Engineering and Community Engagement

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Looking for a way to connect Community-Engaged Learning and Engineering?   We are having a workshop at Purdue University.  Please forward or attend yourselves.

2018 Global EPICS Symposium and Workshop

Sponsored by the EPICS Program and EPICS in IEEE Invite

When:  June 11-15, 2018  

Where:  Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

Registration

Deadline is May 25, 2018

EPICS is an engineering-based, service-learning approach to multi-disciplinary design where student teams address needs within their local and global communities. Founded at Purdue University, EPICS has been integrated into the curricula at 42 universities and colleges. EPICS in IEEE, a signature program of IEEE, empowers students to work with local service organizations to apply technical knowledge to implement solutions for a community’s unique challenges.

This year’s gathering will bring together three groups for a synergistic set of workshops, panel discussions and roundtables.  These three groups are:

1. New Faculty, instructors; staff professionals; IEEE volunteers and members; industry partners and others interested in learning about the EPICS model for Engineering/Computing-based Service-Learning and Community Engagement
2. Experienced EPICS leaders, faculty, instructors, administrators, students and partners from the member institutions of the EPICS Consortium
3. International EPICS leaders, faculty, instructors, administrators, students and partners, especially  from India and including our IUCEE-EPICS institution partners

Workshop Details

Date: June 11-15, 2018

June 11 – Introduction to EPICS - for those new to EPICS and Community Engagement

(all participants invited to the welcome reception on the evening of the 11^th )

June 12-13 – for all participants, sessions led by experienced faculty from multiple institutions and opportunities for discussion and sharing best practices  

June 14-15 – focus integrating EPICS into international curriculum with special emphasis on the Indian engineering curriculum

Where: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Registration Fees:

$200 June 11-13 (includes Tuesday and Wednesday meals and Monday welcome reception)

   $400 Full week (June 11-15 and includes Tuesday - Friday meals and Monday welcome reception) 

Participants are expected to cover their lodging costs and travel to the workshop. A room block is available on Purdue’s Campus at the Purdue Union Club Hotel from June 11-15.

Questions can be forwarded to

Eric VandeVoorde at +1-765-494-3750 or evandevo@purdue.edu or

Dr. William Oakes at oakes@purdue.edu

https://www.conf.purdue.edu/landing_pages/epicsdesign/

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William Oakes, PE

150^th Anniversary Professor

Director, EPICS Program

Prof., Engineering Education

EPICS Program

Armstrong Hall of Engineering

701 W. Stadium Avenue

West Lafayette, IN   47907-2045

Email: oakes@purdue.edu

Mobile: +1-765-418-8029,

office: +1-765-494-3892,

Fax: +1-765-494-0052

National Community College Service Learning Conference - Registration Deadline approaching!

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Dear Colleagues,
Claim your spot and register by Friday before rates go up!
The National Community College Conference on Service Learning and Community Engagement, “Service Learning for the Public Good,” is coming up soon! Join us May 18-19, 2018, at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood, Colorado. Check out the conference website to:

• Register for the conference. Rates for faculty, staff, and administrators will increase to $375 after April 13.
• Book your hotel room for the conference rate of $134/night by April 13.
• Peruse our lineup of timely, useful, and interactive workshops and roundtables, with topics such as “Bottom-Up and Top-Down Approach to Community Partnership Development, “Critical Formative Assessment to Institutionalize Service Learning as an Innovation,” “Best Practices for Meeting Faculty Where They Are, “Preparing for the 2020 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification,” and “Turning Art into Poetry--into Sandwiches?”
• Learn more about our dynamic opening speaker, educator and author Paul Hernandez (see his TEDx talk), and plenary speaker Lecia Brooks, Outreach Director at the Southern Poverty Law Center.

We welcome newcomers as well as intermediate and advanced practitioners. Due to campus space limitations, attendance will be capped at 150 people. Register now to ensure your voice is part of the conversation! For more information, contact Toni Nicholas and Wendy Bird, Faculty Conference Coordinators, Red Rocks Community College, service.learning@rrcc.edu, 303-914-6685, or visit www.rrcc.edu/conference2018.

See you in Colorado!

Toni

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Toni Nicholas

History and Humanities Lead Faculty

Service Learning Center Co-Coordinator

Red Rocks Community College

13300 W 6^th Ave.

Lakewood, CO 80228

Seeking candidates for NC Afterschool Corps (AmeriCorps VISTA)

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North Carolina Campus Compact is currently recruiting to fill positions in our NC Afterschool Corps. Please share this AmeriCorps VISTA service year opportunity.

NC AFTERSCHOOL CORPS SERVICE YEAR POSITIONS

The NC Afterschool Corps is a team of AmeriCorps VISTA members who serve with a college, university, or community-based organization to build the capacity of afterschool programs that serve low-income children and families. North Carolina Campus Compact is currently recruiting candidates to serve in these one-year, full-time placements at selected sites across our network.

