hasbro Community Action Hero Award! The Hasbro Community Action Hero Award recognizes outstanding young volunteers who show that you are never too young to make a difference in your local or global community. Hasbro Children's Fund and generationOn will celebrate five young people between the ages of 5 and 18 for their extraordinary community service and volunteer activities at a special recognition event in New York City and award each winner a $1,000 educational scholarship. A Hasbro Community Action Hero is a young person who makes an extraordinary mark on the world through service. The nominee's achievements must demonstrate one or more of the following characteristics: ·         Outstanding service to one's local, national or global community ·         Extraordinary effort in creating innovative solutions to community needs ·         Leadership of an exceptional service or advocacy activity To learn more about how to nominate a Hasbro Community Action Hero today: êCLICK HEREê  or visit www.generationOn.org    Nominations accepted now through 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, February 20th, 2013    Make Your Nomination Go Even Further: To recognize the amazing service work performed by youth everywhere, Hasbro will donate a toy or game to Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) for every nomination received through the February 20, 2013 submission deadline. K.I.D.S. donates new clothing, shoes, toys, books to kids in need who face poverty, homelessness, domestic abuse, major illness, incarcerated family members, and disaster survival. GenerationOn is the global youth service movement igniting the power of all kids to make their mark on the world. As Points of Light's youth service division, generationOn inspires, equips and mobilizes youth to take action through generationOn service clubs, schools, youth organizations, campaigns and youth leadership initiatives. It also provides tools and resources to youth, families and educators to help kids change the world and themselves through service. To learn more about how to get involved, visit www.generationon.org.

IJSLE Special Edition: "Opportunities and Barriers to Integrating Service Learning in Engineering Into Engineering Education"

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Publication opportunity: "Opportunities and Barriers to Integrating Service Learning in Engineering Into Engineering Education"

IJSLE Special Edition Announcement

The editors of the International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (IJSLE) are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for a Special Edition of the Journal.  The special edition will be entitled ‘Opportunities and Barriers to Integrating Service Learning in Engineering into Engineering Education’.

Manuscript submittal deadline is August 30th 2013 - with publication planned for December, 2013.  Website:  www.ijsle.org

Purpose and Scope

The editors invite submission of high-quality manuscripts that explore: 1) assessment, 2) scholarship, and 3) interdisciplinary engagement related to Service Learning in Engineering (SLE) - both domestically and internationally.   A few examples of potential topics which might be addressed are provided below:

1.      Assessment of Service Learning in Engineering

a.      Methods and results of assessment of student learning

b.      Methods and results of assessment of community impacts

c.      Methods and results of assessment of impacts on the University, College, Department and Employers

d.      How might SLE practices be changing what, and how, we assess in engineering education?

2.      Scholarship of Service Learning in Engineering

a.      What is ‘scholarship’ as related to service learning in engineering?

b.      P&T committees and the review process – what is SLE ‘value’?

c.      Comparison of publications valued by the SLE community and those valued by P&T committees

d.      Other avenues to scholarship: conferences, books, grants, workshops, etc.

e.      Comparisons with service-learning in other disciplines - what is the state of the art.  What can engineering learn from other disciplines?

3.      Interdisciplinary Engagement

a.    Examples of technically rigorous engineering research with strong socio-economic context

b.    Entrepreneurship and SLE

c.    Curricular models of ‘breaking down the silos’ with SLE

Manuscript submittal deadline is August 30th 2013 - with publication planned for December, 2013.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Thomas Colledge, PE at thc100@psu.edu. 

16th Annual Continuums of Service Conference

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Register Now for the 16th Annual Continuums of Service Conference!

