UT-REACH August 8, 2013
UT-REACH is published by the Office of Community Engagement &
Outreach
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…higher education needs to take a "place-based
" or "community-based approach," in which colleges and universities work comprehensively and deeply through partnerships to build their communities tackling the challenges of
metropolitan America at scale, working across a district or neighborhood, especially in places on the opportunity map that need it most and that have clusters of anchor institutions primed to bring their expertise to the table.
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Nancy Cantor, Chancellor and President, Syracuse University
(Huffington Post, Aug.2, 2013)
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ENGAGEMENT NEWS:
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Save the Date: Sept. 26 UT Presentation by National Engagement Expert
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NIH Makes Historic Deal with Lacks Family over HeLa cell line
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Diversity and Higher Education: Our Communities Need More Than "Narrowly Tailored" Solutions
PAPERS, PROPOSALS, CONFERENCES & WEBINARS:
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Call for Proposals Extended: 2013 Kentucky Engagement Conference
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Register now: 2013 Outreach and Engagement Staff Workshop
7.
Call for Papers: Democratic Practice and Community Development
8.
Free Webcast: Stakeholder Feedback on Community-Engaged Research
FUNDING:
9.
U.S. Department of Education: New Round of Race to the Top funds
10.
PeyBack Foundation: Grants for Programs Serving At-Risk Children
11.
Knoxville Parks & Recreation Seeks Proposals for Challenge Grants
13.
Grants available for community-based research at the Smithsonian
14.
French-American Foundation: Immigration Journalism Fellowships
15.
Association of Performing Arts Presenters: Cultural Exchange Fund
NEW RESOURCES & READING:
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Now or soon to be available for free download: AACU’s The Civic Series
18.
How to Build Community Partners into your Budget
19.
Materials & Resources for Environmental Health Disparities, Environmental Justice
20.
What is Public Engagement?
21.
Community-Engaged Scholarship in the Academy: An Action Agenda
QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE
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ENGAGEMENT NEWS
1.
Save the Date: Sept. 26 UT Presentation by National Engagement Expert
Julie E. Williams, Senior Vice Provost for Engagement and Academic Outreach at the University of New Hampshire, will lead a public conversation on Thursday, September 26, 1-3 pm in the UC Crest
Room. Williams is a UT alumna, having earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology in Knoxville. Since joining UNH in 2001, Williams has held key leadership roles in strategic planning and implementation, institutional accreditation, faculty development and research
strategic planning. She leads a sizeable portfolio of faculty development programs that includes the
Engaged Scholars Academy, the
Research and Engagement Academy, and the
Engaged Scholars Writing Team.
Key Date: Thursday, September 26, 1-3 pm - Free and open to the public.
UNH Engagement & Outreach:
http://www.unh.edu/engagement/index.cfm
2.
NIH Makes Historic Deal with Lacks Family over HeLa Cell Line
New York Times Bestseller
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Skloot, 2010) was read by many UT students, faculty, and staff a couple years ago as part of UT’s Life of the Mind program. The book tells the story of a tissue-culture cell line (HeLa) derived from the cancer cells
taken without the knowledge or permission of an African American woman who died in 1951. The cells launched a medical revolution and a multimillion-dollar industry. On August 7, 2013, the NIH brokered a new agreement with the Lacks family over the use of
the data collected from these famous cells.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323838204578654132671017480.html
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Diversity and Higher Education: Our Communities Need More Than "Narrowly Tailored" Solutions
(Huffington Post, Aug 2, 2013) Nancy Cantor, Chancellor
and President of Syracuse University, reflects on this summer’s affirmative action ruling by the Supreme Court in Fisher v. Texas.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-cantor/diversity-higher-education_b_3695503.html?utm_hp_ref=tw
Visit and “Like” our new Facebook page to support UT Community Engagement and Outreach. Community and campus visitors to the page are welcome
to leave a comment or post their own announcements, as well. https://www.facebook.com/UTKCommunityEngagement
PAPERS, PROPOSALS, CONFERENCES & WEBINARS
5.
Call for Proposals Extended: 2013 Kentucky Engagement Conference
The 2013 Kentucky Engagement Conference will be held Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at Eastern Kentucky University. Presentations may be in
either a poster session or an oral/panel session format, and proposals should address one of the following conference tracks: Collaborative Government; Economic & Workforce Development; Education; Environmental Sustainability; or Health, Wellness, and Safety.
Proposal Deadline: September 3, 2013
Details:
http://www.regionalstewardship.eku.edu/kec
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Register Now: 2013 Outreach and Engagement Staff Workshop
A number of UTK & UTIA folks already plan to attend this workshop, a 1-day pre-conference to the 2013 National Outreach Scholarship Conference
at Texas Tech University. This workshop is specially designed for university professionals who, in roles distinct from those of tenure-track faculty, facilitate, manage and direct ongoing projects, programs, services, research and relationships with community
partners. These community-campus boundary spanners have an emerging professional identity and a unique set of strengths and challenges that will be addressed in this workshop. UTK contact:
[log in to unmask].
