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State Office
Patricia Potyka, M.A.
Executive Director
Lynn Prince
Director of Operations/
AmeriCorps*VISTA Administrator
Katie Hardgrove, MSW
TxCC VISTA Leader
Executive Board
Dr. Charles Cotrell, Chair
President, St. Mary's University
Dr. Steve Kinslow, Vice Chair
President, Austin Community College District
Dr. Juliet Garcia, Immediate Past Chair
President, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
Dr. Ana Guzman
President, Palo Alto College
Dr. Cary Israel
President, Collin County Community College District
James Spaniolo, J.D.
President, The University of Texas at Arlington
Dr. George Wright
President, Prairie View A&M University
Texas Campus Compact
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Austin, Texas 78701
Building Communities. Educating Citizens
    Community Partners
TxCC
Statewide Initiatives
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News from Executive Director, Patricia Potyka M.A.
Dear
Friends of The Compact,
I
refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless
midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood
can never become a reality.... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional
love will have the final word.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
Since we recently celebrated his existence with our
national holiday, I thought it appropriate to share with you how TXCC member
campus Collin College celebrated his life.
This past
January 18 -- Martin Luther King Day -- Collin College once again affirmed its
commitment to civic engagement by partnering with the city of Plano to
celebrate Dr. King's dream and passion for peace and understanding with their Keep
The Dream Alive: Celebration Of Dr. King's Vision.
Under President
Cary A. Israel's leadership, Collin College hosted their annual Community
Leadership Breakfast, which included panelists such as Senator Florence
Shapiro, the Mayor of Plano, as well as Plano ISD board members and students,
at the Collin College Spring Creek Campus in Plano. These
participants convened together to share ideas, thoughts and stories as a means
to creating a flow of dialogue and voice concerns, hopes and inspiration.
Collin College
also hosted a Unity Walk for a Day of Nonviolence, which was held
on Saturday, January 16 at the Plano Housing Authority.
These events
were free and open to the community of Collin and more than 405 individuals
participated. We would like to encourage our other TxCC member campuses
to follow the model that Collin College has adopted for their traditional MLK
celebration. Next year, TxCC will be partnering with more member campuses
throughout our state, to encourage this type of civic participation; the
connection a campus has with its community is vital to the ongoing nourishment
of the student experience. A special thank you to TxCC founding board
member President Cary Israel for publicly showing his institutional
commitment to community based service and civic engagement activities.
Collin College
serves more than 46,000 credit and continuing education students annually and
offers more than 100 degree and certificate programs. The only public college
in the county, Collin College is a partner to business, government and
industry, providing customized training and work force development.
New
on the National Campus Compact Website
Please continue to frequently check the network-only section
of the national website at http://www.compact.org/network-only/.
Password: g3t-s0m3-v0lunt33rs (get some volunteers)
Just added to the network-only site:
Presentations given at the January 2010 Portland
network meeting and funding opportunities. Located at http://www.compact.org/network-only/networkonly/january-2010-network-meeting-in-portland-oregon/
Funding opportunities for state offices: http://www.compact.org/network-only/networkonly/development-and-grant-information/
This week we also posted news featuring California,
Illinois, North Carolina, Oregon, and Vermont Campus Compacts. We frequently
cull through the news and post any articles featuring you as well as those of
value to you and your members. The news can be found on the front page and at www.compact.org/news.
A reminder that you can also submit jobs, volunteer
opportunities, RFPs, news, syllabi, program models, grants, and more at http://www.compact.org/post-your-own/.
National Campus Compact to provide Carnegie Classification Training
UPDATE
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Look for the pre-packaged powerpoint program on the Network only site.
The powerpoint includes suggested talking points and resources. Please let me
know if you are hosting a program in your state so we can make sure and post
all sessions as soon as possible. Applications are available at the
Carnegie website on Feb. 1, 2010- March 31, 2010. jelkins@compact.org
We are pleased to announce that National Campus Compact will be providing training to assist institutions preparing to submit applications for the 2010 Elective Carnegie Classification on Community Engagement. Some of the scheduled trainings include:
February 3rd: 2pm CST Webinar
March 5th: 2-3pm EST Webinar
April 1-4: Western Regional Campus Compact Consortium
April 13-15: New England Regional Campus Compact Conference
Please check the National Campus Compact web site for more information at http://www.compact.org/initiatives/carnegie-community-engagement-classification/.
