Call for Proposals due March 9: Public Engagement Symposium

Public Engagement Symposium: Transforming Our Society
April 18, 2012 | 3–6 PM | Activities and Recreation Center (ARC)

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Call for Poster/Display Proposals

We invite members of campus and the community to submit proposals for poster sessions and displays that address current best practices in community engagement. Individuals or teams (led by a faculty member with other faculty, staff, graduate or undergraduate students, and community partners) may submit a proposal.


To submit a proposal for a poster/display at the 2012 Symposium, please visit the Symposium website at:
http://conferences.illinois.edu/engagementsymposium/index.html


Your participation will provide faculty, staff, students, and community partners the opportunity to share innovative ideas and approaches to community engagement activities. We hope you will learn from, support, and celebrate the quality and variety of our scholarly and creative community engagement efforts. It is our hope to enlighten, educate, and inspire; to strengthen relationships; and to develop a culture of engagement across the campus and local communities. The Symposium is free and open to the public.

Make plans now for the September 2012 IARSLCE Conference in Baltimore

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The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) is excited to invite you to the 12^th Annual International Research Conference on Service-Learning and Community Engagement Conference.  The 2012 conference will be held September 23rd to 25th at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, MD. 

The theme of the conference is Connected Knowing, which is about the generative power of connections and relationships in research on service-learning and community engagement. The conference seeks to break new ground by focusing our attention on transformative learning partnerships in our research and scholarship on community engagement, in our research with community partners, and in the kinds of connections those learning partnerships leverage and facilitate.

Conference information and the Call for Proposals are available online at researchslce.org.  The online submission system will be available for proposals starting March 2, 2012. To be considered, all proposals must be received via electronic submission by 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) Friday, March 30, 2012.  Incomplete proposal submissions will not be reviewed. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by the end of May, 2012.

We look forward to seeing you in Baltimore!

Dr. KerryAnn O’Meara, 2012 Conference Program Chair & IARSLCE 2012 Planning Committee

Hosted by: University of Maryland, College Park

Co-Sponsored by: American University; George Washington University; Johns Hopkins University; Loyola University Maryland; Maryland Campus Compact; McDaniel College; Montgomery College; and University of Maryland Baltimore County

Gail Robinson

Director of Service Learning

American Association of Community Colleges

One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 410

Washington, DC 20036

202 728 0200 ext. 254

grobinson@aacc.nche.edu

www.aacc.nche.edu/servicelearning

Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning, March 21-23, 2012

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Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning

Bringing together learning and service for a better world March 21-23, 2012 Lake Terrace Convention Center Hattiesburg, MS 39401

Time to Register!

Register at http://www.usm.edu/gulf-south-summit

1.            Preconference Workshops of Special Interest to

Colleges and Universities

(Wednesday, March 21, 1-4:00 pm)

Register at http://www.usm.edu/gulf-south-summit

($80.00 until February 17; then $100.00)

Service-learning 101, Shirley Theriot, University of Texas—Arlington; Mary Beth Lima, Louisiana State University; Tom Schnaubelt, Stanford University Student leadership development through civic engagement, Cathy Hamilton, Director, Office of Leadership and Service-learning, University of North Carolina—Greensboro and Kim Shaver, Center for Civic Engagement, Leadership and Service, University of Louisville Tapping the resources of Campus Compact, Maureen Curley, Executive Director, Campus Compact (see www.compact.org) Plus three more. Check the website, above, for details

2.            Regular Conference Programming of Special Interest to

Colleges and Universities

(Thursday and Friday, March 22 and 23)

Register at http://www.usm.edu/gulf-south-summit

One-day registrations for Thursday or Friday March 22 or 23 are also available for only $75.00. Each day includes two meals plus entry into conference programs and a Keynote session. Full conference registration includes both days plus the Opening Reception, Trent Lott Center, USM, Thursday evening--$225 until February 17, then $250.

