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  Dear Colleagues,As a new political season gets under way in preparation for local, state, and national elections, including the 2016 presidential election, political involvement by students in all forms--voting, participation in campaigns, dialogues on issues and policies, etc.--is critical for students to become fully engaged and active citizens. This month's highlighted article, " Reflections Upon Community Engagement: Service-Learning and Its Effect on Political Participation After College" by Fletcher Winston, explores how participation in service-learning affects students' political engagement, both while they're in school and later in life. Ohio Campus Compact's support of service-learning and other experiential pedagogies underscores our commitment to educational practices that help students develop as "engaged citizens." OCC'S participation in the Campus Election Engagement Project reflects our belief in the importance of getting students to register and vote--both because of the immediate difference their participation can make and because, as the article notes, engaging students now can confer positive results in the long term. --Dick Kinsley, Executive Director
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Planning Engagement for the 2016 Elections and Beyond
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With Ohio primary elections less than a year away, this summer is the perfect time to get your campus ready to engage students in the 2016 elections--and to keep planning for this fall's local elections. Whether you're just starting the process or have a program already in the works, Ohio Campus Compact and the Campus Election Engagement Project are here to help. In 2015-2016, we will continue working with schools on projects that can make a huge difference in student participation but that we know can be difficult to implement in the heat of an election year.
Our goal in 2015 is to help continue the momentum you built in 2014 to set the stage for maximum student engagement in 2016. Our team is helping schools secure on-campus polling places, coordinate voter registration with fall course registration and freshman orientation, develop greater faculty involvement, work with faculty to create local nonpartisan candidate guides, encourage student governments to contribute to election activities, and foster community outreach. We're also helping schools sign on with CIRCLE's National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement, which allows you to track student voting rates. As the 2016 elections draw closer, we'll offer even more personalized training and resources to help you keep building for the future.
Email us at studentvote@ohiocampuscompact.org. We'll work with you to gather the information needed to establish a baseline for election engagement on your campus, and to begin outlining the long- and short-term practices that can be put in place in time for the upcoming elections. It's important to plan and implement programming in 2015, while preparing for the much larger election in 2016. We'll work together to combine our resources and engage as many students as possible in the democratic process!
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VISTA Spotlight: Deana Shook, Lorain County Community College
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When Deana Shook started her year of service at Lorain County Community College (LCCC) as one of Ohio Campus Compact's Connect2Complete (C2C) VISTAs in June 2014, she had no idea where this path would lead her. She knew it was a worthy cause, though, and she has always embraced a challenge.
Deana and her co-VISTA, Alissa, form a dynamic duo running the C2C program and fighting poverty by building bridges of support for students at the college. The two have worked hard to create an inviting environment for their seven Peer Advocates (PAs), who work to help low-income developmental education students succeed at the college. Recently they added office hours to the PA job description, and have been encouraging the PAs to work together on service projects and classroom presentation ideas.
One of the more recent accomplishments for the program is the addition of LCCC as an official Ohio Benefit Bank site, allowing PAs to become certified to assist the campus community with applying for public benefits. The VISTAs are also in the process of working with a campus strategy team to establish an on-campus food pantry.
The VISTAs joke that they have an "open door policy," mostly because their cubicles don't have doors, but also because they thoroughly enjoy the presence of students in the office. Deana especially loves it when the PAs stop by because it builds camaraderie. Deana doesn't know what her next big adventure entails, but she is thankful for the experience she has gained, the friendships she has created, and the opportunity to make a difference in the world, one day at a time.
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OCC-Sponsored Professional Development for Faculty and Staff
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Be sure to register for these faculty and staff professional development opportunities happening in May.
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Engagement Workshops for Faculty and Staff
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The Ohio State University (OSU) Office of Outreach and Engagement, the Engagement Scholarship Consortium, and Ohio Campus Compact are co-sponsoring professional development workshops for faculty and engagement staff. See details below; for more information, contact outreach@osu.edu. Date: May 18, 2015
Location: OSU Columbus Campus, Hale Hall, 154 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, OH
Cost: There is no cost to attend either session * Registration deadline: May 15, 2015
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Engaged Scholarship Workshop
for Faculty
8:30-11:30 am
"Engaged Scholarship: Making the Case in Promotion and Tenure" will explore national trends, best practices, and helpful resources for making the case for including engaged scholarship in the promotion and tenure process. The session includes a panel discussion with senior faculty members.
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Community Engagement Workshop
for University Staff
12:30-3:30 pm
"Community Engagement: Working with Community Partners" will offer engagement staff and community partners innovative frameworks and strategies for reinvigorating community-campus partnerships. The session includes a panel discussion with community engagement practitioners.
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Service-Learning Course Design Institute
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Join Ohio Campus Compact and a team of course design experts from The Ohio State University's Center for the Advancement of Teaching for our 2015 Service-Learning Course Design Institute.
