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UT-REACH for September 20, 2012 UT-REACH is ordinarily published once a week. **** Commentary on American public higher education describes a landscape beset by challenges and opportunities related to its relevance and cost. . . Through engagement with local and broader communities, we seek a means to expand and shift from the established internally focused, discipline-based framework of higher education to a framework focused on a stronger level of societal relevance that improves both society and the overarching goals of higher education. - Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities: Council on Outreach and Engagement: The Centrality of Engagement in Higher Education. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 16, Sep. 2012.<http://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/index.php/jheoe/article/view/861>. SODELA and its president have directly, and greatly, contributed to the University of Tennessee's scholarship by checking the historical representation of the country, conflict, and people of Burundi, ensuring that culturally appropriate terminology was used at every stage of the research process. - Healthy Transitions: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach with Burundians with Refugee Status. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 16, Sep. 2012.<http://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/index.php/jheoe/article/view/874/587> **** OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT NEWS: 1. UT/Burundian Partnership Featured in Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement 2. Call for Nominations: Courage to Climb Award for UT students 3. Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities Publishes White Paper: The Centrality of Engagement 4. Hot Topics in Academic Engagement CONFERENCE & PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES 5. Call for Papers: Inequalities in Health Issue of Int'l Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health FUNDING: 6. 2012 Call for Proposals: UTK Outreach and Engagement Funding 7. EPA: National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet 8. Tribeca Film Institute Invites Entries With Scientific Themes 9. Tribeca Film Institute Announces Documentary Fund & TFI/ESPN Prize NEW READINGS & RESOURCES: 10. Resilience, Conviviality & Engaged Studio: best practices for neighborhood-based engaged scholarship 11. Student & Community Partner Expectations for Effective Community-Engaged Learning Partnerships 12. Now online: Fall 2012 issue of International Undergraduate Journal for Service-Learning, Leadership & Social Change 13. Citizen Alum: Re-Imagining Alumni as Doers, not just Donors 14. IDEA FILE: 'Food Hubs' Connect School Districts with Farmers QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE: **** OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT NEWS: 1. UT/Burundian Partnership Featured in Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement Healthy Transitions: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach with Burundians with Refugee Status is now published in the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement (JHEOE). The article was written by Dr. Denise Bates (Public Health), Elizabeth Burman (Engagement and Outreach), Lacreshia Ejike-King (doctoral student, Public Health) and Charlotte Rufyiri (President, SODELA), and is based on a community-campus project that won UT a Kellogg Award last year. JHEOE is the premier peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal to advance theory and practice related to all forms of outreach and engagement between higher education institutions and communities. * Read article <http://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/index.php/jheoe/article/view/874/587> 2. Call for Nominations: Courage to Climb Award for UT students The Division of Student Life continues its commitment to celebrating and supporting outstanding UT students through a new Courage to Climb award. The award recognizes students who show promise in the areas of Research, Community service, Promotion of civility and inclusion, Leadership development, and/or Campus involvement. The Division will recognize one student per month. Each winning student will be featured on the Division's website and will be invited to an end of year recognition event with the Vice Chancellor W. Timothy Rogers. * Nomination Deadline: Friday, October 12, 2012. * Details and Online Nomination Form<http://studentlife.utk.edu/couragetoclimb_application.php> 3. Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities Publishes White Paper: The Centrality of Engagement The centrality of engagement is critical to the success of higher education in the future. Engagement is essential to most effectively achieving the overall purpose of the university, which is focused on the knowledge enterprise. Today's engagement is scholarly, is an aspect of learning and discovery, and enhances society and higher education. Undergirding today's approach to community engagement is the understanding that not all knowledge and expertise resides in the academy, and that both expertise and great learning opportunities in teaching and scholarship also reside in non-academic settings. By recommitting to their societal contract, public and land-grant universities can fulfill their promise as institutions that produce knowledge that benefits society and prepares students for productive citizenship in a democratic society. This new engagement also posits a new framework for scholarship that moves away from emphasizing products to emphasizing impact. * Read article<http://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/index.php/jheoe/article/view/861> 4. Hot Topics in Academic Engagement The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities: Council on Engagement and Outreach recently surveyed member universities to determine what engagement issues they were most interested in addressing at an upcoming CEO national meeting. The top 3 issues were: (1) Benchmarking tools; (2) The centrality of engagement and (3) Fundraising for engagement. Other issues included communication; global engagement; ethics of engagement; workforce development; scholarship of engagement; regional engagement; and preparing the next generation of engaged leaders. * About APLU-CEO<http://www.aplu.org/page.aspx?pid=255> CONFERENCE & PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES: 5. Call for Papers: Inequalities in Health Issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Policies aimed at reducing the socioeconomic inequalities in health may therefore easily be ineffective, inconsistent and even counterproductive. This issue welcomes new and innovative methods to measure, monitor and explain changes in socioeconomic health disparities over time including modeling effect of economic policies. Manuscripts which shed light on the causal effects of socioeconomic factors on health are particularly welcome. * Deadline: May 31, 2013 * Details<http://www.mdpi.com/si/ijerph/Inequalities> FUNDING: 6. 2012 Call for Proposals: UTK Outreach and Engagement Funding Proposals may be for projects, partnerships, or programs that promote the principles of engagement as applied to research, teaching, or outreach. Prospective applicants are encouraged to review previously-funded projects as well as the funding guidelines, all of which can be viewed on UT's Public Engagement website. * Deadline: October 5, 2012 * More<http://service.utk.edu/funding/> 7. EPA: National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of the P3-People, Prosperity and the Planet Award Program, seeks proposals to research, develop, and design solutions to real world challenges involving the overall sustainability of human society. The P3 Award program was developed to foster progress toward sustainability by achieving the mutual goals of economic prosperity, protection of the planet, and improved quality of life for its people. * Deadline: December 11, 2012 * Details<http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2013/2013_p3.html> 8. Tribeca Film Institute Invites Entries With Scientific Themes The TFI's Sloan Filmmaker Fund provides grants and professional guidance in support of innovative and compelling narrative features that offer a fresh take on scientific, mathematic and technological themes. Fund is for films in any stage, filmmakers based in any region, and for grants ranging from $25,000 - $50,000. * Deadline: November 5, 2012 * Details<http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/filmmakers/sloan/> 9. Tribeca Film Institute Announces Documentary Fund & TFI/ESPN Prize The TFI Documentary Fund provides grants and guidance to exceptional filmmakers with character-driven, non-fiction works-in-progress that take audiences into someone else's environment and spotlight the journey of the individual. Grants of at least $10,000 will be awarded in 2013. A new extension of the Fund, the TFI/ESPN PRIZE<http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/filmmakers/tfi_documentary/espn/>, will award one annual grant of $30,000 to a feature-length documentary work-in-progress (in development or production stage) that captures the human element of the sports world - and brings the dramatic stakes of competitiveness to vivid life. * Deadline: November 5, 2012 * Details<http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/filmmakers/tfi_documentary/rules/> 10. Self-Directed External Funding For Outreach and Engagement UT's Office of Research offers both workshops<http://research.utk.edu/training/> and web resources<http://research.utk.edu/funding/> for those seeking external funding. Of particular interest to those participating in engaged scholarship and outreach may be the Foundation Directory Online, a searchable database containing nearly 600 grantmaking foundations