Programs Address the Conference Theme

Transforming Lives Through Collaboration, Community and Citizenship

Transforming lives: Whose lives? Students?  Faculty?  Clients of our community partners?  To what ends?  Where’s your evidence? What are the best practices?

Collaboration: How difficult it can be, given our differing goals, values and constituencies! How do we do it? What are its essential ingredients?

Community: Warm, fuzzy feeling or concrete achievement? How do we know it when we see it? Can it be operationalized and duplicated?

Citizenship: How do we nurture this originating objective of the civic engagement movement? What is my role? What is the role of public policy?

Keynote Sessions

•             Krista Tippett, host of NPR’s Krista Tippett on Being, author and journalist: Civil Conversations

•             Patti Clayton, senior scholar, Center for Service and Learning, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis: Civic Engagement Partners as Co-Learners and Co-Teachers

•             Editors: Jeffrey Howard, Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, Trish Kalivoda, Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, and Cassie Simon, Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship: Civic Engagement: the State of the Field

Gulf-South Summit on Service Learning

and Civic Engagement through Higher Education

10th Anniversary Conference

Hosted by

The University of Southern Mississippi

For additional information please contact

                                            

Richard L. Conville, Chair

Gulf-South Summit Executive Committee

Richard.Conville@usm.edu

Clemson University Service- Learning Webcast - Creating Sustainable Community Connections for the Environmental Sciences

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Clemson Collaborations in Service-Learning Webcast

Wednesday, March 7 2012, 2:00- 3:00 p.m. EST

Service-Learning in Your “Place”: Creating Sustainable Community Connections for the Environmental Sciences”

Dr. Cassie Quigley, Associate Professor, Teacher Education, Clemson University

Ms. Robin Pope, Preservice Teacher Education student

Ranger Cathy Taylor, Park Ranger, Paris Mountain State Park, Greenville, SC

In this workshop, Clemson Faculty Fellow Dr. Cassie Quigley (Science Educator), Ms. Robin Pope (Middle School preservice teacher), and Ranger Cathy Taylor (Park Ranger at Paris Mountain State Park in Greenville, SC) will discuss the benefits and challenges of service-learning in environmental sciences. This workshop will provide attendees with specific ways to connect with partners in your community including ways to ensure meaningful collaboration, example projects, and materials on how to engage your students. Additionally, this workshop will provide a variety of perspectives by including the professor who implemented the projects, a student who participated in two different projects, and a community member who has benefitted from the relationship.  Although the topic area will be specific to environmental science, the presenters will provide helpful tips and suggestions to anyone interested in infusing service- learning into their classrooms.

For more  webcast information and a copy of the powerpoint presentation, go to http://www.clemson.edu/public/servicealliance/faculty_fellows_program/webcast_page.html

Kathy Woodard

Service-Learning Education

Community Scholars Program

Civics and Service House

214 Barre Hall

Clemson University

Clemson, SC  29634-0101

(864)656-0205 (phone)

(864)656-1288 (fax)

Save the Date! International Conference on the Role of University-Community-School Partnerships

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Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,

Save-the-Date!

November 12-13, 2012

“The Role of University-Community-School Partnerships in Creating Democratic Communities Locally, Nationally, and Globally”

An International Conference in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships, 1992 to 2012

Houston Hall, University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Learn more about the Netter Center at http://bit.ly/zawHqz

Thanks,

Rahma Osman
Program Assistant

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Nominate a Hasbro Community Action Hero Today!

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Hi All,

I wanted to let you know that generationOn is now seeking nominations for the Hasbro Community Action Hero award, which recognizes youth (ages 5-18) for completing outstanding community service. Nominations will be accepted through Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 5pm EST. If you know any young people who are making a difference in their local or global communities, please consider completing a nomination form (http://bit.ly/HCAHapp). All the details are below. Thanks!  - Elizabeth Kaeser, generationOn

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Do you know a young person between the ages of 5 and 18 who has done remarkable community service in the past 12 months?

