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UT-REACH February 27, 2014

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“Academic reward systems should ensure that faculty making excellent contributions to scholarship, teaching, and service are retained and advanced. Yet what excellence looks like in 2013 may differ from what it looked like in 1960 and what it may look like 50 years from now."

- KerryAnn O'Meara (Inside Higher Ed, January 13, 2014)

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NEWS

1. Coming to UT March 13th: KerryAnn O’Meara on Rewarding Engaged Scholarship

2. Free Inaugural Membership Offered by the new Citizen Science Association

3. International Engagement Research: Geography’s Micheline van Riemsdijk

4. Student Research Partnership with Beck Center Wins Geography Poster Award

PAPERS, PROPOSALS, CONFERENCES & WEBINARS

5. Trainer of Trainers Workshop: Educating Scientists in Research Ethics for the 21st Century

FUNDING

6. Fundraising & Grant Writing Workshops are here!

7. Grant Foundation Launches Initiative on Understanding Inequality

8. ESA Foundation Seeks Proposals for Youth-Oriented Technology and Computer Game Projects

9. General Mills Foundation Seeks Applications for Champions for Healthy Kids Program

NEW RESOURCES & READING

10. Student Interest in STEM Disciplines: Results from a Summer Day Camp

11. Participatory Action Research: Readings and Research

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

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NEWS

1. Coming to UT March 13th: KerryAnn O’Meara on Rewarding Engaged Scholarship

Dr. Kerry Ann O’Meara, associate professor of Higher Education at the University of Maryland and a national expert on faculty rewards for engaged scholarship, will share her expertise with the UT community during a talk, “Rewarding Engaged Scholarship in Promotion and Tenure: Strategies for Action.” O’Meara's research examines faculty careers and work environments, academic reward systems and community engagement, and has been widely published, appearing in the Journal of Higher Education, Review of Higher Education, Research in Higher Education Journal, and Handbook for Higher Education Research and others.

Presentation: Thursday, March 13th, 1:00 P.M, Hodges Library Auditorium

O’Meara’s Bio: www.kerryannomeara.com

2. Free Inaugural Membership Offered by the new Citizen Science Association

The Citizen Science Association (CSA) is a new organization conceived of as a "community of practice for the field of public participation in scientific research." Organizers invite inaugural members to join free of charge by March 15th and to vote on draft vision and mission statement. Interested individuals are invited to respond to the questionnaire and membership form that are linked below.

Questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CSAMemberQuestionnaire

Membership Form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CSAmembership

More on the Citizen Science Association: http://citizenscienceassociation.org/

3. International Engagement Research: Geography’s Micheline van Riemsdijk

Dr. Micheline van Riemsdijk of UT’s Department of Geography has established a successful, publicly engaged research partnership with FAFO (the Institute for Labor and Social Research) in Oslo, Norway. Van Riemsdijk partnered with FAFO to publish her NSF-funded research project, “Governance of International Labor Migration: Scalar Politics and Network Relations,” which was presented at a November 2013 seminar at FAFO. The seminar was attended by various members of the Oslo community and stakeholders who participated in the project, including policymakers, city officials, leaders of immigrant organizations, skilled migrants, union leaders, and HR managers. The dissemination of the report to the community members, along with their participation in the project, will perhaps influence future policymaking in this arena while also providing feedback that Dr. van Riemsdijk can incorporate into future research.

More : https://www.facebook.com/UTKCommunityEngagement

Van Riemsdijk: UT “Quest Scholar of the Week” earlier this month: http://quest.utk.edu/2014/micheline-van-riemsdijk/

4. Student Research Partnership with Beck Center Wins Geography Poster Award

Undergraduate student Kortney Williams, co-mentored by Derek Alderman (Geography) and Josh Inwood (Geography/Africana Studies), conducted a research project in partnership with Knoxville’s Beck Cultural Exchange Center in summer and fall 2013. The Beck Center is An African American museum and conference area in Knoxville. Ms. Williams collected oral histories from older African Americans about the perils of driving a car during the Jim Crow era and the navigational strategies that they used to cope with extreme segregation and discrimination. A poster based on the project won an award at the Inaugural Geography Research Symposium on the UTK campus, Feb. 22, 2014.

More: https://www.facebook.com/UTKCommunityEngagement

PAPERS, PROPOSALS, CONFERENCES & WEBINARS

5. Trainer of Trainers Workshop: Educating Scientists in Research Ethics for the 21st Century

This workshop, which features the expertise and collaboration of Assist, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the former Survival Skills and Ethics program at the University of Pittsburgh, is designed to prepare faculty and administrators to improve or establish research ethics instruction. Participants in the workshop will receive curricular resources, including syllabi, PowerPoints, handouts, exercises, case studies, and sources for additional information.

Date: June 8-11, 2014, Annapolis, MD

More: http://skillassist.org/

FUNDING

6. Fundraising & Grant Writing Workshops are here!

The Office of Research & Engagement's Faculty Development Team has announced its schedule of professional development workshops for the spring 2014 semester, including a broad variety of proposal development and grant-writing workshops. Additional resources, including post-doc mentoring, author workshops, and new faculty orientation presentations will also be available. These workshops will be free of charge for faculty, staff, and graduate students.

