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UT-REACH January 23, 2014 UT-REACH is published by the Office of Community Engagement & Outreach https://www.facebook.com/UTKCommunityEngagement [cid:[log in to unmask]] Webinar Speaker Include: * Dr. Ira Harkavy, Assoc. VP & Dir., Netter Center Community Partnerships, Univ. of Pennsylvania * Dr. Robert Kronick, Director of University-Assisted Community Schools, Univ. of Tennessee * Dr. Henry Taylor, Founding Director, Center for Urban Studies, University of Buffalo * Dr. Mary Walsh, Department Director, Center for Optimized Student Support, Boston College Co-sponsored by the Anchor Institution Task Force, Netter Center for Community Partnerships, and Coalition for Community Schools at the Institute for Educational Leadership. ---------------------------------- ENGAGEMENT NEWS 1. Farm Bill Agreement Produces Major Victories for Both the Public & Public Research Universities 2. University of Tennessee's Workshop for Teachers of Social Studies Returns 3. UT Students Present "Leadershops" on Civic Engagement, Social Justice, and More PAPERS, PROPOSALS, CONFERENCES & WEBINARS 4. Call for Proposals: NASPA Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Conference (CLDE) 5. Free Webinar: Innovation to Impact: The Importance of a Strategic Framework to Support Growth 6. Call for Proposals: Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference 7. Call for Proposals: Research Justice Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship 8. Call For Proposals: 2015 Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference FUNDING 9. Saving Lives At Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development NEW RESOURCES & READING 10. Handbook of Models of Community Engagement Strategies in Higher Education QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE ******** ENGAGEMENT NEWS 1. Farm Bill Agreement Produces Major Victories for Both the Public & Public Research Universities After years of effort, the Senate and House reached a bipartisan agreement on a new Farm Bill that will enable public research universities to continue and expand their cutting-edge research in a broad array of areas that impact the lives of each American every day. More: https://www.aplu.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=2871 2. University of Tennessee's Workshop for Teachers of Social Studies Returns After a four-year hiatus, university historians, local teachers, and the East Tennessee Historical Society will come together for the thirty-third Workshop for Teachers of Social Studies. The workshop will feature lectures on topics of interest for social studies teachers, including four sessions on teaching history from UT history professors and a luncheon with keynote speaker Patrick Allitt, the Cahoon Family Professor of American History at Emory University. The event will be held at the East Tennessee Historical Society in Knoxville. Registration is $20. Date: Saturday, February 22nd More: http://tntoday.utk.edu/2014/01/27/uts-popular-workshop-history-teachers-returns/ 3. UT Students Present "Leadershops" on Civic Engagement, Social Justice, and More University of Tennessee Leadership and Service Ambassadors present leadership and service programs for fellow UT students throughout the semester on a variety of topics pertinent to student leadership. Spring semester 2014 workshop topics include goal setting and time management, ethical leadership, conflict management, and civic engagement. The programs will feature both lectures and group activities. Registration closes 48 hours before the scheduled time of each event. Please see the link below to identify any Leadershop topics of interest. Upcoming Dates: February 6th, February 19th, March 4th, March 27th, April 9th, and April 22nd Leadershop Registration: http://leadershipandservice.utk.edu/info_leadcert.php PAPERS, PROPOSALS, CONFERENCES & WEBINARS 4. Call for Proposals: NASPA Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Conference (CLDE) Early registration and a call for proposals are both now open for student affairs educators. The 2014 NASPA CLDE Conference, to be held June 12-14 in Miami, Florida, is a professional development opportunity to educate participants about the civic learning initiatives championed by the field of student affairs. Designed for those new to civic engagement roles as well as seasoned scholars and practitioners, NASPA CLDE seeks proposals that effectively link student affairs practice to the values of civic learning and democratic engagement. Presenters will be asked to identify the intended audience for their session; beginner, intermediate and advanced. Additionally, the conference planners seeks programs based upon the conference themes, including Assessment of Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement, Developing Community Partnerships, Engaging Diverse Students, Partnering with Academic Affairs, and Promising Practices in Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement. Deadline: Extended to February 10, 2014. More: http://www.naspa.org/events/2014CLDE 5. Free Webinar: Innovation to Impact: The Importance of a Strategic Framework to Support Growth Presenter Lakshmi Karan, Ph.D, serves as Senior Advisor, Global Strategies and Impact Assessment at The Hero Group. Most recently, Karan was the Global Strategy Director at Riders for Health, an award winning social enterprise that delivers transportation solutions to millions in Africa. Previously she was the Skoll Foundation's Director of Impact Assessment and Learning, where she guided program strategy, development and evaluation of investments totaling $100M+. Lakshmi has also advised global non-profits and corporations, and was a technologist and business consultant to Fortune 500 companies. RSVP Deadline: February 10th Webinar: February 12th, 2-3pm Eastern Time More: http://slate.uniteforsight.org/register/karanwebinar 6. Call for Proposals: Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference The 2014 Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference is seeking proposals for posters and presentations that inform research on engaged scholarship and community-university partnerships. Proposals may feature researching findings, program design, partnership models, community/institutional impacts, service-learning models, and a variety of other subjects. Applicants should explain the relationship between their topic and the conference theme/sub-themes in their proposals. Submissions from faculty, community partners, students, and administrators are welcome. Deadline: March 27th, 2014 More: http://engagementscholarship.org/conference/esc-2014-meeting/call-for-proposals 7. Call for Proposals: Research Justice Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship The symposium, to be held at the University of California, Berkeley, will feature conversations about community-university partnerships through community engaged scholarship, and particularly how this scholarship can promote social justice. The American Cultures Engaged Scholarship program and the DataCenter welcome proposals l questions/topics that focus on ways in which community engaged scholarship can challenge the dominant research paradigm, how community engaged scholarship can contribute to strengthening the social justice movement, models of community engagement in the undergraduate curriculum, and others. Proposal Deadline: February 14th, 2014 Symposium: April 24th, 2014 University of California, Berkeley More: http://americancultures.berkeley.edu/research-justice-symposium-exploring-community-engaged-scholarship 8. Call For Proposals: 2015 Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference The International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association and Utah Valley University's Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence invite proposals for the 2015 Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference. The conference theme is "Reaching the Summit: Explorations in Meaningful Learning through Community Engagement." The conference will focus on enhancing and transforming teaching and learning through meaningful community engagement and will offer opportunities to interact with community engagement colleagues from around the world, offering perspectives from various disciplines. Proposal Deadline: April 11, 2014 Conference: January 20-22, 2015 at Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah More: https://www.hetl.org/events/2015-hetl-sote-utah-conference/ FUNDING 9. Saving Lives At Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development Proposals sought for groundbreaking prevention and treatment approaches that assist women and their newborns in poor, underserved communities across the world. This round of program funding will support interventions that increase primary healthcare access, improve the quality of care as measured by health outcomes, and lead to sustained healthy behavior. The organization will provide seed grants of up to $250,000 for two years and transition-to-scale grants of up to $2 million for four years. Proposals are encouraged from nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, civic groups, regional organizations, and others. Deadline: March 27th, 2014 More: http://www.savinglivesatbirth.net/apply NEW RESOURCES & READING 10. Handbook of Models of Community Engagement Strategies in Higher Education Institutions: Policy and Curriculum Development (December 2013) This handbook is a product of the Public Engagement with Research and Research Engagement with Society (PERARES) project, made up of 26 partners from 17 countries. Partners include Science Shops (small organizations that carry out research, both theoretical and applied, in a wide range of disciplines,) social organizations, and higher education institutions. The project actively involves researchers and community organizations to articulate research questions which can then be put on the research agendas of the partnering bodies. This report focuses particularly on policy and curriculum development issues within university based Science Shops. (h/t CESPartnership on Facebook) More: http://www.livingknowledge.org/livingknowledge/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/D7-1-Handbook-of-Models-of-CE-Strategies-in-HEIs-19.12.13-overall-report-FINAL.pdf QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE January 2014: * Call for Submissions: Public: A Journal of Reimagining America. Submission Window: January 15th- January 30th, 2014.<http://public.imaginingamerica.org/about/call-for-submissions/> * Call for Chapters on Science and Service-Learning: RISE Research, Volume 8. Proposal Deadline: January 30th, 2014.<http://www.wicampuscompact.org/content/call-chapters-rise-research-volume-8> * Call for Nominations: Gardner Leadership Award. Deadline January 31, 2014.<http://www.independentsector.org/gardner_leadership_award#sthash.wIVCafrr.JUz8bpYo.dpbs> * Call for proposals: Colloquium on Academic Libraries & Service Learning. Deadline: January 31, 2014.<http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/libraries-and-service-learning/> * Call for Abstracts: Community-University Victoria Conference 2014. Deadline: January 31st, 2014<http://www.uvic.ca/cuvic2014/program/abstracts/index.php> * The Ms. Foundation for Women: Fellowship Program. Deadline: January 31st, 2014.<http://forwomen.org/content/252/en/ms-foundation-invites-applications-for-year-long-fellowship> * Russell Sage Foundation: Letters of Inquiry for Social Inequality Research. Deadline: January 31, 2014 (Letters of Inquiry).<http://www.russellsage.org/research/social-inequality/funding_opportunity> * Call for Papers: CUVic 2014 Conference, Beyond Engagement: Creating integration, innovation and impact. Deadline: January 31st, 2014.<http://www.uvic.ca/cuvic2014/> February 2014: * PeyBack Foundation: Grants for Programs Serving At-Risk Children. Deadline: February 1, 2014. <http://www.peytonmanning.com/peyback-foundation/grants> * Individuals Addressing Open Society Challenges Invited to Apply for Open Society Foundations Fellowship. Deadline: February 1, 2014.<http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/open-society-fellowship> * Call for Papers: Tennessee Political Science Association Annual Meeting (Nashville). Deadline: February 1, 2014<http://mtsu.edu/tpsa/>. * Registration now open: Appalachian Summit on Service-Learning. Conference Date: February 1, 2014.<http://www.cn.edu/undergraduate/programs/bonner-center/for-faculty-and-staff/appalachian-summit-on-service-learning> * Call for Proposals: Association for Community Organization and Social Administration Policy Conference 2.0. Deadline for Proposals: February 1st, 2014<http://www.acosa.org/joomla/may-29-31-2014-policy-conference-20> * American Honda Foundation Invites Applications for Youth Education Programs. Deadline: February 1st, 2014.<http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf> * Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: Interdisciplinary Dissertation Fellowships. Deadline: February 4, 2014.<http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/graduate-scholarships/jack-kent-cooke-dissertation-fellowship-award/> * Environmental Education (EE) Model Grants. Deadline: Feb. 4, 2014.<http://www2.epa.gov/education/environmental-education-ee-grant-solicitation-notice> * NIH: Innovative Measurement Tools for Community Engaged Research Efforts (R01) (R21). Deadline (R01/R21): Oct 5/16, Feb 5/16, Jun 5/16<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-209.html> * Spencer Foundation Invites Proposals for Education Research Projects. Deadline (Grants up to $50,000): February 6th, 2014.<http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/the-new-civics-rfp> * Call for Papers: Journal of Dialogue Studies Spring 2014. Deadline: February 7th, 2014.<http://www.dialoguesociety.org/publications/academia/944-journal-of-dialogue-studies-vol-2-no-1.html> * 2014 Upper Midwest Civic Engagement Summit - Request for Session Proposals. Deadline: February 10th, 2014.<https://uwmadison.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3JIW1mFJT5TRQc5> * Call for Applications: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Exemplary Partnerships Award. Application Deadline: February 10, 2014.