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September 2008 Updates
Weekly Update 25 September 2008
[1] Meeting Registration Down on Bonner Website [2] This I Believe Essays [3] Bonner Congress [4] Bonner Network Wiki Notifications [5] This week’s AmeriCorps Reminders [6] Grants Available to Promote MLK Day of Service 2009 [7] Corporation Announces Social Media Grants [8] Learn and Serve America on Facebook [9] National Student Conference Opportunity [10] National Service Featured in Time Magazine [11] Service and Educational Opportunity in Ghana [12] Campus Compact Leadership Award [13] Corporation for National & Community Service Taps 5 Universities To Expand Research on Volunteering
---------- [1] Meeting Registration Down on Bonner Website
Our apologies that the meeting registration function on our website is temporarily down. We’ll be sure to let you know when it’s back up! Thanks for your patience.
---------- [2] This I Believe Essays
Consider this a call for essays! We want to see the fruits of the This I Believe initiative in the Bonner community. We are confident that many of you used the This I Believe initiative in the 2007-2008 academic year and are perhaps including it this year as well. We are still looking for essay submissions as we would like to “publish” something by our Fall Director’s meeting in November. These can be mailed or emailed to Miriam Barnes (mbarnes@bonner.org). Feel free to contact her with any questions.
---------- [3] Bonner Congress
BONNER CONGRESS MEETING - ENGAGING OUR WORLD - OCTOBER 24-26, 2008
Hello Bonner staff and Congress Representatives - it's time to register for the Fall Bonner Congress Meeting. This fall's meeting will be held at WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE, in Buckhannon, WV, in conjunction with a broader conference called ENGAGING OUR WORLD. The Engaging Our World Conference was actually started several years ago by a Bonner Congress Rep from Berea College (his name was Gyude Moore), and it has continued each year since, often hosted by a Bonner network campus. This means that, in addition to Congress Reps, the meeting is open to other students from across the nation. We will be carving out an agenda of activities that includes ample time for Congress Reps to meet, in addition to attending conference workshops and big sessions. It will be an amazing networking opportunity and chance for student leaders to delve into issues of civic engagement, social justice, and contributing to our world.
The dates are OCTOBER 24-26, 2008. Please get Reps registered NOW on our Bonner website using this link: http://www.bonner.org/meetings/congress/registration.htm. We ask that Reps register here!
Some important things to keep in mind:
• Registration will run from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Friday, October 24th.
• Congress Reps should be at the meeting by dinner because Congress will have a kick off meeting at 6:00 pm on October 24th (separate from Engaging Our World). The conference will end on October 26 about lunch time.
• Each Bonner Program should try to send 2 students as Congress Reps. There will be no cost for their attendance. Reps will be housed for free (with other students, in common space, or other arrangements; this means sleeping bags). Your program just need to arrange and pay for travel costs. Most meals will also be included (students may need funds for meals in transit and lunch on the last day).
• If you want to house your Bonner Congress Reps in hotels, that is also an option. Your program will have to pay for these costs. Please indicate that you are doing so when registering for the meeting. You can visit the lodging options at: http://www.wvwc.edu/commservice/eow-lodging.asp or using an online booking agent like hotels.com or sidestep.com.
• If you want to send a bigger team (including other students), please do. Those students should be registered via Brown Paper Tickets on the Engaging Our World Conference site. The cost is $55 if you register before October 1 or $65 if you register before October 17. (http://www.wvwc.edu/commservice/eow-registration.asp) Please register Reps on the Bonner site, so costs won't be confusing. Please note: WVW cannot take on housing other students, so if you send other students, you will need to get hotels or arrange housing for them.
• Students attending can apply to lead workshops. If you are interested in doing so, please email Ariane Hoy at ahoy@bonner.org. We will soon have an online link for submission.
Travel and Lodging Info:
• We recommend that teams of students drive to WV Wesleyan if within a 8 hour radius. Directions are available on the Engaging Our World webpage (http://www.wvwc.edu/commservice/eow-directions.asp) and Bonner Congress Meeting webpage (http://www.bonner.org/meetings/congress/logistics.htm).
• Nearby airports include Pittsburgh (roughly 2 hours) and Clarksburg (roughly 40 minutes). However, flights into Clarksburg (a small aiport) are generally much higher. There may be some shuttle pick-ups arranged for Pittsburgh Airport only (which is hence recommended). We may also set up a BLOG or WIKI page where students from different schools can coordinate rides and pick-ups with each other.
• As always, Congress Reps who are staying for free on campus should plan on bringing SLEEPING BAGS and PILLOWS. Dress for the meeting is casual.
Thanks so much! Make sure to update your CAMPUS PROFILE on the Bonner Network Wiki with your Reps' names. We'll be creating a list from that information to send them as well!
---------- [4] Bonner Network Wiki Notifications
Are those Wiki update emails cluttering your inbox? This is just a reminder that you can turn off the automatic email notifications that are sent out each day when pages are edited in the Bonner Network Wiki (bonnernetwork.pbwiki.com). You do this by going to the Settings menu (top right of the screen if you're logged in) and then selecting Notifications & RSS.
---------- [5] This week’s AmeriCorps Reminders
Thanks for continuing to send in enrollments, summer paperwork, and exit forms. We’re processing everything as fast as we can!
Please remember that encouraging students to complete their terms of service is important. In the same way that schools care about retention, we care about students following through on their service commitment and taking advantage of this incredible educational award towards their continuing learning. Keep encouraging and motivating students in their service!
As always, if you have any AmeriCorps questions, please reach out to a member of our staff.
The Bonner AmeriCorps Team: Gretchen, Annie, Christen, Becky, Janet and Miriam
---------- [6] Grants Available to Promote MLK Day of Service 2009
NC Campus Compact, one of seven national lead agencies selected by the Corporation for National and Community Service to promote the 2009 MLK Day of Service, is now accepting applications from out-of-network institutions of higher education. This includes institutions in states that do not have a Campus Compact state office, or did not have an office prior to May 2008. The application deadline has been extended to Friday, September 26.
Grants are available in increments of $1,000 and $2,500 to institutions in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming. We strongly encourage applications on behalf of a group/coalition of institutions, but please note that only one institution can serve as the subgrantee. To learn more and download an application visit this link.
