UT-REACH July 31, 2014

 

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“Democracy should not only be understood as a form of governance but as a support for the idea of knowledge co-creation: from scientific knowledge to people and from people to scientific knowledge. Many different stakeholders have to be involved as the problems are multidimensional, transdisciplinary, and systemic.”

-          Big Tent IV Communique, 6^th Barcelona International Conference on Higher Education (GUNi Conference)

 

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OUTREACH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NEWS

1.      Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi) Releases Report on University Engagement

2.      Faculty Scholarships for Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference

 

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

3.   Save the Date: 2015 National Health Outreach Conference

FUNDING

4.      Pilot Grant Opportunity: University of Kentucky

5.      Society for American Music - Adrienne Fried Block Fellowship

6.      NEA Foundation: Professional Development and Collegial Study Grants

7.      SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Program Call for Proposals - REVISED DEADLINE

 

NEW RESOURCES & READING

8.      Free Download:  Developing and Sustaining Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships: A Skill-Building Curriculum

9.      Broader Impacts Toolbox:  “Kids Count Data Center”

 

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

 

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OUTREACH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NEWS

 

1.       Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi) Releases Report on University Engagement

The 5th GUNi World Report looks at the roles, and potential roles, of higher education institutions in the co-creation, distribution and use of knowledge that link to our aspirations for a better world. The second aim is to provide visibility for and critically examine one of the most significant trends in higher education over the past 10–15 years: the growth of the theory and practice of engagement as a key feature in the evolution of higher education.  The Report is a product of three years of research, consultations, academic seminars and an international conference. 73 authors from 34 countries of all the world’s regions contributed to this edition.

More:  http://www.guninetwork.org/guni.report/launch-of-the-5th-guni-report/the-5th-guni-report

GUNI 2013 “The Big Tent IV Communique” Video: http://vimeo.com/69230116

 

2.      Faculty Scholarships for Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference

UT's Academic Outreach and Engagement Council (AOEC) has travel funds still available for faculty to attend the Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference on October 7 & 8, 2014. Please submit an email request to Dr. Nan Gaylord, Chair of the Scholarship and Awards Committee for the Council, at [log in to unmask]. Include reasons for your interest in attending the conference and outcomes proposed as a result of your attendance. Membership on the AOEC during the 2014-2015 Academic Year is requested upon receipt of the funds.

Deadline:  Applications due by August 12, 2015

Conference Information: http://www.engagementscholarship.org/

Contact:  Dr. Nan Gaylord, [log in to unmask]

 

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

 

3.      Save the Date: 2015 National Health Outreach Conference
The theme of the 2015 National Health Outreach Conference, to be held  May 6-8, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia, is “Promoting Connections to Create Healthy Individuals, Families and Communities.” The purpose of the conference is to build a collaborative approach with organizations and agencies to achieve a healthier and safer America by promoting health and wellness, advancing health equity, and reducing health disparities.  (H/T Tim Cross)

Key Dates: Conference: May 6-8, 2015, in Atlanta, GA

Contact:  Dr. Janet Valente, University of Georgia:  [log in to unmask]  

More: https://www.facebook.com/NationalHealthOutreachConference?fref=nf

 

FUNDING

 

4.      Pilot Grant Opportunity: University of Kentucky

The Central Appalachian Regional Education and Research Center, a CDC/NIOSH-funded training program led by the University of Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky University, announces the availability of funds to support regionally relevant pilot projects in occupational safety and health. Awards will range from $10,000 to $12,000 in total funds (direct plus indirect) and will be available for pilot studies from September 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.  Four grants will be awarded.  The CARERC will consider any well-designed research, education, or prevention/ intervention project addressing occupational safety and health concerns in mining, forestry and logging, manufacturing, transportation/trucking, law enforcement, and other hazardous sectors. Primary consideration will be given to proposals that address the needs of at-risk workers in one or more of 177 Central Appalachian counties. This includes rural counties in eastern Kentucky (54), western North Carolina (29), western Virginia (25), eastern Tennessee (50), and/or southern West Virginia (16).

Application Deadline: August 15, 2014

Details: Attached

 

5.      Society for American Music - Adrienne Fried Block Fellowship

This fellowship, endowed in honor of Adrienne Fried Block, shall be given to support scholarly research leading to publication on topics that illuminate musical life in large urban communities. Preference shall be given to projects that focus on the interconnections among the groups and organizations present in these metropolitan settings and their participation in the wide range of genres that inform the musical life and culture of their cities.

Deadline: Nov. 1, 2014

Details:  http://american-music.org/awards/BlockFellowship.php

 

6.       NEA Foundation: Professional Development and Collegial Study Grants

The NEA Foundation provides $2,000 grants to individuals to fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research; or $5,000 grants to groups to fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment. All $5,000 group grant applicants must include partner information.

Deadlines for applications are due February 1, June 1, and October 15.

