Friday, May 26, 2017

Community Psychology, Liberation Psychology, Ecopsychology Newsletter: Hearing Voices

[Announcement from SCRA-L]

Each year the Community Psychology, Liberation Psychology, and Ecopsychology Specialization of the MA/PhD Depth Psychology Program at Pacifica Graduate Institute creates a newsletter that focuses on the community and ecological work of its students and faculty. We welcome your readership and hope you will find some inspiring ideas and approaches! See articles on decoloniality, arts activism, affordable and secure housing, sacred activism and accompaniment, policy activism, and more! Please enjoy our 2017 publication of Hearing Voices . 

 2017 Newsletter Download

2017 Global Service-Learning Institute, Syracuse, NY

[Announcement from he-sl]

Thinking about starting a new community partnership?
Thinking about introducing community service into an international trip?
Want to refine your current practice?

There’s still time to register for the 2017 Global Service-Learning Institute (GSLI), June 29 – 30, at the SUNY Oswego Metro Center in Syracuse, NY. Go to tinyurl.com/GSLI2017 to register.

GSLI provides the opportunity to workshop global service-learning coursework and programs; collaborate with, dialogue with, and learn from like-minded peers; and better understand best practices in community-driven global service-learning.

Lead facilitators: Richard Kiely, Cornell University, and Brandon Blache-Cohen, Amizade.

Co-sponsored by New York Campus Compact, SUNY Applied Learning, Engaged Cornell, and Amizade Global Service-Learning.

Go to tinyurl.com/GSLI2017 to learn more.


Getting there - Syracuse is accessible by plane, train, and automobile. There's no excuse not to attend!

$5,000 mini-grants available!

Introducing...
Fund for Positive Engagement:
A new opportunity from Campus Compact




Over the past two years, longstanding political and social rifts in the United States have become deeper and more overtly hostile, embittering our already polarized public life. The purpose of the Fund for Positive Engagement is to catalyze experimental responses to challenges arising from this new climate.
Through the Fund for Positive Engagement Campus Compact is offering mini-grants of $5,000 to campuses to enable small-scale, short-term experiments; reveal promising practices; and share what is learned from these innovation efforts across our network and beyond.


Questions?

We'll walk you through everything you need to know about applying for a mini-grant of $5,000 for your campus.

Join us for an informational webinar at the following dates:
  • Monday May 22, 2017


  • Thursday June 1, 2017

Assistant Director for Strategy and Evaluation - Washington University in St. Louis

[Announcement from he-sl]

Dear Colleagues,

The Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement at Washington University in St. Louis seeks applications for an Assistant Director for Strategy & Evaluation. This position serves on our senior leadership team, with responsibility for evaluation, assessment, strategic development, and organizational learning. With expertise in both evaluation and strategic planning, the Assistant Director is responsible for utilizing evaluation and assessment as a driver for ongoing strategic planning, development, and implementation that will assist the institute in meeting its mission and strategic priorities.Please see the attached job description.

We would love your help in identifying an exceptional professional to join our team by circulating this announcement. We welcome and encourage applicants with diverse backgrounds. Interested candidates should apply via the Human Resources website (https://jobs.wustl.edu –(job ID 36774) and questions may be directed to gephardtinstitute@wustl.edu.
Best,
Matthew Bakko

Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement

SF State Hiring! - Senior Program Coordinator

[Announcement from he-sl]

Dear all,

The Senior Program Coordinator position (Job# 6414) has been reposted as open until filled. HR had to put a two week priority review (June 8, 2017)

However, it’s open until filled. Posting on SF State website can be found at the :
·         SF State Careers website: https://hr.sfsu.edu/Employment_HRMS/employment/jobs
·         Then click on “ Staff/ Management Opportunities (Job Seeker/External Applicant) link
In addition, as FYI…the job posting has been placed in the following website:
Chronicle Higher Ed
Idealist.org

Job Opening: St. Mary's University (San Antonio) - Assistant Director for Civic Engagement

[Announcement from he-sl]

St. Mary's University - San Antonio, Texas
Assistant Director of Civic Engagement

The Office of Civic Engagement develops and promotes programs grounded in Catholic Social Teaching, justice and solidarity that advance the mission and identity of the university. To that end, the Assistant Director is responsible for developing and implementing civic engagement, service and immersion programs that advance students’ experience and understanding of the Catholic and Marianist mission of St. Mary’s University. The Assistant Director is responsible for civic engagement programs and activities that serve to influence Catholic faith formation and educating ethical leaders for the common good. This position will work to implement and expand programming that connects the understanding of faith and justice and civic engagement in light of our Marianist charism and Catholic identity. Additionally, this position will focus programming on local service and engagement initiatives, national and global justice concerns. Must be able to work some evenings and weekends and travel occasionally.