For information about the national MLK Day of Service visit www.mlkday.gov.
---------- [7] Corporation Announces Social Media Grants
The Corporation announced the recipients of their new social media grants. More than 70 organizations applied for the grant competition. The awardees will use social media and Web 2.0 tools such as Facebook, MySpace, Craigslist, and blogs to mobilize and engage students in high-quality service programs; develop innovative methods of providing service to community partners; and increase institutional support for student-driven service projects. Lessons learned will be used by other national service and volunteer programs to boost recruitment and retention efforts.
The three-year grants will go to Tufts University/CIRCLE/Massachusetts Campus Compact, Youth Venture, the Phoenix Project, Middlesex County College in New Jersey, South Dakota State University, and DC Central Kitchen.
With support from Learn and Serve America, Middlesex County College and the Bonner Foundation will engage Bonner students in developing and implementing Web 2.0 strategies to engage other students in service. Training on social media will be provided at all Bonner conferences and annual meetings. Subgrants will be issued to ten campuses to seed innovative models that can be replicated nationally. Middlesex and the Bonner Foundation also will partner with other national college student groups to implement service projects using social media tools.
--------- [8] Learn and Serve America on Facebook
Dear (current and future) Facebook fans of Learn and Serve America,
We had a couple of hiccups, but our Fan Page is up and growing. Please invite your friends and anyone interested in service-learning to become fans of our page, (which requires joining Facebook).
Visit us on Facebook at: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Washington-DC/Learn-and-Serve-America/337627 By the way - made plans for the Learn and Serve Challenge? More info here (on Facebook): http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=19058268250 or here (on the web): http://www.learnandservechallenge.org/acceptthechallenge.php.
---------- [9] National Student Conference Opportunity
Dear Campus Leader, Service-Learner, and/or Activist,
We would like to invite you to a national student conference entitled "Rebuild the Gulf Coast, Rebuild America: Do it Green" on November 14-16 at Dillard University in New Orleans (flier and registration form attached).
Three years after Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast still does not have adequate housing, hospitals, or schools. This student conference will focus on:
1. the current state of Gulf Coast communities; 2. The Gulf Coast Civic Works Act (HR 4048), which creates a regional authority to fund resident-led recovery projects creating 100,000 good jobs and training opportunities for local and displaced workers to rebuild infrastructure and restore the environment (www.SolvingPoverty.com<http://www.solvingpoverty.com/>) 3. Building a national campus movement for racial, social, and environmental justice
The student conference will include a Wetlands and Toxic Tour, testimonies from community leaders, strategy sessions, and spoken word. Students willing to commit to service hours towards the Gulf Coast Civic Work Campaign can receive a student stipend, which includes lodging, food, and $100 towards airfare (if flying) to New Orleans.
Our goal is to have 100 students from around the nation at Dillard University on November 14-16. We hope you will be one of them.
---------- [10] National Service Featured in Time Magazine
TIME Magazine is moving National Service forward on America's agenda with the current edition - on newsstands now - dedicated to the Presidential candidates' positions on service and "21 Ways to Serve America." "National service is in our DNA," writes Managing Editor Richard Stengel in his introduction to the issue. "The ideas for national service we write about in this issue are as old as the Liberty Bell and as modern as long-distance digital tutoring. And they are part of a new American story that we are inventing every day." Buy the issue on newsstands now and decide if one of the "21 big and small ideas on how you can serve your community, your family, your country" is right for you.
---------- [11] Service and Educational Opportunity in Ghana
Amizade is cooperating with West Virginia University to offer a J-term course open to students from all universities. The key information is below. Please email servicelearning@amizade.org or check www.amizade.org for more information.
Course Location: Accra and Jukwa, Ghana Course Dates: December 27 – January 10 Academic Credits: 2 Global Service-Learning Credits (SRVL 293) through West Virginia University Academic Instructor: Eric Hartman Service-Learning Facilitator: TBA Course Description This course considers service, citizenship, and intercultural exchange while offering students the chance to contribute to building the first public library outside of the capital city of Accra. The library will be completed in the rural community of Jukwa. Students will stay in a nearby hostel, walk among banana trees, get to see Ghana's famous and historic Cape Coast, and make a valuable and unprecedented difference by helping bring literacy to Jukwa. Students will engage with provocative, exciting, and challenging readings that critique and consider service and global citizenship from multiple perspectives. The SRVL designation reflects West Virginia University's unique commitment to interdisciplinary, community engaged academic inquiry. Our Ghanian partners, the Peace and Humanity Foundation, will share their staff members' experiences working with development in Ghana over the past several decades. Program Fee: $1,826: This includes room and board, local programming, staffing, and transportation, university credits, international health insurance, a contribution to the local community organization, and recreational and cultural activities. Students are responsible for international airfare, passports and/or visas, immunizations and any books or required course materials.
---------- [12] Campus Compact Leadership Award
Campus Compact has created the Leadership Award for Campus and Community Engagement to highlight the critical and valuable role of the community engagement professional in higher education. These dedicated individuals form a vital link between the community and campus, they are central to realizing the vision of the engaged campus, and integral in the education and development of students. The tremendous growth of the field is due in large part to the dedication and hard work of the community engagement professional. This award is for staff members on Campus Compact member campuses; please see our other awards for faculty and students.
This award honors an individual whose work embodies the vision and value of the engaged campus. The objective of this award is to recognize the work of a community engagement professional who advances her/his campus’s civic vision and the field by creating and/or coordinating high-quality campus and community engagement initiatives, contributing significantly to the development and sustainability of strong, reciprocal partnerships between higher education and communities, and fostering a deep culture of engagement on their campus.
The deadline for submission of applications is October 17, 2008.
Eligibility: An individual must be a full- or part-time staff member at a Campus Compact member campus in the 2007-2008 academic year. Any individual whose work meets the selection criteria may be considered regardless of position, level, or title. An applicant’s impact will be weighted more heavily over her/his years of service.
For details, visit http://www.compact.org/awards/leadership/. For questions regarding the award, please contact Pamela Mutascio at awards2008@compact.org or call 401-867-3949.
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[13] Corporation for National & Community Service Taps 5 Universities To Expand Research on Volunteering
(Washington, D.C.) – The Corporation for National and Community Service today announced it will engage five leading universities to expand scholarly and policy research and deepen understanding about volunteering, national and community service, and civic engagement in America.
