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 Dear Colleagues, As we welcome 2015 and the opportunities it brings, it is important to focus on the hope and positive change that our civic engagement work across the state achieves and inspires. As anchor institutions, Ohio colleges and universities, working in partnership with local communities, have the opportunity every day to make real impact on the health and wellbeing of those communities. Our work uplifts all of us and gives us confidence in the future. Together, let's make this a great year in civic engagement. --Dick Kinsley, Executive Director
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OCC VISTA Spotlight: Expanding Campus Impact
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Rachael Lange, OCC Connect2Complete (C2C) VISTA
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Rachael Lange has served as an Ohio Campus Compact Connect2Complete (C2C) VISTA at Miami University Hamilton for the past year and a half, training and coordinating the university's C2C Peer Advocates. Rachel and the Peer Advocates work to help vulnerable students succeed through a combination of peer support and community connections built through service-learning.
Since Fall 2013, Miami Hamilton's C2C program has trained 14 Peer Advocates, worked with more than 20 developmental education classes, and participated in over 300 hours of service.
The program has had a profound impact on the Peer Advocates who work to support struggling students, as well as on the students they serve. One Peer Advocate is now pursuing a career in higher education through Miami University's Student Affairs in Higher Education program. Another accepted an AmeriCorps VISTA position at a local nonprofit community partner.
For Fall 2014, Miami expanded C2C from 6 classes and 6 Peer Advocates to 9 classes and 9 Peer Advocates. In Spring 2015 C2C will expand even further by partnering with Campus Kids and other child care centers on Oxford and Middletown's campuses. Read more. |
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EXCLUSIVE MEMBER OPPORTUNITY:
C2C VISTAs to Support Student Success
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If you are a campus decision maker, retention of enrolled students is most likely a daily topic of discussion. OCC's Connect2Complete (C2C) VISTA Program can bring new life and results to your campus efforts by utilizing the C2C model: A combination of peer advocacy and community engagement to connect students with their campus and their community and provide peer support systems for success.
Applications for the 2015-16 VISTA year will be sent to member campuses soon. The application deadline is March 7. If you're interested in becoming a C2C host site, please contact Lesha Farias at 740-587-8568 as soon as possible.
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Regional Service-Learning Symposium
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 This regional symposium will bring together faculty and community partners for a day of information sharing, featuring a panel discussion, Q&A session, and faculty presentations. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Ken Reardon, Director of the Graduate Division in City & Regional Planning, University of Memphis, and a nationally renowned expert in community organizing, neighborhood planning, and community partnerships.
Don't miss this opportunity to join colleagues from around the region to revitalize and advance practice on your campus.
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Time: 8:30 am-2:30 pm;
lunch included
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 New Online Resources from Campus Compact |
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Making College Happen Through Community Engagement
from Campus Compact is designed to help campuses support college readiness and success in their communities.
Building on the Presidents' Leadership Summit and the resulting research brief, A Promising Connection, this guide offers innovative approaches and resources for using engagement to increase college access and success. | |
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Designing and Delivering an Online Service-Learning Course
Designing and Delivering a Service-Learning Course is a video-based online resource developed by Matt Roy, Assistant Provost & Director of the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement at UMass Dartmouth, and Dwight Giles, Professor at UMass Boston and Senior Associate with the New England Resource Center for Higher Education.
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Service-Learning Discussion with Barbara Jacoby and Leda Cooks
If you missed the webinar with Barbara Jacoby and Leda Cooks, you can still access this discussion here. Dr. Jacoby, Faculty Associate for Leadership and Community Service-Learning at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Dr. Cooks, winner of the 2014 Ehrlich Faculty Award, discuss Jacoby's latest book, Service-Learning Essentials: Questions, Answers, and Lessons Learned. | |
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Upcoming Events |
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Diversity in the Multicultural Millennium Conference
Wright State University's annual statewide Diversity in the Multicultural Millennium Conference will bring together students, faculty, staff, and community members to explore diversity issues in higher education and their impact on the broader community.
Dates: January 22-23, 2015
Location: Wright State University, Dayton, OH
NASPA Veterans Conference
The NASPA Veterans Conference is the most comprehensive professional development opportunity available for sharing and learning about serving veterans and service members as college students.
Dates: February 8-10, 2015
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Alleviating Poverty through Entrepreneurship
This annual student-organized summit features presentations by young entrepreneurs working to end poverty in Ohio and around the world. Presented by The Ohio State University.
Date: February 28, 2015
Location: Mershon Auditorium, Wexner Center,
Columbus, OH
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Opportunities for Faculty, Staff, and Students |
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Calls for Papers & Proposals
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IN Campus Compact is seeking a new Executive Director to champion community-campus engagement in Indiana. Learn more.The Columbus Foundation offers 10-week summer fellowships for students in partnership with 14 local nonprofits. Students selected as fellows receive a stipend of $5,000. The application deadline is January 16, 2015. Learn more.More jobs can be found at the Campus Compact website.
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MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship
The MacJannet Prize was established by the Talloires Network and the MacJannet Foundation to recognize exceptional student community engagement initiatives at Talloires Network member universities. The prize contributes financially to ongoing public service efforts. Nominations are due January 23, 2015. Learn more.
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 CEOSE Biannual Report on STEM Education
The Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE), which advises the National Science Foundation on policies and programs to encourage full participation in STEM by underrepresented groups, has published its most recent biannual report. The report calls for an anchor institution approach, involving campus-school-community partnerships as a means for broadening participation for all groups across all levels of schooling.
Among the CEOSE members is Ira Harkavy, Founding Director of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania and former winner of Campus Compact's Ehrlich faculty award for civic engagement. To read the report, click here. |
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If you have news, events, or campus models of interest to our members, we'd love to include them in our newsletter. We may also highlight them in other state and national venues.
Support Ohio Campus Compact every time you search the web, shop online, or dine out. Learn how.
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Dick Kinsley,
Executive Director
Connie Kramer,
Office Manager
Lesha Farias,
Senior Program Director
Brenna Limbrick,
Program Director
Theresa Bruskin,
Program Director,
Campus Election
Engagement Project
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