NC Afterschool Corps members will work to recruit and train afterschool volunteers, increase funding and resources to these programs, and expand local awareness of the value of afterschool. Corps members will also enhance civic and community engagement by implementing “Design for Change,” a project-based, service-learning curriculum that empowers young people to solve local problems through design-thinking and action. Several placement sites are seeking candidates with Spanish language skills!

Candidates must be able to attend an in-person Pre-Service Orientation July 16-19, 2018 in Orlando, FL. (Travel & expenses will be paid by AmeriCorps VISTA.) The official first day of service will be July 20, 2018. The year-long service term will end on July 19, 2019.

FULL POSITION LISTING

Questions? Check out our Afterschool Corps FAQ page, contact VISTA Leader Zandra Cuff at zcuff@elon.edu, or call 336-278-7278.

10th Annual Connecting Campuses with Communities conference

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Dear Community Engaged Colleagues,

We are less than a month away from the 10^th Annual Connecting Campuses with Communities conference (CCC).  Held from May 7-11, 2018 on the IUPUI Campus the event comprises the Service Learning Institute  (May 7th - 9th ) and the IUPUI Research Academy  (May 9th - 11th).  Attendees can attend one or both events. CCC is jointly hosted by the IUPUI Center for Service and Learning and Indiana Campus Compact.  Please see below for additional information.

REGISTER HERE

The conference is a two-part event that focuses on building a network of scholars and practitioners and offers the following opportunities:    

Service Learning Institute - Mon. May 7 - Wed. May 9, 2018

Institute Objectives:

* To increase the number of high quality service learning courses

* To share promising practices and generate new ideas

* To enhance reflection, assessment, and partnerships in service learning classes

* To build a network of service learning practitioners

Research Academy - Wed. May 9 - Fri. May 11, 2018

Academy Objectives:

* To strengthen research on service learning and community engagement

* To advance the scholarship of teaching and learning

* To provide consultation and feedback on research ideas

* To build a network of service learning scholars

Registration Fees:

$300 for one event, $550 for both (faculty and staff)

Discounts for groups of 3 or more.

For more information:

Service Learning Institute: contact Laura Weaver at weaverla@iupui.edu

Research Academy: contact Tom Hahn at tomhahn@iupui.edu

Call for Papers The International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership and Social Change

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The International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership and Social Change has a call for papers.  You can view the Journal at http://opus.govst.edu/iujsl/ 

The Journal is dedicated to providing undergraduate students a venue to discuss their service-learning projects and experiences.  The Journal considers three types of articles:

            1) Articles that discuss the development of a service-learning project and the  

                 impact of the project on the community served;

            2) A case study of a service-learning project;

            3) A reflection on service-learning and the development of personal leadership.

Each article will be reviewed by selected readers and the member of the editorial board.  Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, excluding block quotations which should be typed single-spaced, and references.  To ensure anonymity, author’s names and affiliation should appear on a separate cover page.  Articles should not exceed 15 pages.  Authors should follow APA format.

The Journal accepts Book Reviews on service-learning and social change.  Book reviews should not exceed 2 pages and include Book Title, Author, and Publisher.

Submissions should be sent in Word format.  DO NOT HAVE HEADERS OR PAGE NUMBERING.

Submit by e-mail to:

Ned Scott Laff, Ph.D.                        Joyce Fields

ned.laff@gmail.com                          Professor of Child and Family Studies

                                                           Columbia College

                                                           jfields@columbiasc.edu     

Professional Development with AMIGOS - Service Learning, Global Competency, and Youth Leadership

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"As a participant, I lived with a host family in a small community and organized and implemented a sustainable community project. I never would have encountered these challenges in any other context, and I felt the responsibility keenly. I learned to be responsible, punctual and take the initiative when things needed to get done. Through AMIGOS, I became aware of the world outside the United States, and saw my life through a different lens. The friendships I made and the experience I had of two incredible Latin American cultures are gifts that will last a lifetime."  - Killian, AMIGOS alumnus 2014 & 2015

Professional Development with AMIGOS - Service Learning, Global Competency, and Youth Leadership 

Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS), founded in 1965, is an independent non-profit offering meaningful cultural immersion and transformative youth leadership opportunities for students aged 13-25 through summer, gap, and custom programming. 

As members of this HE-SL group, we thank you for playing an important role in empowering young people to do great things and drive social change. We want to support you in this process by offering opportunities for you to grow in your own professional development while also aligning with the AMIGOS vision. 

#1 Educator Professional Development Trip in Nicaragua, July 6th-13th 

·        Our Educator-Only Professional Development Trip affords key educators a hands-on opportunity to see the AMIGOS approach in action and gain valuable skills to bring back to the classroom. 