Founded in 1852 by the Society of Mary, Marianists, St. Mary’s is a comprehensive Catholic and Marianist university with a strong tradition of integrating liberal arts with professional studies. St. Mary’s enrolls 4,000 students in a diverse university with five schools, more than 40 academic programs including Ph.D. and J.D. programs, and numerous pre-professional programs.  St. Mary’s has been cited for high graduation rates among Texas colleges and is ranked among the best in the West Region for value and academic quality by U.S. News & World Report.   St. Mary’s is the oldest Catholic university in the Southwest, and continues to advocate the Marianist mission of academic excellence and servant leadership.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.
  • Promote awareness in support of civic engagement, community service and outreach, Catholic Social Teaching, social justice, and the Common Good.
·         Assist with review of co-curricular civic engagement, service learning, and student leadership programs and services for organizational structure, achievement of departmental objectives, and mission effectiveness.
  • Plan and implement annual Civic Engagement Week activities and programs for the campus community.
·         Aid in the planning and hosting of the annual Volunteer and Post Graduate Service Fair; serve as advisor to upper-class students discerning post-graduate service.
·         Serve as the primary service advisor, meeting one on one with students and proactively guiding Registered Student Organizations towards potential and best fit service projects, with particular focus on Catholic, west-side partners.
  • Oversee logistical components of service-learning, including data tracking (using civic engagement software system, GivePulse), classroom presentations, working with students to troubleshoot concerns with placements, and general mentorship as needed for students involved in service-learning courses.
  • Guide Civic Engagement student interns in planning and promotion of on-going service events and opportunities through GivePulse.
  • Assist Director with coordination of the Community Based Work Study (CBWS) Program. This includes selection of and maintaining relationships with non-profit CBWS partners, recruiting for and selection of students for open positions, developing opportunities for reflection with participating students in the program and making regular site visits to non-profit partners.
·         Aid the Coordinator of Marianist Student Initiatives in planning of alternative spring breakout experiences.
·         Work to grow existing domestic immersion experiences to include opportunities offered at least three times per academic year.
·         In collaboration with Director for Civic Engagement, plan and execute annual international immersion experience, focusing on building global community in solidarity and faith while examining issues of social injustice in light of our Catholic and Marianist identity.
·         Assist Director for Civic Engagement with the planning and preparation of Summer of Service program and existing summer service opportunities; work with office staff to expand these opportunities moving forward.
·         Work in collaboration with University Ministry and Student Activities and Transition Programs to offer educational opportunities focused on social concerns and issues of justice. This includes but is not limited to film series and discussions, brown bag lunch discussions, voter registration/faithful citizenship initiatives, hunger and homelessness awareness week events, as well as city-wide justice efforts, such as the annual MLK March and Cesar Chavez March.
  • Responsible for serving as an instructor, providing instructional support, and participating in all associated faculty development programs for the freshmen success course, ND0101 – Personal and Academic Development
  • Attend regular Civic Engagement professional staff meetings
  • Meet regularly with the Director for Civic Engagement and the Civic Engagement Team
  • Participate in university-related student activities, including orientation, new student recruitment activities, commencement, and convocation activities
·         Additional duties as assigned by the Director, Civic Engagement. 

EDUCATION:  Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree and 2-3 years of higher education experience preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS:  Demonstrated understanding of Catholic Social Teaching is required. Prior experience working with student populations in immersion programs, justice and advocacy efforts, community engagement, student organizations or other experiential learning programs is preferred. Excellent written, interpersonal, presentation, and organizational skills are essential. Experience in long-term service program or comparable service experience and Spanish language proficiency preferred.


Closing date: 6/9/17. Please submit application, cover letter, resume, and list of references online at http://stmarytx.applicantpro.com/jobs/. EOE

Two Open Positions in NYC

[Announcement from he-sl]

generationOn, the youth division of Points of Light, has two open positions in the NYC area for service/service-learning oriented professionals.

Please share and/or apply! 
Best,
Sarah

Sarah Fanslau
Senior Director, Clubs, Campaigns & Days of Service
generationOn
35 W 35th St, 6th floor, NY, NY 10001
t: 917-746-8164
c: 207-266-9525
email: sfanslau@generationon.org


Call for Proposals: Empowering Communities through Literacy (Read.Write.Act. Virtual Conference)

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

SCALE is currently accepting proposals for the Read.Write.Act. virtual conference. If you have any questions, you can email us at readwriteact@unc.edu . Feel free to forward to your networks!
Read.Write.Act. 2017: Call for Proposals
The Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE) is seeking proposals with a 1-hour webinar format.
This year's virtual conference will take place October 27-28, 2017.

