UT-REACH for July 26, 2012
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Sometimes our students are looking for the “warm fuzzies,” other times they don’t know why we aren’t eradicating poverty in our two hour time stint, or why they have to go on a tour of the site
and listen to the community partner’s story. For us, this project is the start of a much larger process to shift their paradigms. . . and to move beyond just doing, to doing and listening and caring and partnering.
- Erin Payseur, Baylor University,
HE-SL digest July 23, 2012
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OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT NEWS:
1.
A New Eastgate Neighborhood: A Collaborative Design and Development Community Outreach
2.
UT Showcases Undergrad Researchers from Across Country
4.
Solar-Powered House Shows its Stuff in DC Storms
5.
Why the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act Still Matters
CONFERENCES & PAPERS
FUNDING
9.
NSF CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) solicitation.
10.
NSF General & Age-Related Disabilities Engineering (GARDE)
11.
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
NEW READINGS & RESOURCES
13.
Let's Get Together: the Hidden Politics of 'Co-production' in Research
14.
New Infographic: “Online Deliberation”
15.
Auburn Students Become Small-Town Citizens for the Summer
16.
Advocacy Capacity Tool for Organizational Assessment (ACT)
17.
Reporting Model: A Compilation of Community Engaged Research Projects
QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT PAPERS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE
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OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT NEWS:
1.
A New Eastgate Neighborhood: A Collaborative Design and Development Community Outreach
Congratulations to faculty member Thomas K. Davis, whose paper on collaborative neighborhood design has been accepted for presentation by the
Coalition of Urban and Metro Universities (CUMU) at their 2012 conference entitled “Working Together Works: Partnering for Progress.” CUMU’s 18th annual conference will be held at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from October 13-16, 2012.
Davis, an associate professor in the College of Architecture and Design, has also been awarded a UTK sponsorship to present his engaged scholarship at the National Outreach Scholarship Conference at the University of Alabama this fall.
2.
UT Showcases Undergrad Researchers from Across Country
Undergraduates from colleges and universities all over the country, along with a few of Knoxville’s best high school teachers and students,
presented their original research in a poster symposium last week at UT’s Baker Center. Three UT research centers co-sponsored a shared UT STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics ) Symposium for 35 students from
CURENT,
NIMBioS, and
TN-SCORE. Presentation topics range from
the development of natural pesticides to the use of modeling to better understand the rapid mutation of the AIDS virus. This shared symposium was one of the first fruits of UT’s “STEM outreach brown bag” meetings that started last spring
(see next item!)
After a good start last spring and co-sponsoring a terrific shared poster symposium last week, we’re ready to start up again this fall. While our meetings
are always open, this group is mainly geared towards professional staff practitioners and non-tenure-track faculty who directly facilitate and manage ongoing STEM outreach projects, programs, services, and relationships with community partners, and who are
interested in sharing resources and information.
4.
Solar-Powered House Shows its Stuff in DC Storms
Living Light, UT’s solar-powered house was a feature exhibit at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which coincided with the 150th anniversaries of the Morrill Act, which created land-grant universities. An estimated one million people
saw the home and nearly 16,000 toured it during the festival, which concluded earlier this month. The house demonstrated the merits of solar-powered living when a large storm struck the nation’s capital on June 29, leaving thousands of residents without power.
Living Light, however, maintained full-power, continuing to produce twice the energy the house needed for all its normal day-to-day functions, such as powering its air conditioning, television, kitchen appliances, and lighting.
5.
Why the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act Still Matters
(Chronicle of Higher Education, July 16, 2012)
July 2, 1862, was a busy day for President Abraham Lincoln. He dispatched several letters to far-flung military commanders. He held meetings on the
war and on the status of fugitive slaves. He also signed three laws, including one banning polygamy in the territories and another creating a loyalty oath for all government officials. The final law Lincoln signed, the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act, putting
the federal government in charge of the development of public colleges and universities, not only turned out to be the most important of the three bills he signed but stands as an enduring legacy of his presidency. . .
The Outreach and Community Engagement Staff Network is an inter-campus community of practice for practitioners of the art and science of community-university
partnerships. Sponsored by the Engagement Scholarship Consortium,
the purpose of the listserv is to support and develop the emerging professional identity of OCE Staff; facilitate learning and professional development; connect staff for information & resource sharing, consultation, collaboration, technical assistance and
problem solving; and to share best and emerging practices.
CONFERENCES & PAPERS
8.
Call for Papers & Products: Maximizing Community Contributions, Benefits & Outcomes in Clinical & Translational Research
Papers and products are sought that highlight the perspectives and voices of community partners in the full spectrum of clinical and translational research
conducted with the intention of improving the health of communities. Particularly encouraged are presentations that flip the usual model and focus, instead, on the accomplishments, best practices, and challenges that community partners have experienced in
their engagement with researchers and their institutions.
Deadline: August 6, 2012
FUNDING
9.
NSF CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) solicitation.
The CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program seeks proposals that address cybersecurity education and workforce development. The
Scholarship Track provides funding to award scholarships to students in cybersecurity. In return for their scholarships, recipients will work after graduation for a Federal, State, Local, or Tribal Government organization in a position related to cybersecurity
for a period equal to the length of the scholarship. The Capacity Track seeks innovative proposals leading to an increase in the ability of the United States higher education enterprise to produce cybersecurity professionals.
Key Date: Proposal Deadline 10/12/12.
10.
NSF General & Age-Related Disabilities Engineering (GARDE)
GARDE supports research that will lead to the development of new technologies, devices, or software for persons with disabilities. Research may be directed to
the characterization, restoration, and/or substitution of human functional ability or cognition, or to the interaction of persons with disabilities and their environment. Areas of particular recent interest are disability-related research in neuroscience/neuroengineering
and rehabilitation robotics. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Program Director prior to submitting a proposal.
Key Date: Proposal Deadline 9/18/12
11.
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
The REU program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. This solicitation features two mechanisms for support of student research: (1)
REU Sites are based on independent proposals to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of students in research. REU Sites may be based in a single discipline or academic department or may offer interdisciplinary or multi-department research
opportunities with a coherent intellectual theme. Proposals with an international dimension are welcome. (2)
REU Supplements may be included as a component of proposals for new or renewal NSF grants or cooperative agreements or may be requested [at any time during] ongoing NSF-funded research projects.
Key Dates: REU Site Proposals: 9/12/2012
NEW READINGS & RESOURCES
The organizers of this series have put together several topics that build on the letter to Commerce Secretary Locke from the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) and over 130 university presidents:
Recommendations to Facilitate University-Based Technology Commercialization.
The NACIE letter includes a wide array of ways that universities can support the advancement of the economy through innovation, including participation in regional economic development efforts. This webinar, featuring participants in the Transformative Regional
Engagement (TRE) Networks initiative, will explore an integrated model for regional development that includes innovation and entrepreneurship, talent development, quality of place, civic dialogue, and network-building. Sponsored by the National Council of
Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and Association of American Universities (AAU).
Key Date: Thursday, August 2, 2012, 1:30-2:30pm EDT. Free, but registration is required.
13.
Let's Get Together: the Hidden Politics of 'Co-production' in Research
(The Guardian, July 18, 2012 - hat-tip to CCPH) “Getting together to foster dialogues of theory and practice is frequently presented
as one of the major tasks confronting academia: challenging researchers to translate their bright ideas into pay-offs for non-academic organisations. Such dialogue has been presented variously as a means of generating 'impact' or 'relevance' or of increasing
levels of 'knowledge utilisation.' Joint projects promise the elusive goal of research which is simultaneously academically robust and useful to practitioners. . .”
14.
New Infographic: “Online Deliberation”
Thinking about using online tools for your community engagement project? Check out this new information graphic from the Kettering Foundation: “The Right Tool for the Job: Matching New Media to Democratic Practice.”
15.
Auburn Students Become Small-Town Citizens for the Summer
(Chronicle of Higher Education, July 9, 2012)
Residents of a small town—Mr. Evans, a rising senior at Auburn University, wrote in a recent paper—appreciate qualities that passing visitors often overlook. Although
a visitor to this rural community, he is hardly passing through: He's one of seven Auburn students placed in towns across the state this summer as part of an innovative civic-engagement program called Living Democracy.
16.
Advocacy Capacity Tool for Organizational Assessment (ACT)
This online tool helps assess organizational advocacy capacity
by taking a snapshot of an organization’s skills, knowledge, and resources, and by providing analysis of the results. Comparisons to other organizations will be available after a database is established. Sign up here as well for a July 31 webinar to learn
more about how to use the tool.
17.
Reporting Model: A Compilation of Community Engaged Research Projects
For its eighth annual Presidential Symposium, Tufts University recently compiled a list of 19 of the community-engaged research projects taking
place around the university. These research projects cover a range of issues including health, civic education, environmental issues and worker rights. For each project, the report includes a 1-page summary with source of funding, partner list, and a brief
project description.
The article presents two studies that address the valid evaluation of public participation. Results indicated that (a) “dialogue” and “knowledge/understanding” appeared as distinct mechanisms and (b) participants who experienced respectful and
collaborative relationships, and who positively evaluated the results achieved, were more likely to repeat a similar experience in the future, regardless of the associated cognitive gains. Implications for community development and empowerment processes are
discussed.
QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT PAPERS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE:
July 2012:
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Deadline extended for National Community Engagement
Conference. New deadline: July 29, 2012.
August 2012:
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USDA Rural Cooperative Development Grants. Deadline August 6, 2012.
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NEH to award planning grants for public programming.
Proposals due August 15.
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The Women’s Initiative for photojournalists & photographers. Deadline: August 15, 2012.
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Foundation Announces Call for
Concept Applications for 2013. Deadline August 15, 2012.
September 2012:
October 2012:
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NSF CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) solicitation. Proposal Deadline October 12, 2012.
November 2012:
January 2013:
Ongoing:
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Call for papers: eJournal of Public Affairs on Public Scholarship. Ongoing
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Call for papers: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. Ongoing and special issues.
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Call for papers: International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering
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