UT-REACH September 4, 2014
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CONTENTS:
OUTREACH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NEWS
1.
The Baker Center Policy Challenge
2.
National Geographic Young Explorers Grant Workshop, Public Lecture to held at UT
3.
Civility and Community: Community Engagement Pedagogy Starts Here
4.
UT Garden Sunflowers Part of Labor Day Community Art Project in Krutch Park
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
5.
Nominate a Grad Student for Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award
FUNDING
6.
Project Learning Tree: Environmental Education Projects Grants
7.
PeyBack Foundation: Programs Serving At-Risk Children
8.
American Association of University Women (AAUW): Community Action Grants
NEW RESOURCES & READING
9.
Broader Impacts Start Now (Baker Center Policy Challenge, Recap!)
QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE
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OUTREACH & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NEWS
1.
The Baker Center Policy Challenge
UT faculty and community members will provide guidance for interdisciplinary student teams, addressing issues provided by an external organization or from the student teams themselves. Teams
will each create and draft a 1-2 page executive summary of a policy brief and create a 5- minute slideshow presentation that provides a solution to the problem. The challenge runs from September through November, steering clear of interrupting Fall Break or
finals. If your team ranks among the top five, you will move on to the Finals in January and February.
Deadline to participate: September 12, 2014
Find out more:
http://tinyurl.com/HBPPC
2.
National Geographic Young Explorers Grant Workshop, Public Lecture to held at UT
A morning grants workshop (focus: students 18-25) will provide grant writing advice and networking opportunities
with National Geographic grantees and staff members. An evening lecture, open to the public, will feature National Geographic explorers Kenny Broad and Mark Synnott for a memorable presentation.
Key date: Sept. 12, 2014.
Workshop: 10:30 a.m, Shiloh Room, University Center. Lecture 7 p.m, University Auditorium, University Center.
3.
Civility and Community: Community Engagement Pedagogy Starts Here
Respect for diversity and inclusion are core values on our campus — and important elements of community engagement,
too. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville affirms the value of each member of the diverse university community and recommends that all UTK community members adhere to the following Principles of Civility and Community.
Find them here:
http://civility.utk.edu/
4.
UT Garden Sunflowers Part of Labor Day Community Art Project in Krutch Park
UT Gardens were among several partners in the Labor Day Sunflower Project, begun in 2007 as a creative means of
uniting a single neighborhood, but it has since grown to symbolize the unification of all of Knoxville’s disparate parts. Each sunflower signifies the reward of individual labors while the circle embodies the coordination of those efforts.
More:
https://www.facebook.com/utgardens/posts/779063398782519
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
5.
Nominate a Grad Student for Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award
The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders
of higher education; who demonstrate a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility in themselves and others; and whose work reflects a strong emphasis on teaching and learning. (H/T MN Campus Compact)
Deadline: October 1, 2014.
More:
http://www.aacu.org/meetings/annualmeeting/AM15/CrossAward.cfm
FUNDING
6.
Project Learning Tree: Environmental Education Projects Grants
Do you have an idea for a school/community native plant garden, a forest improvement project, a streamside restoration plan, a recycling program,
or energy conservation project for your students? Need funds (up to $1,000) to implement it? Apply for a Project Learning Tree GreenWorks! grant!
Deadline: September 30, 2014
More:
https://www.plt.org/apply-for-greenworks-environmental-education-grant
7.
PeyBack Foundation: Programs Serving At-Risk Children
Established by former UT quarterback Peyton Manning, these grants for up to $15,000 (typical grant = $10,000)
are for programs that provide leadership and growth opportunities for at-risk children in Tennessee, Louisiana, Indiana, and Denver metro areas. Preference is given to programs that provide direct benefit to disadvantaged youth through activities conducted
outside the typical school day (i.e., afterschool and summer programming). The Foundation has distributed more than $7.5 million in grants since 2002. The deadline for grant applications is February each year.
Deadline: February 1, 2015
Details:
http://www.peytonmanning.com/peyback-foundation/grants
8.
