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June 2016 Engineering Community Engagement Workshop

Co-sponsored by Louisiana State University and the EPICS program, headquartered at Purdue University

 

An exciting opportunity to learn about integrating community-inspired design and community engagement experiences into your engineering curriculum.

 

June 22 (evening reception) then 23-25, 2016 in Baton Rouge in Louisiana 

(just before the ASEE Conference in New Orleans)

 

Participants will join the LSU Community Playground Build on Saturday, June 25 

 

Presenters:  

Marybeth Lima, Director of Community Engagement, Professor Biological and Agricultural Engineering, LSU

William C. Oakes, PE  Director of EPICS, Purdue 

Carla B. Zoltowski, PhD Co-Director of EPICS, Purdue

Maeve Drummond, EPICS University Coordinator, Purdue 

Who should attend?   Current and future faculty and instructors and partners interested in:

•      Human-Centered Design and Design Learning
•      Service-Learning and Community Engagement (local, national or global)
•      Assessing Multidisciplinary Design Teams
•      Development of Professional Skills
•      Diversity, Student Engagement and Retention
•      Sustaining Design Projects Across Multiple Semesters or Years
•      Initiating and Sustaining Curricular Change

How much will it cost? $200, which includes:

•      Bus from the New Orleans airport (departing 4:00 pm June 22) and back to ASEE hotels on Sat., June 25
•      Reception, Wed evening
•      All meals on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
•      Complimentary copies of Service-Learning: Engineering in Your Community by Marybeth Lima and William C. Oakes and Building Playgrounds, Engaging Communities by Marybeth Lima

Accommodations at LSU:

     On-campus apartments, $61.50 per night

Registration 

Clemson Collaborations Webcast: STEAM

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Tune in Wednesday to this latest broadcast from CU-Collaborations!

Clemson Collaborations in Service-Learning Webcast

April 20, 2016 3:30 PM EDT Webcast

STEAM + Service Learning: An Initiative to Improve Communities and Increase Opportunities

STEAM is quickly catching on as the “new trend” in Education.  However, what if this teaching approach could be used to increase diversity in STEM fields?  Dr. Quigley is examining just that by connecting STEAM to Service Learning as a way for students to explore their communities.  In this presentation, Dr. Quigley will describe STEAM, the connections to diversity, and how STEAM and Service Learning are a natural fit.

http://www.clemson.edu/public/servicealliance/webcast_instructions.html

Carleton College position for a Director of Community & Civic Engagment

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Greetings all,

Please see below for a description of a terrific opportunity at Carleton.   And feel free to contact me with any questions you might have about the position.  All the best,

George Shuffelton

Associate Dean of the College

Carleton College

Northfield MN

Carleton College seeks a Director of its Center for Community and Civic Engagement (CCCE), which encompasses civically engaged courses, student-led volunteer programs, community-based work-study, and public scholarship. The Director of CCCE will build on an already vibrant program of community and civic engagement in which approximately half of the Carleton student body participates each year. The Director will lead a staff of experienced and dedicated professionals who have developed robust programs with community partners in the spheres of education, health, food, energy, the environment and sustainability, community development and political engagement.   This is a full-time, 12-month exempt appointment.  Review of applications will begin on April 22, 2016.  The full position description and instructions for application are available at  https://jobs.carleton.edu/postings/2671.  

Georgia Southern- Coordinator of Alternative Breaks Posting

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Hello everyone,

Please see the following link for an exciting job opening for the Coordinator of Alternative Breaks & Community Partnerships at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA. I have served in this role for the last three years and it was an incredible opportunity to work with a strong team and amazing students! I would highly recommend this experience to anyone looking to work with established service and leadership programs.

https://employment.georgiasouthern.edu/postings/25384

  

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Learn. Serve. Lead.

Katy Kaesebier, M.S.Ed.

Coordinator of Alternative Breaks & Community Partnerships

Leadership & Community Engagement

Georgia Southern University

p: (912) 478-1435

Positivity| Connectedness| Developer| Input| Individualization

Call for Nominations

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Hi all,
Please see the announcement below from the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement.
Stacey

www.researchslce.org

IARSLCE is pleased to announce that nominations and applications are now being accepted for the 2016 recognitions and graduate student scholarships. We also invite members to participate in the review process that determines recipients. Additional details may be found below and on our Awards Webpage. The purpose of our recognition is to encourage, catalyze, support, share, and leverage high quality research. "IARSLCE Recognition of Exemplary Contribution through Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement" is categorized into 3 types: Dissertation, Early Career, and Distinguished Career. Recognitions also include ten (10) graduate student scholarships. Nominations for 2016 recognitions and applications for graduate student scholarships are due by May 24, 2016 and should be submitted electronically to info@researchslce.org; self-nominations are welcome. All nominees and scholarship applicants will be notified of their status in July. All nominees and recipients for the four categories of recognitions will be invited to share about their work at the annual conference (September 26-28, 2016, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA). For details about the conference, please visit http://www.researchslce.org/conferences/. The Distinguished Career Recognition acknowledges and celebrates intellectual leadership through a body of work that has broad and deep impact on service-learning and community engagement-including the study of it, the practice of it, and the cultures and systems within which it is undertaken. The Early Career Recognition acknowledges and celebrates intellectual leadership through an emerging body of work that has begun to demonstrate broad and deep impact on service-learning and community engagement - including the study of it, the practice of it, and the cultures and/or systems within which it is undertaken. The Dissertation Recognition acknowledges and celebrates a dissertation that advances research on service-learning and community engagement through rigorous and innovative inquiry and has the potential for impact - including on the study of it, the practice of it, and/or the cultures and systems within which it is undertaken. Ten $500 Graduate Student Scholarships are provided by the Association to support graduate student participation in the 2016 IARSLCE Conference in New Orleans, LA. Scholarship recipients fall into two categories: (a) early graduate students and (b) advanced graduate students. A total of ten scholarships will be awarded across the two categories. Within each category, at least one scholarship will be awarded to an international graduate student based outside the US. *** Serve on a Recognition Committee *** IARSLCE invites members to participate in the review process that will determine the recipients for the recognitions and scholarships the Association will confer this year. Review committees are comprised of Board members, past recipients, and IARSLCE members in good standing. Ideal reviewers have a record of research in service-learning or community engagement, have been involved with the Association for two or more years, and have no conflicts of interest within the category they review. We encourage graduate students to apply to serve as reviewers. If you are interested in serving, please submit the following information electronically by Wednesday, April 27th to info@researchslce.org: (a) your name, role/position, and contact information, (b) a brief description of your previous and/or desired involvement with IARSLCE, and (c) a ranking of your review assignment preferences across the 4 review teams (first choice, second choice, third choice across: graduate student scholarships, dissertation, early career, and distinguished career).