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UT-REACH July 10, 2014 UT-REACH is published by The Office of Community Engagement & Outreach (OCEO) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. To view archives or subscribe: http://listserv.utk.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=UT-REACH Please "Like" us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UTKCommunityEngagement [cid:[log in to unmask]]<http://www.aaas.org/page/aaas-early-career-award-public-engagement-science> (Learn more at http://www.aaas.org/page/aaas-early-career-award-public-engagement-science) "Science and scientists have to engage with the public. Engaging the public means not only lecturing to them, but listening to them. " - Dr. Alan I Leshner, CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science and Executive Publisher, Science ******** COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NEWS 1. UT Carnegie Community Engagement Advisor to Lead National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association 2. Huff Post: Community Engagement and Higher Education SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 3. Nominations for AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science 4. Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) Seeks Partnerships with Organizations, Designers, & Advocates FUNDING 5. IEEE Foundation: STEM Education, History of Technology, and Humanitarian Projects 6. HCA Foundation Accepting Applications From Middle Tennessee Organizations 7. Greenwall Foundation: Fall 2014 Bioethics Program 8. New Grant Budgeting Tool for UT Faculty & Staff NEW RESOURCES & READING 9. Just Published: CU Expo 2013 Theme Journal Issue 10. New Resource Website: Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) 11. Broader Impacts Toolkit: Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) 12. Broader Impacts Toolkit: Community Based Participatory Research in STEM QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE ******** COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NEWS 1. UT Carnegie Community Engagement Advisor to Lead National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association Congratulations to Keith Barber, vice chancellor of Institutional Advancement at UT's Institute of Agriculture, who has been elected by the NAADA to a two-year term as president. Barber was on the advisory committee that helped prepare UTK/UTIA's joint application for the 2015 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. Barber has been broadly involved in promoting community engagement at the campus, state and national levels. His own engaged scholarship includes a presentation, "Citizen Alum: Engaging Alumni in Service to Higher Education and Society," made at the national meeting of the Association of Public and Land grant Universities (APLU, formerly NASULGC). (H/T Patty McDaniels) More: http://www.thedailytimes.com/business/barber-elected-to-leadership-team/article_3952a8e6-7679-5fbb-b235-bfab1454b68a.html 2. Huff Post: Community Engagement and Higher Education (July 2, 2014) "All of us in higher education are under considerable pressure to justify the relevance and reduce the costs of our colleges and universities. While we often find ourselves on the defensive, our increasing programs and activities in community engagement strengthen our case for the significance and the value of higher education," writes Joseph L. Subbiondo, President of the California Institute of Integral Studies. More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-l-subbiondo/community-engagement-and-_1_b_5552416.html SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 3. Nominations for AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science The AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science, established in 2010, recognizes early-career scientists and engineers who demonstrate excellence in their contribution to public engagement with science activities. A monetary prize of $5,000, a commemorative plaque, complimentary registration to the AAAS Annual Meeting, and reimbursement for reasonable hotel and travel expenses to attend the AAAS Annual Meeting to receive the prize are given to the recipient. Nomination Deadline: October 15, 2014 More: http://www.aaas.org/page/aaas-early-career-award-public-engagement-science 4. Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) Seeks Partnerships with Organizations, Designers, & Advocates CUP seeks collaborating groups who work directly with the constituency impacted by the issue and who can distribute the completed foldout poster to that audience. CUP provides project management, art direction, and editing; covers production costs; and helps staff each project with additional support as needed. Advocates receive 1,000 free copies of the publication they help to produce. (H/T Arts & Democracy Project) Deadline: August 8, 2014 More: http://makingpolicypublic.net/ FUNDING 5. IEEE Foundation: STEM Education, History of Technology, and Humanitarian Projects The IEEE Foundation seeks to increase the understanding of how technologies are created and how they impact society, individuals, and the environment. To that end, the foundation is accepting applications for new projects in the areas of education, history of technology, and applying technology for humanitarian causes. Last year, the foundation awarded grants totaling $516,000 to twenty-nine projects. Deadline: August 1, 2014 More: http://www.ieeefoundation.org/Grants 6. HCA Foundation Accepting Applications From Middle Tennessee Organizations Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to support programs in the areas of (1) Health and Well-being (basic health and human needs such as mental and physical health care, housing, and food); (2) Childhood and Youth Development (positive growth and development, success in school, character development, responsibility, service, and leadership); and (3) Arts: (support for arts organizations engaged in community outreach and educational programs dedicated to local children and adults.) To be eligible, all applicants must be considered tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and be based in middle Tennessee. Next Deadlines: September 12, 2014 & December 12, 2014 More: http://hcacaring.org/supporting/grant-application-procedure.dot 7. Greenwall Foundation: Fall 2014 Bioethics Program Through its new Making a Difference in Real-World Bioethics Dilemmas program, the Greenwall Foundation will fund research to help resolve important emerging bioethics problems in clinical care, biomedical research, public health practice, and public policy. Priority will be given to projects with budgets of less than $60,000. Deadline: August 1, 2014 More: http://greenwall.org/new-bioethics-grant-program.php 8. New Grant Budgeting Tool for UT Faculty & Staff UT's Office of Sponsored Programs has prepared a new tool to help faculty and staff prepare budgets more accurately and with less burden. The downloadable "Proposal Budget Workbook" includes adjustable escalation rates for salaries, GRA insurance, and tuition, embedded formulas for future year calculations, easily customized fringe rates for charging actual rates for each person, and a preset exemption of F&A on Participant Support Costs. This workbook is an adaptation of the format required by the College of Engineering. For faculty and staff in COE, the original format is still required. Also, for any Department or College that has a required format, please continue using that format. Contact: Office of Sponsored Programs: 974-3466 Download Proposal Budget Workbook: http://research.utk.edu/osp/forms-osp/ NEW RESOURCES & READING 9. Just Published: CU Expo 2013 Theme Journal Issue Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement's Summer 2014 issue features open-access, peer-reviewed articles based on presentations at CU (Communities-Universities) Expo 2013. Community-Campus Partnerships for Health co-sponsors this major, Canadian-led international Communities-Universities partnerships conference in lieu of its own conference in odd-numbered years. Mark your calendars for the CU Expo 2015, May 25-29, 2015 in Ottawa, ON Canada! Full Text Online: http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/ijcre/issue/view/315 10. New Resource Website: Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) The Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), a division of the American Psychological Association, serves many different disciplines that focus on community research and action. Its members are committed to promoting health and empowerment and to preventing problems in communities, groups, and individuals. The work of SCRA can be generally fit into the categories of Education, Research, Practice and Policy. (H/T Community-Campus Partnerships for Health) Website: http://scra27.org/ 11. Broader Impacts Toolkit: Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) CAISE works in collaboration with the National Science Foundation to strengthen and advance the field of professional informal science education and its infrastructure. One of CAISE's goals is to enhance capacity for scientists, STEM-based professionals and university/lab directors of education and outreach who are planning and implementing, or considering professional informal science education programs, projects or activities. CAISE also provides resources for