American Association of University Women (AAUW): Community Action Grants
Community Action Grants provide funds to individuals, AAUW branches, and AAUW state organizations as well as local
community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equality for women and girls. Topic areas are unrestricted, but should include a clearly defined activity that promotes education and
equality for women and girls. One-year grants ($2000-$7000) provide funding for community-based projects. Two-year grants ($5000-$10,000) provide startup funds for new projects that address the particular needs of the community and develop girls’ sense of
efficacy through leadership or advocacy opportunities.
Deadline: January 15, 2015
Details:
http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/community-action-grants/
NEW RESOURCES & READING
9.
Broader Impacts Start Now (Baker Center Policy Challenge, Recap!)
Planning to write an NSF grant proposal? Hoping for letters of collaboration for your broader impact component? Not even sure what/how your
broader impact component will be? These typically comprise major challenges for UT investigators. One of the best solutions is to begin collaborating NOW, even before you start writing your proposal. This way, you’ll already have something extant you can
document and build into any number of strong proposals, along with an extant partner who is much more likely to provide you with the letters you need. Furthermore, there are many terrific opportunities for faculty who are willing to partner *now,* when the
need has been expressed to those of us on campus who are watching for these collaborative opportunities, rather than *later,* when (and if) a grant proposal is funded. One such opportunity is the annual Howard Baker Public Policy Challenge, described above.
Much of the organization and support is already provided for you on this one, with faculty leaders from all disciplines called upon to serve as advisors/mentors to student teams.
QUICK LINKS: ENGAGEMENT FUNDING, SUBMISSION CALLS, CONFERENCES, AND MORE
September 2014:
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Call for Proposals – 2015 NASPA Annual Conference. Deadline: September 5, 2014.
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UT Smart Communities Initiative Kicks-Off in Cleveland,
Tennessee. September 10, 2014.
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SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grants. UTK. REVISED DEADLINE: September 12, 2014) Contact:
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The Baker Center Policy Challenge. Deadline to participate this year: September 12, 2014.
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Call for Proposals: Citizen Science 2015. Deadline
for Proposals: September 15, 2014.
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EPA: Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant. Deadline:
September 22, 2014.
·
USDA: Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program.
Deadline: September 30, 2014.
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Department of Labor: Strengthening Worker
Organizations in Georgia. Deadline: September 30, 2014.
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Project Learning Tree: Environmental Education Projects Grants. Deadline: September 30, 2014.
October 2014:
·
Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship Program. Deadline for Spring 2015 program: October 1, 2014.
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Nominate a Grad Student for Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. Deadline: October 1, 2014.
·
Nominate a Grad Student for Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. Deadline: October 1,
2014.
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Gates Foundation: Short Film Challenge for Innovative Solutions. Deadline: October 1, 2014.
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NEA Foundation: Learning and Leadership Grants. Deadline: October 1, 2014.
·
Emerging
Engagement Scholars Preconference Workshop. Date: October 5-6th, 2014.
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Save
the Date! 15th Annual Engagement Scholarship Consortium Conference Oct 5-9, 2014.
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Department of Commerce: Economic Development Assistance
Programs. Next Deadline: October 17, 2014.
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National Endowment for the Arts: Value
and Impact of the Arts. Deadline: October 21, 2014.
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Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media.
Deadline: October 22, 2014.
November 2014:
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Read.Write.Act Virtual Conference. Conference: November 7-8,
2014.
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Society for American Music - Adrienne Fried Block Fellowship. Deadline:
Nov. 1, 2014.
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NSF: National Robotics Initiative. Deadline: November 13, 2014.
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NSF: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL). Next Proposal Deadline:
November 14, 2014.
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American Association of University Women: Eleanor Roosevelt
Fund Award. Deadline: November 15, 2014.
December 2014:
January 2015:
February 2015:
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PeyBack Foundation: Programs Serving At-Risk Children. Deadline: February 1, 2015.
March 2015:
May 2015:
Ongoing:
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Kinder Morgan Foundation: K-12 Academic, Arts, Environmental
Programs. Deadline: Rolling.
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Knoxville’s Vestal Boys and Girls Club Seeks
Service-Learning Partnerships. Ongoing.
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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: 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
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Call for Submissions: Community Works Journal
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Public - A Journal of Imagining America (Public Arts & Humanities)
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Impact Big Ideas: Crowdfunding for University of
Tennessee Projects. Ongoing.