GenerationOn and Hasbro Children's Fund are seeking nominations for the 2012 Hasbro Community Action Hero Award. This award recognizes five outstanding young volunteers, ages 5 to 18, who demonstrate that you are never too young to make a difference in your local or global community. Hasbro Children's Fund and generationOn will celebrate the selected young people for their extraordinary community service and volunteer activities at a special recognition event in New York City. Each awardee will also receive a $1,000 educational scholarship.

Nominees must meet the following criteria:
•Be enrolled in school (grade K-12) and age 5-18 at time of nomination

•Be a resident of the 50 United States or District of Columbia

•Be available to travel to New York City for a special, expense-paid, two day, one night trip to New York City on May 31 to June 1, 2012

GenerationOn will be accepting nominations for the Hasbro Community Action Hero Award from now through March 6, 2012 at 5 p.m. EST. Click here: http://bit.ly/HCAHapp to learn more about how to nominate a Hasbro Community Action Hero today.

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What is generationOn?
GenerationOn is the global youth service movement igniting the power of all kids to make their mark on the world. GenerationOn has brought the nation’s leading youth service organizations and programs under one umbrella including New York-based Children for Children, The League, Learning to Give, Points of Light Institute’s Kids Care Clubs, HandsOn Schools and HandsOn Network’s youth-driven programs. By partnering with teachers, parents, schools, community organizations and businesses, generationOn gives kids the opportunity to see firsthand the issues in their communities and the tools and resources they need to respond and become part of the solution. Visit generationOn.org for more information.

NSIP- Friendly Reminder Webinar Announcement

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Webinar Announcement- Including Seniors and Members with Acquired Disabilities

Date:   Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Time: 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST (2:00 PM Central, 1:00 PM Mountain, 12:00 PM Pacific)

The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) is pleased to announce our next web conference to be held on Wednesday, February 29th at 3:00pm EST on including and supporting seniors and members with acquired disabilities. People can acquire disabilities at any point in their lives. For some seniors and those interested in volunteering and service, providing accommodations to someone with an acquired disability can be a sensitive subject; people are sometimes hesitant to identify as having a disability or they may be resistant to disclose their limitations. This webinar will address how programs can include seniors and members with acquired disabilities and reduce or remove barriers to service.

Specifically, this presentation will:
-Define ‘acquired disability’ and how it relates to the definition of a person with a disability
-Discuss the invisible barriers to volunteering and service people with acquired disabilities experience
-Share ways to reduce or remove barriers to service as well as encourage members and volunteers to reach out for assistance and accommodation

The speaker for this presentation will be Robin Fisher, Foster Grandparents Program Manager for the State of Delaware.


To register for this event, please email roxy.rocker@umb.edu by 12:00 PM EST on Tuesday, February 28th with the following info:

-Name
-Organization
-Email
-Phone
-If you require CART* to participate, please also indicate that in your email.

Please note: We will send out confirmation emails by Tuesday afternoon, February 28th with instructions on how to sign into the web conference.

*CART service provides instantaneous translation of the speech text using real-time software. Teleconference participants receive caption services over the web. This is an accommodation we provide to participants who are Deaf or hard of hearing.

The National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) is training and technical assistance provider on disability inclusion, under a cooperative agreement (#08TAHMA001) from 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.

LAST CHANCE: Webinar on Service-Learning and Addressing Sexual Violence and Abuse on Campus

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Be sure to join us for this powerful webinar.  Registration closes soon!

Service-Learning and Addressing Sexual Violence and Abuse on Campus

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

2:00pm – 3:00pm Eastern / 1:00pm – 2:00pm Central / 11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
Register at http://slandsexualassault.eventbrite.com

In this interactive webinar, the presenters will share their personal story of violence and their work to engage students, other faculty, administrators, and community partners in reducing sexual assault and dating violence. Examples of both curricular and co-curricular programs that bring awareness, educate, and provide victim services will be highlighted. Finally, the speakers will facilitate discussion about obstacles and opportunities that exist on our campuses today.

