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UT-REACH for October 11, 2012 UT-REACH is ordinarily published once a week. Thank you for an amazing experience at [The 2012 National Outreach Scholarship Conference]. It was eye-opening and transformative for me. - Lars Dzikus, Associate Professor, Kinesiology, Recreation and Sports Studies **** OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT NEWS 1. UT a Strong Presence at National Outreach Scholarship Conference 2. UTK, TN-SCORE Co-host State-wide NSF Science Communications Workshop 3. Center for Leadership and Service: New Resource for All UTK Students 4. UT/ProServe High School Math Contest Invites UT Participants 5. Opportunities for UT Curricular Service-Learning CONFERENCE & PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES 6. Call for Papers: Significance of Community to Individual and Family Well-Being 7. Imagine America National Conference: Fall 2013 FUNDING: 8. J.W. McConnell Family Foundation: Community Service Learning Awards 9. APAP, MetLife Foundation: Community Participation Grants 10. American Association of University Women: Community Action Grants 11. Self-Directed External Funding For Outreach and Engagement NEW READINGS & RESOURCES: 12. Core Competencies in Civic Engagement 13. IARSLCE 2012: Conference Materials Now Being Uploaded 14. Generating, Deepening, and Documenting Learning: The Power of Critical Reflection in Applied Learning 15. Innovative Practices in Peer Review: Expanding the Boundaries for Community-Engaged Scholarship 16. AACU: Periodical Examines Civic Engagement and Student Success 17. Free Download: Community-Based Participatory Research Training Manual 18. Free Download: Community Volunteering: A Few Things for You to Know 19. Shared Decision-making and the Leap of Faith **** QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE: **** OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT NEWS: 1. UT a Strong Presence at National Outreach Scholarship Conference Faculty and staff from a number of UT colleges and departments attended the 13th annual NOSC conference<http://www.nosc2012.ua.edu/> last week at the University of Alabama. Among them: * Lars Dzikus (Kinesiology, Recreation and Sports Studies) gave a presentation entitled Service Learning: Sport and Community Development with Iraqi Refugees, a UT project shared with co-presenters Ashleigh Huffman and Sarah Hillyer (both: Center for Sport, Peace, and Society). * Joseph Donaldson (Program Development and Evaluation Specialist for UT Extension), Shirley Hastings (Associate Dean, UT Extension), and Mitch Owen (Mitchen Leadership and Organization Development) presented a session on Comprehensive Strategic Planning Strengthens University Efforts to Advance Tennessee. * Thomas K. Davis (School of Architecture) presented his Advocacy for Livable, Transit-Oriented Development: A Collaborative Community Outreach. * The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was recognized with an Exemplary Program Award for its entry for the 2012 W.K. Kellogg/C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Awards<http://research.utk.edu/pd/magrath.shtml> for a project entitled Knoxville Homeless Management Information System (KnoxHMIS), submitted by David Patterson (College of Social Work) 2. UTK, TN-SCORE Co-host State-wide NSF Science Communications Workshop A National Science Foundation workshop, "Science: Becoming the Messenger," designed to improve the public communications skills of academic researchers and public information officers, will be held on the UT campus on November 7 and 8, 2012. Workshop events on November 7 will be open to principal investigators, early-career researchers, postdocs, graduate students, and public information officers. Workshop participants are welcome from any university, college, or other research-related institutions in Tennessee. Sessions on November 8 will be limited to a small group of specially selected researchers who will be helped to refine their message further. There is no fee for registration, but preregistration is required. Registration Deadline: Friday, October 26, 2012 Details<http://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=125293&org=NSF> 3. Center for Leadership and Service: New Resource for All UTK Students The Center for Leadership and Service has a new online resource for students interested in tracking their service and volunteer hours, both on and off campus. Students with 100 confirmed, logged hours prior to graduation will receive a medallion to wear at Commencement. Students may also request a print-out documenting their service & volunteer hours by e-mailing [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. More<http://leadershipandservice.utk.edu/resources_track.php> 4. UT/ProServe High School Math Contest Invites UT Participants The 14th Annual UT/Pro2Serve Math Contest for Tennessee High School Students is a day-long event to be held Thursday, October 25, 2012. Approximately 700 academically distinguished high school students, along with a number of parents, teachers, and chaperons, will be on campus. There is some room for table displays and recruiting efforts in the UC Ballroom and the adjacent rooms during the 11-1 lunch hour. Table reservation deadline: October 19, 2012. Contact: Connie Mroz, 974-2461 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> (subject line: "UC Table Reservation.") 