<https://ccph.memberclicks.net/annual-award> * Call for Proposals: NASPA Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Conference (CLDE). Deadline: Extended to February 10, 2014.<http://www.naspa.org/events/2014CLDE> * Free Webinar: Innovation to Impact: The Importance of a Strategic Framework to Support Growth. RSVP Deadline: February 10th. Webinar: February 12th, 2-3pm Eastern Time.<http://slate.uniteforsight.org/register/karanwebinar> * Association of Performing Arts Presenters: Cultural Exchange Fund. Deadlines (Rolling, depending on travel dates): August 15, 2013; February 13, 2014; August 14, 2014.<http://www.apap365.org/KNOWLEDGE/GrantPrograms/Pages/cef.aspx> * Doris Duke Charitable Foundation: Performing Arts Grants. Deadline (Letters of Inquiry): February 14th, 2014.<http://www.ddcf.org/Programs/Arts/Initiatives--Strategies/National-Sector-Building/Fund-for-National-Projects/> * John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award. Deadline: February 14th, 2014.<https://johncottondana.nonprofitcms.org/awards> * Call for Proposals: Research Justice Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship. Proposal Deadline: February 14th, 2014.<http://americancultures.berkeley.edu/research-justice-symposium-exploring-community-engaged-scholarship> * Studying Congregations Engaged Scholars Fellowship. Deadline: February 15th, 2014.<http://studyingcongregations.org/about-us/fellowship/> * Call for Proposals: "Forging Civic Pathways for Students between Our Institutions." Deadline: February 16th, 2014.<http://proposalspace.com/calls/d/312> * Call for Proposals: 2014 Creative Teaching Grants. Deadline: February 16th, 2014.<http://tenntlc-utk-edu.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/11/files/2014/01/CTG-Call-2014.pdf> * Call for Submissions: Theme Issue of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement. Deadline: February 17th, 2014.<https://engagementscholarship.org/upload/conferences/2013/jheoe_esc2013_call.pdf> * Call for nominations for Chancellor's Academic Outreach Award. Deadline: February 18th, 2014.<http://chancellor.utk.edu/honorsbanquet/nominations/outreach.shtml> * Southern Exposure Arts: Performing Arts of Latin America. Deadline: February 28, 2014 for projects taking place between September 1, 2014 and August 31, 2015.<http://southernexposurearts.org/about/> March 2014: * Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy: Generous U Competition. Deadline: March 3rd, 2014.<file:///C:\Users\Outreach%20Student\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary%20Internet%20Files\Content.Outlook\9NANCHQS\Sillerman%20Center%20for%20the%20Advancement%20of%20Philanthropy:%20Generous%20U%20Competition.%20Deadline:%20March%203rd,%202014> * Ben and Jerry's Foundation Seeks Proposals for Social and Environmental Justice Projects. Deadline (Pre-Applications): March 14th, 2014.<http://www.benandjerrysfoundation.org/the-grassroots-organizing-for-social-change-program/> * 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).<http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/BTtoP12to14RFP.pdf> * Call for Submissions: Partnerships 2015 Special Issue. Abstracts due: March 15, 2014. Final drafts due: October 30, 2014.<http://libjournal.uncg.edu/index.php/prt/index> * AACU & S. Engelhard Center: Grants for Campus Engagement, Civic Development Projects. Next Deadlines: March 15, June 15, September 15.<http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/BTtoP12to14RFP.pdf> * Call for papers: Serve InDEED, the Tennessee Journal for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement. Deadline: March 15th, 2014.<http://www.tn.gov/finance/adm/vt/documents/TNJournalofService-LearningandCivicEngagementVol2Issue1.pdf> * Bringing Theory to Practice Accepting Proposals for Campus Engagement Seminar Grants. Deadline: March 15th, 2014.<http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/fundingopportunities.cfm> * Bonnaroo Works Fund Seeking Grant Applications from Middle Tennessee Nonprofit Organizations. Deadline: March 15th, 2014.<http://www.bonnaroo.com/get-involved/guidelines-for-grant-applicants/> * 2014 Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning & Civic Engagement. Early-Bird Registration Deadline: January 21; Conference: March 26-28 at Auburn University<http://gulfsouthsummit.org/geninfo.htm> * Call for Proposals: Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference. Deadline: March 27th, 2014.<http://engagementscholarship.org/conference/esc-2014-meeting/call-for-proposals> * Saving Lives At Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development. Deadline: March 27th, 2014.<http://www.savinglivesatbirth.net/apply> * eWomenNetwork Foundation: Grants for Small Organizations that Support Women and Children. Deadline: March 31st, 2014<http://www.ewomennetworkfoundation.org/Give_Grants_Process.html> April 2014: * Call for Papers: Family and Community Health: Community-Based Participatory Research. Deadline: April 1, 2014.