Details: http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/learning-leadership-grants/

 

7.      SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Program Call for Proposals - REVISED DEADLINE

The UTK Office of Research and Engagement is pleased to announce a Call for Proposals for the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Visiting Faculty Travel Grant Program, which supports faculty the opportunity to travel to another SEC campus to stimulate scholarly initiatives between SEC universities. The details of the competition are contained in the attached document. To be considered for one of UT’s SEC travel grants, UTK faculty must submit their proposal in one PDF file via email attachment to Alan Rutenberg at [log in to unmask]

Deadline: 5:00 pm,  Friday September 12, 2014. (Please note that this is a revised deadline.)

Details: See “SEC announcement,” attached

 

NEW RESOURCES & READING

 

8.      Free Download:  Developing and Sustaining Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships: A Skill-Building Curriculum

(University of Washington) As interest in community-based participatory research (CBPR) grows, there is a growing need and demand for educational resources that help build the knowledge and skills needed to develop and sustain effective CBPR partnerships.  This evidence-based curriculum is intended as a tool for community-institutional partnerships that are using or planning to use a CBPR approach.  It can be used by partnerships that are just forming as well as mature partnerships.   (H/T Community-Campus Partnerships for Health)

http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/cbpr/index.php

 

9.      Broader Impacts Toolbox:  “Kids Count Data Center”

Use this tool to select from a number of Tennessee indicators, or build a custom indicator report for your community. Data provided by National KIDS COUNT and the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth.

http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data#TN/2/0

 

 

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

 

July 2014:

·         Call for Submissions: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Special Issue. Deadline: July 31st, 2014.

·         Job Opening in Knoxville's Office of Neighborhoods. Applications accepted online until 4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 31.

 

August 2014:

·         IEEE Foundation: STEM Education, History of Technology, and Humanitarian Projects. Deadline: August 1, 2014.

·         Greenwall Foundation: Fall 2014 Bioethics Program. Deadline: August 1, 2014.

·         US Department of Agriculture - Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities. Deadline: Aug. 1, 2014.

·         American Honda Foundation: $20K-$75K Grants for Youth and Scientific Education.  Upcoming Deadlines: August 1, 2014 & November 1, 2014 (weekend deadlines extend to subsequent Mondays).

·         Open Society Challenge Fellowship Grants. Deadline: August 4, 2015.

·         William T. Grant Foundation: Research to Reduce Inequality. Deadline: August 5, 2014.

·         William T. Grant Foundation: Distinguished Fellows Grants. Deadline: Letters of Inquiry due August 5, 2014.

·         Apply or Nominate Someone for Knox Community Leadership Class. Deadline: August 8.

·         Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) Seeks Partnerships with Organizations, Designers, & Advocates. Deadline: August 8, 2014.

·         Faculty Scholarships for Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference. Deadline:  Applications due by August 12, 2015. To apply, contact Dr. Nan Gaylord, [log in to unmask].

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

·         Home Depot Foundation:  Community Impact Grants Program. Deadline:  August 15, 2014.

·         Pilot Grant Opportunity: University of Kentucky. Application Deadline: August 15, 2014.

·         Details: See UT-REACH Archive, July 31, 2014.

·         Collaborative Research Summer Institute. Date: August 22^nd-24^th, Santa Cruz, California.

·         Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation: Community Partners Grants. Key Dates: The summer application cycle will run June 30 — Aug. 29, 2014.

·         Call for Proposals: UT’s OUTstanding Conference. Proposal Deadline: August 30th, 2014.

 

September 2014:

·         NSF: Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research- Technology Translation (PFI: AIR-TT). Deadlines: Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): Sep. 2, 2014; Mar. 13, 2015. Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): Oct. 2, 2014; Apr. 14, 2014.

·         Samuel Rubin Foundation: Social, Economic, Political, Civil and Cultural Rights Grants. Next Deadline: Sep. 5, 2014.

·         Call for Proposals – 2015 NASPA Annual Conference. Deadline: September 5, 2014.

·         HCA Foundation Accepting Applications From Middle Tennessee Organizations. Next Deadlines:  September 12, 2014 & December 12, 2014.

·         SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grants. UTK. REVISED DEADLINE: September 12, 2014) Contact: [log in to unmask]. 

·         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, and December 15).

·         Online Computer Library Center: Innovative Information Science Research Projects. Deadline: September 15th, 2014.

·         Call for Papers –Service Learning in Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship. Deadline: September 15th, 2014.

·         Call for Proposals:  Citizen Science 2015.  Deadline for Proposals: September 15, 2014.

·         Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: 2015 Culture of Health Prize. Deadline: September 17, 2014 (Phase I applications).

·         Civic and Social Engagement: Why Community Development Partnerships Matter. (Free Webinar) Thursday, September 18 , 2 – 3pm Eastern

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

·         Scholarly Symposium & Extension Exhibition on the Centennial of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914.Symposium: September 24-25th, 2014; West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.