Key Dates: OESW Workshop on Oct. 7, 8am-4 pm. NOSC Conference
is Oct. 8 & 9.
Details:
http://engagementscholarship.org/conference/esc-2013-meeting/preconference-sessions
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Call for Papers: Democratic Practice and Community Development
Editors seek contributions that focus on identifying and critically analyzing the relationship between community development and democratic
practice for a special issue of Community Development: The Official Journal of the Community Development Society. This issue seeks to uncover creative tensions and opportunities among diverse perspectives on the theory and practice of community development,
and look for examples of community development practice that does, or does not, strengthen the democratic capacity of citizens in communities.
Deadline for 500 word proposal abstract: September 1, 2013
Details:
http://imaginingamerica.org/blog/2013/07/24/cfp-democratic-practice-and-community-development/
8.
Free Webcast: Stakeholder Feedback on Community-Engaged Research
(H/T
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
) Tune in Aug 9 from 2-3 pm ET for a free webcast on Stakeholder Feedback on Community-Engaged Research. Elmer Freeman, executive director of the Center
for Community Health Education Research and Service will be presenting on a Policy Delphi study conducted by CCHERS & CCPH.
Webinar Date: Friday, August 9, 2-3 pm ET
Read a summary of the study:
http://ow.ly/d/1ohO
FUNDING
9.
U.S. Department of Education: New Round of
Race to the Top funds
The new funding announcement was released on August 6, 2013. Read announcement carefully for eligibility requirements and priority focus
areas.
Key Dates: Letter of Intent to Apply is Due August 23,
2013, Full Proposals Due October 3, 2013.
View Grant Opportunity:
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=239360
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PeyBack Foundation: Grants for Programs Serving At-Risk Children
Peyton Manning’s PeyBack Foundation focuses primarily on economically disadvantaged youth. Emphasis is placed on programs that are intended
to enrich the lives of disadvantaged youth through activities conducted outside the typical school day (i.e., after-school and summer programming). Grant applicant must be a nonprofit 50(c)3 – if not, there must be a letter from the organization (on their
letterhead) on the 501(c) 3 documentation stating the relationship between the applying organization and theirs. Grants of up to $15,000.
Deadline: February 1, 2014 Details:
http://www.peytonmanning.com/peyback-foundation/grants
11.
Knoxville Parks & Recreation Seeks Proposals for Challenge Grants
Grants up to $2,500 for projects associated with public parks or recreation facilities within the City limits. Awards, which must be matched
with additional funds or volunteer labor, have been used for playground equipment, benches, water fountains, landscaping and other amenities.
Deadline: Sept 16
http://www.cityofknoxville.org/Press_Releases/Content/2013/0731.asp
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American Association for the Advancement of Science Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science
The AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science, established in 2010, recognizes early-career scientists and engineers who demonstrate
excellence in their contribution to public engagement with science activities. A monetary prize of $5,000, a commemorative plaque, complimentary registration to the AAAS Annual Meeting, and reimbursement for reasonable hotel and travel expenses to attend the
AAAS Annual Meeting to receive the prize are given to the recipient.
Deadline: October 15, 2013
http://www.aaas.org/aboutaaas/awards/public_engagement/index.shtml
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Grants available for community-based research at the Smithsonian
Recovering Voices is now accepting applications for the Smithsonian’s Community Research Grants program.
The purpose of the Community Research Grant program is to support indigenous communities in their efforts to save, document, and enliven their languages, cultures, and knowledge systems. Grants bring groups of community scholars
to the Smithsonian to examine specific objects, specimens, and documents related to their heritage, and engage in a dialogue with Smithsonian staff, in order to recover and revitalize their language and knowledge. Interdisciplinary projects are encouraged.
Applicants may request up to $10,000.
Applications Deadline: September 15.
To request more information:
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http://museumanthropology.blogspot.com/2013/07/smithsonian-recovering-voices-program.html
14.
French-American Foundation: Immigration Journalism Fellowships
Fellowship to provide media professionals of all nationalities and working in all forms of media (web, print, documentary, photography, etc.)
with the financial means to produce independent, responsible and challenging work on migration and integration. 2013 Fellows will each receive with up to $10,000 each for their work, to be completed over a 4-6 month period. The Fellowship seeks to support meaningful, visionary
stories on under-reported topics with a strong social justice component and with the potential to advance public debate on the issue.
Deadline: August 19, 2013
http://www.frenchamerican.org/immigration-journalism-fellowships
15.