The website also contains nine institutional applications that were successfully awarded the classification in 2008.
Applications for the 2010 Elective Carnegie Classification will be available February 1-March 31, 2010 on the Carnegie website. You will NOT need to declare your intention to file as in previous years(2006 and 2008) you only need to request an application. |
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Compact VISTA News |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's Largest Turnout Ever...with the help of AmeriCorps
By
Western New York AmeriCorps
This Sunday, Jan 24, ABC will air an extended two-hour episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,
about an extraordinary story of hope from the west side of Buffalo. In
November 2009, the show came to one of the most disadvantaged
neighborhoods in our nation's third poorest city to build a green home
for the family of Delores Powell. What happened next has never happened
in the history of the show. More than 6,300 volunteers turned out to
help, building not only a home for one deserving family but
transforming an entire community through service. The volunteers worked
on projects for 164 families- replacing roofs, rebuilding steps,
painting, hanging siding, landscaping and other needed projects for
neighborhood.
This mass volunteer mobilization would not have happened without the
leadership of Western New York (WNY) AmeriCorps, which led volunteer
recruitment and management for the entire project. More than 200 WNY
AmeriCorps members and staff helped the build out and managed
volunteers during the blitz. The blogpost below tells the
behind-the-scenes story of AmeriCorps involvement and the extraordinary
partnerships and compassion that transformed a neighborhood.
The full statistics of the community projects are staggering:
6,336 Volunteers Mobilized
4,053 Community Revitalization and Transformation Volunteers
1,428 Skills and Trades Volunteers
855 Food Drive Helping Hands Volunteers
53,544 Volunteer Hours Served
32,424 Community Revitalization and Transformation
14,280 Skills and Trades
6,840 Food Drive Helping Hands
$1,516,511 Value of In-kind Volunteer Service
$909,169 Community Revitalization and Transformation
$415,548 Skills and Trades
$191,794 Food Drive Helping Hands
14,360 Meals Donated and Served to Volunteers
109 Individual Community Revitalization and Transformation Projects
33 Homes Equipped with New Security Lights
7 Full or Major Paint Projects
17 Minor Paint Projects
3 Full Siding Projects
3 Roofs Installations
5 Porch Renovations
5 Gutter Installations
4 New Fence Installations
2 Community Garden Projects
30 Properties Landscaped
164 Unique Households Served
412 Community Residents Served
119 New Trees Planted
388 Units of Blood Collected
85.1 Tons of Food Collected
$255,300 Value of Food Collected
1,207 People Fed Every Day for an Entire 10 days
Tune into ABC this Sunday for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition!
Want to Host a TXCC VISTA?
Always wanted to work with an
AmeriCorps VISTA but wasn't sure how to get one? TxCC can help! We
have seven VISTA placements left for 2010-2011 available to our member
institutions. Fill out a host site application and send it in, we
wantt o hear from you!
To apply click HERE
Deadlines to apply:
Feb. 5, 2010 May 4, 2010 June 12, 2010
Note:
applications must be accepted and completed by the above deadlines.
Please see the full application for more details. This offer only
available to TxCC Member Campuses.
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START Program
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Microsoft and the Corporation for National and
Community Service Launch New Initiative to Promote Student Leadership in the
Classroom
Six schools
highlight how others can connect service and technology to transform learning.
WASHINGTON - Jan. 25,
2010 - Today, Microsoft Corp. and the Corporation for National and
Community Service announced six schools - from California, Mississippi, New
York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia - selected to participate in
the Service & Technology Academic Resource Team (START). The
initiative
recognizes the leadership shown by youth and teachers in schools across America
who are working together in meaningful ways to revitalize learning, schools and
communities through the use of technology.
START redefines the role of the
student in the classroom and creates a new kind of collaboration between
students and teachers through technology-focused service-learning. The goal is
to utilize the technology skills of students to
partner with teachers and
determine where technology best fits into the learning environment.The selected
schools will receive grants and serve as national laboratory sites and as
examples of how schools can integrate service-learning
and technology into the
classroom. The schools will present their scalable best practices today for
Karen Cator, director of Education Technology for the U.S. Department of
Education.