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

·         USAID: Funding for People to People Programs in Select Countries for Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation Programs. Deadline:  September 30, 2014.

·         Captain Planet Foundation: Hands-On Environmental Education Activities. Deadline: September 30th, 2014.

 

October 2014:

·         Grammy Foundation Accepting Letters of Inquiry for Grants in Music Research and Preservation Projects.  Letter of Inquiry deadline: October 1, 2014.

·         Nominate a Grad Student for Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award.  Deadline: October 1, 2014.

·         Gates Foundation: Short Film Challenge for Innovative Solutions. Deadline: October 1, 2014.

·         NEA Foundation: Learning and Leadership Grants. Deadline: October 1, 2014.

·         Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics & Engineering Mentoring. Deadline: October 3, 2014.

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

·         Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities 2014 Conference. Conference: October 5-7th, 2014; Syracuse University.

·         National Science Foundation/ National Endowment for the Humanities: Documenting Endangered Languages.  Full Proposal Deadline(s): October 6, 2014; September 15, 2015; September 15, Annually, Thereafter.

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

·         Advancing Science, Serving Society (AAAS): 2014 Awards for Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science. Deadline: October 15, 2014.

·         Fitch Charitable Foundation Offers Project Grants to Mid-Career Professionals in Preservation and Related Fields. Deadline: October 15th, 2014.

·         Ben & Jerrys Foundation: National Grassroots Grant Program. Next Deadline for Pre-Applications: Oct. 15, 2014.

·         NEA Foundation: Professional Development and Collegial Study Grants. Deadlines for applications are due February 1, June 1, and October 15.

·         Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation:  Toolbox for Education Grants. Key Dates: Fall application cycle will run August 1 – October 15, 2014.  Applicants notified within approximately 90 days of deadline.

·         From Civil Rights to Critical Engagement. Conference: October 15-17th, 2014; Downtown Omni Hotel, Jacksonville, Florida.

·         Evolution of a New Paradigm: Emerging Tech Transfer Partnership Models (Free Webinar). Thursday, October 16, 2 – 3pm Eastern.

·         Save the date:  Conference on Community Writing, October 16-17, 2015 (Call for Proposals OPENS August, 2014).

·         Call for Proposals: Citizen Science Association's Inaugural Conference. Proposals due: October 23, 2014.

·         Office Depot Foundation Grants. Key Dates: Monthly through October 31, 2014 (disaster relief & recovery proposals considered year-round).

 

November 2014:

·         American Honda Foundation: $20K-$75K Grants for Youth and Scientific Education.  Upcoming Deadlines: August 1, 2014 & November 1, 2014 (weekend deadlines extend to subsequent Mondays).

·         Read.Write.Act Virtual Conference. Conference: November 7-8, 2014.

·         Society for American Music - Adrienne Fried Block Fellowship. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2014.

·         UT’s OUTstanding Conference. Conference: Saturday, November 8th, 2014; University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

·         Call for Submissions – Spring 2015  issue of Currents in Teaching and Learning. Deadline: November 15, 2014 (for Spring Issue).

·         Policies That Support Practice: What Government Does to Enable Innovation Ecosystems (Free Webinar). Thursday, November 20, 2 – 3pm Eastern.

 

December 2014:

·         HCA Foundation Accepting Applications From Middle Tennessee Organizations. Next Deadlines:  September 12, 2014 & December 12, 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).

·         American Psychological Foundation Offers Pearson Early Career Grant for Psychologists. Deadline: December 31st, 2014.

 

March 2015:

·         NSF: Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research- Technology Translation (PFI: AIR-TT). Deadlines: Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): Sep. 2, 2014; Mar. 13, 2015. Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): Oct. 2, 2014; Apr. 14, 2014.

 

May 2015:

·         Save the Date: 2015 National Health Outreach Conference. Key Dates: Conference: May 6-8, 2015, in Atlanta, GA.

 

Ongoing:

·         Kinder Morgan Foundation: K-12 Academic, Arts, Environmental Programs. Deadline: Rolling.

·         Knoxville’s Vestal Boys and Girls Club Seeks Service-Learning Partnerships. Ongoing.

·         New Funding for UT Staff:  UT Access and Diversity Staff Retention Fund. Ongoing.

·         Call For Book Proposals: Humanities and Public Life. Deadline: Ongoing.

·         NGCP Collaborative Mini-Grants. 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

·         Public - A Journal of Imagining America (Public Arts & Humanities)

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

Ready for the World Funding for Undergraduate Education. Proposals are due two months prior to project start date and two weeks prior to the monthly proposal review meeting. 2014-15 meetings: August 14 (i.e, submit by July 31 for projects starting after Sept 30); September 11 (submit by August 28); October 9 (submit by July 31); November 13 (submit by October 30); December 11 (submit by November 26); January 8 (submit by December 23); February 12 (submit by January 29); March 12 (submit by February 26); April 9 (submit by March 26); May 14 (submit by April 30).