Friday, October 24, 2014

Proposals due Nov 26 for CU Expo conference, May 26-29, 2015 in Ottawa!

[Announcement from Comm-engagedscholarship]

Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,

We are delighted to announce that the call for proposals is now open for the next CU Expo conference, May 26-29, 2015 in Ottawa.  The theme for this Canadian-led international conference on community-university partnerships is Citizen Solutions for a Better World, with a specific focus on community-campus partnerships as key drivers for policy change.


Also, you may be interested in knowing that members of Community-Campus Partnerships for Health will be able to register for CU Expo at a member discounted rate.  If you haven't already joined CCPH, you may do so today at https://ccph.memberclicks.net/join-or-renew

Thanks in advance for helping to spread the word about the opportunity to present at CU Expo!

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The Community-Engaged Scholarship Partnership aims to transform university policies & practices to recognize & reward community-engaged scholarship (CES) Through CES, we seek to realize the potential of universities to improve the quality of life for all Canadians Visit us at http://cescholarship.ca and follow us on twitter @CESpartnership
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2015 MPA deadline extended: Call for proposal_SCRA Program at MPA 2015

[Announcement from SCRA-L]


The 2015 Annual Meeting of
The Midwestern Psychological Association
Division 27: Society for Community Research and Action, Chicago, IL
April 30 – May 2, 2015
Note: Deadline for Proposals Extended to Friday, 11/21/14
Call for Proposals
The Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27) encourages proposals for poster presentations, symposia, and roundtable discussions that will facilitate the exchange of innovative ideas and promote constructive dialogue on topics involving community research and action. Program proposals that emphasize active interaction among presenters, the audience, and community members and that include presenters from different university and community settings are especially encouraged. Proposals by undergraduate and graduate students also are encouraged.
We welcome submissions that involve any area of community research and action, including, but not limited to, the following:
• Contributions to the theory, methods, or practice of community research and action
• Program development, implementation, dissemination and evaluation
• Innovations in or reflections on training in community psychology and allied disciplines
• Examples of interdisciplinary and community collaborations
• Translation of research on community practice to social action
Program Formats
Poster Presentations can include results from individual research papers, descriptions of community-based programs, results from program evaluations, or other community based projects.
Symposia offer a forum for discussion and debate of diverse perspectives as they pertain to significant issues in the field. Symposia should include 3 to 4 presentations organized around a common theme, issue or set of questions. Symposia should allow significant time for discussion and audience participation. Inclusion of community members is welcomed but not required.
Roundtable Discussions provide a more interactive and less formal forum for dialogue. This format is appropriate for sessions that involve active discussion among panel members and audience members, and sessions in which the presenters' role is to facilitate audience exploration of an issue.
Student Poster Awards
Three monetary poster awards will be given to the top student posters. Top posters will be identified by a panel of judges at the conference based on strength of methodology, relevance to community psychology, and visual presentation of the information on the poster. Please see instructions for authors (below) if you would like your poster to be considered for the student poster award.
Instructions for Preparing Program Submissions
Proposals should be submitted by email by October 31, 2014

Note: Deadline extended to Friday, 11/21/14

Please send submissions to:
Submissions must be sent via a single attached document (preferably in PDF). You may direct inquiries to August Hoffman by emailing at: August.hoffman@metrostate.edu
The following information must be included in each proposal:
Authors: on a separate page, list names, affiliations, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses for each author in the order of authorship. It is expected that the first author will be the primary presenter. For symposia and roundtables, please also indicate session organizer(s).
Format: poster, symposium, or roundtable. Students submitting posters as first authors and who are interested in being considered for a student poster award should indicate interest here by typing: Poster (student poster award)
Title: limited to 10 words
Abstract: limited to 200 words for overview of posters, symposia and roundtable discussions. Symposia proposals and roundtable discussion proposals should include descriptions of each author’s contributions.
Authors will be notified by email regarding acceptance by January 25, 2015.
For more information about the MPA conference (e.g., lodging, fees, eligibility) please visit the
MPA website at: http://midwesternpsych.org.
Thank you and see you in Chicago!
August John Hoffman, Ph.D.
Metropolitan State University
Department of Psychology

St. Paul, MN

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Service Learning Coordinator at Montgomery College Germantown

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]




Service Learning Coordinator #S13054-006A1

Montgomery College Germantown Campus

This is an opportunity to empower students to change their lives and enrich our community.
Montgomery College has endless possibilities!