5. Opportunities for UT Curricular Service-Learning Centro Hispano de East Tennessee, The First Tee of Greater Knoxville, The University-Assisted Community Schools Program at Pond Gap Elementary School, and SOAR Youth Ministries are all interested partnering with UT instructors for service-learning or curriculum-based field placements, co-curricular service, professional internships, or engaged research. Contact: Kelly Ellenburg, Campus Coordinator for Service-Learning, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> * For more information, please see attached CONFERENCE & PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES: 6. Call for Papers: Significance of Community to Individual and Family Well-Being The Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal seeks papers for a thematic issue which seeks to stimulate new energy and creative thought about the historical 'sense of social mission' of the family and consumer sciences field through manuscripts that 1) explore the historical and theoretical foundations for a community perspective in family and consumer sciences research, 2) feature examples of a growing body of empirical community-focused scholarship, and 3) point to an agenda for future research and practice based on past and current efforts and identifiable trends. Deadline: November 15th, 2012 Details<http://www.aafcs.org/res/FCSRJ/FCSRJSpecialIssue.pdf> 7. Imagine America National Conference: Fall 2013 Syracuse, New York, will be the site of Imagine America's (IA) conference in Fall, 2013 - details and call for papers TBA. Each IA conference explores political, social, cultural, and physical contexts particular to the host city that inform local engagement initiatives, and reflect the national agenda that IA's board and membership have defined in any given year. Conferences attract college presidents, administrators, professors, students, and community stakeholders. Details<http://imaginingamerica.org/convenings/national-conference/> FUNDING: 8. J.W. McConnell Family Foundation: Community Service Learning Awards This program recognizes successful community initiatives supported by robust community service-learning programs with awards of up to $7500. Awardees will also be celebrated in a video and at a national event. Deadline: January 31, 2013. Details<http://www.mcconnellfoundation.ca/en/programs/community-service-learning/csl-awards> 9. APAP, MetLife Foundation: Community Participation Grants The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) and the MetLife Foundation seek applicants for a second round of "All-In: Re-imagining Community Participation" funding program. One-year grants of up to $25,000. Deadline: November 1, 2012 Details<http://www.apap365.org/KNOWLEDGE/GrantPrograms/Pages/All-In.aspx> 10. American Association of University Women: Community Action Grants Community Action grants provide funds to individuals, AAUW branches and AAUW state organizations as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equality for women and girls. $2,000 - $10,000 grants provide funding for community-based projects. Deadline: January 15, 2003 Details<http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/community_action.cfm> 11. 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: 12. Core Competencies in Civic Engagement The Merrimack College Center for Engaged Democracy recently released this policy paper which produces "a set of potential competencies for academic programs in civic and community engagement." More<http://www.merrimack.edu/academics/education/center_for_engaged_democracy/> 13. IARSLCE 2012: Conference Materials Now Being Uploaded Session facilitators from the recent International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) Conference are now uploading their conference materials (handouts, Powerpoint slides, etc.) onto their Proceedings pages. The Proceedings is an open, online, interactive, actively-curated publication intended to increase the public visibility of research related to service-learning and community engagement and to facilitate communication and collaboration among researchers and practitioner-scholars. How to use Proceedings (wiki)<http://iarslceproceedings2012.wikispaces.com/How+to+use+the+Proceedings> 14. Generating, Deepening, and Documenting Learning: The Power of Critical Reflection in Applied Learning (Sarah Ash and Patti Clayton: Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education) This article shares some best practices about assessing student learning, and using tools that transcend any one particular curricular or co-curricular context. Some have found this work useful in designing well-aligned learning goals, reflection prompts, and rubrics. More<http://www.missouriwestern.edu/appliedlearning/volume1.asp> 15. Innovative Practices in Peer Review: Expanding the Boundaries for Community-Engaged Scholarship Community-Campus Partnerships for Health and Community-Engaged Scholarship for Health co- sponsored a symposium at the International Association for Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement conference last month, which launched a new initiative, ReThinking Peer Review, that aims to catalyze a conversation and action research agenda around expanding conventional notions of peer review to support community-engaged scholarship. Download symposium handout here<http://iarslceproceedings2012.wikispaces.com/file/view/Gelmon_Innovations+in+peer+review_final.pdf/357031418/Gelmon_Innovations%20in%20peer%20review_final.pdf> 