The federal agency will award nearly $1 million to five institutions of higher education to conduct research on volunteering and civic engagement; the impact of national service on service participants, and trends in the nonprofit sector that either impact or are created by national service.
The recipients of the first-ever Expanding Research on Volunteerism and National Service grants are Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government; the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies; Washington State University in conjunction with Duke University; Pennsylvania State University; and Tufts University/CIRCLE/ Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service.
“After six years of groundbreaking research that has advanced our understanding of volunteering in America, we are thrilled to collaborate with these outstanding scholars and universities to take our research to the next level,” said Corporation CEO David Eisner. “Their research will provide important new knowledge to policymakers and nonprofit and civic leaders to help us build a more widespread culture of service in America.”
Eisner announced the grants before hundreds of civic, government, and education leaders gathered at the National Conference on Citizenship annual meeting at the National Archives today. Eisner also announced $2.3 million in grants to six organizations to use social networking sites and other Web 2.0 strategies to engage more college students in service to meet critical needs. (See related release).
Since 2002, the Corporation has joined with the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics to produce detailed reports on volunteering using the Current Population Survey’s Annual Volunteer Supplement. The most recent report, released in July, has six years of data on volunteering, rankings of states and cities, and volunteer trends and demographic information for every state and 162 large and mid-sized cities at a new interactive website www.VolunteeringinAmerica.gov. The agency also recently released Serving Country and Community: A Longitudinal Study of Service in AmeriCorps. This detailed look at the long-term effects on the people who serve in AmeriCorps is one of dozens of studies the agency has produced in recent years on topics related to national service and volunteering. The reports are on the Corporation’s research page atwww.NationalService.gov/research.
“These grants give us a unique opportunity to strengthen our understanding about volunteering and national service, as well as deepen our knowledge about the nonprofit climate,” said Dr. Robert Grimm, the Corporation’s Director of Research and Policy Development. “With this information, we will be better prepared to engage more people in volunteering and service at levels never seen before, and make more significant impacts to individuals and communities across the country.”
Listed below are the recipients of the Corporation’s Expanding Research on Volunteerism and National Service grants. The approved funding levels are subject to final negotiation between the applicant and the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA; $275,618: Harvard University will examine how a person’s social context influences his or her decision to volunteer and participate in civic institutions. Among other things, they will look to see if changing economic conditions lead to unequal political and civic participation; and determine if there is a “class gap” in volunteering. This study will provide more information about the factors that influence the decision to volunteer that will help build stronger volunteer opportunities.
Johns Hopkins University, Institute for Policy Studies, Baltimore, MD; $210,000: Johns Hopkins will incorporate the grantees of the Corporation for National and Community Service into the Johns Hopkins Nonprofit Listening Post Project. The Listening Post has a network of local nonprofit organizations that are the project’s eyes and ears on the major developments affecting the nonprofit field. Adding Corporation grantees to this project will facilitate learning more about national service grantees and how they compare to other nonprofits. This information will provide greater insight into the environment facing Corporation grantees and will be helpful to national service policy making.
Washington State University, Pullman, WA; $190,560: Washington State, working with Duke University, will examine how social contexts influence individual decisions to volunteer. Researchers will build on existing work by using the findings of Volunteering in America to explain the reasons for geographical difference in volunteering rates and intensity.
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; $150,620: Pennsylvania State will analyze data from A Longitudinal Study of Service in AmeriCorps to determine the differential motivations, opportunities, and outcomes of AmeriCorps for youth from disadvantaged versus advantaged backgrounds.
Tufts University, CIRCLE/Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Medford, MA, $128,100: The Corporation will work with Tufts University/CIRCLE to disseminate its research findings through their National Conference on Citizenship and highly trafficked website.
The Corporation for National and Community Service is a federal agency that improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. Each year the Corporation engages more than four million Americans of all ages and backgrounds in service to meet local needs through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs. For more information, visit www.NationalService.gov.
Weekly Update 18 September 2008
Contents: [1] This I Believe Essay Project [2] Bonner Congress [3] Wiki Highlight of the Week [4] Get Out the Vote [5] This week’s AmeriCorps Reminders [6] Service Nation Day of Action [7] National Student Conference Opportunity [8] City Year Featured in Time Magazine [9] The Serve America Act
---------- [1] This I Believe Essay Project
At SLI 2007 the This I Believe initiative was introduced to the Bonner community. This effort was inspired by the national program (see www.thisibelieve.org) and previous Bonner projects like last fall’s publication of From Community Service to Political Action. We are confident that many of you used the This I Believe initiative in the 2007-2008 academic year and are perhaps including it this year as well. We are still looking for essay submissions as we would like to “publish” something by our Fall Director’s meeting in November. These can be mailed or emailed to Miriam Barnes (mbarnes@bonner.org). Feel free to contact her with any questions.
---------- [2] Bonner Congress
BONNER CONGRESS MEETING - ENGAGING OUR WORLD - OCTOBER 24-26, 2008
Hello Bonner staff and Congress Representatives - it's time to register for the Fall Bonner Congress Meeting. This fall's meeting will be held at WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE, in Buckhannon, WV, in conjunction with a broader conference called ENGAGING OUR WORLD. The Engaging Our World Conference was actually started several years ago by a Bonner Congress Rep from Berea College (his name was Gyude Moore), and it has continued each year since, often hosted by a Bonner network campus. This means that, in addition to Congress Reps, the meeting is open to other students from across the nation. We will be carving out an agenda of activities that includes ample time for Congress Reps to meet, in addition to attending conference workshops and big sessions. It will be an amazing networking opportunity and chance for student leaders to delve into issues of civic engagement, social justice, and contributing to our world.
The dates are OCTOBER 24-26, 2008. Please get Reps registered NOW on our Bonner website using this link: http://www.bonner.org/meetings/congress/registration.htm. We ask that Reps register here!
Some important things to keep in mind:
• Registration will run from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Friday, October 24th.
• Congress Reps should be at the meeting by dinner because Congress will have a kick off meeting at 6:00 pm on October 24th (separate from Engaging Our World). The conference will end on October 26 about lunch time.