Job Title: Service Learning Coordinator
Position #: S13054
Grade: I
Bargaining
Non-Exempt
Location: Germantown
Salary: $24.73 - $33.45 per hour

Online applications must be received by October 31, 2014.

Job Vacancy Description:

Montgomery College, Germantown campus, Department of Student Services, has need for a full-time Service Learning Coordinator.

Job Summary:

The Service Learning Coordinator is responsible for initiating, planning, and coordinating relevant co-curricular and curricular service learning opportunities through the Office of Student Life. The Coordinator for Service Learning collaborates with community partners and provides training/orienting of faculty and students to develop mutually beneficial curricular and co-curricular service learning programs. The coordinator must demonstrate excellent communication skills including the ability to discuss and negotiate sensitive issues.

Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Recruit and train faculty to integrate Service Learning into course curriculum
• Establish and maintain partnerships with community organizations
• Design and facilitate faculty training sessions on various service learning topics
• Provide service learning orientation to inform students of service learning policies and procedures each academic semester
• Gather data on all service learning students per academic semester
• Plan and coordinate Alternative Break trip(s) including securing a site, recruiting advisors and students, and arranging travel and accommodations
• Plan and coordinate co-curricular service projects for student programs, organizations and clubs
• Maintain the Germantown Service Learning webpage
• Advocate for service as a valuable learning tool; promotes a culture of service-learning on campus

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Two (2) years of experience in curriculum development, training, coordinating service learning and community service projects
• Thorough knowledge of adult and service learning theory and curriculum development
• Working knowledge of computer use including proficiency in Microsoft Office and social media.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in related field
• Knowledge of service learning integration strategies
• Experience working with community and county agencies/institutions
• Verbal and written communications, interpersonal relationships, presenting information, multi-tasking, and leadership
• Ability to develop collaborative partnerships between and among diverse groups of people in multicultural environments
• Ability to develop, facilitate and lead workshops, meetings and training experiences.
• Ability to work independently, plan and organize

Application Process

• Online applications must be received by October 31, 2014.
• The application process includes 10 steps.
• Step 10 is a Summary of your information. You can update and edit information up to the closing date for the receipt of applications for a specific job announcement.
• Include dates of employment in your application or attachment;
• Complete a set of pre-screening questions (Step 4);
• e-sign your application (Step 9)

As a condition of employment, the following are required at the time of hire:

• Completion of a background check.
• Participation in a retirement plan
• Submission of an official transcript of an earned degree

Note: This recruitment effort can take 6-12 weeks (from the deadline date) to fill

Montgomery College is a tobacco-free workplace.

For disability related accommodations please call 240-567-5353 or send an email to: hrde@montgomerycollege.edu at least two weeks in advance
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Montgomery College is an academic institution committed to promoting equal opportunity and fostering diversity among its student body, faculty, and staff.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Proposals due Nov 10: Research on Critical Issues in Advancing Community-Engaged Scholarship

[Announcement from Comm-engagedscholarship]

Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,

The 2014 Lynton Colloquium on the Scholarship of Engagement was held on September 15, 2014, at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Hosted by NERCHE and the Center for Engaged Democracy (CED) at Merrimack College, the Annual Lynton Colloquium launched a new research initiative aimed at studying key community engagement issues identified by a crowd-sourcing methodology and input from Colloquium participants. Grounded in the work of NERCHE's Next Generation Engagement project and the CED's focus on academic programs in civic engagement, the Lynton Colloquium and the Request for Proposals which grew out of the meeting seek to foster sustained and systematic investigations that will support deeper understandings of and clearer actions around critical issues in advancing community engaged scholarship.

Research Priority Areas

The research initiative is framed with the goal of identifying the current critical challenges of advancing community engaged scholarship and the collaborative identification of research priority areas. The three research areas to emerge as priorities from the Colloquium are:

Structures of Inclusion:
This includes questions of student diversity, faculty diversity, research methodologies, scholar identities, inequality regimes and structures of exclusion.  Respondents identified an interest in reframing these regimes and structures toward equality and inclusion

Leadership:
Includes ways in which academic administrators (Provosts, Deans, Chairs) create supportive institutional cultures for community-engaged scholars, as well as professional development for administrators to be effective and supportive (of community engaged faculty) community-engaged campus leaders.