16. AACU: Periodical Examines Civic Engagement and Student Success The Association of American Colleges and Universities' most recent edition of Diversity & Democracy is now available online. This issue highlights current research on the connections between civic engagement and student success, defined broadly across a range of outcomes. It shares civically engaged programs and related educational strategies that yield student success by a variety of measures. More<http://www.diversityweb.org/DiversityDemocracy/vol15no3/> 17. Free Download: Community-Based Participatory Research Training Manual (University of Toronto) Community-Based Participatory Research: A Training Manual for Community-Based Researchers consists of the training modules and handouts that were developed for a three-week training workshop. Find it here<http://individual.utoronto.ca/sadaf/resources/cbpr2007.pdf> 18. Free Download: Community Volunteering: A Few Things for You to Know "Community Volunteering: A Few Things For You to Know" is a peer-reviewed, six-page document intended for both program leadership and volunteers. The "Volunteer Handout" section offers thumbnail discussions of important volunteerism topics, and the "Key Points List" is a one-page summary of behavioral guidelines. The document, or portions thereof, could be used in volunteer orientation, continuing education trainings, or reference materials, and may be adapted or elaborated upon to suit a specific program's needs. More<http://ces4health.info/find-products/view-product.aspx?code=7HFN43Z7> 19. Shared decision-making and the leap of faith "If you really want to collaborate and not just use the word to describe any process of people working together, you need to be prepared to share your decision making power with others, and commit to being part of and supporting the decision of the whole group..." A blog post by Danielle Annells More<http://www.twyfords.com.au/news-and-media/our-blog/why-you-should-share-responsibility-for-your-decisions> QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE: October 2012: * Apply Now to Attend 2nd National Community Partner Forum on Community-Engaged Health Disparities Research. Application Deadline: Oct. 12, 2012<http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/CPF2-Application.pdf>. * 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: * APAP, MetLife Foundation: Community Participation Grants. Deadline: November 1, 2012<http://www.apap365.org/KNOWLEDGE/GrantPrograms/Pages/All-In.aspx>. * United States Institute of Peace: Public Education for Peacebuilding Support Program. Deadline: November 1, 2012.<http://www.iie.org/programs/usip-support> * 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> * Home Depot Foundation: Community Impact Grants. Deadline: Must apply November 12, 2012- December 12, 2012.<http://homedepotfoundation.org/page/applying-for-a-grant> * Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Health Policy Fellows Program. Deadline: November 14, 2012<http://pweb1.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21408>. * 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> * Call for Papers: Significance of Community to Individual and Family Well-Being. Deadline: November 15th, 2012<http://www.aafcs.org/res/FCSRJ/FCSRJSpecialIssue.pdf>. * Interdisciplinary Human Rights Advocates Program.Deadline: November 16, 2012.<http://hrcolumbia.org/hrap/> * 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> * Home Depot Foundation: Community Impact Grants. Deadline: Must apply November 12, 2012- December 12, 2012.<http://homedepotfoundation.org/page/applying-for-a-grant> * Doris Duke Doctoral Fellowships for the Promotion of Child Well-Being. Deadline: December 15, 2012.<http://www.chapinhall.org/fellowships/doris-duke-fellowships> 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> * American Association of University Women: Community Action Grants. Deadline: January 15, 2013. <http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/community_action.cfm> * 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> * J.W. McConnell Family Foundation: Community Service Learning Awards. Deadline: January 31, 2013.<http://www.mcconnellfoundation.ca/en/programs/community-service-learning/csl-awards> February 2013: * Kresge Foundation: Arts and Community Building. Deadline: February 1, 2013.<http://www.kresge.org/programs/arts-culture/arts-and-community-building> * IMPACT National Conference: February 21-24, 2013<http://www.impactconference.org/>. March 2013: * National Endowment for the Arts: Our Town Grants. Deadline date: March 1, 2013.<http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/OurTown/index.html> 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> July 2013: * US Dept Commerce: Strong Cities, Strong Communities Visioning Challenge. Deadline: July 23, 2013.<http://search.proquest.com/fundingops/docview/1020905405/139732A30955B264E0C/30?accountid=14766> 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> * Self-Directed External Funding For Outreach and Engagement (note: site can only be accessed from computers on the UT Knoxville campus network.)<http://research.utk.edu/funding/external.shtml> *** Please send news, resources, opportunities, and ideas to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> *** UT-REACH is published by UTK's Office of Research. 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