and companies. Note: The site can only be accessed from computers on the UT Knoxville campus network. * More<http://research.utk.edu/funding/external.shtml> NEW READINGS & RESOURCES: 11. Resilience, Conviviality & Engaged Studio: best practices for neighborhood-based engaged scholarship (From New issue of Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, now online)<http://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/index.php/jheoe/index> University faculty and outreach program directors have been called to deliver more effective, equitable, and sustainable ways in which neighborhood and university communities may creatively interact. The authors report on the case of the Pittsburgh Studio, an initiative that matches students and resident stakeholders in researching local issues and identifying place-based solutions to catalyze resilience and conviviality in low-income neighborhoods. * Read more<http://bit.ly/QCLE2f> 12. Student & Community Partner Expectations for Effective Community-Engaged Learning Partnerships (Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, Sept 2012) Student insight and community partner feedback can contribute to understanding and thus improve community-engaged learning practices. Student and community partner voices, however, are not often heard during community-engaged learning development. To ascertain student and community partner expectations for community-engaged learning, thematic analysis to examine perspectives on working with students and university partners during community-engaged learning placements. * Read more<http://bit.ly/NCKfLf> 13. Now online: Fall 2012 issue of International Undergraduate Journal for Service-Learning, Leadership & Social Change The Journal only accepts articles from undergraduate students. The Journal considers three types of articles: (1) Articles that discuss the development of a service-learning project and the impact of the project on the community served; (2) A case study of a service-learning project; (3) A reflection on service-learning and the development of personal leadership. Each article will be reviewed by selected readers and the member of the editorial board. * Read more<http://www.columbiasc.edu/service-learning-journal> 14. Citizen Alum: Re-Imagining Alumni as Doers, not just Donors Citizen Alum counters the image of alumni as primarily "donors" with a vision of them as also "doers." Alums are allies in education-crucial partners in building multigenerational communities of active citizenship and active learning. Citizen Alum was officially launched at a January 10 2012 White House meeting, "For Democracy's Future-Education Reclaims Our Civic Mission." Citizen Alum offers a framework for a national network of campus teams that involve alumni-along with campus leaders, faculty, staff, and current students-as "agents and architects of democracy." * Read more<http://www.citizenalum.org/> 15. IDEA FILE: 'Food Hubs' Connect School Districts with Farmers (Huffington Post) "California-based Ag Link allows school districts to communicate with nearby farmers and buy their produce with the click of a mouse. It's helping the Turlock district and others meet new federal rules requiring more fruits and vegetables in school cafeterias to help prevent childhood obesity." * Read more<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/03/food-hubs-connect-school-_n_1851863.html> **** QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE: September 2012: * Education Outreach: IES Research and Research Training Grants. Deadlines: LOI July 19, 2012; Proposal September 20, 2012.<http://ies.ed.gov/funding/> * NSF Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST). LOI 9/20/12; Proposals due 11/6/2012.<http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12597/nsf12597.htm> * Get Help, Win Cash Prizes at Vol Court, Running Sept 25-Nov 6.<http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2012/09/05/aspiring-entrepreneurs-vol-court/?utm_source=tntoday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2012-09-07> * Nominations Sought for Young Social Entrepreneur Award. Nomination Deadline September 30, 2012.<http://www.ysa.org/grants/coccia-awards> October 2012: * Tikkun Olam Grant Program. Deadline: October 1, 2012 (Letter of Application)<http://jewishhelpinghands.org/grants/>. * 2012 Call for Proposals: UTK Outreach and Engagement Funding. Proposal Deadline October 5, 2012.<http://service.utk.edu/funding/> * Bank of America: Grants for Nonprofits Addressing Basic Needs in Low-Income Communities. Deadline: Oct. 8, 2012<http://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/global-impact/find-grants-sponsorships.html#fbid=qx1iXMk-Ory> * The Role of Higher Education in Local and Regional Social and Economic Development. Proposal Deadline: June 25, 2012; full papers due Oct. 9, 2012; Conference Oct 29-31, 2012. <http://www.univ-brest.fr/conferencepascal2012/> * Forward Promise Innovation Grants: Promoting Opportunities for the Health and Success of Young Men of Color. Proposal Deadline October 10, 2012.