More: http://research.utk.edu/training-workshops/

7. Grant Foundation Launches Initiative on Understanding Inequality

The William T. Grant Foundation believes that the academic research community can play a critical role in reversing the trend of increasing inequality in the United States. The foundation, which focuses on youth between the ages of 5 and 25, has launched the Understanding Inequality Program, which will award grants of up to $600,000 in support of research that focuses on the reduction of disparities in the academic, behavioral, social, and economic outcomes among youth.

Deadline: May 6th, 2014

More: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities/research_grants/reducing-inequality

8. ESA Foundation Seeks Proposals for Youth-Oriented Technology and Computer Game Projects

The Entertainment Software Association Foundation is seeking proposals for projects that use innovative technology and/or computer/video games in an educational manner to positively impact the lives of American youth. Eligible projects should be able to be implemented in at least two states (and preferably nationwide) and serve youth between the ages of 7 and 18. Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to first time recipients.

Deadline: May 15th, 2014

More: http://www.esafoundation.org/application.asp

9. General Mills Foundation Seeks Applications for Champions for Healthy Kids Program

The General Mills Foundation Champions for Healthy Kids Program, in place since 2002, has helped nearly a million children since its inception. With grants to nonprofit organizations totaling over $5 million, the program seeks to promote youth health initiatives. Through this program, the foundation will award fifty grants of $20,000 each to nonprofit organizations working to improve nutrition and physical fitness behaviors among youth between the ages of 2 and 18. Proposed programs should incorporate physical education and nutrition education, including a registered dietitian or registered dietetic technician to oversee the delivery of the nutrition education element. Nonprofit organizations, schools, or units of government are invited to apply.

Deadline: March 14th, 2014

More: http://www.generalmills.com/Responsibility/Community_Engagement/Grants/Champions_for_healthy_kids.aspx

NEW RESOURCES & READING

10. Student Interest in STEM Disciplines: Results from a Summer Day Camp

(Journal of Extension, Feb 2014) A newly published study demonstrates that student participation in extra-curricular science programming can affect scientific interest, academic performance, college majors, and careers.

11. Participatory Action Research: Readings and Research

The Public Science Project, a site dedicated to “participatory action, research, and design for a just world” has created a vast list of journal articles, books, websites, and tools related to participatory action research in a variety of areas. The resources include approaches to PAR, PAR in international settings, case studies, and youth-focused PAR. (H/T @CCPH2010 Twitter)

Explore: http://publicscienceproject.org/readings_resources/

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.

· General Mills Foundation Seeks Applications for Champions for Healthy Kids Program. Deadline: 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 15th, 2014.

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

· Bonnaroo Works Fund Seeking Grant Applications from Middle Tennessee Nonprofit Organizations. Deadline: March 15th, 2014.

· Call for Submissions: Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education. Deadline: March 15, 2014, for consideration in the 2014 volume.

· Apply for the 2014 Peace First Prize. Deadline: March 17th, 2014.

· Call for Proposals: 2014 International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement Conference. Deadline: March 21st, 2014.

· 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: “What Went Wrong?”: Reflecting and Learning from Community-Engaged Research. Deadline: March 29th, 2014.

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

· Call for Proposals: 2014 Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum. Deadline: March 31, 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.

· World of Children Award Program: 2014 Humanitarian, Health, and Youth Awards. Deadline: April 1st, 2014.

· Call for Proposals: 2014 Imagining America conference. Proposal Deadline: April 1, 2014.

· Call For Proposals: 2015 Scholarship of Teaching and Engagement Conference. Proposal Deadline: April 11, 2014.

· Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Seeks Projects of Laws That Improve Public Health. Deadline: April 15th, 2014.

· Fisher House Foundation: Newman’s Own Awards to Support Service Members and Their Families. Deadline: April 23rd, 2014.

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

· Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop. Registration Deadline: April 30th, 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 Proposals: Rural Design Proposals. Application Deadline: May 6th, 2014.

· Grant Foundation Launches Initiative on Understanding Inequality. Deadline: May 6th, 2014.

· Conference: Connecting Campuses with Communities. Conference: May 12-16, 2014, Indianapolis, IN.

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

· ESA Foundation Seeks Proposals for Youth-Oriented Technology and Computer Game Projects. Deadline: May 15th, 2014.

· Call for Nominations: 2014 Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty. Application Deadline: Friday, May 16, 2014.

· Captain Planet Foundation Accepting Applications for Ecotech Grants. Deadline: May 31st, 2014.

June 2014:

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

· Qualitative Health Research Special Issue Seeks Manuscripts Addressing Knowledge Translation. Deadline: June 1st, 2014.

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

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

· Trainer of Trainers Workshop: Educating Scientists in Research Ethics for the 21st Century. Date: June 8-11, 2014, Annapolis, MD.

· 2014 Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum. Conference June 9 & 10, 2014 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

July 2014:

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

· “What Went Wrong?”: Reflecting and Learning from Community-Engaged Research. Conference: July 11th-12th, 2014.

· Call for Submissions: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Special Issue. Deadline: July 31st, 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:

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

· 2014 International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement Conference. Date: September 29th- October 1st, 2014. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.

October 2014:

· Emerging Engagement Scholars Preconference Workshop. Date: October 5-6th, 2014.

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

December 2014:

Ongoing:

· Fundraising & Grant Writing Workshops are here! Spring Semester 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.

· Call for Book Reviews: Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship. Ongoing.

· Impact Big Ideas: Crowdfunding for University of Tennessee Projects. Ongoing.

· Ready for the World Funding Available. Ongoing.

· Community Service Grants. Ongoing through June 30^th, 2014.

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