connectivity and collaborations, project ideas, and a platform for publication and dissemination. http://informalscience.org/research/ic-000-000-009-505/Making_Research_Work_For_Your_Community 12. Broader Impacts Toolkit: Community Based Participatory Research in STEM Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) is research conducted as an equal partnership between traditionally trained "experts" and members of a community. Produced by the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, this toolkit uses a number of case studies from different STEM disciplines to demonstrate replicable CBPR approaches and projects. Case studies include: Carpentaria Ghost Nets Programme; Protection and monitoring of turtle nesting activity: the case of Sunshine Coast Turtlecare volunteers; Community involvement in marine protected areas: The case of Puerto Morelos reef, Mexico; Queensland Coral; Reef Finfish Fishery; Lessons from the Katnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project in Canada; Learning from a Community Action Plan to Promote Community Health; Fisheries management in Scotia-Fundy; and The Malaspina Ucluelet Research Alliance. Toolkit: http://t.co/yi16mPksol QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE July 2014: * Call for Proposals: National Center for Science and Civic Engagement 2014 Washington Symposium. Deadline: July 1, 2014.<https://docs.google.com/a/augsburg.edu/forms/d/1jgtq2Ex6Bwrxw2uerOjU8C5jwfpaTYocyQSxmwtVy-8/viewform> * Spencer Foundation: The New Civics Initiative. Deadline for Preliminary Proposals: July 1, 2014 by 4:00 p.m. Central Time.<http://www.spencer.org/resources/content/4/1/1/documents/RFP-New-Civics.pdf> * National Resource Center for First-Year Experience Invites Applications for Paul F. Fidler Research Grants. Deadline: July 1st, 2014<http://www.sc.edu/fye/research/grant/index.html> * Ribbons of Hope - Invest in Women Seeks Applications From Organizations that Benefit Women and Girls. Deadline: July 1st, 2014<http://www.ribbonsofhope.net/grants/> * Drucker Institute Invites Applications for 2014 Award for Nonprofit Innovation. Deadline: July 1st, 2014.<http://www.druckerinstitute.com/project/nonprofit-innovation-award/> * 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> * Call for proposals: Read.Write.Act Virtual Conference. Proposal Deadline: July 1, 2014.<http://readwriteact.org/events/read-write-act-conference/> * Open Society Foundations Invites Applications for Social Justice Photography Projects. Deadline (both tracks) July 8, 2014.<http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/audience-engagement-grant> * William T. Grant Foundation Accepting Nominations for 2014 Scholars Program. Deadline: July 9th, 2014.<http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities/fellowships/william_t__grant_scholars> * "What Went Wrong?": Reflecting and Learning from Community-Engaged Research. Conference: July 11th-12th, 2014.<http://engagedresearchconference.wordpress.com/> * Call for Poster Abstracts: National Conference on Engaging Patients, Families, and Communities. Abstracts due July 13, 2014.<https://www.dtmi.duke.edu/ce-workshop> * National Conference on Engaging Patients, Families & Communities in All Phases of Translational Research to Improve Health. Abstract Deadline: July 13, 2014.<https://www.dtmi.duke.edu/ce-workshop/abstracts> * Call for Proposals: Liberal Education, Global Flourishing, and the Equity Imperative. Deadline: July 14, 2014.<http://www.aacu.org/meetings/annualmeeting/AM15/CallforProposals.> * Call for Proposals - "Forging Civic Pathways." Deadline: July 15, 2014.<http://adpaascu.wordpress.com/2014/05/08/ejournal-of-public-affairs-call-for-papers-special-issue-on-forging-civic-pathways/> * Call for Book Chapter: Service-Learning to Advance Social Justice in a Time of Radical Inequality. Proposal Deadline: July 15, 2014. <https://groups.google.com/a/nylc.org/forum/#!topic/he-sl-listserv/m7xacwd92OA> * Schwab Foundation: Social Entrepreneur of the Year Competition. Deadline: July 15, 2014.<http://www.schwabfound.org/content/global-selection?sf2322618=1> * Call for Submissions: Public Arts, Design, & Humanities. Submission Window: July 15- 30, 2014.<http://public.imaginingamerica.org/about/call-for-submissions/> * Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Public Health Services and Systems Research Projects. Deadline: July 23rd, 2014.<http://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/calls-for-proposals/2013/public-health-services-and-systems-research.html> * Call for Submissions - Public Arts, Humanities & Design. Deadline: July 30, 2014.<http://public.imaginingamerica.org/> * Call for Submissions: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Special Issue. Deadline: July 31st, 2014.