Student Outcomes:
Includes civic learning outcomes as well as outcomes around persistence, retention, and success.

Request for Proposals
The Center for Engaged Democracy is requesting proposals for research in any of the three research priorities areas listed above. CED will support research in these areas through three research grants of up to $5,000 per research project. 

A PDF copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP) is available for download on the CED website at: http://www.engageddemocracy.org/uploads/1/3/7/5/13755214/request_for_research_proposals.pdf

The RFP must be submitted electronically via the following website: 

Proposals are due November 20, 2014, for research to be completed by August 2015 for presentation at the 2015 Lynton Colloquium in September 2015.  Up to three $5000 grants will be awarded.

For more information, contact Elaine Ward (warde@merrimack.edu), Dan Butin (butind@merrimack.edu), or John Saltmarsh (john.saltmarsh@umb.edu).  Or visit the CED website at:  http://www.engageddemocracy.org/

Learn more about community-engaged scholarship at https://ccph.memberclicks.net/community-engaged-scholarship


Sunday, October 19, 2014

2015 Society for Community Research and Action Biennial!

[Announcement from SCRA-L]

All:

Although the link does not yet appear on the SCRA website, you can find the call for proposals and submit proposals here: http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/scra/scra15/

If you already registered in advance of a previous Biennial, you should already have an account (though, like me, you may have forgotten your username and/or password). Proposals may be submitted anytime between now and December 15.

We look forward to seeing you in Lowell!

Andy Hostetler, Chair
2015 Biennial Planning Committee
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Andrew J. Hostetler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Graduate Program Coordinator, Community Social Psychology Co-Director, Center for Community Research & Engagement University of Massachusetts Lowell
113 Wilder Street, Suite 300
Lowell, MA  01854
Ph: (978) 934-3979

"2nd International Conference: Where's the Patient's Voice in Health Professional Education 10 Years On?" - November 12-14, 2015, Vancouver, BC Canada

[Announcement from Comm-engagedscholarship]

Dear Community-Engaged Scholarship Colleagues,


2nd International Conference: Whereʼs the Patientʼs Voice in Health Professional Education 10 Years On?

Date:
November 12-14, 2015

Location:
The Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites, Vancouver, BC

Background:
The conference will look at the progress that has been made since the first conference was held in Vancouver, Canada in 2005.

Description:
The conference is about practice, innovation and theory that embeds the patient/client voice in health professional education. It is an opportunity to share examples of how health professional education can be enriched by patient involvement. Over three days, participants will present examples of collaborative projects between educators and patient/community groups and examine the outcomes of these partnerships for faculty, patients, students and the learning environment.

Audience:
The conference is international and interprofessional in scope. Interested professions will include: medicine, nursing, midwifery, physical therapy, occupational therapy, pharmacy, kinesiology, social work, dietetics and other health disciplines. Participants and presenters will include: Educators, patients/clients, researchers, practitioners, community organizers, policy makers, and service users/carers.

Topics:
Conference topics will focus on patient/community involvement in health professional education and may include:
·         Patients as teachers

·         Patient/caregiver experiences

·         Innovations with standardized or volunteer patients

·         E-learning, interprofessional education, practice education, continuing professional development

·         Health advocacy, social determinants of health, cultural competency/safety

·         models of patient and public involvement

·         Overcoming barriers to patient participation

·         Outcomes of patient involvement

·         Recognition and support for patient/community educators

·         Role of community partners in curriculum development, assessment and institutional decision making

·         Student learning

·         Approaches to community-university engagement

·         Community-university partnerships


For further information, visit the conference website at http://interprofessional.ubc.ca/patientsvoice or email marketing.ipce@ubc.ca to get on the enquiry list to receive updates.


Thank you for all your support!