Priority deadline for proposals is May 31, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

Read.Write.Act. 2017: Empowering Communities through Literacy
Literacy can serve as a powerful tool for communities by providing a means for participating in advocacy and civic engagement. The Read.Write.Act 2017 Virtual conference will focus on this connection. We are interested in proposals that provide models of civic and community engagement through literacy-especially those that focus on social justice. Additionally, we are seeking proposals that provide specific teaching techniques based on best practices for community-based literacy groups and organizations that use learner centered and participatory approaches. Finally, the proposals are not limited to the topics of reading and writing but may be expanded to include other forms of literacy (e.g. digital literacy, math literacy, health literacy, financial literacy, etc.).

2018 Annual Meeting Call for Proposals

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

The theme of the 2018 conference may interest many of you.

AACU

Association of American Colleges & Universities
A Voice and a Force for Liberal Education

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Can Higher Education Recapture the Elusive American Dream?
2018 Annual MeetingAnnual Meeting Call for Proposals Open
The Call for Proposals is now open for AAC&U’s 2018 Annual Meeting, which will be held January 24-27, 2018, in Washington, DC. The deadline for proposals is Friday,
July 21.

Can Higher Education Recapture the Elusive American Dream? will address higher education’s role in the American Dream in the face of a public narrative that argues the two have become disconnected. 

For more information, please call 202-387-3670 or email meetings@aacu.org.
The conference will reinforce the alignment of higher education, life, work, and citizenship by highlighting evidence-based educational practices guided by clearly articulated goals for student learning—practices designed for students of all backgrounds and across all disciplines and institution types.

With an emphasis on how higher education can and does serve as a catalyst for economic success, democratic vitality, and social participation, conference tracks include:
·         Campus Climate, Institutional Structures, and Student Success
·         Connecting General Education with Life, Work, and Citizenship
·         Making the Case for Higher Education to Multiple Audiences
·         Preparing Students to be Globally-Minded Civic Problem Solvers
·         Innovation and Inclusion—the Power of Digital Pedagogy
·         Preparing Faculty and Future Faculty for Teaching Excellence

AAC&U invites proposals of innovative, interactive, substantive sessions that will raise provocative questions, engage participants with evidence of “what works,” and create and encourage dialogue—before, during, and after the conference. We look forward to seeing you in Washington and welcome your proposals.

Deciding whether to apply for Carnegie CE Classification? New webinar

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

Hi HE-SL Listserv, 

We recently heard from a number of folks actively trying to decide whether to apply for the Carnegie CE Classification, who reached out after watching our April webinar on avoiding common application mistakes.

One approach to deciding whether to apply is to learn about how to apply and work backward from there. But that approach only sheds light on whether you could you successfully get classified if you attempt the application. When the real question is whether applying is the right strategy to help your institution achieve its overarching CE-related goals. And that depends in no small part on the conditions at your institution. 

In the new webinar, "On the Fence about Carnegie? The 5 Conditions that Matter," we speak precisely to that issue. Click below to watch. 
It's free and the recording is available on-demand now. 


Feedback and follow-up questions are welcome.

Thanks from the team at Heather Mack Consulting!


Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Fight Poverty through Education with the North Mississippi VISTA Project!

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

Dear Colleagues,

I hope the end of the semester is treating everyone well! I'm writing to ask you to spread the word about two national service opportunities with the North Mississippi VISTA Project.

We are currently recruiting summer associates to support summer learning programs from June 2 - July 28, 2017. We are also seeking candidates to make a full-time, yearlong commitment to our partner sites; this term of service will run from August 28, 2017 - August 27, 2018. More information is available on our website.

The North Mississippi VISTA Project is housed at the McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement, and our partner sites are a vibrant network of campus-based entities, nonprofit organizations, and Title I school districts working to impact quality of life in the state's most underserved areas. We are seeking passionate candidates who are eager to develop their skills, learn alongside the communities they serve, and impact poverty alleviation efforts.

Warmly,

Laura

Assistant Director
McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement
The University of Mississippi 
310 Howry Hall
University, MS 38677-1848
(662) 915-2078

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Registration is open for Campus Compact's 2018 National Conference

[Announcement from Campus Compact]





Join us for learning, dialogue, and connection among people linking campuses to communities for the public good.

March 25-28, 2018
Indianapolis, Indiana

Attend pre-conference workshops, 4 keynote speakers, 10 plenary sessions, and over 50 breakouts covering topics from assessment to student engagement work. 


Dawn Porter is an award-winning filmmaker whose work challenges dominant narratives of complex social issues through storytelling. Porter's films have been selected or nominated for the Sundance Film Festival Editing Award, the Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and the Emmy Award.

Want to share your stories of engagement as a presenter at 
Campus Compact's 2018 National Conference? Call for presenters opens week of May 8, 2017.

Check out our website for more information coming soon!

Register now and save!

Book now and get the best deals on attendance at the Campus Compact 2018 National Conference!

Bringing friends? 
Be sure to take advantage of our group rate for parties of 3 or more from the same institution. 

More on pricing here.

Learn more:
conference.compact.org