"At first I wasn't sure how a
project like this could work and how it could improve my students' academic
outcomes. After I stepped back and let my students teach me about technology, I
realized the tremendous benefits of these service-learning projects," said
Linda Clifton, principal at Tupelo Middle School. "Teachers have been amazed at
the things students can do with technology and by integrating students'
expertise in technology into the learning process, you give them the
opportunity to expand their learning opportunities, while creating a
much-needed technology support system for the teachers."
The teachers participating in the
START initiative gain valuable technology and computer skills, while their
students improve their problem-solving, critical-thinking, troubleshooting
and communication skill sets. For example, students
at Tupelo Middle School in Tupelo, Miss., use technology to help draft learning
materials for other students and classes, as well as maintain and service
computers. The teachers depend on these students to do more than just keep
their computers functioning; they also help them prepare instructional
resources in digital formats.
"We must start thinking differently
about traditional teaching and learning models and how we can prepare our
students for the future," said Mary Cullinane, director of innovation for U.S.
Education at Microsoft. "Combining service opportunities with technology needs
in the classroom prepares students with the 21st century skills they need today
and in the future."
"Today's
students use technology throughout their daily lives, and when this knowledge
is shared with teachers in a practical way, it has the potential to enhance
learning experiences and outcomes for both teachers and students," said Nicola
Goren, acting CEO of the Corporation. "By tapping into students' skills and
abilities, we can help improve the quality of our education system and
strengthen students' academic performance."
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Support Your Texas Representatives
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Deadline Nears for Voter Registration
Texas Secretary of State Esperanza
"Hope" Andrade is reminding Texans that February 1 is the deadline to register
to vote in the 2010 Primary Elections. At stake are all statewide executive
offices (including a hot race for governor) and most seats in the Texas
Legislature.
In many cases, since legislative
districts are drawn to partisan advantage, the primary election March 2 will
determine the de facto
winner in November. With a lower turnout than in the General Election, primaries
are a great opportunity to maximize your influence.
Secretary Andrade says: "Registering
to vote is easy; Texans may find a voter registration application at their
county elections offices, some post offices and libraries, or online at: www.votexas.org," said Andrade.
Individuals may also check online to
determine if they are registered or update their registration information if
they have moved throughout the state. Any changes to a voter's existing registration
should be made by February 1 to be applicable to the Primary Elections this
March.
For more voting information:
visit: www.votexas.org or call the Secretary
of State's voter hotline at 1-800-252-VOTE (8683).
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Higher Education News |
UT Developing Plan to Cut $29 Million From Budget
By Ralph K.M. Haurwitz
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Responding to a directive from state leaders, the University of
Texas is developing a plan to cut 5 percent, or $29 million, from the
state-funded portion of its two-year budget, UT President William
Powers Jr. said Monday.
"It's a sizable amount of money," Powers said at a meeting of the Faculty Council. "This is not good news."
Last
week, Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Joe
Straus instructed state agencies, including higher education
institutions, to submit budget-reduction plans by Feb. 15. Some areas
of the budget, such as Medicaid and foster care, were exempted.
The
three officials, all Republicans seeking re-election, stopped short of
asking the agencies to implement the budget cuts. Powers said he
planned to meet later Monday to discuss the matter with UT System
Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa and James Huffines, chairman of the
system's Board of Regents.
UT System spokesman Anthony de Bruyn
said: "We understand the economic climate. The system has been a leader
in looking at organizational efficiencies. So we're going to look at
this and work diligently with our campuses on how we navigate this
course right now."
The prospect of a budget reduction comes at a difficult time for the Austin flagship.
Its
overall budget, including legislative appropriations, federal research
grants, tuition, gifts and other items, rose 2.8 percent, to $2.1
billion, for the fiscal year that began Sept. 1. But after covering
higher health insurance charges, increased student financial aid and
other costs, UT had just $6.7 million more than the previous fiscal
year for academic purposes.
In recent months, Powers has overseen
an effort to free up millions of dollars for retaining and recruiting
top faculty members. Some staff members have been dismissed, and more
layoffs could be in the works. About 36 percent of faculty members got
raises this year.
Power said it wasn't clear whether the UT
System's 15 campuses might each have to trim 5 percent of the portion
of their budgets funded by general state revenue or whether strategic
reductions were possible, whereby some campuses might make deeper cuts
and others none at all.