<http://www.rwjf.org/vulnerablepopulations/product.jsp?id=72888&cid=xpr_vpfp0812_staff> * Call for Nominations: Courage to Climb Award for UT students. Nomination deadline October 12, 2012.<http://studentlife.utk.edu/couragetoclimb_application.php> * NSF CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) solicitation. Proposal Deadline October 12, 2012.<http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5228&org=OISE> * Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities' National Conference, hosted by The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, "Working Together Works: Partnering for Progress." October 13-16, 2012.<http://cumuonline.org/conference/index.aspx> * Spencer Foundation "Areas of Inquiry" Small Grants. July 9, 2012; October 19, 2012; November 19, 2012.<http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/areas-of-inquiry> November 2012: * Tribeca Film Institute Invites Entries With Scientific Themes. iDeadline: November 5, 2012.<http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/filmmakers/sloan/> * Tribeca Film Institute Announces Documentary Fund & *new* TFI/ESPN Prize. Deadline: November 5, 2012.<http://www.tribecafilminstitute.org/filmmakers/tfi_documentary/rules/> * NEA Funding for Research on How Art Works. Deadline: November 6, 2012<http://arts.gov/grants/apply/Research/index.html>. * NSF Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST). LOI 9/20/12; Proposals due 11/6/2012.<http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12597/nsf12597.htm> * Call for Proposals: Conference on Community-University Partnerships. Due November 15, 2012. <http://www.cuexpo2013.ca/Pages/program.aspx> * Call for Papers: Relational & Social Network Perspectives in Community Psychology. Deadline November 15, 2012.<http://pascalobservatory.org/pascalnow/pascal-activities/news/call-papers-relational-and-social-network-perspectives-community-ps> * Association of Performing Arts Presenters: Cultural Exchange Fund Awards. Deadline: November 16, 2012 (for travel period Jan 2013-May 2013)<http://www.apap365.org/KNOWLEDGE/GrantPrograms/Pages/CEF3.aspx> * NIH: Basic Social & Behavioral Research on Culture, Health & Wellbeing (R24). LOI 11/16/2012; Proposal 12/17/2012<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-LM-12-002.html> * Spencer Foundation "Areas of Inquiry" Small Grants. July 9, 2012; October 19, 2012; November 19, 2012.<http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/areas-of-inquiry> December 2012: * NSF: Revised National Robotics Initiative (NRI) solicitation. Deadline: Dec.11, 2012 (small proposals); Jan. 23, 2013 (large)<http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503641> * EPA: National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet. Deadline December 11, 2012.<http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2013/2013_p3.html> January 2013: * STEM Learning: NSF Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL). Deadline: Preliminary proposal due August 14, 2012; full proposal due January 14, 2013.<http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504793> * NSF: Revised National Robotics Initiative (NRI) solicitation. Deadline: Dec.11, 2012 (small proposals); Jan. 23, 2013 (large)<http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503641> February 2013: * IMPACT National Conference: February 21-24, 2013<http://www.impactconference.org/>. May 2013: * Call for Papers: Inequalities in Health Issue of Int'l Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health . Deadline May 31, 2013.<http://www.mdpi.com/si/ijerph/Inequalities> Ongoing: * Call for papers: International Undergraduate Journal for Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change. Ongoing<http://www.columbiasc.edu/SeviceLearningLeadershipSocialChange/> * Call for papers: eJournal of Public Affairs on Public Scholarship. Ongoing<http://ejournal.missouristate.edu/> * Call for papers: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. Ongoing and special issues.<http://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/index.php/jheoe/pages/view/submissions> * Call for papers: International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering<http://library.queensu.ca/ojs/index.php/ijsle/index> * Call for submissions: Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice<http://www.gjcpp.org/submissions.php> * Bank of America (Funding): Arts and Sports Sponsorships to Maintain Vibrant, Healthy Communities.<http://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/global-impact/find-grants-sponsorships.html#fbid=qx1iXMk-Ory> ************** UT-REACH is published by UTK's Office of Research. To view the archives, subscribe, or change your mail settings, visit: http://listserv.utk.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=UT-REACH . 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