<http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/health-disparities> August 2014: * IEEE Foundation: STEM Education, History of Technology, and Humanitarian Projects. Deadline: August 1, 2014.<http://www.ieeefoundation.org/Grants> * Greenwall Foundation: Fall 2014 Bioethics Program. Deadline: August 1, 2014.<http://greenwall.org/new-bioethics-grant-program.php> * SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grants. UTK Deadline: August 1, 2014<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Contact:<mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> * US Department of Agriculture - Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities. Deadline: Aug. 1, 2014.<http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=258500> * 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).<http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf> * Open Society Challenge Fellowship Grants. Deadline: August 4, 2015.<http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/open-society-fellowship> * William T. Grant Foundation: Inequality Research Studies. Deadline: August 5, 2014 (Letters of Inquiry).<http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities/research_grants/reducing-inequality> * Apply or Nominate Someone for Knox Community Leadership Class. Deadline: August 8.<http://www.knoxcac.org/newweb/programs-services/community-leadership> * Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) Seeks Partnerships with Organizations, Designers, & Advocates. Deadline: August 8, 2014.<http://makingpolicypublic.net/> * 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> * Home Depot Foundation: Community Impact Grants Program. Deadline: August 15, 2014.<http://homedepotfoundation.org/page/applying-for-a-grant> * Collaborative Research Summer Institute. Date: August 22nd-24th, Santa Cruz, California.<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/collaborative-research-summer-training-institute-registration-10979866075> * Call for Proposals: UT's OUTstanding Conference. Proposal Deadline: August 30th, 2014.<http://outstandingseminar.wordpress.com/submit-a-proposal/> September 2014: * Samuel Rubin Foundation: Social, Economic, Political, Civil and Cultural Rights Grants. Next Deadline: Sep. 5, 2014.<http://www.samuelrubinfoundation.org/guidelines.html> * HCA Foundation Accepting Applications From Middle Tennessee Organizations. Next Deadlines: September 12, 2014 & December 12, 2014.<http://hcacaring.org/supporting/grant-application-procedure.dot> * 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).<http://www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/documents/BTtoP12to14RFP.pdf> * Online Computer Library Center: Innovative Information Science Research Projects. Deadline: September 15th, 2014.<http://www.oclc.org/research/grants/call.html> * Call for Papers -Service Learning in Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship. Deadline: September 15th, 2014.<http://library.queensu.ca/ojs/index.php/ijsle/index> * Civic and Social Engagement: Why Community Development Partnerships Matter. (Free Webinar) Thursday, September 18 , 2 - 3pm Eastern<http://www.aplu.org/page.aspx?pid=2970> * RGK Foundation Accepting Proposals for 2014 Grants Cycle. Deadline: Rolling (March 7th, June 13th, and September 19th).<http://www.rgkfoundation.org/public/guidelines> * Scholarly Symposium & Extension Exhibition on the Centennial of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914.Symposium: September 24-25th, 2014; West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.<https://www.facebook.com/UTKCommunityEngagement/posts/669590639774373> * 2014 International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement Conference. Date: September 29th- October 1st, 2014. Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.<http://www.researchslce.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IARSLCE-Call-FINAL-FINAL1.pdf> * USAID: Funding for People to People Programs in Select Countries for Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation Programs. Deadline: September 30, 2014.<http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=251741> * Captain Planet Foundation: Hands-On Environmental Education Activities. Deadline: September 30th, 2014.<http://captainplanetfoundation.org/apply-for-grants/> October 2014: * Grammy Foundation Accepting Letters of Inquiry for Grants in Music Research and Preservation Projects. Letter of Inquiry deadline: October 1, 2014.<http://www.grammy.org/grammy-foundation/grants> * Nominate a Grad Student for Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. Deadline: October 1, 2014.