Knoxville-area leaders will join in a panel discussion in honor and remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Panelists include Gordon Bonnyman (Tennessee Justice Center), Avon Rollins (Beck Cultural Exchange Center), Cassie Watters (United Campus Workers), and Estefania Chavez (UT College of Law). Pizza will be served. This event, co-sponsored by the UT Commission for Blacks and the UT College of Law Committee on Community, is free and open to the public.

When: Tuesday, January 21, Noon to 1:00 p.m., in the UT College of Law Room 132.

More: http://www.utk.edu/events/index.php?eID=55124

2. Community Schools Panel Live at UT: The Promise of Universities in School Reform

Join us live at UT's Baker Center for this national webcast, featuring UT’s Robert Kronick, Director of University-Assisted Community Schools. Joining Kronick are Ira Harkavy (Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships - University of Pennsylvania); Henry Taylor (Center for Urban Studies, University of Buffalo); and Mary Walsh (Boston College Center for Optimized Student Support). The event is co-sponsored by the Anchor Institution Task Force, Netter Center for Community Partnerships and Coalition for Community Schools at the Institute for Educational Leadership.

When: Friday, January 31, 4 pm

Participate Live: UT Baker Center’s Toyota Auditorium

Participate Online: http://www.communityschools.org/multimedia/webinars.aspx

3. Four Principles for Authentic Partnerships

Community-Campus Partners for Health has updated its Position Statement on Authentic Partnerships. The statement posits that authentic partnerships best exist within a space that includes four elements: 1) Guiding Principles of Partnership, 2) Quality Processes, 3) Meaningful Outcomes and 4) Transformative Experiences.

More: https://ccph.memberclicks.net/principles-of-partnership

PAPERS, PROPOSALS, CONFERENCES & WEBINARS

4. Call for papers: Serve InDEED, the Tennessee Journal for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement

Submissions may consist of reflective essays, research-based articles, service-learning pedagogy, community building projects, best practices, and volunteerism. Manuscripts will be sent to blind reviewers for consideration. Authors will be ordinarily be notified by editors within 6-8 weeks (acceptance, acceptance with revisions, acceptance for later publication, or not in line with the goals of journal).

Deadline: March 15, 2014

Submission Details (see page 30): http://www.tn.gov/finance/adm/vt/documents/TNJournalofService-LearningandCivicEngagementVol2Issue1.pdf

5. Call for Proposals: Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism and Service-Learning

The Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism and Service-Learning aims to increase volunteerism and service throughout Tennessee. Participants are invited to submit proposals for workshops or showcase exhibits. Proposals may address several topics, including community development, social innovation for business/non-profits, K-12 service-learning, program sustainability, and volunteer management. This conference draws service leaders from across Tennessee, including non-profit/volunteer management professionals, service- learning practitioners and students, and government leaders.

Proposals Due: January 24, 2014

Conference: March 9-11 in Franklin, TN

Conference Registration: https://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1366051

Call for Proposals: http://www.volunteertennessee.net/

6. Call for Papers: CUVic 2014 Conference, Beyond Engagement: Creating integration, innovation and impact

Submissions are now being accepted for workshops, teaching circles and poster presentations. As universities seek to enhance their potential to contribute to the public good, there is growing effort globally to promote community-university engagement. At the same time communities, organizations and governments seek to leverage the knowledge and resource capacity of universities to address community needs. CUVIC 2014 is an opportunity to reflect on these efforts and enable community-university innovation and action within the institutional, Indigenous, national and global context. Conference to be held May 20-22, 2014 in Victoria, BC, Canada. (H/T: Engagement Scholarship Consortium)

Deadline: January 31^st, 2014

Details: http://www.uvic.ca/cuvic2014/#!

7. Call for Chapters on Science and Service-Learning: RISE Research, Volume 8

The next RISE Research (Volume 8) focuses on science and service-learning as a multifaceted research-based learning strategy designed to improve academic engagement, civic responsibility, and/or resiliency for students “at-risk” to drop out of school. In addition, science and service-learning is recognized as an effective strategy for motivating students to attend college, plan for STEM careers, and encourage students and adults to collaborate as partners to improve their communities.

Proposal Deadline: January 30, 2014

Details: http://www.wicampuscompact.org/content/call-chapters-rise-research-volume-8

8. Call for Applications: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Exemplary Partnerships Award

The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) Annual Award was established in 2002 to highlight the power and potential of community-campus partnerships as a strategy for health equity and social justice. Each year, it recognizes exemplary partnerships between communities and academic institutions that are striving to achieve the systems and policy changes needed to overcome the root causes of health, social, environmental and economic inequalities.

Application Deadline: February 10, 2014

Details: https://ccph.memberclicks.net/annual-award

FUNDING

9. Spencer Foundation Invites Proposals for Education Research Projects

The Spencer Foundation, founded in 1962, is dedicated to the belief that research is necessary in order to improve education. Through its New Civics initiative, the foundation is now accepting proposals that frame critical questions about how education can more effectively contribute to the civic development of young people. Projects designed to improve the understanding of avenues/impediments to civic learning and civic action among young people from underserved communities are of particular interest. Scholars in education, social sciences, and humanities are invited to apply. The program rewards grants of up $350,000, typically over a period of one to four years.

