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UT-REACH February 20, 2014

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“I would like UT to be known for producing social workers who can be useful to vets in all scopes of veterinary practice. I also hope UT will be the go-to place to find veterinary social workers for helping in the human side of things in veterinary medicine.”

- Elizabeth Strand, clinical associate professor and director of Veterinary Social Work Services

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NEWS

1. College of Social Work Spotlights Community Engaged Scholarship of Sungkyu Lee and Elizabeth Strand

2. NY Times: “Professors, We Need You!”

PAPERS, PROPOSALS, CONFERENCES & WEBINARS

3. Reaching Out to Local Communities: How to engage with local stakeholders for the biggest impact

4. Call for Proposals: 2014 International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement Conference

5. Call for Submissions: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Special Issue

6. Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop

FUNDING

7. Theatre Communications Group Accepting Proposals for International Collaboration Grants

8. Captain Planet Foundation Accepting Applications for Ecotech Grants

9. Apply for the 2014 Peace First Prize

NEW RESOURCES & READING

10. International Livestock Research Institute: How Participatory Agricultural Research Changes Us – Researchers Share Personal Journeys

11. Ancient Genome Stirs Ethics Debate

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

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NEWS

1. College of Social Work Spotlights Community Engaged Scholarship of Sungkyu Lee and Elizabeth Strand

Sungkyu Lee, an assistant professor, focuses on ethnic and racial disparities in mental health and health service use. Lee, a South Korean native himself with experience in counselling Asian immigrants with mental illnesses, continues to volunteer in social work settings outside the classroom. He leads monthly group meetings for cancer survivors in Atlanta. Elizabeth Strand, clinical associate professor and director of Veterinary Social Work Services, uses her joint position in the Colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Social Work to focus on human-animal relationships and human stress. Her work has already had an impact on former students and the communities they serve: one of Lee’s students plans to incorporate dogs into Nashville’s juvenile justice system; another is now an executive director of an animal-assisted therapy program for people with serious mental illnesses.

More: http://tntoday.utk.edu/2014/02/17/making-impact-college-social-work-spotlights-lee-strand/

2. NY Times: “Professors, We Need You!”

Is it true that "Ph.D. programs have fostered a culture that glorifies arcane unintelligibility while disdaining impact and audience?" How do we promote community engaged scholarship in a way that doesn't simply add fire to the anti-intellectualism that already endangers higher education?

Read the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/opinion/sunday/kristof-professors-we-need-you.html?emc=eta1&_r=0

Share your thoughts: https://www.facebook.com/UTKCommunityEngagement

PAPERS, PROPOSALS, CONFERENCES & WEBINARS

3. Reaching Out to Local Communities: How to engage with local stakeholders for the biggest impact

(Science Network Workshop Series) This online workshop will specifically focus on how scientists can engage with stakeholders to develop their research in a way that is most relevant and useful to the public. If scientists can incorporate the interests of stakeholders and the public into their research, their work can better inform people’s decisions as well as public policy. This workshop will be particularly informative for attendees wishing to conduct research with a bearing on societally relevant policy debates. The attendees will leave with lessons learned from case studies of successful stakeholder engagement by the presenters.

Workshop Date: Feb. 27, 3:00PM EST

Details: http://www.ucsusa.org/action/science_network/science-network-workshop-series.html#nov13-3

4. Call for Proposals: 2014 International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement Conference

How has service-learning and engagement become part of the communities where you live? The 2014 IARSLCE conference presents opportunities for scholars, practitioners, students, and community partners interested in service-learning, community-based research, community partnerships, and civic learning outcomes. Proposals that address any of the nine conference tracks are invited: Theories, Research Methodologies, and Evaluation Techniques; International/Global Programs; P-12 Programs and Student Outcomes; Campus-Community Partnerships, Program Development, and Sustainability; Community Impacts; Faculty and Instructional Innovations; Students’ Civic Engagement; Students’ Academic Learning and Success; and Hybrids.

Deadline: March 21st, 2014

Conference: September 29th- October 1st, 2014. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.