• Each Bonner Program should try to send 2 students as Congress Reps. There will be no cost for their attendance. Reps will be housed for free (with other students, in common space, or other arrangements; this means sleeping bags). Your program just need to arrange and pay for travel costs. Most meals will also be included (students may need funds for meals in transit and lunch on the last day).
• If you want to house your Bonner Congress Reps in hotels, that is also an option. Your program will have to pay for these costs. Please indicate that you are doing so when registering for the meeting. You can visit the lodging options at: http://www.wvwc.edu/commservice/eow-lodging.asp or using an online booking agent like hotels.com or sidestep.com.
• If you want to send a bigger team (including other students), please do. Those students should be registered via Brown Paper Tickets on the Engaging Our World Conference site. The cost is $55 if you register before October 1 or $65 if you register before October 17. (http://www.wvwc.edu/commservice/eow-registration.asp) Please register Reps on the Bonner site, so costs won't be confusing. Please note: WVW cannot take on housing other students, so if you send other students, you will need to get hotels or arrange housing for them.
• Students attending can apply to lead workshops. If you are interested in doing so, please email Ariane Hoy at ahoy@bonner.org. We will soon have an online link for submission.
Travel and Lodging Info:
• We recommend that teams of students drive to WV Wesleyan if within a 8 hour radius. Directions are available on the Engaging Our World webpage (http://www.wvwc.edu/commservice/eow-directions.asp) and Bonner Congress Meeting webpage (http://www.bonner.org/meetings/congress/logistics.htm).
• Nearby airports include Pittsburgh (roughly 2 hours) and Clarksburg (roughly 40 minutes). However, flights into Clarksburg (a small aiport) are generally much higher. There may be some shuttle pick-ups arranged for Pittsburgh Airport only (which is hence recommended). We may also set up a BLOG or WIKI page where students from different schools can coordinate rides and pick-ups with each other.
• As always, Congress Reps who are staying for free on campus should plan on bringing SLEEPING BAGS and PILLOWS. Dress for the meeting is casual.
Thanks so much! Make sure to update your CAMPUS PROFILE on the Bonner Network Wiki with your Reps' names. We'll be creating a list from that information to send them as well!
---------- [3] Wiki Highlight of the Week
On sabbatical this week…stay tuned and keep finding new ways to use it on your campus!
---------- [4] Get Out the Vote
With times as tough as they are, voting cannot be more important. Shockingly those areas in most need throughout the United States are the areas with the lowest voter turn-outs. This is why Bonner Community Scholars from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) have been rushing to get as many TCNJ students and Trenton residents registered before the New Jersey October 14th deadline. In conjunction with this effort, we also want to educate the community about the importance of voting. Therefore, TCNJ Bonners are hosting the viewing of the award-winning documentary Holler Back! [not] Voting in an American Town on October 2nd. TCNJ Bonner Scholars are encouraging other schools to host a screening and get the word out on why voting in the next election is so important.
Information about the film and how to host a viewing is as follows: Awarded "Best Documentary" at the Sunscreen Film Festival, and showing at festivals across the country from Seattle to Philadelphia where it played to a sold-out house, the hour and 15-minute documentary Holler Back! [not] Voting in an American Town explores why more people, especially young people, do not vote. With impressive detail and considerable humor, the tight and highly charged film focuses on the entrenched problems of our elections: from the twisted complexities of the Electoral College to easily hackable voting equipment. Filmmaker, Lulu Fries'dat’s previous work has appeared on PBS, NBC, CBS, MTV. VH1 and FOX. The film will be screened this fall as part of PROJECT AIM, an educational outreach program supporting underserved areas of Los Angeles and it has been shown at Habitat for Humanity in Trenton, NJ as part of their community outreach program. The website is: http://www.hollerbackfilm.com/. For information on hosting a screening please contact Lulu at lulu@shugahfilms.com.
---------- [5] This week’s AmeriCorps Reminders
Please remember to keep sending in your enrollment books. We are counting on you to send them according to the dates you committed to on the survey a month or so ago.
If you don’t have enough (or any) enrollment books, please contact our office and we will send them to you!
Please don't forget about your outstanding summer paperwork. All summer paperwork (CLAs, Time logs, and Service Accomplishments) will be due to the foundation by September 30, 2008. If the outstanding summer paperwork is not submitted by this date, all current paperwork submitted will not be approved until it is received. We look forward to getting all of your students caught up and ready for a fresh start for their new semester!!
If you have any questions, please reach out to a member of our staff.
Thanks, The Bonner AmeriCorps Team: Gretchen, Annie, Christen, Becky, Janet and Miriam
---------- [6] Service Nation Day of Action
September 27th is the Service Nation Day of Action. This day is about telling the story of service — how it transforms our communities while simultaneously transforming citizens. This day is also about the vision of a country where 1 million people are serving full time or part time annually and 100 million people are volunteering throughout the year to address our nations most pressing unmet needs. The theme of the Day of Action is “What If….” “What if” paints a picture of a world where service is brought to scale: What if every child had a mentor? What if every child graduated from high school? What if our parks, rivers, and open spaces were void of pollution and trash? What if service became a right of passage and not a punishment or chore? To learn about events going on in your community, or to register your own, please visit: http://events.servicenation.org/signup or find them on Facebook.
--------- [7] National Student Conference Opportunity
Dear Campus Leader, Service-Learner, and/or Activist,
We would like to invite you to a national student conference entitled "Rebuild the Gulf Coast, Rebuild America: Do it Green" on November 14-16 at Dillard University in New Orleans (flier and registration form attached).
Three years after Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast still does not have adequate housing, hospitals, or schools. This student conference will focus on:
1. the current state of Gulf Coast communities; 2. The Gulf Coast Civic Works Act (HR 4048), which creates a regional authority to fund resident-led recovery projects creating 100,000 good jobs and training opportunities for local and displaced workers to rebuild infrastructure and restore the environment (www.SolvingPoverty.com<http://www.solvingpoverty.com/>) 3. Building a national campus movement for racial, social, and environmental justice
The student conference will include a Wetlands and Toxic Tour, testimonies from community leaders, strategy sessions, and spoken word. Students willing to commit to service hours towards the Gulf Coast Civic Work Campaign can receive a student stipend, which includes lodging, food, and $100 towards airfare (if flying) to New Orleans.