"The Engaged Campus: Higher Education for the Public Good"

Portland Oregon | April 24-26, 2013

Conference features:

• Pre-Conference Sessions

• Keynote Speakers

• Concurrent Interactive & Roundtable Sessions

• Poster Presentations

• Advanced Practitioner Track

• Networking Reception

RegisterToday

On Place and Education

Professional Development Opportunities Community Works Institute presents Summer Institutes 2013 Save $200 per person, When You Register by February 28th register online  l   learn more Join us for this exciting curriculum and program planning opportunity for school AND community educators. CWI's Summer WEST Institute on Service-Learning July 29-August 2, 2013 Los Angeles, California at Loyola Marymount University register online l more info tel: 909-480-3966 l email CWI's Summer EAST Institute on Service-Learning July 15-19, 2013 at Shelburne Farms, Vermont register online l more info tel: 909-480-3966 l email TRAINING & PLANNING CURRICULUM TOOLS REFLECTION & INSPIRATION CONNECTIONS ALUMNI TESTIMONIALS “I can't over state the importance of this event to my vision and enthusiasm.” Julie Metzler, Director Community Arts and Service-Learning Kansas City Art Institute “I loved the week! CWI’s Institute allows for personal and professional growth...." Dan Gaudiano High School Science Teacher Punahou School, Hawaii “You make the five day commitment worth it! Leitzel Schoen S-L Coordinator Westminster School Atlanta, Georgia “CWI gave me the opportunity to go deep in my understanding of service-learning and the way it can transform education.” Elizabeth Ferguson The Lawrenceville School New Jersey “I felt reaffirmed...Thank you for a stimulating, thoughtful, and useful week. I learned a lot, met wonderful people, and had time to think and plan. I was inspired!” Chris Tananone Global Issues/Service Coordinator International School of Bangkok from Community Works Journal Online Magazine for K-16 and Community Educators OF PLACE AND EDUCATION From High Winterages to Haute Cuisine in the Blink of an Eye? By DAVID SOBEL   read article online David Sobel is a regular contributing editor of Community Works Journal and the Director of Teacher Certification Programs at Antioch New England Graduate School. He also co-directs the Community-based School Environmental Education Program (CO-SEED). David is the author of a number of books including Children’s Special Places and is a guest faculty member of Community Works Institute (CWI). This article was originally published by Burren Insight magazine. Prologue In August 2012, the Burrenbeo Trust, an Irish landscape and cultural preservation non-profit, organized the symposium  ‘From Apathy to Empathy: Reconnecting People and Place.’ This unique event brought together leading national and international thinkers and practitioners who specialize in the theme of place-based learning. Place-based learning encourages the use of the local environment as a learning resource. It immerses individuals in local heritage, culture and landscape, encouraging them to become more aware of their place. Jen Kramer and I attended the symposium. I offered the opening talk and both Jen and I provided workshops that engaged participants in the history and ecology of the Burren, one of the few glaciated, limestone landscapes in Europe. The Burren ireland"That’s the loop to do, right there,” Brendan Dunford stabbed the map with his forefinger. “That’ll get you up high, give you a good taste of the Burren.”  Really, it was a feast rather than just a taste. Jen and I wanted the quintessential Burren bike ride, something that got us up in the high winterages, close to the sky, away from the tourist buses.   We started just east of Carron, where the road diverges, one lane continuing east down across the turlough and then up and over the ridge towards Boston. The other heading north, past the Burren Perfumery rising through farms and along the flanks of Gortaclare Mountain and Slievecarran. As soon as we passed the lane into the Perfumery, the road felt lost and lonely, reminiscent of the moors in Devon where I have tramped many miles. Passing through a farm in Doonmoor (Keep the Burren Fracking Free!), we switch-backed gently higher to the crest of the ridge. Here we tasted the first dish of our Burren feast, that sense of high mountain, sub-alpine exhilaration even though we were at an altitude of only about 250 meters. It’s a unique aspect of the Burren to be able to get that way-up-high feeling with comparatively little effort or elevation gain. Swooping down the far side toward Slievecarran, we stopped at an abandoned cottage, only the barn still in use for farming equipment storage. We shuffled through the broken glass and wall board, imagined a family of 8 or 10 packed into two small bedrooms, huddled around the meager heat from a peat fire, tired after the senseless work of constructing a famine road. This living historical record of recent history and the raft of ancient artifacts of portal tombs, towers, ringforts, abbeys and fire rings is another unique Burren feature. It’s as if all of Irish history was boiled down and concentrated into an historical gumbo, so near at hand and yet reaching so far back into history.    ....continued  read full article online New! Join CWI's ONLINE COMMUNITY NETWORK join now Community Works Institute's new online Community Network is a great way to connect with educators from around the world who share your passion for place, service, and community focused learning! learn more More Community Works Journal Article and Essays on Place, Service, and Sustainability! GO TO: communityworksjournal.org l subscribe for updates copyright 1995-2013, all rights reserved. Properly credited re-publication of articles is welcomed. Contact us for more information Community Works Institute presents 2013 CWI Summer Institutes on Place, Service-Learning, and Sustainable Communities Save $200 with Early Registration by Feb. 28th register online l  learn more 6 month payment option available The perfect curriculum and program planning opportunity for educators and organizational planning teams to renew, deepen, and expand practice. Collaborate with colleagues from across the U.S. and around the world to make service-learning a core part of student learning experiences.  register online l learn more Community Works Institute is a proud partner of The 2013 National Service-Learning Conference March 13-15th Denver, Colorado

