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Publication Release: International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership and Social Change

kmisraMarch 27, 2017April 15, 2019Leave a comment

Governors State University just published the International Undergraduate Journal for Service Learning, Leadership, and Social Change. The journal offers articles written by undergraduates that discuss development and impact of service-learning projects, case studies of established service-learning projects, and reflections on service-learning. See the journal here. Encourage your students to apply for the next round of entries using the specifications below:

The Journal is dedicated to providing undergraduate students a venue to discuss their service-learning projects and experiences. The Journal considers three types of articles:

1) Articles that discuss the development of a service-learning project and the impact of the project on the community served;

2) A case study of a service-learning project;

3) A reflection on service-learning and the development of personal leadership.

Each article will be reviewed by selected readers and the member of the editorial board. Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, excluding block quotations which should be typed single-spaced, and references. To ensure anonymity, author’s names and affiliation should appear on a separate cover page. Articles should not exceed 15 pages. Authors should follow APA format.

The Journal accepts Book Reviews on service-learning and social change. Book reviews should not exceed 2 pages and include Book Title, Author, and Publisher.

Submissions should be sent in Word format. DO NOT HAVE HEADERS OR PAGE NUMBERING.

Submit by e-mail to:

Ned Scott Laff

ned.laff@gmail.com

Upcoming Summit on Sustainability and Science

kmisraMarch 27, 2017April 15, 2019Leave a comment

Join Planet Forward at a 2017 summit on how to speak about sustainability and science.

THE SUMMIT HAS THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:

"AT THE SUMMIT, YOU WILL…

EXPERIENCE A WORLD OF VIRTUAL REALITY: OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AS IF YOU WERE THERE.

EXPLORE HOW NATIVE AMERICAN STORYTELLING CONNECTS HUMANS TO OUR EARTH.

ENGAGE WITH TOP EXECS FROM DISCOVERY, GOOGLE, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM USA, LAND O'LAKES, INC., AND OTHERS ON THE STORY OF INNOVATION, CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

LEARN FROM YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERS — MANDELA FELLOWS — AND THEIR STORIES ABOUT BIG IDEAS.

NETWORK WITH STUDENTS, SCIENTISTS, EXPERTS, ACADEMICS, ADVOCATES AND CORPORATE LEADERS."

THE SUMMIT WILL TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 6TH AND 7TH IN JACK MORTON AUDITORIUM. REGISTER HERE.

Article from The Atlantic Explores Free Speech on Campus

kmisraMarch 20, 2017April 15, 2019Leave a comment

"A Leftist and a Conservative Join Forces to Defend Free Speech" Many implications for our own campus as well: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/03/a-sleeping-giant-awakens-on-campus/519594/

Rodham Institute Hosts Series of Teach-Ins

kmisraMarch 13, 2017April 15, 2019Leave a comment

The first in a Series of Teach-Ins by the Rodham Institute will take place on March 24th from 10am-3:30pm. These teach-ins will focus on the social determinants of health as defined by the Healthy People 2020 campaign. Special attention will be paid to how these social determinants of health affect DC residents. You can drop-in the day of or you can register here.

10th Annual SLCE Conference at Towson University

kmisraMarch 13, 2017April 15, 2019Leave a comment

The 10th Annual Service-Learning & Civic Engagement Conference is now open for registration. The conference takes place on April 1st, 2017. Please register here.

The Nashman Center can work to arrange group travel. If you have a group of students interested in going please reach out to Hannah Root at gwserviceevents@gmail.com.

Upcoming Dialogue on Immigration

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Join photojournalists James Rodriguez and William B. Plowman, as well as curator Heidi McKinnon at event where they will discuss current changes in migration patterns since the 2016 US Presidential Election of individuals from Guatemala to the US. Other key experts of interest will weigh in on this dialogue.

The event will take place on March 7th, 2017 at 6pm-9pm at Foggy Bottom Campus 500 17th Street NW Washington, DC. For further information, please contact Katie Bascuas: 202-994-0229, kabascuas@Gwu.edu

Career Readiness Education Isn’t Everything

kmisraMarch 13, 2017April 15, 2019Leave a comment

Amy Cohen forwarded this piece from Education Week, "College and Career Readiness Education Isn't Everything" by Sydney Trubowitz, which calls for education for democracy as well as college and career readiness.

"I am distressed by the narrowness of an educational vision fixated on readiness for college and careers, especially in the wake of a national election in which more than 40 percent of eligible voters did not go to the polls."

The author also suggests that engaging students in service, in an on-going rather than sporadic way, will help answer that call. As faculty and administrators in higher education, we have all been thinking more and more about the important role we play in the continuation of democracy. We're interested in your thoughts - is this our call? responsibility? obligation? How will we answer?

New Exhibit: Fundred Reserve

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There is a new exhibit available at the Corcoran School of Art Design titled the Fundred Reserve. The exhibit is a great example of art as a social action which displays "Fundred" bills hand-drawn by children and adults across the United States. The bills symbolize the importance of protecting children from lead poisoning. There is still lead in DC pipes, and this project exhibits that presence. Read more about the exhibit and the recent events surrounding it in GW Today here and the Corcoran School of The Arts and Design here.