Best Wishes,

Angela Wong
Marketing Assistant, UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education Rm. 105 - 2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3
Phone: 604.822.2801 Fax: 604.822.4835 E-mail: marketing.ipce@ubc.ca
Website: interprofessional.ubc.ca

Community Research & Action Tenure Line Search

[Announcement from SCRA-L]

We are searching for tenure line position in Community Research & Action Psychology at the University of Washington Tacoma. Deadline is November 15, 2014.

See complete ad here:

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Nita Mary McKinley, PhD
Chair, UWT Faculty Assembly
Chair, Social, Behavioral, & Human Sciences Division
Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
University of Washington Tacoma
Campus Box 358436
1900 Commerce Street
Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone: 253-692-4543
FAX: 253-692-5718

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Yale Consultation Center is seeking an Evaluation Coordinator

[Announcement from SCRA-L]

The Division of Prevention and Community Research and The Consultation Center, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine is seeking a Research Associate 3/Evaluation Coordinator

Working in close collaboration with the research director and co-investigators, the Evaluation Coordinator will take a leadership role in the implementation and oversight of two multi-site program evaluations. The individual in this position will: play an integral role in the day to day management of the evaluations; provide consultation to community agencies to enhance program evaluation capacity; collaborate with community partners; supervise staff responsible to collect and manage data; analyze qualitative and quantitative data; and, report results to sponsors and the scholarly community.

The first study is a 4-year NIJ-funded multi-site evaluation of a demonstration initiative to reduce the rate of homicide in domestic violence situations. The second study is the evaluation of a 4-year SAMHSA funded state-wide implementation of a community-based network of care for children with behavioral health needs and their families. 

We are seeking an individual who is highly organized, flexible and self-directed. This individual will have demonstrated experience in the implementation of large-scale evaluation projects and will have a demonstrated ability to efficiently manage multiple competing assignments within designated timeframes. We are seeking someone with strong analytic and critical thinking skills who has experience in managing the IRB process. The ideal candidate will have strong oral and written communication skills including experience in developing reports that are accessible to multiple stakeholder groups and presenting findings to diverse audiences.

A doctorate degree in the social sciences, public health or a related field and a minimum of three years’ experience working on funded research or evaluation studies is preferred. A strong candidate with a master’s degree and six or more years’ experience managing large scale evaluation studies will be considered.

Questions can be directed to Joy Kaufman at joy.kaufman@yale.edu.

STARS Requisition #27752BR

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Joy S. Kaufman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine

Deputy Director for Operations
Director of Program and Service System Evaluation and Evaluation Research

The Consultation Center

Job Opening: Associate Director in Engaged Learning + Research

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

Dear Colleagues,

Cornell University has a job opening for an Associate Director in Engaged Learning + Research. Engaged Learning + Research (EL+R) is a university-wide center committed to service-learning, community-based research and public scholarship.

EL+R is part of Engaged Cornell, a new large-scale endeavor that will bring high-impact practices and community-engaged learning to students and faculty while increasing opportunities for partnerships in the local, national, and global arenas. 

Please see a detailed description of the job posting here:   

Best regards,

Richard Kiely 

Job posting: Assistant Professor in Community Health or Community Development

[Announcement from SCRA-L]

Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College
Department: Human and Organizational Development
Position Title: Tenure-track assistant professor in Community Health or Community Development


The interdisciplinary Department of Human and Organizational Development (HOD) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in community health or community development, broadly defined. We seek a candidate with strong research in the area of social determinants of health, health disparities, community-level health interventions and policies, or social, environmental, political, or economic development of communities.  International interests and experience would be a plus.  Scholars in sociology, public health, psychology, anthropology, economics, and allied social sciences are welcome. The successful candidate will have a productive research program, excellent teaching credentials, and the demonstrated capacity to contribute to our undergraduate major in human and organizational development, our doctoral program in community research and action, and one or both of our master’s programs in community development and action and human development counseling. This faculty position provides a unique opportunity to join a highly productive, diverse and interdisciplinary faculty at a research-intensive university. The application review process will begin October 1, 2014, and continue until the position is filled.

Please submit application material, including cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, teaching statement, select publications, and three reference letters via the following link: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/4509Additional questions may be directed to Professor Paul Speer (paul.w.speer @vanderbilt.edu), 615-322-6881 or information about the department may be found at http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/departments/hod/index.php.