Association of Performing Arts Presenters: Cultural Exchange Fund
The Cultural Exchange Fund is a travel subsidy program supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to assist U.S. based presenting professionals
and their organizations and companies in building partnerships and collaborations with international touring artists, companies and their collaborators and to experience the work of artists from around the world in its cultural context.
Deadlines
(Rolling, depending on travel dates): August 15, 2013; February 13, 2014; August 14, 2014.
http://www.apap365.org/KNOWLEDGE/GrantPrograms/Pages/cef.aspx
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Dept. Health & Human Services: Desseminating Patient Centered Outcomes Research to Improve Healthcare Delivery (R18)
The purpose of this FOA is to disseminate and implement existing evidence for improving the quality of health care delivery. Applicants are
required to demonstrate the ability and commitment to leverage the capacities of existing broad-based networks of providers and other key stakeholders in their dissemination and implementation activities. 4-8 awards, at a total of $4 million total costs per
year for the four year duration of this initiative.
Key Dates: Letter of Intent due August 26, 2013; Application
due September 27, 2013.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-14-003.html
NEW RESOURCES & READING
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Now or soon to be available for free download: AACU’s The Civic Series
At a time when people are changing in their civic, demographic, technological, and economic characteristics—in society and higher education—what
is, or should be, the civic mission of higher education? This new series raises questions and provides perspectives on fundamental issues. This online brochure summarizes five monographs in the series that are or soon will be available for free download or
purchase:
http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/Brochure_FINAL.pdf
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How to Build Community Partners into Your Budget
(H/T Twitter@CCPH2010 for link) True partnerships are mutually beneficial, and that means sharing funding when possible, too. This web-based
budget calculator may help build a budget for shared costs, but may be of even greater value for its downloadable “Budgeting for Involvement” document, which provides frameworks, prompts, and planning tools for budgeting those costs most likely to be of interest
and use in community-campus partnerships.
http://www.invo.org.uk/resource-centre/involvement-cost-calculator/
19.
Materials & Resources for Environmental Health Disparities, Environmental Justice
(H/T Twitter@CCPH2010 for link) Compilation of links and resources resulting from the July 29-31, 2013 Enrovironmental Health Disparities
and Environmental Justice Meeting in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Includes strategies and tools for capacity building, effectively reaching underserved populations, and much more.
http://tools.niehs.nih.gov/conference/ehd_ej_2013//assets/Resources_508.pdf
20.
What is Public Engagement?
“Public engagement” is a term that is widely used in a variety of sectors - from arts and heritage to science policy and local government –
but what is it? The UK’s National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement defines public engagement as …”the myriad of ways in which the activity and benefits of higher education and research can be shared with the public. Engagement is by definition
a two-way process, involving interaction and listening, with the goal of generating mutual benefit.” The Centre’s website is a wonderful resource, if you’ve not yet discovered it:
http://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/what
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Community-Engaged Scholarship in the Academy: An Action Agenda
(H/T
Facebook/CCPH for link) CES4Health Editor Cathy Jordan & CCPH Senior Consultant Sherril Gelmon have an article "Community-Engaged Scholarship in the Academy: An Action Agenda" in the Jul/Aug issue of
Change: A Magazine of Higher Learning CCPH has asked the publisher to make the article open-access: In the meantime, interested readers who are unable to access via campus libraries may request a copy directly from
[log in to unmask].
http://www.changemag.org/Archives/Back%20Issues/2013/July-August%202013/community-engaged-abstract.html
QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE:
August 2013:
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French-American Foundation: Immigration Journalism Fellowships. Deadline: August 19, 2013.
September 2013:
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Jewish Helping Hands: Tikkun Olam Grant Program. Deadline: September 3, 2013 (Letter of Inquiry).
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Knoxville Parks & Recreation seeks proposals for challenge grants. Deadline: Sept 16, 2013.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Health & Society Scholars Program. Deadline:
September 20, 2013.
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Pollination Project : Seed grants for School Social Change Projects. Deadline: September 22, 2013.
October 2013:
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Call for Proposals: 6th Living Knowledge Conference. Deadline: October
1, 2013
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Toshiba America Foundation: K-5 Science and Math Projects. Deadline: October 1, 2013.
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2013 Outreach and Engagement Staff Workshop. October 7, 2013 (NOSC Conference: Oct
8 & 9, 2013).
November 2013:
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2013 Kentucky Engagement Conference. November 6, 2013, at EKU.
December 2013:
February 2014:
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PeyBack Foundation: Grants for Programs Serving At-Risk Children. Deadline: February 1, 2014.
March 2014:
June 2014:
August 2014:
September 2014:
December 2014:
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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*New Journal*
Public - A Journal of Imagining America (to begin accepting proposals early 2013)