"The Most Inspiring Summer I've Ever Had" -- Learn and Serve in Chicago this Summer!

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Please pass this along to students, student groups and listservs that might be interested in this great opportunity for undergrads from any college or university to learn about community development and civic engagement in Chicago this summer.  Please note the specific opportunity for students interested in health and medicine related study and careers.   

Don't hesitate to contact us with any follow-up questions. Thanks!

Apply Now for Engage Chicago! An immersive summer field study program for undergraduates from across the nation, featuring an optional Concentration for students interested in Health and Medicine Participants in Engage Chicago live, learn and serve in neighborhoods throughout the city, giving them the opportunity to take advantage of everything summer in Chicago has to offer. www.engagechicago.org/apply Engage Chicago is an immersive field study program, designed to give students a powerful summer learning experience in one of the world's most dynamic cities. Through academic coursework, hands-on experience at top organizations and institutions, thoughtful reflection, and a summer living with a vibrant community of peers, Engage Chicago is a powerful opportunity for students to learn about a great city, about social change, and about themselves.  Deadlines Feb. 25th - Regular Apr. 5th - Final The program runs from June 21st to Aug. 16th. In previous summers, students have interned at organizations such as the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, the Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition, and the Chicago Public Schools Office of School Turnaround. They explored the rich culture and history of Chicago and the theories and ideas behind community development work in Field Studies in Civic Engagement, a course taught by Professor John "Jody" Kretzmann, a world leader in community development. Engage Chicago offers students the opportunity to: Gain invaluable work experience at top organizations in Chicago Earn course credit while learning among a community of peers Experience daily life in the diverse, dynamic city of Chicago Serve alongside leaders and organizations that make a difference Learn first-hand about politics, history and methods of social change *Check out our Special Concentration in:* Health and Medicine Engage Chicago is also pleased to offer an exciting program component for students interested in careers or further study in health and medicine. The Engage Chicago: Health & Medicine Concentration consists of a series of weekly seminars and field experiences that help students explore contemporary issues and prospective careers in medicine, public or global health, health policy, and other health-related fields. For more information about this concentration, visit www.engagechicago.org/health. To stay informed about Engage Chicago "like us" on Facebook. If you have any questions, please contact Heidi Gross (heidi-gross@northwestern.edu), EC Program Manager. Engage Chicago One summer. One city. Experience of a lifetime.   www.engagechicago.org "Take. This. Class.  It will be one of the best things you ever do!" -EC participant Center for Civic Engagement & Chicago Field Studies Northwestern University 1813 Hinman Avenue Evanston, Il 60208-4175 p. (847) 467-1367 f. (847) 467-2286 engage@northwestern.edu www.engage.northwestern.edu www.engagechicago.org Copyright (c) 2013 The Center for Civic Engagement All rights reserved.