Vanderbilt University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer with a strong institutional commitment to diversity in all areas.  The university actively seeks applicants from women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities. 

Proposals Accepted for the Conference on Community Writing, University of Colorado

[Announcement from Comm-engagedscholarship]

Dear Community-Engaged Scholarship Colleagues,

The Conference on Community Writing, hosted by the Program for Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Colorado Boulder
Theme: Building Engaged Infrastructure
October 16-17, 2015

Find the CFP and conference information at www.communitywriting.org

Who's coming?:

Keynotes: Eli Goldblatt and Paul Feigenbaum

Editor's Roundtable --
Kathleen Blake Yancey -- outgoing College Composition and Communications (CCCs) editor Jonathan Alexander -- incoming CCCs editor Michael Moore -- Community Literacy Journal editor Cristina Kirklighter --Reflections: Public Rhetoric, Civic Writing, and Service Learning editor

DeepThink Tanks (action-oriented working sessions):

Community Literacy: Eli Goldblatt (Temple University), Paul Feigenbaum (Florida International University), David Jolliffe (Brown Chair in English Literacy at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville); David Farnan (Director of Boulder Public Library System); Eric Schmidt (Family Learning Center of Boulder, CO)

Poverty, Homelessness, and Prisons: Paula Mathieu (Boston College); Phyllis Ryder (George Washington University); Stephen Hartnett (University of Colorado Denver); Isabel McDevitt (Executive Director of Bridge House); Mike Homner (Board of Directors BOHO)

Food and Environment: Derek Owens (St. John's University); John Ackerman (University of Colorado Boulder); David Driskill (Executive Director of Community Planning and Sustainability for City of Boulder)

Professionalization and Infrastructure: Jeff Grabill (Michigan State University); Steve Parks (Syracuse University); Veronica House (University of Colorado Boulder); Ben Kirshner (Director of CU Engage at CU-Boulder); Stephanie Schooley (Executive Director of Campus Compact of the Mountain West)

Come join us!  Please submit your proposal for an individual presentation, panel, or workshop by December 5.  Feel free to email me with any questions.

Best,
Veronica House
(conference chair)

Veronica House, Ph.D.

Associate Director for Service-Learning and Outreach Program for Writing and Rhetoric University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 80309 http://www.colorado.edu/pwr/service_learning.html

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

*DEADLINE EXTENDED* | 18th Annual Continuums of Service | Call for Proposals




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DEADLINE EXTENDED
18th Annual Continuums
of Service
Call for Proposals


Dear Colleagues,

Because we recognize the time and energy required at the beginning of the academic year, we have elected to extend the proposal submission deadline by one week. We will continue to accept presentation proposals for the 18th Annual Continuums of Service Conference (COS), Seeking Solutions to Complex Challenges Through Inquiry and Engagement, until 8:00am PDT Monday, October 20, 2014.

Please visit the
COS website for detailed proposal submission instructions and complete Continuums of Service Conference information. 

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SUBMIT
Click here to submit your proposal before Oct. 20th!


The 2015 Annual Continuums of Service Conference brings together civic engagement and service-learning administrators, faculty, students, and community partners to focus on the critical processes of inquiry and engagement in shaping how higher education and communities identify and respond to the complexities of the 21st century. For example, we cannot find solutions to complicated issues such as poverty without also examining educational inequity, racism, and economic development. We cannot improve environmental sustainability without considering the economic challenges of businesses as well as local, state, national, and global policies. We cannot prepare students to be global leaders without building their civic and cross-cultural competencies. What role does or should higher education play in helping to recognize priorities, bring people together, and envision solutions?
Specifically, the Continuums of Service Conference seeks to:
  • Provide a warm, welcoming, and intellectually stimulating conference experience for service-learning and civic engagement professionals at all levels of experience, from novice to advanced.
  • Provide opportunities for administrators, faculty, and their campus and community partners to share, discuss, learn about and advance civic engagement and civic learning knowledge, best practices and research.
  • Showcase and promote innovative and cutting edge civic engagement programs, research, and initiatives from throughout the western region.
  • Honor place-based relevancy, local culture and leadership. 
  • Create a strong western region network of practitioners to build and strengthen connections and collaboration among civic engagement and service-learning colleagues.

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