"I wish I had more definitive information," he said.
New Resources from
Rutgers-Newark School of Public Affairs and Administration
The Rutgers-Newark
School of Public Affairs and Administration has recently launched two new
online resources for students and professionals who are interested in public
service:
The Alliance for
Public Service website contains up-to-date information on
public service news, events, organizations, research, publications, and more.
The website also contains career information such as professional development
and internship opportunities. It is located at http://publicservice.newark.rutgers.edu
Civic Engagement Magazine seeks to deepen the discourse about, and
underscore our shared commitment to, public service. Civic Engagement
features the exemplars of public service-people and projects-as well as
publications, other resources for "doing" public service, and personal
reflections. It is available on the Alliance website at: http://publicservice.newark.rutgers.edu/index.php/home/civic-engagement.html
Nominations Due Feb 1 for Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Annual Award
The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) Annual Award recognizes exemplary partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions that are striving to achieve the systems and policy changes needed to overcome the root causes of health, social and economic inequalities. The award highlights the power and potential of community-campus partnerships as a strategy for social justice. The 2010 award will be announced and recognized during a ceremony at CCPH's next conference, May 12-15, 2010 in Portland, Oregon.
Partnerships nominate themselves and need not be members of CCPH.
Partnerships that have applied in the past but did not receive the award or honorable mentions may re-submit. We welcome nominations from any country or nation.
Past awardees and honorable mentions have come from Canada, Peru, South Africa and the United States.
Nominations are due no later than Feb 1, 2010.
For the nomination guidelines, visit
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/Award10guidelinesf.pdf
For information on past awardees, answers to frequently asked questions and other resources, visit http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/awards.html
For information on the CCPH conference, visit http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf10-overview.html Questions? Email award06@u.washington.ed
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Conferences and Opportunities
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Western Region Campus Compact Consortium
Registration is open for the 13th Annual Continuums of Service
Conference,
March 31 - April 2, 2010 in Portland, Oregon!
You can register now!
This year's
theme is Vision,
Courage, Leadership: Engagement to Strengthen Communities. Across history
civil societies have relied on bold leadership to survive, sustain, and even
thrive in the face of challenges. To effectively lead during unprecedented and
complex times, one must be willing to risk and
practice selfless leadership.
Championing efforts to collaborate with our communities, cultivate student
leadership and engagement, and advance
service-learning and civic engagement
initiatives requires vision, courage, and leadership.
Participants
will gain a renewed passion, and build skills and confidence to lead campus and
community partnerships into the future. Attendees will:
Learn how
to build partnerships; leverage leadership and resources; seize
opportunities and take risks; and cultivate civic leadership on campuses
and in communities. Generate
new ideas to strengthen communities through leadership efforts, civic
engagement, and social innovation. Be
informed about national and international initiatives, opportunities, and
resources. Share best
practices for addressing contemporary issues such as poverty, student
learning/development, college access and success, civic leadership,
economic recovery, community revitalization, etc.
The
Continuums of Service Conference has a long-standing
history of invigorating participants to explore issues from diverse
perspectives. The 13th Continuums of Service Conference promises to
creatively examine strategies for strengthening communities through vision,
courage, and leadership.
Be sure to
visit the website regularly for more information and updates.
We invite you
to join us in Portland, Oregon on March 31-April 2, 2010 to share your
knowledge, skills, and ideas; and to network with colleagues from across the
western region.
Sincerely,
The Western
Region Campus Compact Consortium
California
Campus Compact
Hawaii
Pacific Islands Campus Compact
Oregon Campus
Compact
Washington Campus Compact
Community-Campus
Partnerships for Health Conference Registration Open
The conference, "Creating the Future We Want to Be: Transformation through
Partnerships," promises to be CCPH's best yet as hundreds of community and
campus partners convene for 4 days of skill-building, networking and
agenda-setting! Whether you are new to community-based participatory
research, service-learning or community-campus partnerships and looking for
basics to get started, or you've been involved for years and seeking more
advanced knowledge and connections, this is one conference you will not want to
miss!
Important Deadlines:
February 23rd for early-bird conference registration rate
April 23rd for hotel reservations at the discounted conference rate
April 30th for advanced conference registration
Questions?
Visit the conference homepage at:
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf10-overview.html
contact Shelly Tolo at toloevents@aol.com
or 1 (206) 962-0012.