IARSLCE Conference Proposal Deadline Extended (again) to 3/14/17

kmisraMarch 10, 2017April 15, 2019Leave a comment

The deadline to propose a session for the 2017 IARSLCE Conference in Galway, Ireland has been extended to March 13th. The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) supports and promotes the scholarship of engagement.

IARSLCE Call for Recognition Awards: Due April 5th

kmisraMarch 8, 2017April 15, 2019Leave a comment

The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement has announced that nominations and applications are now being accepted for the 2017 recognitions and graduate student scholarships. These include:

Exemplary contribution through research: Distinguished Career
Exemplary contribution through research: Early Career
Exemplary contribution through research: Dissertation
Graduate Student Scholarship

AmeriCorps Outcomes Study Published by CNCS

kmisraMarch 6, 2017April 15, 2019Leave a comment

The Corporation for National Community Service has released a new study on the outcomes of AmeriCorps. Read below for an overview of the results. You can access the full article here.

AmeriCorps Outcomes Study

Since its founding in 1994, over 1 million AmeriCorps members have contributed more than 1.4 billion hours of service. While the impact AmeriCorps members have made on the communities in which they serve is evident and well documented, researchers wanted to know how service impacted the members themselves. The Office of Research and Evaluation commissioned a survey of AmeriCorps alumni which was released in January, 2017.

Nearly 4,000 alumni, from the 2005, 2010 and 2013 cohorts responded to the survey. Questions were based on the AmeriCorps member exit survey and focused on long-term civic participation, career pathways, education outcomes, and skill acquisition of AmeriCorps alumni. Results are positive and indicate that serving in AmeriCorps is a personally and professionally defining experience for alumni.

GW Course Design Institute to Feature a Service-Learning Faculty Cohort

kmisraMarch 3, 2017April 15, 2019Leave a comment

We are pleased to share that the Course Design Institute (CDI), sponsored by GW's Teaching and Learning Center, will include a special cohort for faculty whose courses will be engaging students in community-based learning. The course can include either engage students in direct service or in indirect service projects that build capacity for local community organizations.

This year, the CDI will be May 22nd-26th from 9:00am-5:00pm (it will end around 1:30pm on Friday, May 26th). Participants receive a wealth of resources related to learning-centered course design. Those who attend the entire CDI receive a $500 stipend.

We're looking forward to building a supportive community of community-engaged scholars so we can continue to support each other's work.

Please contact Wendy Wagner if you are interested in learning more. Applications to attend CDI are due by March 24th.

Research Day: Seeking Faculty to Serve as Judges for Nashman Prize

kmisraMarch 3, 2017April 15, 2019Leave a comment

Please support our students by serving as a judge for The Nashman Prize on Research Day.

When: April 4th, noon-1pm.

Where: 3rd Floor, Marvin Center

What: The Honey W. Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service will once again be awarding the Nashman Prize for research that represents community-based participatory research (CBPR). CBPR is research on significant social issues that occurs in collaboration with local community residents with the aim to provide potential solutions and contribute to long-term, sustainable change in the community.

Judges are needed to review poster presentations by students submitting a research study for the Nashman Prize. Judges receive a complimentary lunch and much gratitude for supporting students doing community-engaged scholarship.

Contact Wendy Wagner (wagnerw@gwu.edu) if you are interested - many thanks!

¡Sí se puede! March 31st César Chávez Day 2017 GW

kmisraMarch 1, 2017April 15, 2019Leave a comment

The Spanish program faculty committee (with support from the RGSLL department, the Nashman Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service, the Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute and the Multicultural Students Service Center) welcomes the GW community to the March 31st César Chávez Day 2017 GW celebration.

The day includes artwork exhibitions, various interactive workshops, displays of organizations from GW and the DC community, performances, and a space for reflection about the life and legacy of César Chávez. All Spanish language classes normally meeting on March 31st will meet Open Class style (Aula Abierta) in Marvin Center's fourth floor rooms.

Marvin Center's third floor, from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm.

Artwork exhibitions, various interactive workshops, displays of organizations from GW and the DC community, performances, a space for reflection about the life and legacy of César Chávez.

Jack Morton Auditorium from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Special guest speakers, panel discussions around issues such as immigration, youth activism and art activism, performances, refreshments.

Please encourage your students and colleagues to participate.

Latest Issue of the Michigan Journal for Community Service-Learning Available

kmisraFebruary 28, 2017April 15, 2019Leave a comment

The fall 2016 issue of the Michigan Journal for Community Service-Learning has been released. With this issue, the Michigan Journal is now open access (there will be no longer be a 12-month embargo period for the latest issue) and is only available digitally. You can find current articles (and browse past issues/articles) at the Journal's new Website: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mjcsl/

The Michigan Journal publishes some of the best research on service-learning and engaged scholarship. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to view the latest issue online.

Sample titles from this issue:

Cultivating Practitioners of Democratic Civic Engagement (Keith)

The Counter-Normative Effects of Service-Learning: Fostering Attitudes toward Social Equality through Contact and Autonomy (Brown, Wymer, & Cooper)

Learning From and With Community Organizations to Navigate the Tensions of Democratic Engagement (Whitney, Muse, Harrison, Edwards, and Clayton)