Our goal is to have 100 students from around the nation at Dillard University on November 14-16. We hope you will be one of them.
---------- [8] City Year Featured in Time Magazine
TIME Magazine is moving National Service forward on America's agenda with the current edition - on newsstands now - dedicated to the Presidential candidates' positions on service and "21 Ways to Serve America." "National service is in our DNA," writes Managing Editor Richard Stengel in his introduction to the issue. "The ideas for national service we write about in this issue are as old as the Liberty Bell and as modern as long-distance digital tutoring. And they are part of a new American story that we are inventing every day." City Year is honored to be featured in this edition: in the Letter to Readers by Richard Stengel, in the article by Senators Kennedy and Hatch about their important new legislation to expand service opportunities and in Thomas Sander's article highlighting that uniting on the common ground of service is a critical way to bridge divides. Buy the issue on newsstands now and decide if one of the "21 big and small ideas on how you can serve your community, your family, your country" is right for you.
---------- [9] The Serve America Act
The Serve America Act (S.3487) Action Steps for Service-Learning Leaders
Dear Members of the Service-Learning Leaders Circle and Service-Learning United Steering Committee:
As you know, Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced S. 3487, The Serve America Act on Friday, September 12. A major legislative initiative to expand and improve domestic and international service opportunities, the bill will recruit Americans of all ages to do service work in health, education, environmental protection and anti-poverty programs. Senator Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said in a statement, the "Serve America Act" will "connect every generation through service, and enable them to help tackle a wide range of national challenges, from the dropout crisis that plagues our schools to the lack of health care in our neediest communities to the energy and environmental crises that threatens our planet." Senator Hatch said, "By harnessing the talents and efforts of the American people, faith-based groups and nonprofit organizations, we can empower more people, improve more communities and tackle more of our nation's greatest challenges."
S. 3487 will expand opportunities for people to serve their communities at every stage of life, from students and working adults to retirees. The bill proposes a significant expansion of federal support for service-learning. The original cosponsors include both presidential candidates, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL), as well as Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), and Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT).
The introduction of S. 3487 is the first step towards the passage of a comprehensive national service reauthorization bill that will build off the success of the existing national service programs. This bill represents several "new, big ideas." In the months to come, this bill will be combined with a more traditional reauthorization bill that will make several technical fixes to current legislation. So don't worry about not seeing recommendations from past discussions about necessary adjustments to Learn and Serve America, etc. A copy of the service-learning provisions of the Serve America Act and a bill summary of the overall bill (prepared by congressional staff) are attached. We are currently working on a specific summary on the service-learning provisions. We'll send it as soon as it's ready.
Service-Learning United has been invited to join the Voices for National Service and ServiceNation coalitions to sign a letter of support for the Serve America Act. I hope you will all agree to sign onto the letter. Our goal is to get at least 100 organizations to sign on this week. If your organization is inclined, please use the weblink to add your organization's name as soon as possible: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=QoLkoTaxyYe2mUwzKUbvOQ_3d_3d
In addition to the sign on letter, we are also working on getting co-sponsors, and want to focus especially on getting key Republican co-sponsors to demonstrate how strong support is on both sides of the aisle for service. You can also use the weblink below to indicate which members of the U.S. Senate your organization will reach out to this week. Our goal is to secure as many Senate co-sponsors as possible by Friday, September 26. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=QoLkoTaxyYe2mUwzKUbvOQ_3d_3d
Key things to remember:
* We need ORGANIZATIONS to sign the letter, not individuals. For individuals interested in helping to mobilize support around the bill, please use the attached instructions to send thank you messages to Senators Kennedy and Hatch this week. Individuals can also encourage their own senators to become co-sponsors as well.
* At this point, we are primarily interested in securing SENATE CO-SPONSORS. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are preparing for public hearings next week. But to date, there is not a House companion measure. So our primary focus in on recruiting and securing support from members of the U.S. Senate over the next two weeks.
Finally, we need as many people as possible to send thank you messages to Senators Kennedy and Hatch to express our appreciation for their leadership on this issue. Even while he recovers, Senator Kennedy continues to be hands-on and directly involved in making this bill happen. Senator Hatch is taking a great leap of faith within his own political party by championing the cause of national service and service-learning. We want to say thanks and reassure them that there is broad-based support for their efforts. Instructions and suggested language is attached. In summary, here are the key action steps:
1. Add your organization's name to the ServiceNation letter of support. Use the following weblink to add your organization's name today: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=QoLkoTaxyYe2mUwzKUbvOQ_3d_3d
2. Encourage members of the U.S. Senate to co-sponsor the Serve America Act (S.3487). Use the weblink above to indicate which Senators your organization will engage.
3. Send a thank you message to Senators Kennedy and Hatch.
Thank you in advance for helping to move this important legislation forward. Your leadership and commitment to advancing service-learning is greatly appreciated.
Nelda Brown, Executive Director National Service-Learning Partnership at the Academy for Educational Development 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW - Suite 800 Washington, DC 20009-5721 Phone: (202) 884-8595 Mobile: (703) 593-2145 Email: nbrown@aed.org Visit us at www.service-learningpartnership.org
Weekly Update 11 September 2008
Contents: [1] This week’s AmeriCorps Reminders [2] BWBRS Reminders [3] Newest Bonner Staff Member [4] Wiki Highlight of the Week: Orientation [5] Student Handbook Live [6] Learn and Serve Challenge [6] Student Grant Opportunity [7] 2008 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll [8] Tutoring and Mentoring Program Resources from LEARNS [9] Conferences [10] New Research Study
---------- [1] This week’s AmeriCorps Reminders
‘Tis the season of enrollments! If you don’t have enough (or any) enrollment books, please contact our office and we will send them to you! Keep sending completed enrollment books to us and remember these helpful tips:
1. We need signatures from students throughout the booklet. We also need campus administrator signatures on the member contract (page 12). Remember to date them on or before the date you want the enrollment to begin. And don’t forget to get them to our office within 20 days of the requested date. 2. When sending in copies of photo identification for the criminal background and national sex offender registry checks, please remember that we need government issued ID (driver’s license or passport). School ID does not qualify.