Deadline (Grants up to $50,000): February 6th, 2014

Deadline (Grants $50,000 - $350,000): April 29th, 2014

More: http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/the-new-civics-rfp

10. Bringing Theory to Practice Accepting Proposals for Campus Engagement Seminar Grants

The Bringing Theory to Practice Project, established by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, is accepting proposals from universities and colleges in the United States for projects that promote engaged learning, civic engagement, and psychosocial well-being among college students. Seminar grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded to projects that bring together diverse members of campus communities to discuss institutional civic missions.

Deadline: March 15th, 2014

More: http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/fundingopportunities.cfm

11. Ben and Jerry’s Foundation Seeks Proposals for Social and Environmental Justice Projects

The Ben and Jerry’s Foundation supports organizations working to bring social change by addressing societal and environmental problems. One year grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to grassroots community-organizing groups/partnerships in the United States for further social and environmental justice and support sustainable food systems. Grants may be used to support programming or operations costs.

Deadline (Pre-Applications): March 14th, 2014

More: http://www.benandjerrysfoundation.org/the-grassroots-organizing-for-social-change-program/

NEW RESOURCES & READING

12. Basic Research Concepts Explained in Short Video Clips

Available in English and Spanish, these peer-reviewed video clips cover a number of key research concepts in ways that are quick, interesting and accessible to the general public. Developed by a team from Health Research San Diego and its Community Advisory Board. Topics include “What is a Control Group?” (2 min 7 sec); “What is Random Assignment?” (3 min 1 sec); “Who can participate in research?” (1 min 52 sec); “How is research made safe?” (2 min 35 sec); and “ResearchMatch: Be informed about Studies” (2 min 45 sec).

Video Clips: http://ces4health.info/find-products/view-product.aspx?code=JBT6ZMYP

13. Now online: New Issue of the Tennessee Journal of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement.

The goals of Serve InDEED, the Tennessee Journal for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement include sharing ideas and/or resources, learning from one another regardless of rank, position, or type of organization; including students as important contributors to the body of research in service-learning; sharing reflective experiences which foster dynamic change in beliefs, biases, and judgments in order to move us toward a more peaceful society, and contributing to the growing body of academic research in service-learning, civic engagement and volunteerism.

More: http://www.tn.gov/finance/adm/vt/documents/TNJournalofService-LearningandCivicEngagementVol2Issue1.pdf

14. Community Engaged Learning Resources

The Gleeson Library/Geschke Center at the University of San Francisco offers a collection of community-engaged learning resources. The collection offers full-text versions of articles covering various aspects of community engaged learning, including campus-community partnerships, problem and project based service learning, community based research, and assessment.

More: https://www.usfca.edu/library/communityengagedlearning/

15. Anchor Institutions: Strengthening Local Economies, Building Community Wealth

Click through to view presentation slides and other materials from the 2013 Annual Conference of the Anchor Institutions Task Force. Presenters include Nancy Cantor, Chancellor-Designate of Rutgers University; Andrew Frank, Special Advisor to the President on Economics Development, and many others. (H/T: Engagement Scholarship Consortium) http://www.margainc.com/initiatives/aitf/aitf_2013_conference_materials#!

QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE

January 2014:

· MLK Day of Service & Clifton M. Jones Student Leadership Conference, Jan 18.

· 2014 Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning & Civic Engagement. Early-Bird Registration Deadline: January 21; Conference: March 26-28 at Auburn University

· Call for Proposals: Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism and Service-Learning. Proposals Due: January 24, 2014

· Big Read: Grants for Community-Wide Reading Programs. Deadline: January 28, 2014.

· Call for Submissions: Public: A Journal of Reimagining America. Submission Window: January 15th- January 30th, 2014.

· Call for Chapters on Science and Service-Learning: RISE Research, Volume 8. Proposal Deadline: January 30th, 2014.

· Call for Nominations: Gardner Leadership Award. Deadline January 31, 2014.

· Call for proposals: Colloquium on Academic Libraries & Service Learning. Deadline: January 31, 2014.

· Call for Abstracts: Community-University Victoria Conference 2014. Deadline: January 31st, 2014

· The Ms. Foundation for Women: Fellowship Program. Deadline: January 31st, 2014.

· Russell Sage Foundation: Letters of Inquiry for Social Inequality Research. Deadline: January 31, 2014 (Letters of Inquiry).

· Call for Papers: CUVic 2014 Conference, Beyond Engagement: Creating integration, innovation and impact. Deadline: January 31st, 2014.

February 2014:

· PeyBack Foundation: Grants for Programs Serving At-Risk Children. Deadline: February 1, 2014.

· Individuals Addressing Open Society Challenges Invited to Apply for Open Society Foundations Fellowship. Deadline: February 1, 2014.

· Call for Papers: Tennessee Political Science Association Annual Meeting (Nashville). Deadline: February 1, 2014.

· Registration now open: Appalachian Summit on Service-Learning. Conference Date: February 1, 2014.