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"Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire."

- W. B. Yeats

News, Notes, and Resources From NSIP

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The National Service Inclusion Project would like to share resources and upcoming webinars from the disability field and national service field. Please feel free to disseminate to your local networks.

1) National Service Knowledge Network

The National Service Knowledge Network is a one-stop shop of a wide variety of resources that the Corporation for National and Community (CNCS) has to offer. This website provides a space for national service staff, members, partners, and CNCS grantees to share and review information related to national service. The website includes a few key areas including the following: veterans and military family discussion group, multimedia resources, and conference materials plus much more. This site provides a forum for participants, members, and disability coordinators to share inclusion materials in the field, e.g., policy and procedures, reasonable accommodations policy and member handbooks. To find out more please visit http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/.

2) Institute On Disability University of New Hampshire The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium is a web-based tool that pools disability statistics published by various federal agencies together in one place. When agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations need to work on matters that relate to disability, this compendium helps make the data easier to find. To explore this informative website please visit http://disabilitycompendium.org/compendium-statistics.

Upcoming Webinars

1) Building Inclusion through Creative Hiring and Collaboration This webinar will provide the creative tools that will help to create an intentionally inclusive environment or workplace.

 Sponsored by: Southeast ADA Center

http://adasoutheast.org

Date: February 21, 2013

Time:  2:00 P. M. - 3:00 P.M. (EST)

       1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.  (CST)

Cost: Free

To register please click here http://adasoutheast.org/webinars/myportal.php?eventid=534#content

2) JAN Webcast: Reasonable Accommodation: A Simple Step-by-Step Guide This Webcast will provide you with an in-depth look at a step-by-step guide used to process requests for reasonable accommodations.

Hosted by Job Accommodation Network (JAN) http://askjan.org/

Date: February 6, 2013

Time: 2:00 PM (EST)

Cost: Free

To register please click here http://askjan.org/Webcast/indexfed.htm

(Please note: Although these webinars may be related to employment the information and materials may also apply to national service)

Thank you,

NSIP Team

Roxy, Jason, Paula and Chad

Please note that the content contained in this news, notes and resources 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 training and technical assistance provider on disability inclusion, under a cooperative agreement (#08TAHMA001) from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). NSIP partners with the Association on University Centers on Disability, National Council on Independent Living, Association on Higher Education and Disability and National Down Syndrome Congress to build connections among disability organizations and all CNCS grantees, to increase the participation of people with disabilities in national service.

Active Citizens Conference Registration Closing

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Active Citizens Conference 

Feb. 15th and 16th Williamsburg, VA

Registration Closes TODAY: http://www.wm.edu/offices/oce/activecitizensconference/registration/index.php

Join students, faculty, and community leaders coming together to learn about the best practices for impacting community and mobilizing social change.

Check out the full session guide here. 

This year's conference themes are: 

You Say You Want A Revolution: Thinking About Power, Privilege & Change

Stop, Collaborate & Listen: Understanding & Impacting Communities

This is How We Do It: Practical Knowledge & Skills for the Active Citizen 

Conference Highlights Include:

Pre-Conference Workshop: Facilitated by Jill Piacitelli & Melody Porter, join alternative break staff supervisors and students in a workshop focused on higher level issues in/around alternative break programming.

Flipped Session: Come with the questions and we’ll find the answers together. We’re dedicating one of our conference sessions to facilitated brainstorming among participants about some of the major challenges in the work of active citizens 

Keynotes: http://www.wm.edu/offices/oce/activecitizensconference/speakers/index.php

Location and Accommodations: http://www.wm.edu/offices/oce/activecitizensconference/hotel/index.php