Applications now available for 2014 Connecting Campuses with Communities

[Announcement from Indiana Campus Compact]

The IUPUI Center for Service and Learning and Indiana Campus Compact are pleased to announce:

 

6^th Annual Connecting Campuses with Communities Events

On the IUPUI campus in Indianapolis, IN

May 12-16, 2014

Service Learning Institute

May 12 - 14, 2014

Objectives:

·         Increase the number of high quality service learning courses

·         Share promising practices and generate new ideas

·         Enhance reflection, assessment, and partnerships in service learning classes

·         Build a network of service learning practitioners

Institute Topics:

·         Design courses for well-integrated service learning

·         Create and assess learning outcomes

·         Develop meaningful reflection activities

·         Collaborate with community partners as co-educators

Intended Audience:  Community engaged scholars or practitioners who implement or support service learning curriculum design.

         

Research Academy

May 14 - 16, 2014

Objectives:

·         Strengthen research on service learning and community engagement

·         Advance the scholarship of teaching and learning

·         Provide consultation and feedback on research ideas

·         Build a network of service learning scholars

Academy Topics:

·         Integrate curricula and research

·         Develop measurement approaches

·         Design theory-based research questions

·         Write research proposals and manuscripts

Intended Audience:  Community engaged scholars or practitioners who undertake research or support research on service learning.

The applications are due Monday, March 3, 2013 (Individuals can apply for either one or both parts of the event.)

Applicants will be notified by the end of April.

Rates:  $250 per event; $450 for both events – Faculty/Staff

$200 per event or $350 for both – Graduate Students

For questions about the Service Learning Institute, contact J.R. Jamison at jrjamiso@iupui.edu

For questions about the Research Academy, contact Tom Hahn at tomhahn@iupui.edu