<http://www.researchraven.com/call-for-papers-publication/2014/4/1/call-for-papers-for-family-community-health-community-based-participatory-research-focus-on-children-and-adolescents.aspx> * Mutual of America Foundation Accepting Applications for 2014 Community Partnership Awards. Deadline: April 1st, 2014.<http://www.mutualofamerica.com/about/cpacompetition.asp> * World of Children Award Program: 2014 Humanitarian, Health, and Youth Awards. Deadline: April 1st, 2014.<http://www.worldofchildren.org/theaward/awards-we-give/> * Call For Proposals: 2015 Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference. Proposal Deadline: April 11, 2014.<https://www.hetl.org/events/2015-hetl-sote-utah-conference/> * Research Justice Symposium on Community Engaged Scholarship. Symposium: April 24th, 2014 University of California, Berkeley.<http://americancultures.berkeley.edu/research-justice-symposium-exploring-community-engaged-scholarship> * Spencer Foundation Invites Proposals for Education Research Projects. Deadline (Grants $50,000 - $350,000): April 29th, 2014.<http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/the-new-civics-rfp> May 2014: * Call for Submissions: Literacy and Social Responsibility. Deadline: May 1, 2014.<http://www.csulb.edu/misc/l-sr/ejournal/call-manuscripts2014.pdf> * National Council of Teachers for Mathematics: Teacher Action Research Grant. Deadline: May 2nd, 2014.<http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx?id=15479> * William T. Grant Foundation Invites Applications for Youth Social Setting Research Projects. Deadline (Letters of Inquiry): May 6th, 2014.<http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities/research_grants/social-settings> * Call for Submissions: International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement. Submission Deadline: May 15, 2014.<http://journals.sfu.ca/iarslce/index.php/journal/article/view/53/13> June 2014: * Call for Papers/Posters: American Indigenous Research Association. Deadline: June 1st, 2014.<http://americanindigenousresearchassociation.org/meeting/call-for-papers/> * Qualitative Health Research Special Issue Seeks Manuscripts Addressing Knowledge Translation. Deadline: June 1st, 2014.<http://qhr.sagepub.com/content/24/1/145.full?etoc> * NIH: Innovative Measurement Tools for Community Engaged Research Efforts (R01) (R21). Deadline (R01/R21): Oct 5/16, Feb 5/16, Jun 5/16<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-209.html> * 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).<http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/BTtoP12to14RFP.pdf> July 2014: * 2014 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Five Star/Urban Waters Restoration Program Invites Applications. Deadline (National): July 1st, 2014.<http://www.nfwf.org/fivestar/Pages/2014rfp.aspx> 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.<http://www.apap365.org/KNOWLEDGE/GrantPrograms/Pages/cef.aspx> September 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).<http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/BTtoP12to14RFP.pdf> October 2014: * Save the Date! 15th Annual Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference Oct 5-9, 2014<http://engagedscholarship.ca/news_events/save-the-date-15th-annual-engagement-scholarship-consortium-conference-oct-5-9-2014/>. December 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).<http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/BTtoP12to14RFP.pdf> 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> * *New Journal* Public - A Journal of Imagining America (to begin accepting proposals early 2013)<http://public.imaginingamerica.org/http:/public.imaginingamerica.org/?page_id=41> * Sunlight Foundation: Open-Source Technology Projects That Foster Greater Government Transparency. Deadline: Rolling.<http://sunlightfoundation.com/about/grants/opengovgrants/ata> * Call for Book Reviews: Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship. Ongoing.<http://jces.ua.edu/jces-seeks-reviewers-for-the-following-books-and-others-you-may-recommend/> * Impact Big Ideas: Crowdfunding for University of Tennessee Projects. Ongoing.<http://volsconnect.com/s/1341/utk/index.aspx?sid=1341&gid=2&pgid=3075> * UT Students Present "Leadershops" on Civic Engagement, Social Justice, and More. Upcoming Dates: February 6th, February 19th, March 4th, March 27th, April 9th, and <http://leadershipandservice.utk.edu/info_leadcert.php> April 22nd.<http://leadershipandservice.utk.edu/info_leadcert.php> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To view the CAMPCOMM archives or Join/Leave the list: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/campcomm.html