With the excitement of the beginning of the Fall semester and new enrollments, please don't forget about your outstanding summer paperwork. All summer paperwork (CLAs, Time logs, and Service Accomplishments) will be due to the foundation by September 30, 2008. If the outstanding summer paperwork is not submitted by this date, all current paperwork submitted will not be approved until it is received. We look forward to getting all of your students caught up and ready for a fresh start for their new semester!!
As you work with your students on placements for the year, we wanted to provide some clarification on appropriate AmeriCorps positions with 1) arts councils, 2) chambers of commerce, 3) humane societies, 4) libraries, and 5) hospitals.
1) Arts Councils Opportunities should focus on direct services including, but not limited to arts education programs for the community, art therapy for those who are ill or disabled and volunteer management activities.
2) Chambers of Commerce Service opportunities must be related to economic development issues such as coordinating programs that promote small businesses and running job fairs.
3) Humane Societies Placements can include direct care to abandoned animals, community education programs and volunteer management.
4) Libraries Appropriate service opportunities include activities such as ESL or literacy tutoring programs, coordinating summer reading programs and facilitating computer classes. Members cannot serve at the circulation desk or be responsible for shelving books.
5) Hospitals AmeriCorps members must serve at nonprofit hospitals. Members can provide direct services to patients including, but not limited to running health fairs, staffing free clinics, serving as a friendly visitor or providing therapy. Members cannot serve at the reception desk or in the gift shop.
In all the above cases, AmeriCorps members cannot provide administrative or clerical assistance except as it relates to their direct service activities. For example, if a member serves as the Volunteer Coordinator for the agency, he or she can maintain the volunteer database.
If you have any questions, please reach out to a member of our staff.
Thanks, The Bonner AmeriCorps Team: Gretchen, Annie, Christen, Becky, Janet and Miriam ---------- [2] BWBRS Reminders
For setting up BWBRS for the coming year:
----------- [3] Newest Bonner Staff Member
In August we welcomed Janet Ashwood to our Bonner AmeriCorps team as a file manager. A native of New Jersey, Janet moved to Mercer County several years ago from North Jersey. After graduating from Douglass College at Rutgers University, she worked on the New Brunswick campus with the Community Outreach Coordinator and the Mellon Grant Coordinator at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, and also assisted with research studies at the Human Development Lab. Most recently she worked as a staffing analyst in Resource Management and Supply Reporting at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Janet is very pleased to have been asked to join the AmeriCorps program team at the Bonner Foundation.
As a volunteer she has tutored ESL for the last ten years for Literacy Volunteers of America and currently mentors international grad students and visiting scholars through the Friends of Davis International Center at Princeton University where she serves on the Board of the Friends.
---------- [4] Wiki Highlight of the Week: Orientation
For some of you the school year is well underway and orientation seems like a lifetime ago. Others of you may be in the midst of it or still gearing up for it. Regardless of where you find yourselves in the process this is a good time to reflect on how you can make orientation even better.
The Wiki is a great resource to jumpstart this reflection and planning process. Not only has the Bonner staff put together an implementation guide; other schools have posted their agendas. While you check out these great resources, consider uploading your own orientation agenda to the Wiki. You also might discover a school that runs a program similar to yours that you might want to network with in strengthening both your programs. http://bonnernetwork.pbwiki.com/Freshman+Orientation
Campus Highlight: TCNJ tried something new with their orientation this year around site-based planning teams. Their orientation materials are on the wiki here.
---------- [5] STUDENT HANDBOOK 'LIVE'!
If you haven’t seen it yet, don’t forget to check out the new STUDENT HANDBOOK LIVE. This is designed to be a companion to whatever written handbook you may be providing students (via Orientation). It covers all of the basics about the Bonner Program model, including student development, community partnerships, student leadership roles, and academic connections. It's written for students. Also, as a wiki, its users can ADD ONTO it, including uploading videos, other links and more.
This is a great resource for students, so please spread the word. In particular, there are trainings, reflections, books, films and other materials for deepening the service experience, learning and reflection. We’d love to see your handbooks too! Upload them to your Wiki page so others can see what works for you!
Access the HANDBOOK LIVE here: http://bonnernetwork.pbwiki.com/Student+Handbook+Live
---------- [6] Learn & Serve Challenge
Don’t forget to make plans for this year’s Learn & Serve Challenge, October 6-12. Please visit www.learnandservechallenge.org for tools, fact sheets, Web banners, talking points, research briefs, and activity ideas for events to promote service-learning in your community.
----------- [7] 2008 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll is an annual federal recognition program for institutions of higher education that supported meaningful student community service during the 2007-2008 academic year. Applications are now being accepted at www.nationalservice.gov/honorroll. DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 23, 2008.
Applications will be reviewed based on the scope, innovation and impact of the college's service and civic engagement activities. Presidential Awards will be presented to institutions demonstrating excellence in Community Service in many areas as well as for this year's special focus: tutoring, mentoring and other services to youth from disadvantaged circumstances designed to promote high school completion and college readiness.
Full details of this year's Honor Roll program and an application, please visit the website at www.nationalservice.gov/honorroll. ---------- [8] Tutoring and Mentoring Program Resources from LEARNS
Whether you are starting a new tutoring or mentoring program or revitalizing an existing one, LEARNS offers free publications, Websites, and audiovisual materials that will: *Provide you with ideas and inspiration *Answer common questions *Help you find the resources you need to work effectively with youth
Access these and other materials from the LEARNS pages at the Resource Center at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/learns/learns. The startup materials can be found at http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/learns/program-startup. You can also contact LEARNS staff by phone at (800) 361-7890 or by email at learns@nwrel.org for additional information and support.
---------- [9] Conferences
(1) Active Global Citizenship Conference November 17, 2008; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Lock Haven University; Lock Haven, PA (co-sponsored by PACC as a part of the 20th Anniversary Conference Series). The conference coincides with International Education Week and is sponsored by Pennsylvania Campus Compact, the Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development, LHU’s Institute for International Studies and the MountainServe Center for Global Citizenship. The conference is further supported by a LHU Presidential Initiative Grant.