Gulf-South Summit
March 3-5, 2010
Hosted by The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
This year's Gulf-South Summit on
Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Through Higher Education, March 3-5, 2010
offers a full schedule of national speakers
and innovative presentations from your fellow service learning
and engagement professionals.
Registration Rates (Received on or before Feb. 3, 2010):
Pre-conference Workshops: $60
Regular: $200
Student/Community Partner: $150
Faculty/Staff from Sponsoring Institution: $180
Register online and reserve hotel
accommodations on the Gulf-South Summit website:
http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/gulf_south/registration.phtml
Exhibitor
Space Available - Register Online by Feb. 12, 2010
We're pleased to offer an
additional opportunity for you to showcase your program and network
with the more than 300 participants attending this year's Summit. Exhibit
space is now available for current registrants for just an additional $195
or $375 if you haven't yet registered for the conference. An exhibit affords
you a central location to present information, to meet peers,
and to exchange program ideas.
We encourage you to host your own
exhibit. Go to the conference site and the exhibit link for more
information.
http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/gulf_south/exhibitor.pdf
If already registered,
include your conference registration # on the form
Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service
June 6th - July 31, 2010
Sponsored by The Fund for American Studies in partnership with Georgetown
University, the Institute is a summer academic internship program held in
Washington, D.C. for undergraduate students interested in volunteerism and
careers in the nonprofit sector.
The Institute combines substantive professional experience for 30 hours a week
with a challenging academic experience. This fast-paced, eight-week residential
program provides students from around the world with the opportunity to gain an
edge in today's competitive job market and graduate school admissions, and
experience *Campus Compact members receive special scholarship consideration*
Priority Application Deadline: February 5, 2010
Rolling Application Deadline: March 5, 2010
For more infortmation please visit our website:
www.DCinternships.org/IPVS
If you have any question please contact
Emily Hill at IPVS@tfas.org or 800-741-6964
Call for Proposals - 2010 International Association for
Research on Service-learning and Community
Engagement Annual Conference
The featured theme for this 10th annual conference is
"International Perspectives: Crossing Boundaries through Research."
Service-learning is valued as an active learning strategy across the globe;
however, little is known about the ways that service-learning is similar or
different in varied contexts. Understanding service-learning and community
engagement from diverse cultural perspectives will add insight necessary for comparative research and to improve practice. Proposals will be accepted
beginning Monday, January 15, 2010. To be considered, all proposals must be
received via electronic submission by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina,
is proud to host the
2010 National Outreach Scholarship
Conference
Mark your calendars for October 4 through 6, 2010 to join
NC State in Raleigh for the 11th annual meeting as we explore how universities
Sustain Authentic Engagement.
Visit the 2010 NOSC Website at: http://www.outreachscholarship.org/
Reminder: Call for Proposals
Deadline for Proposal Submission - February 1, 2010
The 2010 National Outreach Scholarship Conference will explore authenticity and sustainability as critical components of engaged scholarship. The important
questions of what, where, who, how, and why will be the foci of the Conference
reflected in five sections: Program, Place, People, Process, and Philosophy. These
focus areas invite a diversity of perspectives and experiences reflecting the
academy"s authentic and sustained commitment to engaged discovery, learning,
application, and integration. For more details of conference themes and the full
Call for Proposals, visit http://www.outreachscholarship.org.
Request for Proposals:
All proposals must be submitted online. Oral presentations by individuals or
panels (presentation, demonstration, or skill-building workshop) or posters will be
considered. Proposals are invited for presentations that communicate innovative
research, program designs and impacts, lessons learned, and curricular and policy development reflective of diverse environments and populations. Proposal focus
areas include (but are not limited to) urban/rural interactions, international
contexts, business/industry, distance-based delivery, under-served populations,
Cooperative Extension, service learning, continuing education, and university-
wide extension/outreach/engagement programs.
Sponsored by the National Outreach Scholarship Conference partner universities.
http://www.outreachscholarship.org/ and click on NOSC Partnership Institutions.
To be added to the mailing list for this conference, please email ContinuingEducation@ncsu.edu
New England Regional Campus Compact Conference
Higher Education and the Greater Good:
Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century
April 13-14, 2010
Burlington, Vermont
How can higher education best prepare students to meet the complex
challenges of the 21st century? What strategies and innovations are pushing
educational and institutional boundaries and helping shape higher education
institutions of the future?
