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Rhode Island Campus Compact is a coalition of colleges and universities dedicated to promoting community service, civic engagement, service-learning, and community-campus partnerships in higher education.
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RICC Executive Board
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Ray DiPasquale (chairman)
Community College of Rhode Island
Donald Farish
Roger Williams University
John Maeda
Rhode Island School of Design
Anthony Maione
United Way of Rhode Island
Mim Runey
Johnson & Wales University
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RICC Membership
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RICC Membership is a presidential commitment by all two-year and four-year, public, and private colleges/universities in RI.
Nancy Carriuolo
Rhode Island College
Rear Admiral Christenson
US Naval War College
Ray DiPasquale
Community College of Rhode Island
David M. Dooley
University of Rhode Island
Donald Farish
Roger Williams University
Sister Jane Gerety
Salve Regina University
Richard Gouse
New England Technical Institute
Ronald Machtley
Bryant University
John Maeda
Rhode Island School of Design
Christina Paxson
Brown University
Mim Runey
Johnson & Wales University
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Greetings!
This month has brought a lot of excitement to the RI Campus Compact office - from the Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference to celebrating AmeriCorps Opening Day at the State House. |
| Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference | |
 | | Kerry Condon explains Partnerships for Success at the ERCC poster session |
Earlier this month, the RI Campus Compact staff, along with VISTAs Kerry Condon (AICU RI) and Samantha Bergbauer (PC) attended the Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference on Community Impact and Social Responsibility. Leaders from 80 institutions of higher education came together to advance institutional engagement and participate in workshops on campus-community reciprocity and impact, institutional change, and engaged scholarship.
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| Parternships for Success Mini-Grants Announced | |
Congratulations to Mini-Grant RecipientsThe 2012 Partnerships for Success Mini-Grants will support new and existing statewide partnerships as well as professional development opportunities for those as the forefront of college success access and success.
Blackstone Academy Charter School and Brown University $2000
Roger Williams University and Bristol/Warren PSD $1000
Brown University and College Advising Corps $500
RI Transitions to College $1850
Johnson & Wales and Veazie St Elementary School $583
Funded by RI Campus Compact, RI Office of Higher Education and the College Access Challenge Grant Program.
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| Scholarships for Service: Student Civic Fellows | |  To date, RI Campus Compact has enrolled 72 out of 100 college students in the Scholarships for Service (SFS) AmeriCorps Program. SFS members complete 300 hours of community service at local non-profits and receive a $1,175 Education Award.
For 2012-2013 participating campuses include: CCRI, Johnson & Wales, Providence College, Rhode Island College, RISD, Roger Williams University, Salve Regina University and the University of Rhode Island.
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| VISTA Voices: Ricardo Cortez | |
Each month we ask two VISTAs to share a story about their year of service. This story is from Ricardo Cortez who is serving at the University of Rhode Island with College Unbound.
Most people I meet have a hard time understanding why I would leave my teaching job and move all the way across the country to become a VISTA. And while I have just as hard a time explaining it, it's definitely not because I disliked my job or career choice. After four years of teaching, I think I just needed a break. (more)
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| National Campus Compact News | | | Article Subheading
Over 100 college presidents, campus compact staff, and funders from across the country attended the Presidents Leadership Summit in Tennessee on Oct. 16-17.
This past week at the Presidential Leadership Summit in Chattanooga, we were delighted to have Mr. Mike Schmidt, Director of Education and Community Development, from the Ford Motor Company Fund announce their grant of $50,000 to Campus Compact to host a conference this spring in Dearborn, Michigan (Home of Ford Motor Company).
Colleges and universities with exceptional service projects have an opportunity to earn nationwide recognition as the Corporation for National and Community Service opens the application process for the 2012 Presidents' Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Inclusion on this list is the highest recognition these institutions can receive for community service work.
Volume 16 of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement dedicated to The Research Universities and Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN) is published and available online. Campus Compact was a founder of TRUCEN and has served as the secretariat since 2006.
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Thank you for your continued support as a member of the Rhode Island Campus Compact stakeholder network.
Sincerely,
Carie Hertzberg
Rhode Island Campus Compact |
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