The purpose of the 2008 Active Global Citizenship Conference at Lock Haven University is to empower delegates to become conscientious citizens who create sustainable relationships among and within local, regional, and global communities. Through workshops, panels, poster sessions, and discussion groups, the Active Global Citizenship Conference will provide a forum where critical approaches to understanding globalization and global citizenship are explored and debated. By facilitating the free exchange of ideas, we hope to stimulate a sense of responsibility where campuses and citizens become active political, environmental, and economic agents of change. Students, faculty, community service/service- learning administrators, international studies/study abroad administrators, and national service members are encouraged to participate.
Registration Fee and Lodging: Faculty and Administrators $15.00 / Students $10.00—includes lunch. Make checks pay-able to LHU Foundation and include Active Global Citizenship conference in the memo line. Mail checks to 401 N. Fair-view St., Lock Haven, PA 17745, 206 Price Performance Center, Attn: Dr. J. Todd Nesbitt. For lodging see http://www.lhup.edu/admissions/visit/area.shtml
(2) The National Service-Learning Conference March 18-21, 2009; Nashville, TN Join your friends and colleagues from around the world for The 20th Annual National Service-Learning Conference: Growing Hope, Cultivating Change. The conference website and online registration are now open for the largest gathering of youths and practitioners involved in the service-learning movement.
Register now and save money! Early bird rates in effect until October 31.
Call for Proposals: Do you have an outstanding service-learning program? Do you have a message that needs to be heard? The National Service-Learning Conference is looking for you! Proposals are currently being accepted. Young people are strongly encouraged to submit proposals. All proposals must be postmarked by September 26, 2008.
To find out more about the conference, register online and download a Call for Presenters application, please visit our website at www.nylc.org/conference. Questions? Call: (800) 366-6952 or check out: www.nylc.org/conference
(3) 2009 Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education March 25-27, 2009; Baton Rouge, LA
Civic Engagement at the Crossroads: Rethinking Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities The maturing of service-learning and civic engagement during the last quarter of the 20th century challenged us to rethink the concepts of “service” and “learning.” Service can no longer be taken for granted, complicated by questions of who serves and who is served. Learning has also been complicated by blurred lines between the learner and the teacher. The 21st century challenges us to take seriously such possibilities as students as teachers, faculty as learners, and new models for community partners. Thus the questions multiply: Can we expand our stakeholder base to government and corporate partners? How can students take on teaching and leadership roles? What models help faculty to learn best? How can community partners share the role of instructor? Join colleagues representing a variety of stakeholders at the 2009 Gulf-South Summit to explore the many ways service-learning and civic engagement can be redefined to meet the needs of the 21st century.
Please see the Gulf-South Summit website at http://www.lsu.edu/summit09 for more information, including details on registration, awards and RFP
----------- [10] New Research Study
"Speaking for Themselves: Advocates’ Perspectives on Evaluation" Innovation Network has just released a new publication examining the current state of advocacy strategy and evaluation practice. The report, "Speaking for Themselves: Advocates' Perspectives on Evaluation", will give you a better understanding of advocates' views on evaluation, the advocacy strategies and capacities they find effective, and the practices used to evaluate advocacy work.
More than 200 nonprofit advocacy staff responded to the survey from which the publication draws its data. The report offers numerous recommendations for advocates, funders, and evaluators, based on Innovation Network’s research.
One key finding is that only one in four responding nonprofit organizations engaged in advocacy has evaluated its work. The remaining 75 percent do not systematically collect information to inform their advocacy strategy. This isn’t negligible: even this small sample of 150 non-evaluating organizations have organizational budgets totaling approximately $250 million—money that, without evaluation, may not be being spent strategically.
Download "Speaking for Themselves" free from the Advocacy Evaluation Project page, www.innonet.org/advocacy.
Eventually, the publication will be accessible only through Innovation Network’s Point K Learning Center (free registration required) at www.innonet.org/resources. Both the publication and its underlying research were made possible by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies.
http://www.innonet.org/index.php?section_id=3&content_id=601
Weekly Update 4 September 2008
Contents: [1] Important AmeriCorps Reminders [2] BWBRS Reminders [3] Wiki 101 [4] Introducing Student Handbook Live [5] Wiki-savvy Foundation Summer Intern reflections [6] Student Grant Opportunity [7] Upcoming Workshop on Sustainability [8] Upcoming Student Conference
---------- [1] Important AmeriCorps Reminders
Thanks to all of you who completed our survey letting us know when to expect your fall enrollments. Please remember to send them to us when you said you would or let us know that they are delayed so we can stay on top of all the paperwork! If you do not currently have enough enrollment books, please contact our office so we can send them to you in a timely fashion.
When Enrolling students, please remember:
When Exiting students, please remember:
With the excitement of the beginning of the Fall semester and new enrollments, please don't forget about your outstanding summer paperwork. All summer paperwork (CLAs, Time logs, and Service Accomplishments) will be due to the foundation by September 30, 2008. If the outstanding summer paperwork is not submitted by this date, all current paperwork submitted will not be approved until it is received. We look forward to getting all of your students caught up and ready for a fresh start for their new semester!!
---------- [2] BWBRS Reminders For setting up BWBRS for the coming year:
We'll give more reminders in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, Bobby is happy to report that the beta testing phase of BWBRS 3.0 is proceeding well and we welcome more staff to try out the updated site (email to rhackett@bonner.org if you’re interested).
---------- [3] Wiki 101
If you were at SLI 2008, the term “wiki” may now be rolling off your tongue. If you haven’t heard of it before, a “wiki” is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content without needing a lot of technical ability [see Wikipedia for a well-known example]. One of the best things about a wiki is its ability to grow and change – a regular part of life in the Bonner network. The difference between a regular website and wiki pages is that these are meant to be edited – to be added to, linked to, expanded, etc. – and by multiple people. Once someone has a login and password they can make updates and changes to current pages.
The Bonner Network Wiki is specifically designed for students, staff, faculty, and community partners who work with Bonner Programs across the country. We've started this wiki so that Bonner Programs can network with each other, share ideas, showcase the great work you do, and communicate with each other. Our network is strengthened in our ability to share ideas and insights from program to program.
As we launch our Serve 2.0 initiative, the Wiki is one of the main places we will encourage you to play around and work with these amazing web tools. We’ll use the weekly update as the place to point you to pages to check out and ideas to implement on your own wiki page. The Wiki is not something to fear, it’s a tool to strengthen and grow our Bonner network. Feel free to click around and get inspired – be sure to take your students along with you!