· Call for Proposals: Association for Community Organization and Social Administration Policy Conference 2.0. Deadline for Proposals: February 1st, 2014

· American Honda Foundation Invites Applications for Youth Education Programs. Deadline: February 1st, 2014.

· Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: Interdisciplinary Dissertation Fellowships. Deadline: February 4, 2014.

· Environmental Education (EE) Model Grants. Deadline: Feb. 4, 2014.

· NIH: Innovative Measurement Tools for Community Engaged Research Efforts (R01) (R21). Deadline (R01/R21): Oct 5/16, Feb 5/16, Jun 5/16

· Spencer Foundation Invites Proposals for Education Research Projects. Deadline (Grants up to $50,000): February 6th, 2014.

· Call for Papers: Journal of Dialogue Studies Spring 2014. Deadline: February 7th, 2014.

· 2014 Upper Midwest Civic Engagement Summit - Request for Session Proposals. Deadline: February 10th, 2014.

· Call for Applications: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Exemplary Partnerships Award. Application Deadline: February 10, 2014.

· Association of Performing Arts Presenters: Cultural Exchange Fund. Deadlines (Rolling, depending on travel dates): August 15, 2013; February 13, 2014; August 14, 2014.

· Doris Duke Charitable Foundation: Performing Arts Grants. Deadline (Letters of Inquiry): February 14th, 2014.

· John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award. Deadline: February 14th, 2014.

· Studying Congregations Engaged Scholars Fellowship. Deadline: February 15th, 2014.

· Call for Proposals: “Forging Civic Pathways for Students Between Our Institutions.” Deadline: February 16th, 2014.

· Call for Submissions: Theme Issue of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. Deadline: February 17th, 2014.

· Southern Exposure Arts: Performing Arts of Latin America. Deadline: February 28, 2014 for projects taking place between September 1, 2014 and August 31, 2015.

March 2014:

· Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy: Generous U Competition. Deadline: March 3rd, 2014.

· Ben and Jerry’s Foundation Seeks Proposals for Social and Environmental Justice Projects. Deadline (Pre-Applications): March 14th, 2014.

· BTtoP: Engaged Learning, Civic Engagement & Development, and Psychosocial Well-Being of College Students. Deadline: Proposals are accepted on quarterly deadlines through 2014 (June 15, September 15, December 15, and March 15).

· Call for Submissions: Partnerships 2015 Special Issue. Abstracts due: March 15, 2014. Final drafts due: October 30, 2014.

· AACU & S. Engelhard Center: Grants for Campus Engagement, Civic Development Projects. Next Deadlines: March 15, June 15, September 15.

· Call for papers: Serve InDEED, the Tennessee Journal for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement. Deadline: March 15, 2014.

· Bringing Theory to Practice Accepting Proposals for Campus Engagement Seminar Grants. Deadline: March 15th, 2014.

· 2014 Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning & Civic Engagement. Early-Bird Registration Deadline: January 21; Conference: March 26-28 at Auburn University

· eWomenNetwork Foundation: Grants for Small Organizations that Support Women and Children. Deadline: March 31st, 2014

April 2014:

· Call for Papers: Family and Community Health: Community-Based Participatory Research. Deadline: April 1, 2014.

· Mutual of America Foundation Accepting Applications for 2014 Community Partnership Awards. Deadline: April 1st, 2014.

· Spencer Foundation Invites Proposals for Education Research Projects. Deadline (Grants $50,000 - $350,000): April 29th, 2014.

May 2014:

· Call for Submissions: Literacy and Social Responsibility. Deadline: May 1, 2014.

· National Council of Teachers for Mathematics: Teacher Action Research Grant. Deadline: May 2nd, 2014.

· William T. Grant Foundation Invites Applications for Youth Social Setting Research Projects. Deadline (Letters of Inquiry): May 6th, 2014.

· Call for Submissions: International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement. Submission Deadline: May 15, 2014.

June 2014:

· Call for Papers/Posters: American Indigenous Research Association. Deadline: June 1st, 2014.

· NIH: Innovative Measurement Tools for Community Engaged Research Efforts (R01) (R21). Deadline (R01/R21): Oct 5/16, Feb 5/16, Jun 5/16

July 2014:

· 2014 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Five Star/Urban Waters Restoration Program Invites Applications. Deadline (National): July 1st, 2014.

August 2014:

· Association of Performing Arts Presenters: Cultural Exchange Fund. Deadlines (Rolling, depending on travel dates): August 15, 2013; February 13, 2014; August 14, 2014.

September 2014:

October 2014:

· Save the Date! 15th Annual Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference Oct 5-9, 2014.

December 2014:

Ongoing:

· Call for papers: International Undergraduate Journal for Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change. Ongoing

· Call for papers: eJournal of Public Affairs on Public Scholarship. Ongoing

· Call for papers: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. Ongoing and special issues.

· Call for papers: International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering

· Call for submissions: Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice

· Bank of America (Funding): Arts and Sports Sponsorships to Maintain Vibrant, Healthy Communities.

· *New Journal* Public - A Journal of Imagining America (to begin accepting proposals early 2013)

· Sunlight Foundation: Open-Source Technology Projects That Foster Greater Government Transparency. Deadline: Rolling.

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