Join faculty, staff, administrators, students and community members to
explore how engaged learning strategies and practices can enhance academic
and civic outcomes, meet important institutional goals and prepare students
to become global problem solvers.
April 13 -- Pre-Conference Institutes:
- Research for the Public Good
- Institutional Assessment of Student Engagement and Success
- Preparing Public Problem Solvers in STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering, Mathematics)
Think Tank: Pushing the Boundaries of Higher Education
- Campus-Community Partnerships for Higher Education Access & Success:
Listening to the Voices of All Stakeholders
April 14 -- Full Conference, including:
Keynote Address by Sylvia Hurtado, Professor and Director of the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA in the Graduate School of Education and Information Sciences
Workshops, Roundtable Discussions, Poster Sessions, Networking and more!
Please visit:
http://www.vtcampuscompact.org/necc/RegionalConference.htm to register and for additional information.
For a conference brochure visit:
http://www.vtcampuscompact.org/necc/RegionalConference/BrochureNECCFinalweb.pdf
For questions, please contact:
BonnieRita Hearthstone at bhearths@middlebury.edu or (802) 443-2506
or Cheryl Whitney Lower at clower@middlebury.edu or (802) 443-2507.
**Sponsored by the Campus Compacts of
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont
The IUPUI Center for Service and Learning and
Indiana Campus Compact
will be hosting
"Connecting Campuses with Communities"
Monday, May 17th through Friday, May 21stth and concluding by 11:30 am on May
19th. The 2nd Annual Research Academy begin at 1:00 pm May 19th and conclude
by 11:30 am on May 21st. on the IUPUI campus, located in downtown Indianapolis.
The Service Learning Institute will begin at 1:00 pm May 17
We invite you and your colleagues to participate in one or both of these
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Grant and Award Resources
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The Jenzabar
Foundation Announces Call for Nominations for Annual Student Leadership Awards
The Jenzabar Foundation has opened the nomination process for its 3rd Annual
Student Leadership Awards that honor ten student-led campus groups or
activities that have made a significant impact serving others beyond their own
institutions. This year, the awards include a new Social Entrepreneur of the
Year category, which will recognize one outstanding leader or organization
committed to tackling social issues. The Foundation is accepting submissions
from institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, religious organizations,
and self-nominations from students for their community service or humanitarian
efforts during the current, 2009/2010, or previous, 2008/2009, academic year.
Recognition includes a $5,000 grant to support the student or group's future
humanitarian endeavors.
For more information visit www.thejenzabarfoundation.org. Only online submissions will
be accepted. Nominations are due by March 31, 2010.
Peace Corps Issues
RFP to Colleges & Universities for Master's International Program
Deadline to apply: March 15, 2010
The Peace Corps has issued a request for Proposals (RFP) for new colleges and
universities to become affiliated with their Master's International (MI)
program. The program integrates graduate study with Peace Corps service. Peace
Corps is accepting proposals for this partnership in the following areas of
study: Agriculture, Education, Business Development, Environment/
Natural Resources, and Youth Development. The RFP is available at: http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn.whyvol.eduben.mastersint.becomesch.howapply.
For further information contact: mastersinternational@peacecorps.gov,
or (800) 424-8580, ext.1812
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National
Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation Call to Service Collegiate
Competition
The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) is
looking for communications students to participate in the Call to Service
Collegiate Competition. Students will have the opportunity to win $10,000,
$5,000 or $2,000 in scholarship dollars and matching funds for the charity of
their choice. Students will compete by developing a community service
initiative and partnering with local broadcasters to execute their idea. To
participate, students must submit a one-page proposal outlining their idea.
Twenty students will be selected as finalists. NABEF is accepting proposals for
the program through February 12, 2010.
Winners of the Call to Service Competition will be awarded scholarship money
for the fall semester of the following academic year. In addition, winners will
be recognized at NABEF's Celebration of Service to America Awards Gala on June
14, 2010, in Washington, D.C.
