17th Annual Continuums of Service Conference: Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals Dear Colleagues, We are currently accepting presentation proposals for the 17th Annual Continuums of Service Conference (COS), Civic Engagement: Bridging Gaps in Education, in Communities and across the Globe, to be held April 2 - 4, 2014 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Conference participants will explore current issues and disparities in educational access and success, health, wealth, and environmental sustainability. We will have the opportunity to critically examine the manifold pressures of educating students to be global civic leaders and preparing them for a dynamic workforce, while serving the public good and creating healthy, sustainable communities. The challenges facing our communities are complex; it is imperative that we prepare students to be empathetic and skilled leaders, applying their education to solve these critical issues. We will also explore multiple models and research from throughout our region that demonstrate how civic engagement and service-learning can narrow the gaps of injustice and inequity, both locally and beyond our shores.  Specifically, the Annual Continuums of Service Conference seeks to: Provide a warm, welcoming, and intellectually stimulating conference experience for service-learning and civic engagement professionals at all levels of experience, from novice to advanced. Provide opportunities for administrators, faculty, and their campus and community partners to share, discuss, learn about and advance civic engagement and civic learning knowledge, best practices and research. Showcase and promote innovative and cutting edge civic engagement programs, research, and initiatives from throughout the western region. Honor place-based relevancy, local culture and leadership.  Create a strong western region network of practitioners to build and strengthen connections and collaboration among civic engagement and service-learning colleagues. Please visit the COS website for detailed proposal submission instructions and complete Continuums of Service Conference information. We hope to see you in Honolulu! Aloha, California Campus Compact Campus Compact of the Mountain West Hawaii and Pacific Islands Campus Compact Montana Campus Compact Oregon Campus Compact Utah Campus Compact Washington Campus Compact

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Public Engagement Grant RFP Now Available

2013 Public Engagement Grant Materials Now Available The Office of Public Engagement is seeking proposals from faculty, students, and staff to fund community-related projects, scholarly work, creative endeavors, course development and other activities within the broad framework of public engagement. Grants of up to $20,000 will be made available on a competitive basis. Proposal submission deadline is September 27, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Grant decisions will be announced no later than November 29, 2013.  Please visit the Office of Public Engagement website here http://go.illinois.edu/engagement_grant for the full Request for Proposals and to apply.
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Book Club Open for Participation!

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Hello!

The Commission for Student Involvement in ACPA (American College Personnel Association) is hosting a book club for September & October, open for everyone to participate, regardless of professional association membership. We’ll be reading Building Playgrounds, Engaging Communities: Creating Safe and Happy Places for Children by Marybeth Lima.

This inspirational story goes deep into a 15 year journey with the Playground Project, an ongoing partnership with local schools creating accessible and healthy playgrounds.  This story highlights not only successes but also failures of the project and how individuals can overcome challenges as they work to create change in their community.  Marybeth Lima provides real examples and plans of how to implement similar projects including playgrounds, neighborhood gardens, and community dialogues in your community.

If you would like to participate please complete this form by Friday, September 6. If you participate with us, copies of the book can be purchased through the publisher with a 30% discount, e-mail Patrick Grayshaw, CSI Chair for Community Service & Service-Learning for more details. You can also get the book on Amazon.com or at your local bookstore, and of course you can always utilize your local library.

Participants will be invited to join a Facebook event and will receive a reading guide for the month of September, with digestion opportunities happening in October (more details will be shared). If you have any questions please e-mail Stacie Schultz, CSI Book Club Coordinator.

This book club is free and open to anyone, regardless of professional association membership.

Happy Readings!

Patrick Grayshaw

Assistant Director of Student Engagement for Volunteer Programs | Center for Leadership & Volunteerism |Plaster Student Union| Missouri State University | Springfield, MO 65897 | 417.836.7615 | PatrickGrayshaw@missouristate.edu

Project Ignition Grants Available to Improve Teen Driving

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Hi everyone,

NYLC just announced a whole new slew of $2,000 Project Ignition grants that are available for public and private high schools to apply. The deadline is November 15, 2013 and the grant application is available online at www.nylc.org/projectignition.

Please help us share the word by forwarding this email on to your networks, or liking and sharing the announcement from the Project Ignition Facebook page (www.facebook.com/projectignition) and Twitter account (www.twitter.com/projectignition).

Thanks!

Sam Schultz
Marketing Associate
National Youth Leadership Council

Project Ignition Grants Available to High School Students to Improve Teen Driving

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Youth Leadership Council® is pleased to announce the availability of $2,000 Project Ignition grants for high school students to lead peer-led service-learning projects that address teen driver safety.

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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car crashes remain the leading cause of death for teens in the United States. Young people, in partnership with teachers and communities, can change this staggering fact through Project Ignition, the National Youth Leadership Council's teen driver safety program. 

"From changing laws by working with state legislators, to hosting awareness-raising events in their local communities, teens are saving lives and changing the way their friends think about safe, responsible driving," said Kelita Svoboda Bak, NYLC CEO. "Each year we look forward to seeing all of the impactful, innovative ways that youth use their voice and creativity to lead campaigns that tackle driving safety through Project Ignition, and each year these passionate young people continue to exceed our expectations." 

"It's more than just a grant," said Melissa Mitchell, program manager at NYLC. "We provide direct support to adult mentors and student teams through trainings, one-on-one support, and online resources like the Generator School Network® as a part of the program so that the campaigns can be successful and sustained long after the grant is spent."

NYLC integrates service-learning — an educational method that combines meaningful community service with classroom instruction — across all of its programs, events, and resources. Project Ignition empowers young people to tackle teen driver safety issues through service-learning by aligning their campaigns to the K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice — evidence-based standards and accompanying indicators published by NYLC that K-12 practitioners can use to ensure high-quality service-learning practice.

Public and private high schools in the United States and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick are invited to get involved in Project Ignition by applying for a grant, available online. Once applications are received by the deadline of November 15, 2013, judges will review the grants and announce the winners in January, 2014. The winning schools will be notified by December, 2013 and receive their check to begin their projects in the spring semester.

Since its inception in 1983, NYLC has worked with young people and educators to provide meaningful opportunities to work in partnership to serve communities across the U.S. For specific questions about Project Ignition, contact Melissa Mitchell, NYLC Program Manager for Teen Driver Safety, at mmitchell@nylc.org or 1-888-856-7026.

Apply for a Project Ignition grant online today at www.nylc.org/projectignition, and be sure to follow Project Ignition on Facebook (facebook.com/projectignition) and Twitter (twitter.com/projectignition).

For more information about NYLC and service-learning go to www.nylc.org.