UT-REACH for October 11, 2012
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Thank you for an amazing experience at [The 2012 National Outreach Scholarship Conference]. It was eye-opening and transformative for me.
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Lars Dzikus, Associate Professor, Kinesiology, Recreation and Sports Studies
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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
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:
13.
IARSLCE 2012: Conference Materials Now Being Uploaded
15.
Innovative Practices in Peer Review: Expanding the Boundaries for Community-Engaged Scholarship
17.
Free Download: Community-Based Participatory Research Training Manual
18.
Free Download: Community Volunteering: A Few Things for You to Know
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QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE:
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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 last week at
the University of Alabama. Among them:
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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).
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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.
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Thomas K. Davis (School of Architecture) presented
his Advocacy for Livable, Transit-Oriented Development: A Collaborative Community Outreach.
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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
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
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].
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] (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,
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For more information, please see attached
CONFERENCE & PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES:
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.
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.
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
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
11.
Self-Directed External Funding For Outreach and Engagement
UT’s Office of Research offers both
workshops and
web resources
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.
NEW READINGS & RESOURCES:
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.”
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
“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
QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE:
October 2012:
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Call for Nominations: Courage to Climb Award for UT students. Nomination deadline October 12, 2012.
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NSF CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) solicitation. Proposal Deadline October 12, 2012.
November 2012:
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APAP, MetLife Foundation: Community Participation Grants. Deadline: November 1, 2012.
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United States Institute of Peace: Public Education for Peacebuilding Support Program.
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November 1, 2012.
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Tribeca Film Institute Invites Entries With Scientific Themes. iDeadline: November 5, 2012.
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NEA Funding for Research on How Art Works. Deadline: November 6, 2012.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Health Policy Fellows Program. Deadline: November 14, 2012.
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Call for Proposals: Conference on Community-University Partnerships. Due November 15, 2012.
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Interdisciplinary Human Rights Advocates Program.Deadline: November 16, 2012.
December 2012:
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Doris Duke Doctoral Fellowships for the Promotion of Child Well-Being. Deadline: December 15, 2012.
January 2013:
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American Association of University Women:
Community Action Grants. Deadline: January 15, 2013.
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J.W. McConnell Family Foundation:
Community Service Learning Awards. Deadline: January 31, 2013.
February 2013:
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Kresge Foundation: Arts and Community Building. Deadline: February 1, 2013.
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IMPACT National Conference: February 21-24, 2013.
March 2013:
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National Endowment for the Arts: Our Town Grants.
Deadline date: March 1, 2013.
May 2013:
July 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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Call for submissions: Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice
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Bank of America (Funding): Arts and Sports Sponsorships to Maintain Vibrant,
Healthy Communities.
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