<http://www.aacu.org/meetings/annualmeeting/AM15/CrossAward.cfm> * Gates Foundation: Short Film Challenge for Innovative Solutions. Deadline: October 1, 2014.<http://tongal.com/sundance> * NEA Foundation: Learning and Leadership Grants. Deadline: October 1, 2014.<http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/learning-leadership-grants/> * Emerging Engagement Scholars Preconference Workshop. Date: October 5-6th, 2014.<http://engagementscholarship.org/initiatives/emerging-engagement-scholars-workshop/2014-eesw/guidelines-application-instructions-and-forms> * Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities 2014 Conference. Conference: October 5-7th, 2014; Syracuse University.<http://cumuonline.org/conference/2014callforproposals.aspx> * 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/>. * Advancing Science, Serving Society (AAAS): 2014 Awards for Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science. Deadline: October 15, 2014.<http://www.aaas.org/page/aaas-early-career-award-public-engagement-science> * Fitch Charitable Foundation Offers Project Grants to Mid-Career Professionals in Preservation and Related Fields. Deadline: October 15th, 2014.<http://fitchfoundation.org/filter/Grants/ApplicationFitch-Mid-Career-Grant-and-Samuel-H-Kress-Fellowship> * Ben & Jerrys Foundation: National Grassroots Grant Program. Next Deadline for Pre-Applications: Oct. 15, 2014.<http://benandjerrysfoundation.org/the-grassroots-organizing-for-social-change-program/> * From Civil Rights to Critical Engagement. Conference: October 15-17th, 2014; Downtown Omni Hotel, Jacksonville, Florida.<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ERCC> * Evolution of a New Paradigm: Emerging Tech Transfer Partnership Models (Free Webinar). Thursday, October 16, 2 - 3pm Eastern.<http://www.aplu.org/page.aspx?pid=2970> * Call for Proposals: Citizen Science Association's Inaugural Conference. Proposals due: October 23, 2014.<http://citizenscienceassociation.org/conference> * Office Depot Foundation Grants. Key Dates: Monthly through October 31, 2014 (disaster relief & recovery proposals considered year-round).<http://officedepotfoundation.org/?page_id=214> 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).<http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf> * Read.Write.Act Virtual Conference. Conference: November 7-8, 2014.<http://readwriteact.org/events/read-write-act-conference/> * UT's OUTstanding Conference. Conference: Saturday, November 8th, 2014; University of Tennessee-Knoxville.<http://outstandingseminar.wordpress.com/submit-a-proposal/> * Call for Submissions - Spring 2015 issue of Currents in Teaching and Learning. Deadline: November 15, 2014 (for Spring Issue).<http://worcester.edu/Currents/default.aspx> * Policies That Support Practice: What Government Does to Enable Innovation Ecosystems (Free Webinar). Thursday, November 20, 2 - 3pm Eastern.<http://www.aplu.org/page.aspx?pid=2970> December 2014: * HCA Foundation Accepting Applications From Middle Tennessee Organizations. Next Deadlines: September 12, 2014 & December 12, 2014.<http://hcacaring.org/supporting/grant-application-procedure.dot> * 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> * American Psychological Foundation Offers Pearson Early Career Grant for Psychologists. Deadline: December 31st, 2014.<http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/pearson.aspx> Ongoing: * Kinder Morgan Foundation: K-12 Academic, Arts, Environmental Programs. Deadline: Rolling.<http://www.kindermorgan.com/community/km_foundation_guidelines.cfm> * Knoxville's Vestal Boys and Girls Club Seeks Service-Learning Partnerships. Ongoing.<http://servicelearning.utk.edu/partnership-opportunities/> * New Funding for UT Staff: UT Access and Diversity Staff Retention Fund. Ongoing.<http://humanresources.tennessee.edu/eod/access_diversity.html?&utm_source=tntoday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2014-03-04> * Call For Book Proposals: Humanities and Public Life. Deadline: Ongoing.<http://www.uiowapress.org/authors/humanities-and-public-life.htm> * NGCP Collaborative Mini-Grants. Ongoing.<http://www.ngcproject.org/application-resources> * 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> * Public - A Journal of Imagining America (Public Arts & Humanities)<http://public.imaginingamerica.org/http:/public.imaginingamerica.org/?page_id=41> * Impact Big Ideas: Crowdfunding for University of Tennessee Projects. Ongoing.<http://volsconnect.com/s/1341/utk/index.aspx?sid=1341&gid=2&pgid=3075> * Ready for the World Funding Available. Ongoing.<http://www.utk.edu/readyfortheworld/proposals.php> * Community Service Grants. 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