Rumana Sultana
Special Projects Coordinator
NAB Education Foundation
1771 N Street NW
Washington DC 20036
Phone 202 429 5428
Fax 202 429 3930
The Starbucks Foundation-Starbucks Shared Planet Youth Action
Grants
Deadline: Rolling
Youth Action Grants are designed to help youth realize their natural
potential to reinvent their local communities. The Starbucks Foundation
accepts applications from organizations that provide young people (ages 6-24)
with a continuum of service opportunities in social entrepreneurship. Grants
range from $10,000 to $25,000. Eligible applicants include nonprofit
organizations with 501(c)(3) status.
Contact the Starbucks Foundation for more information and to apply for
this funding:
http://www.starbucksfoundation.com/index.cfm?objectid=998EF1C4-1D09-317F-BBF7F71F7B681A12
Nursing Innovation Grant Program
Supported by investment proceeds from the
Permanent Fund for Higher Education, Nursing, Allied Health and
Other Health-Related Programs
For more information click HERE
Deadline for Applications: March 26. 2010
The Corporation for National and community Service $7.3 Million
The Corporation anticipates that grants will be awarded to an estimated seven to nine individual institutions ranging from approximately $85,000 to $200,000 annually for a project period of up to three years, and an estimated seven to eleven consortia ranging from approximately $200,000 to $500,000 for a project period of up to three years
Application Deadline: 5pm EST March 9,2010
Contact: Kirsten Breckinridge lsahighered@cns.gov
Learn and Serve America National Youth Speakers Bureau
Participant Qualifications:
-Must be a current or alumni s-l participant at a L&S America-funded site.
-Age 13-25 (or 8th grade - senior in college)
-At least one year of s-l experience
-Able to articulate what he or she has learned about self, community, school subjects, current affairs, etc. through s-l
-Preferred: current participant of a local or statewide s-l youth leadership program
For more information:
http://www.servicelearning.org/lsa/ysb/index.php
Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
Amount: $10,000 stipend for graduating college senior to pursue one year of public service anywhere in the world.
Application Deadline: February 15,2010
For more information:
http://www.nationalgridus.com/huntington.asp
The NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement
Recovery Act Limited Competition:Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research (RC4), RFA-OD-09-010 has just been published in the NIH Guide.
Description:NIH has designated up to $30million in 2009-2010 to fund 30 or more grants, contingent upon the submission of a sufficient number of scientifically meritorious applications.
For more information: The NIH Funding Opportunity
Jimmy & Rosalyn Carter Parnership Foundation
CASE Grant
Amount: $1,000
Description: Each month JRCPF offers a $1000 CASE grant through our ServiceBook Monthly award. Students wishing to be considered for this award can apply via www.ServiceBook.org. As with our other CASE awards, students must register, log in, then follow the links: Students>Submit Your Project. Within the application, students must be sure to select "ServiceBook Monthly" under the "CASE Competition" drop-down list.
For more information:
http://www.ServiceBook.org
Do Something Offers Grants for Community Action Projects
Application Deadline: Rolling
Amount: 52 $500 grants
Description: Do Something will award one $500 grant each week to help young people implement or expand a community action project, program, or organization. Applicants must be no older than 25 and a U.S. or Canadian citizen.
For more information and additional requirements, please visit:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016678/dosomething
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Books and Publications
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Journal for Civic Commitment:
a twice-yearly, online journal dedicated to service learning and civic
engagement
The Community College
National Center for Community
Engagement announces the 14th Issue of the
Journal for Civic Commitment.
Please Click Here to
view this issue or go to our home page at
http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/engagement and click on
"Journal for Civic
Commitment" on the left side of the screen.
This special issue of The Journal for Civic Commitment
contains the results of
a special project, the Service-Learning for Political Engagement Program,
co-sponsored
by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
and the California
Campus Compact, to create service-learning courses that
inspire political
engagement.
We are
currently accepting articles for possible publication in the Fall issue of
The
Journal for Civic Commitment. Deadline for submission for the Fall 2010
issue
is February 29, 2010.
You can
find the authors' guidelines on our website at:
http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/engagement/Journal.
If you have
any questions, feel free to email the journal's editor, Gary Daynes
at gdaynes@westminstercollege.edu.
Please submit articles electronically to the editor as word documents.
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A Note from the Editor
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Greetings Compact members and friends,
I have recently created a blog that will highlight my experiences here at TxCC,
feel free to check it out!
www.misstxcc.blogspot.com
-Thanks!
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Sincerely,
Courtney Medford
Texas Campus Compact
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