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UT-REACH for May 17, 2012
UT-REACH is ordinarily published once a week.
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“Your project,
Knoxville Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), is a wonderful example of the spirit of the higher education engagement movement and an outstanding reflection of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. ”
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Dr. Mortimore Neufville, APLU consultant and interim president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. (May 10, 2012)
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UT ENGAGEMENT NEWS:
1.
UT System includes outreach and engagement in Strategic Plan
2.
UT homeless management program receives national recognition
3.
UT Grief Outreach Initiative featured in current Community Works Journal
REGIONAL NEWS &
CONFERENCES:
4.
NC Civic Engagement Administrator Conference: "Measuring and Monitoring Civic Engagement"
5.
Call for proposals: 7th Annual Kentucky Engagement Conference
6.
Community Engagement Symposium at Carson-Newman
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
7.
Research Experience for Teachers (RET): Funding Opportunity in the Biological Sciences.
9.
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) – NSF Grant Supplement
10.
Federal funding: community-based programs for runaway and homeless youth
NEW READINGS & RESOURCES
11.
AACU’s Diversity & Democracy: latest issue dedicated to engaged arts and humanities
14.
Public Humanities and Creative Activism: New Initiatives for Engaged Artists and Scholars
15.
Webinar: Service-Learning in the Landscape Architecture Studio
16.
Webcast: The Joy of Engagement & Impacts of Community Engagement
17.
University of British Columbia: Draft Community Engagement Strategy
QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT PAPERS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE:
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UT ENGAGEMENT NEWS:
1.
UT System includes outreach and engagement in Strategic Plan
President Joe DiPietro has submitted the draft of the UT System’s Strategic Plan document and invites your review and comment. The draft’s five goals include the
following:
Goal III (Fostering Outreach and Engagement): Engage every member of the UT community in outreach, engagement and service
to improve communities and the quality of life of residents in Tennessee, with emphasis on economic development.
1.
Articulate clearly the role of the UT System in community outreach and engagement and engage all campuses/institutes in this mission
2.
Promote and measure alumni and student engagement and outreach that benefit the people and communities of Tennessee
3.
Track, measure and communicate the outcomes for economic development and improved quality of life for Tennesseans through a Strategic Plan dashboard
Deadline for comment:
May 24, 2012
2.
UT homeless management program receives national recognition
The Knoxville Homeless Management Information System (KnoxHMIS) has been recognized as a
2012 Exemplary Project by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. The honor is part of the Magrath/Kellogg Engagement Award. David Patterson, professor in the College
of Social Work, spearheaded the nomination. The community engagement and research enterprise, the only university-based program of its kind in the country, was submitted on behalf of the entire university.
“KnoxHMIS has supported many exemplary examples of engaged scholarship on this campus, while also reinvesting in the local community,” says
Chancellor Jimmy Cheek. “In addition to the successful production of peer-reviewed scholarship for many of our faculty and students. . . KnoxHMIS also provides a mechanism through which millions of additional dollars have been brought to bear against homelessness
in Knoxville.”
3.
UT Grief Outreach Initiative featured in current Community Works Journal
The Community Works Journal
supports teaching practices that build community. This month’s journal features an article by
Dr. Tricia McClam, Associate Department Head for the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences and
Mary Alice Varga, third-year doctoral student.
REGIONAL NEWS &
CONFERENCES:
4.
NC Civic Engagement Administrator Conference: "Measuring and Monitoring Civic Engagement"
NC Campus Compact's 2012 Civic Engagement Administrator Conference
(CEAC), Featuring Dr. Barbara Holland, will be offered on two dates: Monday, June 11th (9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.) at East Carolina University,
Greenville, NC -or- Wednesday, June 13th (9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.) at Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC. Event is designed for those who can help implement civic engagement assessment strategies. Attendees are encouraged to bring a team: suggested
participants are civic engagement administrators, Institutional Research, student and academic affairs, and economic development or extension folks working in the community.
Deadline: May 23, 2012.
5.
Call for proposals: 7th Annual Kentucky Engagement Conference
UT faculty, staff and students have been specially invited to attend 2012 Kentucky Engagement Conference, hosted at Western Kentucky University on November 8-9th.
The theme is “A New Era of Engagement.” Session tracks include civic health, sustainability, partnerships, technology 3.0, student-centered engagement, and academic activism.
Paper and Session Proposal Deadline: May 31, 2012
6.
Community Engagement Symposium at Carson-Newman
“Voices of Justice: Bonner Summer Leadership Institute 2012” is designed for faculty, administrators, and advanced student leaders as a one-day conference on Tuesday, June 5th. Conference
is FREE for UT faculty and staff.