More: http://www.researchslce.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IARSLCE-Call-FINAL-FINAL1.pdf

5. Call for Submissions: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Special Issue

The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health invites manuscript submissions for their upcoming special issue, “Eliminating Health Disparities to Achieve Health Equity.” The issue seeks to highlight the latest research, tools, methods, and approaches to assess, reduce, and prevent environmentally driven health disparities. Particularly, manuscripts that address spatial dimensions of health disparities, community capacity building for environmental justice, and community based participatory research. (H/T @CCPH2010 Twitter).

Deadline: July 31st, 2014

More: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/health-disparities

6. Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop

The Engagement Scholarship Consortium presents the Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop, a preconference event at the Engagement Scholarship Consortium annual conference. This professional development program will provide advanced doctoral students and early career faculty with background literature, discussions, mentoring, and presentations that are designed to increase their knowledge and enhance the practice of community engaged scholarship. Participation is limited.

Deadline: April 30th, 2014

Workshop: October 5-6th, 2014

More: http://engagementscholarship.org/initiatives/emerging-engagement-scholars-workshop/2014-eesw/guidelines-application-instructions-and-forms

FUNDING

7. Theatre Communications Group Accepting Proposals for International Collaboration Grants

The Theatre Communications Group is accepting proposals from theater organizations and individual artists in support of collaborations between U.S. based artists and colleagues around the globe. Through the Global Connections program, TCG will award up to twelve grants of up to $5,000 each to theater organizations or artists in support of cultural exchange, and up to six grants of up to $10,000 each to further pre-existing international collaborations through support for residencies. To be eligible, proposals must be submitted via a tax exempt entity with 501(c)(3) status, such as UT’s Foundation.

Deadline: March 3rd, 2014

More: http://www.tcg.org/grants/global_connections/globalcon_index.cfm

8. Captain Planet Foundation Accepting Applications for Ecotech Grants

The Captain Planet Foundation is accepting applications from schools and nonprofit organizations for its Ecotech Grant Program, a new initiative to support projects that motivate children through science, technology, engineering, and math while challenging them to innovate. Sixteen grants of $2,500 each will be awarded to schools of nonprofits for projects that use nature-based design, innovation, or technology to address environmental problems in their communities. Preference will be given to applicants who have secured $2,500 in matching funds or contributions.

Deadline: May 31st, 2014

More: http://captainplanetfoundation.org/2014/01/ecotech/

9. Apply for the 2014 Peace First Prize

Are you leading change on your campus or in your community? Peace First invites applications for the 2014 Peace First Prize. Winners of the prize who demonstrate compassion, courage, and seek to collaborate for change will receive $25,000. Applicants may also be nominated. Peace First seeks to share the stories of young people as positive influences and problem-solvers in their communities.

Deadline: March 17th, 2014

More: http://www.peacefirst.org/prize/

NEW RESOURCES & READING

10. International Livestock Research Institute: How Participatory Agricultural Research Changes Us – Researchers Share Personal Journeys

This blog post from the International Livestock Research Institute discusses paradigm shifts in agricultural researchers that took place as a result of their participatory action research efforts. The author notes that the stories shared here are “testaments to the potential that PAR approaches and tools have for transformative change, not just within the communities where we work, but within our own lives.” (H/T @CCPH2010 Twitter)

11. Ancient Genome Stirs Ethics Debate

This article and video from Nature discuss the ethical concerns centered on the recent sequencing of the Clovis Boy genome by scientists. The past study of ancient Native American remains by researchers has been contentious. To avoid controversies, Eske Willerslev, the lead paleobiologist on the recent Clovis study, involved Native American communities in order to explain the study, engage the local population, and garner support. The article provides an interesting case study in community-based participatory research.

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

February 2014:

· Reaching Out to Local Communities: How to engage with local stakeholders for the biggest impact. Workshop Date: Feb. 27, 3:00PM EST.

· 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.

· Conference: Connecting Campuses with Communities. Application Deadline: March 3rd, 2014.

· Theatre Communications Group Accepting Proposals for International Collaboration Grants. Deadline: March 3rd, 2014.

· RGK Foundation Accepting Proposals for 2014 Grants Cycle. Deadline: Rolling (March 7th, June 13th, and September 19th).

· 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.