Presenters:

Dr. Curt Brungardt and Dr. Christie Brungardt have a passion for making this world a better place!  They are best known as social entrepreneurs who have worked tirelessly to address issues of injustice and inequality.  Between them, they have 37 years experience in higher education where they have been active in the fields of leadership development and civic engagement.

Dr. Curt Brungardt is the senior member and creator of the Department of Leadership Studies and co-founder of the Center for Civic Leadership at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.  He is the Omer G. Voss Distinguished Professor of Leadership Studies and the Executive Director of the Center for Civic Leadership.  He specializes in political leadership, social change, and community organizing.  Curt has authored and co-authored several books and numerous articles in the field of civic leadership.

Dr. Christie Brungardt is an Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies, Director of the Women’s Leadership Project, and co-founder of the Center for Civic Leadership at Fort Hays State University.  She specializes in women and leadership and women studies.  She has developed and implemented many of Fort Hays State’s civic engagement programs and activities like the annual state-wide Kansas Women’s Leadership Conference.  Christie publishes and presents in the fields of service learning and civic engagement, gender issues in leadership, and the scholarship of engagement.

On July 3, 2008, Curt and Christie’s lives changed forever.  Their daughter, Jana Mackey, a 25 year-old law student at the University of Kansas was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in Lawrence, KS.  Like her parents, Jana was also a committed social activist.  She was well known throughout Kansas for her advocacy for women’s rights.  She spent years volunteering to aid victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.

Since Jana’s death, Curt and Christie have been active nationally in the effort to reduce violence against women.  They have established Jana’s Campaign Inc. with the single purpose of reducing domestic and dating violence.  They believe it is their responsibility to use both the story of Jana’s life and the story of her death to reduce violence.  They both chair the Attorney General’s Batterers Intervention Program Advisory Board for the state of Kansas; they have been active in improving sexual assault response in rural areas; they have recruited hundreds of volunteers (from 19 states and 4 foreign countries) to work in the areas of domestic violence; they have traveled the country raising awareness of this issue and have lent their support to many national and international groups dedicated to this same purpose; and recently, they successfully helped spearhead the most comprehensive domestic violence legislation ever to pass in Kansas.  Last spring the state of Kansas recognized Curt & Christie Brungardt with the “State Champions” award for their work to reduce violence against women.

Matthew Lindsey
Executive Director
Kansas Campus Compact

p: (785) 532-6896
f: (785) 532-6542
matthewl@k-state.edu
http://www.k-state.edu/kscc

ePortfolios and Digital Storytelling hosted by Indiana Campus Compact

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Indiana Campus Compact invites you to attend the Service Engagement Summit 2.0 and Pre-Conference

Are you interested in documenting and assessing civic learning? Want to know about innovative strategies to facilitate reflection while creating something more meaningful for the students as well?

How might these innovations also help you document the impact of your work on the community?

Join Pre-Conference Session presenters Bob Bringle & Kristin Norris, IUPUI Center for Service & Learning, to learn the answers to these questions, specifically how IUPUI is using ePortfolios and Digital Storytelling to make student learning more visible.

Session 1: ePortfolios and Service Engagement: A Perfect Marriage

Thursday, March 29^th, 8:30-10:00am

Session 2: The Power of Digital Storytelling as an Emerging Strategy

Thursday, March 29^th, 10:15-11:45am

Indiana Campus Compact Service Engagement Summit

March 29-30, 2012

Indianapolis Marriot North

Conference and Pre-conference details

Registration

Kristin E. Norris, M.S.

Instructional Technology Specialist

Center for Service & Learning

Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI)

Office: BS 2010

Email: norriske@iupui.edu

Phone: 278-0013