Key Date: Registration deadline May 28, 2012
Details: Please see attached
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
7.
Research Experience for Teachers (RET): Funding Opportunity in the Biological Sciences.
Standing opportunity that enables K-12 science educators to participate in projects funded by the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The goal of the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) activity is to enhance the professional development of K-12 science educators. Before submitting an RET request (as part of a new or renewal NSF proposal or as a supplement to an existing NSF award), NSF strongly encourages the Principal Investigator to email or phone the Program Director of his/her particular NSF award, or the cognizant Program Director for the program solicitation to which s/he is submitting a proposal.
8.
Research Assistantships for High School Students (RAHSS): Funding to Broaden Participation in the Biological Sciences
Award supplement that will reflect the continuing effort by BIO to promote increased
participation of women, underrepresented minority students, and those students who are persons with disabilities.
9.
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) – NSF Grant Supplement
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded
by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program.
Deadline: August 22, 2012
10.
Federal funding: community-based programs for runaway and homeless youth
The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families' (ACYF), Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB)
is accepting applications for the Basic Center Program (BCP). The purpose of the BCP is to provide an alternative for runaway and homeless youth who might otherwise end up with law enforcement or in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. Average
Projected Award: $155,000.
Deadline: July 9, 2012
NEW READINGS & RESOURCES
11.
AACU’s Diversity & Democracy: latest issue dedicated to engaged arts and humanities
The current issue of Diversity & Democracy explores how the arts and humanities can enhance students’ capacities for democratic participation within diverse and globally interconnected local and national communities. Published by the American Association
of Colleges and Universities.
12.
Where Participatory Approaches Meet Pragmatism in Funded Research: The Challenge of Finding Meaningful Spaces
The term participatory research is now widely used as a way of categorizing research that has moved beyond researching "on" to researching "with" participants. This paper draws attention to some confusion that lies behind such categorization
and the potential impact of those confusions on qualitative participatory research in practice.
Science Shops define themselves as ‘a unit that provides independent, participatory research support in response to concerns experienced by civil society’. For the most part, these units belong to universities, though some
are organised as separate NGOs or non-for-profit companies. Science Shops combine research (and teaching where applicable) with service to society.
14.
Public Humanities and Creative Activism: New Initiatives for Engaged Artists and Scholars
State-imposed austerity measures are being used to justify the movement of public revenue away from higher education…engaged
scholarship programs being established in many universities stand as crucial forces necessary both to oppose the intellectually and democratically suffocating attack on the institution and to reclaim higher education as a public good. Published by the Public
Intellectuals Project.
15.
Webinar: Service-Learning in the Landscape Architecture Studio.
From Clemson University’s office of Public Service Activities. Presenter Mary Beth McCubbin, Director of the a.LINE.ments Studio, winner of the 2010 South Carolina Commission on Higher Education award for service learning. Housed
in the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, a.LINE.ments is a multi-disciplinary program that offers students the opportunity to work on design projects in cities and towns throughout the state of South Carolina.
16.
Webcast: The Joy of Engagement & Impacts of Community Engagement
Webcast of well-known engagement scholar, Sherril Gelmon, as she considers the impact of community engagement from multiple perspectives.
17.
University of British Columbia: Draft Community Engagement Strategy
The draft community engagement strategy was recently developed by UBC’s Office of the Vice-President External, Legal and
Community Relations. The draft strategy proposes an approach to advance and achieve the strategic goals and objectives of the University and supports and coordinates the community engagement priorities with portfolios from across UBC.
18.
New online: Developing and Sustaining Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships: A Skill-Building Curriculum
As interest in community-based participatory research (CBPR) grows, there is a growing need and demand for educational resources that help build the knowledge and
skills needed to develop and sustain effective CBPR partnerships. This
evidence-based curriculum is intended as a tool for community-institutional partnerships that are using or planning to use a CBPR approach to improving health. It can be used by partnerships that are just forming as well as mature partnerships. (University
of Washington)
QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT PAPERS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE:
May:
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Community Engagement Symposium, “Voices
of Justice,” at Carson-Newman. Register by May 28, 2012.
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Call for papers: 7th Annual Kentucky Engagement Conference. Deadline May 31, 2012.
June:
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PAGE Fellowships for Graduate Students. Apply by June 1, 2012
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International “Town & Gown” Conference in Kentucky. June 4-8, 2012
July:
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Proposals for Spencer Foundation Small Grants. Deadline: July 1, 2012
August:
October:
Ongoing:
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Call
for papers: eJournal of Public Affairs on Public Scholarship. Ongoing