IARSLCE Conference--Call for Proposal due Friday, April 26

April 19, 2013

IARSLCE Conference Call for Proposals Due Friday, April 26 You have one week! The deadline for proposals for the IARSLCE Annual Conference in Omaha in November 2013 is Friday, April 26, 2013.  Please visit www.researchslce.org/conferences for the complete call for proposals and the link to submit.  Please contact Tara Luparello at info@researchslce.org with questions. Webinar meeting Friday, April 26 Also one week from today, IARLSCE will be having a conference call discussion abot webinar development on April 26 at 11AM EST.  Space is limited, so please contact Tara Luparello at info@researchslce.org to RSVP and for instructions. IARSLCE Board of Directors nominations are due April 28 You have (slightly) more than one week for this! IARSLCE is seeking nominations for candidates to serve on the Board of Directors for terms beginning September 2013. The openings are for two members at-large and one international member. The Board of Directors is charged with providing vision and direction for the Association. Through the work of committees, the Board engages with the membership to maximize IARSLCE's role in advancing the study of service-learning an community engagement. Board members are elected by the membership, have fiduciary responsibility for the organizaion, and play a key role in decision-making to advance IARSLCE initiatives. We are seeking to fill three positions on the board as of November 2013; these positions are for three-year terms (2013-2016). New board memebrs will begin their terms if office in November 2013 at the IARSLCE Annual Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. Nominations are due on April 28, 2013. Please send all nominations to Tara Luparello at tluparel@tulane.edu. Elections will be held from May 6-May 17, 2013. New board members will be announced by May 24, 2013. Conference Keynote Announcement (in case you missed it...) Parker J. Palmer, Ph.D., has influenced educators, politicians and spiritual leaders for more than 40 years and, this November, he will share his views on spirituality, politics and civic engagement at the 2013 International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) conference, which will be hosted by the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). Palmer, director and founder of the Center for Courage and Renewal, is the author of nine books, including award-winnings titles like "The Promise of Paradox," "The Courage to Teach" and, his latest work, "Healing the Heart of Democracy." Palmer also holds 11 honorary doctorates from institutions across the country and was named one of the 30 "most influential senior leaders" in higher education by 10,000 fellow educators as part of the Leadership Project. In 2010, Palmer was given the William Rainey Harper Award, which has also been given to visionaries such as Margaret Mead, Marshall McLuhan and Paolo Friere. Palmer will provide the keynote address on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the IARSLCE conference. His remarks will draw heavily from his latest book, which addresses the negative effects of hyperpartisanship through spirituality and the ability to disagree while still respecting each other.