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  Dear Colleagues, The rest of this year offers some great professional development and leadership opportunities from OCC, our partners, and our member campuses. In this issue you'll find information on a host of valuable events and resources, including the 2015-16 webinar series from California Campus Compact and Campus Compact of the Mountain West, Columbus State Community College's sixth annual Collegiate Leadership Conference of Ohio, and more. Don't forget to register for Campus Compact's 30th anniversary conference, which will take place in Boston this March. In addition to a stellar lineup of speakers and sessions, the conference offers embedded institutes for Community Service Directors, Directors of Outreach, and other practitioners, as well as a national summit for presidents and chancellors. OCC will be in attendance and we hope to see you and your President there. Dick Kinsley, Executive Director |
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VISTA SPOTLIGHT
Ava Carvour, OCC Connect2Complete VISTA Leader
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If Forrest Gump had taken on AmeriCorps National Service he might have found himself saying, "VISTA life is like a box of chocolates--you never know what you're going to get." As VISTA Leader with Ohio Campus Compact, it's like I lifted up the lid and found the sweetest chocolate in the box. The VISTA Leader role is envisioned by the Corporation for National and Community Service as an extra layer of capacity building that coordinates with project supervisors to boost recruitment, retention, and performance at a service site. In this position I work behind the scenes to coordinate OCC's Connect2Complete (C2C) college success initiatives, mentoring the VISTA cohort and developing stronger methods of evaluating project progress. The C2C program works, and as leader, my goal is to find the best ways of showing our programs' transformative powers. Read more. Check out our VISTA 9/11 National Day of Service projects.
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
John Carroll University Receives National Awards for
Engagement and Innovation
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John Carroll University (JCU) has a lot to celebrate this month. In a ceremony on October 5, the university received The Washington Center's New York Life Higher Education Civic Engagement Award. In addition, the U.S. Department of Education recently announced JCU as a First in the World grant winner.
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JCU President Robert Niehoff, S.J. (center) accepts an award from The Washington Center in recognition of John Carroll University's outstanding civic engagement work. Photo credit: The Washington Center.
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Recognition for Civic Engagement: The Washington Center's New York Life Higher Education Civic Engagement Awards recognize institutions for achieving breadth and depth of civic engagement through sustained and mutually transformational partnerships that define and address issues of public concern at any level from the local to the global. JCU is one of five 2015 award recipients nationally, along with four other Compact member institutions. Read more.
Improving Academic Outcomes: The First in the World grants are designed to develop innovative strategies for improving academic outcomes and retention rates for at-risk college students. JCU earned a $1.3 million development grant for the "Linked Learning and Early Warning" project, directed by Terry L. Mills, Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion. Mills says the project is "designed to bolster shared knowledge, shared learning, and shared responsibility" among at-risk freshmen. JCU was one of just 17 grant recipients nationwide. Read more.
We congratulate JCU on the institution's commitment to deepen engagement and help students persist to graduation!
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Mark your calendars for these exciting professional development opportunities from Campus Compact.
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Engagement Webinar Series
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California Campus Compact and Campus Compact of the Mountain West present a 2015-2016 webinar series focused on innovations and deep thinking in strategic priority areas for the Campus Compact network and on specific programs and initiatives that are making waves at member institutions. Webinars will take place once a month with the exception of December. Upcoming: October 27--Civic Engagement as Workforce Development
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Collegiate Leadership Conference of Ohio
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The Columbus State Community College Student Engagement and Leadership (SEaL) department, in partnership with Ohio Campus Compact, presents the 6th annual Collegiate Leadership Conference of Ohio (CLCO). The 2015 conference centers on social justice, and specifically on three actions: "Aspire. Lead. Change."
CLCO encourages college students to enact social change by investing themselves in the world around them and by actively participating in their own leadership evolution. The conference aims to enhance leadership skills, provide hands-on service experiences, and promote professional networking across Ohio. We invite you and your students to attend to gain these unique benefits: - The conference is led by students for students across Ohio.
- Presenters include former Miami Hamilton VISTA Rachael Lange, former CSCC Peer Advocate Jude Carstensen, and current CSCC Peer Advocate Marcus Deloney.
The conference cost is $35, but Columbus State is willing to work with student groups on prorated rates. You may also register for one day only. Please contact Heather Borland for more information.Dates: November 13-14, 2015 * Location: Columbus, OH * Learn more.
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Summit on Civic Learning and Student Success
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A new partnership initiative, launched by Campus Compact and three other organizations to advance civic learning and student success across the education continuum, will kick off in November at an Action Summit in Baltimore.
Date: November 18, 2015 * Location: Baltimore, MD * Learn more.