·        Register HERE

#2 Volunteer & Paid Part-time Chapter Board Roles

·        We have 25 amazing AMIGOS chapters around the country who locally recruit, train, and support fundraising for local AMIGOS participants as they prepare for their summer experience. Check out available opportunities to be a part of this network as a Recruitment Coordinator, Treasurer, Etc... 

·        Positions will be updated for the coming year on an on-going basis beginning in April - see HERE or search for us on Idealist. 

If those opportunities don't work for you, but you still feel inspired by AMIGOS, please consider sharing the attached flyer or setting up a call with us to learn more! 

·        Summer 2018 Deadline: April 15th

·        Gap 2018-2019 Deadline: July 15th 

Erin Aucar

Regional Outreach Coordinator

  

Amigos de las Américas 

Direct: (202) 834-8759

Cell: (217) 552-2464

Washington D.C. Office

Click here to schedule an informational call with me!

Young people can change the world 

Click here to see how 

Local & Global Development: What Responsible Role for Higher Ed?

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Friends, 

I'm excited to share that the initial evening conversation (4/15) at GSL5: Dignity and Justice in Global Service-Learning will take place between Jennifer Lentfer (How Matters, 1,000 Currents, one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s “100 Women to Follow on Twitter”) and Sara Sievers (Associate Dean at Notre Dame's School for Global Affairs, formerly of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, global policy advisor and researcher). The dialogue will be facilitated by Nora Pillard Reynolds (globalsl & Haverford College) & Rachel Tomas Morgan (The University of Notre Dame Center for Social Concerns). 

This promising plenary follows the opening keynote by Adam Russell Taylor, Lead of the Faith Initiative at the World Bank Group. Check out the full GSL 5 schedule here.

If you can’t make it to the Summit (sorry to miss you), there will be Global Service-Learning Institutes this summer on the West Coast (June, University of San Diego, San Diego) and East Coast (August, Haverford College, just outside Philadelphia). These are smaller, more intimate gatherings that provide space for course and program development.

Finally, you may be interested in the recently-released Community engagement, volunteering, and service-learning guidelines from the Forum on Education Abroad, which in my view represent an excellent step forward in such ethical guidelines.

Best wishes in your work, and if you have anything you'd like to share at the globalsl site here - https://compact.org/global-sl/ - please just send a note, 

Eric

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PS - If you're on Haverford's Campus or work with us regularly, I hope you'll be able to take part in our Seeking Global Citizenship Symposium between April 10 and 14. 

Eric Hartman, Ph.D. | Executive Director | Center for Peace and Global Citizenship 

Haverford College | Stokes 105 | 610-896-1353

@haverfordcpgc | facebook.com/haverpeace/  | instagram.com/haverford_cpgc/

The Center for Peace and Global Citizenship advances peace, social justice, and global citizenship through research, education, and action. 

Co-Founder, globalsl.org | facebook.com/globalsl.org/ | @buildingbetterw

globalsl.org, a multi-institutional hub supporting ethical global learning and community campus partnerships, is hosted in the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship at Haverford College. 

Conference call for proposals

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SCRA colleagues,

I am pleased to be able to share the call for abstracts below. This conference, sponsored by the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice, will be of particular interest to the folks on this listserv. The announcement appended below includes a brief overview of its major themes, which align well with the values and foci of community psychology. I have attached a pdf of the more detailed call for abstracts. 

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me backchannel (rpkilmer@uncc.edu) if I can address questions or provide additional information. 

Best,

Ryan

Call for Abstracts!  The Global Alliance is hosting an interdisciplinary conference for behavioral health, social justice, and healthier communities. We are now accepting abstracts for presentations at our 2018 Coming Together for Action Conference in Metro Denver, Colorado. We especially encourage abstract proposals that illustrate innovative and effective efforts to:  • Prevent behavioral health challenges; • Promote health and well-being; • Foster responsive community systems; • Value wellness and healing knowledge of marginalized individuals, families, and communities; • Develop strategies for addressing social determinants of whole health; and • Increase equity across communities. Deadline for submission is April 30th. Download the call for abstracts and abstract guidelines.  Additional bonus! All authors whose submissions are accepted will have the opportunity to subimt papers for possible inclusion in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.  Submit your abstract and learn more about the conference by visiting the Coming Together for Action 2018 website.   Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice P.O. Box 995 CROZET, VA 22932-1553 United States 720 - 708 - 0187 www.bhjustice.org

Two open positions at Campus Compact

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Greetings all:

We have two open searches. You can find both descriptions at https://compact.org/jobs/

Director of Professional Learning: priority deadline April 1; application will remain open until position is filled

Director of Campus Compact for Virginia: priority deadline April 20

Best,

Andrew

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Andrew J. Seligsohn, PhD
President
Campus Compact
45 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111

617.357.1881             
ajs@compact.org

@compactprez
www.compact.org