This three-part event is offered exclusively for OCC member campuses. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in a hands-on process of (re)designing service-learning courses to increase their effectiveness in helping students learn.
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Date: Begins May 29, 2015
webinar and regional meetings to follow
Location: Denison University
Last chance!
Registration deadline is May 1.
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Mark your calendars for these upcoming professional development opportunities from Campus Compact.
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OCC Community Service Director Statewide Meeting
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Ohio Campus Compact's statewide meeting of member community service and service-learning directors will be held in August. Details will be available soon.
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Date: August 6, 2015
Location: Central Ohio
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Campus Compact 2016 30th Anniversary Celebration
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Campus Compact has announced the dates for its 30th anniversary celebration, to be held next year.
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Dates: March 20-23, 2016
Location: Boston, MA
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4th Annual Best Practices Symposium
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The Higher Education Compact of Greater Cleveland's Best Practices Symposium will convene local community leaders and higher education professionals to explore best practices in improving college readiness, access, and persistence.
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Keynote speakers will be Dr. Laura Perna, Penn AHEAD Chair, University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Kathy Lechman, CFAES Leader, Diversity Development, The Ohio State University; and Dr. Michael Baston, Vice President and Associate Provost, LaGuardia Community College.
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Date & Time:
June 3, 2015, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location:
The Wolstein Center, 2000 Prospect Ave.
East, Cleveland, OH
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Navigating Access, Integration, and Citizenship
as New Americans
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For thousands of refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants settling in Ohio each year, the challenges of successful integration and pressures of assimilation create barriers to establishing healthy and thriving lives.
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Uprooted from their cultures and communities, new Americans must navigate complicated processes as they add to the economic development and cultural richness of the area.
Participants in the Columbus Alternative Break Citizenship (ABC) School will work with local organizations that assist new American populations build skills to address barriers related to language, education, fair and affordable housing, and employment.
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Dates:
July 5-10, 2015
(note date change)
Location:
Columbus, OH
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| Awards for Outstanding Faculty |
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Lynton Early Career Faculty Award
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The nomination process is open for the 2015 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty. Sponsored by the New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE) and the Center for Engaged Democracy at Merrimack College, this annual award recognizes a pre-tenure or early-career faculty member who connects teaching, research, and service to community engagement.
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Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award
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Campus Compact is accepting nominations for the 2015 Ehrlich Award. The award recognizes a senior faculty member for exemplary leadership in advancing students' civic learning and higher education's contributions to the public good, including teaching with engaged pedagogies, fostering community partnerships, building institutional support for service-learning and civic engagement, and conducting community-based research.
The recipient and finalists will be announced in early fall 2015 and will be honored at Campus Compact's 30th Anniversary Conference in March 2016. The winner will also receive a $2,000 award.
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Grant Opportunity: Ford College Community Challenge
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 The 2015 Ford College Community Challenge is a national initiative designed to work with colleges to catalyze student-led community-building projects that address pressing local needs.
Winning proposals must address a tangible, unmet community need and propose a creative solution that will help build a sustainable community.
Ford will choose up to 10 schools or student organizations to receive a $25,000 grant to implement their ideas. |
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Calls for Proposals & Papers
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Social Justice Conference
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The 12th Annual Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference at the University of Toledo, slated for September 10-11, 2015, is accepting abstracts on a variety of topics.
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Ohio Conference on Service & Volunteerism
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ServeOhio is accepting workshop proposals for the Ohio Conference on Service and Volunteerism, October 1, 2015.
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Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning & Community-Based Research
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Published by the Center for Service Learning and Community-Based Research at Pennsylvania State University, this journal is accepting submissions from undergraduates and recent graduates for its upcoming issue.
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Books, journals, other resources to help guide civic and community engagement work.
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Diving Deep in Community Engagement
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 Iowa Campus Compact has released a new collaborative publication, Diving Deep in Community Engagement: A Model for Professional Development.
The publication offers insight from more than 20 practitioner-scholars, stemming from a 2013 Campus Compact professional development institute for community engagement professionals.
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Campus Compact Bestseller Back in Stock
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 The popular Assessing Service-Learning and Civic Engagement: Principles and Techniques is available again from Campus Compact.
Click here to order your copy. Campus Compact members receive a special discount.
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Journal of Higher Education Outreach & Engagement
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The most recent issue of JHEOE includes research articles, reflective essays, practice stories from the field, programs with promise, and book reviews. Read it 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.
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Dick Kinsley,
Executive Director
Tim Aggen,
Development Director
Theresa Bruskin,
National Director, Campus Election
Engagement Project
Lesha Farias,
Senior Program Director
Connie Kramer,
Office Manager
Brenna Limbrick,
Program Director
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