---------- [4] Introducing the NEW STUDENT HANDBOOK 'LIVE'!
This summer, Bonner Foundation interns Mike Austerlitz, Kelly Behrend, and Andrew Brown returned from Summer Leadership Institute to continue work on several Serve 2.0 resources, now available for everyone to use on the Bonner Network Wiki. One of the most important and useful resources that we want you all to know about is the new STUDENT HANDBOOK LIVE. This is designed to be a companion to whatever written handbook you may be providing students (via Orientation). It covers all of the basics about the Bonner Program model, including student development, community partnerships, student leadership roles, and academic connections. It's written for students. Also, as a wiki, its users can ADD ONTO it, including uploading videos, other links and more.
This is a great resource for students, so please spread the word. In particular, there are trainings, reflections, books, films and other materials for deepening the service experience, learning and reflection. We’d love to see your handbooks too! Upload them to your Wiki page so others can see what works for you!
Access the HANDBOOK LIVE here: http://bonnernetwork.pbwiki.com/Student+Handbook+Live
---------- [5] Wiki-savvy Foundation Summer Intern updates
Here's what our interns Kelly and Mike had to say when they finished up, a few weeks ago:
KELLY: What a great summer! I had such a fun time working at the Foundation and meeting so many members of the Bonner family at the Summit on Political Engagement, Summer Leadership Institute and the New Director's Meeting. Planning for each of these events really opened my eyes to the world of Bonner in terms of being a part of a national movement, making intentional and meaningful community partnerships, and sharing ideas across the network.
In addition to helping out with these events, we worked to bring Bonner into the new age of social media tools. We worked primarily with wikis by creating a Student Handbook Live and a model for Connecting Service and Politics in the Bonner program. We also worked with other tools like social bookmarking, RSS feeds, and photo/video sharing. All of these great resources can be found through the Bonner Network Wiki at http://bonnernetwork.pbwiki.com.
I'm excited to put these social networking tools into practice, as I'll be abroad for the next year and looking to keep in touch with fellow Bonners. I will be journaling from abroad on my blog: http://web.mac.com/kellybehrend. I'm looking forward to continuing my Bonner service in Spain and Northern Ireland and will be posting entries, photos, and videos throughout my adventure.
MIKE: Wow, what an incredible, exhausting, exhilarating and overall transformative summer it's been for me. After being involved in Bonner for what has now been two years, as a Leader, there were still pieces of the program that I did not quite understand. Working at the Foundation has opened my eyes and allowed me to place these pieces in the correct areas. From working on SLI and New Directors Meeting, I really got a taste of what the behind-the-scenes work is that goes into planning these nation-wide conferences. Further, I was able to network with many different people that I may not have had the chance to do so in the past.
In addition to the Student Handbook Live, we plugged away on the campus' profiles and new resources for Connecting Service and Politics. Through this work, I have learned more about Bonner's developmental model and what it truly means to be a Bonner. From this, I have become very proud of my title as a Bonner Leader. I will be attending Hobart and William Smith Colleges in the fall and working as a Junior intern in their program and will bring with me the knowledge and skills I have obtained not only in my past two years at Middlesex County College, but the past three months at the Foundation.
----------- [6] Student Grant opportunity
State Farm® Good Neighbor Service-Learning grants With generous support from the State Farm Companies Foundation, Youth Service America is offering the annual State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grant for youth-led community improvement projects across the United States and Canada (Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick provinces only). These grants of up to $1,000 support teachers and service-learning coordinators in engaging students (ages 5-25) to implement service-learning projects for Global Youth Service Day, April 24-26, 2009. We encourage semester-long projects that are launched on Martin Luther King Day on January 19, 2009 and extend through Global Youth Service Day.
To learn more, download our NEW electronic application, grant guidelines, and budget spreadsheet at www.YSA.org/awards.
Questions? Please contactgoodneighbor@ysa.org. Deadline: October 15, 2008
---------- [7] Upcoming Workshop on Sustainability
Sustainability Across the Curriculum Leadership Workshop January 9-10, 2009 @ Emory University
AASHE, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, is pleased to invite participation in a two-day workshop for faculty leaders of all disciplines who wish to develop curriculum change programs around sustainability on their campuses.
Through an intensive two days of presentations, exercises, discussions, reflection, and planning, participants will become familiar with the philosophy of change in higher education developed through the Ponderosa Project at Northern Arizona University and adapted at Emory in the Piedmont Project. Participants will also experience of range of workshop strategies, hear local experts, enjoy outdoor place-based activities, and dialogue with faculty from around the country as they gain help in adapting this model to their own campus. In a supportive and stimulating environment, workshop members will reflect on their own roles in the transformation of higher education. Readings and materials will also be provided.
These highly successful workshops are led by Geoffrey Chase of San Diego State University and Peggy Barlett of Emory University. Peggy and Geoff are editors of Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change, published by MIT Press in 2004. Peggy and Geoff have many years of experience leading these kinds of workshops and have helped more than 200 faculty on several campuses revise courses in a wide array of disciplines.
Workshop tuition is $420 for AASHE members and $485 for non-members. Tuition covers snacks and lunches on both days of the workshop, handouts, materials, and an evening reception on the first day of the workshop.
Applications are due by October 16 and are available at http://www.aashe.org/profdev/curriculum.php ---------- [8] Upcoming Student Conference
The Bringing Theory to Practice Project, in partnership with AAC&U and sponsored by the Charles Engelhard Foundation, would like to inform you of a Student Conference being held in Washington, DC, October 3-4, 2008.
The BTtoP Project seeks to help bridge the gap between faculty, student affairs personnel, counselors, and administrators on college and university campuses. This conference will emphasize the student role in promoting liberal education, including engaged learning, civic engagement, mental health and overall well-being. It will provide a special opportunity for students to share ideas and experiences and learn how they can promote their own agency and activism through collaborative projects on their campus.
The Conference is built to give students a voice and actively engage them in their educational experience. There will be student presentations, panelists, as well as a Call for Proposals (CFP) to present a student-run project or program. They will also be explaining about grant funding availability specifically for students in the last session of the Conference.
The registration deadline is Sept. 10th
More information about registration, the program, and the CFP can be viewed on our website: http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/StudentConference2008.cfm
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