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Campus Compact 30th Anniversary Conference
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Campus Compact's 30th Anniversary Conference will focus on the theme Accelerating Change: Engagement for Impact. The 30th anniversary is an opportunity for all of us to celebrate the achievements of the last three decades, learn more about what needs to be done and what resources exist to enable that work, and commit ourselves to take the steps necessary to accelerate and deepen our efforts. Register by October 14 to get the early bird rate!
Dates: March 21-23, 2016 * Location: Boston, MA * Learn more.
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Summit of Presidents and Chancellors
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Campus Compact's 30th Anniversary Conference will be preceded by a national Summit of Presidents and Chancellors. This member-only event offers an opportunity for campus leaders to renew our joint commitment to the public purposes of higher education. Presidents and chancellors will affirm an Action Statement announcing a set of commitments to apply the principles articulated in the seminal Presidents' Declaration on the Civic Responsibility of Higher Education.
Date: March 20, 2016 * Location: Boston, MA * Learn more.
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Campus Compact is pleased to offer three embedded institutes, led by seasoned practitioners, as part of the organization's 30th Anniversary Conference in March. These institutes offer a collaborative opportunity to share research, ideas, and practices in a pre-conference session on March 20, 2016, and continue throughout the conference. Participants can choose one of the following institutes:
Diving In. New civic learning and community engagement practitioners will acquire knowledge, build skills, engage with colleagues, and reflect on essential topics for their work.
Diving Deep. This institute is designed for experienced practitioners interested in exploring new territories, surfacing assumptions, and exploring what it means to be a leader in civic and community engagement.
Libraries & Service-Learning. This institute will explore partnerships between academic librarians, service-learning faculty and professionals, and community partners.
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Lynton Colloquium on the Scholarship of Engagement
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Date: November 14, 2015 * Location: Boston, MA * Learn more.
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IARSLCE "Revolutionary Scholarship" Conference
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The 2015 International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) Conference will focus on the theme Revolutionary Scholarship: Innovation of Community Engagement Models.
Dates: November 16-18, 2015 * Location: Boston, MA * Learn more.
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 The IMPACT National Conference is the largest annual conference focused on the civic engagement of college students in community service, service-learning, community-based research, advocacy, and other forms of social action. IMPACT is the one time during the year when students, administrators, faculty, AmeriCorps members, VISTAs, and nonprofit professionals gather to share effective practices, improve personal skills and organizational strategies, discover opportunities and resources, and gain inspiration to sustain our efforts. Dates: February 18-21, 2016 * Location: Amherst, MA * Learn more.
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Innovator for Social Justice Prize
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Grinnell College will present up to two $100,000 prizes to graduates less than 15 years out of their bachelor program who demonstrate leadership in their fields and who show creativity, commitment, and extraordinary accomplishment in effecting positive social change. No affiliation with the college is necessary. |
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MLK Day of Service Mini-Grants
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OCC members have two options for obtaining mini-grants to support activities for the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service on January 18, 2016:
Through an effort spearheaded by Iowa Campus Compact, CNCS is offering Campus Compact members mini-grants ranging from $500 to $2,000 to support MLK Day of Service activities in two areas: food security and veterans' services.
A technical assistance webinar will be held on October 21, 2015. Register to attend. You can find a recording of an October 7 webinar here. Learn more and apply.
ServeOhio, in conjunction with Honda of America and AEP Ohio, is also offering grants to support projects organized for the MLK Day of Service. The process opens November 17. Learn more.
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Toyota STEM Education Grants
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The Toyota USA Foundation offers STEM education grants to U.S.-based nonprofits with programs that are national in scope and that focus on education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Books, journals, other resources to help guide civic and community engagement work.
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Developing Lifelong Civic Habits at Widener University
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 This article, from a special issue of AAC&U's journal Peer Review, explores the progressive work of Widener faculty, staff, and students in moving from a service model to deeper democratic engagement with the local community. The article was written by James Harris, president of the University of San Diego and president emeritus of Widener University. Read the article.
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Review: Faculty Work and the Public Good
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 The Journal of Higher Education Outreach & Engagement has a review of Genevieve Shaker's new edited volume, Faculty Work and the Public Good: Philanthropy, Engagement, and Academic Professionalism. Reviewer David J. Weerts calls it "an insightful book for readers who seek to understand academic perspectives on faculty work as it contributes to society." Read the review here.
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Dick Kinsley
Executive Director
Ava Carvour OCC VISTA Leader
Stephanie Dodd Development Director
Connie Kramer Office Manager
Lesha Farias Senior Program Director
Brenna Limbrick Senior Staff-Communications
Theresa Bruskin National Director, CEEP
Courtney Cochran Regional Organizer, CEEP
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