Transform Mid-Atlantic is offering Faculty Development Mini-Grants of up to $2,500 to support faculty initiatives in civic and community engagement, service-learning, and community-based research. Applications are open until October 7, 2024.
Apply here. Full-time and part-time GW faculty are eligible to apply individually or as part of cross-disciplinary or inter-institutional teams.
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The Research University Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN) is hosting its first virtual peer-to-peer coaching session on October 15th from 2:00 - 3:00 PM EST. Participants will workshop challenges or issues related to civic engagement at their institutions.
Register here. GW is a TRUCEN member institution and all faculty and staff are welcome to participate.
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The Institute for Democracy and Higher Education (IDHE) and Sustained Dialogue Institute are offering a free "help desk" to assist campus educators with challenging conflicts and conversations. This service is particularly relevant as we approach a contentious election season.
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The Urban Research Action Based Network (URBAN) is hosting its 2025 conference, "Traveling Together: The Many Paths of Community-Engaged Research," in Providence, Rhode Island on April 3-5, 2025. The conference will explore diverse approaches to community-engaged research and its role in democracy.
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Campus Compact is hosting a free webinar on Monday, October 14 at 3pm ET to discuss how universities can support inclusive transition plans for newly elected state and local officials. The webinar will feature speakers from the University of Maryland and the State of Maryland.
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The Community-Based Primary Health Care Working Group is hosting a pre-conference workshop, "Community-Based Primary Health Care in a Changing Climate and Humanitarian Crisis Settings," on Saturday, October 26 from 8 AM to 5 PM. Registration is open to all, including non-APHA members, for only $25.
For more information or to submit an abstract, contact Dr. Sandy Hoar at hoar@gwu.edu.
The Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement (CLDE) Coalition is hosting a virtual event titled "For Today's Students and Tomorrow's Democracy: How Can Educators Inspire High-Impact Civic and Democracy Learning Across the College Curriculum?" on October 1, 2024, from 3:30-5:30 PM ET. Registration link
Register for this free webinar to explore strategies for integrating civic learning and democracy engagement into all students' degree pathways.
Campus Compact is seeking chapter abstracts for an upcoming publication titled "Navigating Campus-Community Relationships: How Colleges and Universities Engage with Demographic Change." The volume will explore challenges and best practices in community-higher education engagement in areas experiencing significant demographic shifts.
Submit your 500-word abstract by October 15, 2024. The call for chapters and submission details are available here: https://compact.org/news/call-for-chapters-navigating-campus-community-relationships-how-colleges-and-universities-engage-with-demographic-change
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The 7th Community-based Global Learning Summit will be held November 8-10, 2024, at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, MA. This event, hosted by WPI's Global School, focuses on aligning pedagogy with outcomes that advance justice, inclusion, and sustainability globally. View the full program and register here.
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The Bonner Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) at the University of Richmond has released three new resources to support community-engaged scholarship in higher education. These resources, co-authored by Center staff and University faculty, are particularly relevant for liberal arts institutions but applicable across various university types.
Valuing Community Engagement Throughout the Faculty Recruitment
Community-Engaged Faculty Activity: Resource for Department Chairs
Suggestions for Early Career Community-Engaged Scholars
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Campus Compact has released its 2024-2025 Outlook, outlining numerous opportunities for GW faculty and administrators to engage in civic and community engagement initiatives. Visit the Campus Compact events calendar for a full list of opportunities.
Key upcoming events and deadlines include:
1. Join a fall Community of Practice by October 1
2. Submit a Compact25 conference session proposal by September 27
3. Register for the CLDE coalition's "Every Student, Every Degree" launch event on October 1
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GW's Corcoran School of the Arts and Design is launching a three-year artist residency with For Freedoms, an artist-led organization focused on using art as a catalyst for civic engagement. The residency kickoff features a series of events from October 4-6, 2024, at the Corcoran School and the National Gallery of Art. Learn more and RSVP here
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The Capital Area Food Bank has released its Hunger Report 2024, revealing a significant increase in food insecurity across the Greater Washington region. The report finds that 37% of the region's residents experienced food insecurity in the past year.
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Campus Compact is seeking book proposals to advance the understanding and practice of civic and community engagement in higher education. This presents an opportunity for GW faculty to contribute to field-leading publications that address complex social issues and further equity, justice, and prosperity.
Submission deadline for priority review: December 31, 2024
Submit proposals to: Clayton Hurd, Campus Compact's publication lead: churd@compact.org
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GW's Maranda C. Ward, Assistant Professor & Director of Equity, Clinical Research & Leadership recently published six co-authored articles in the Harvard Public Health Review Journal (now HPHR), issued by the Boston Congress of Public Health. The supplement is entitled, Community-centered Approaches to Eliminating HIV, PrEP/PEP and COVID-19 Vaccine Stigma and Discrimination
Click here for the full promotional video. The supplement's home page is available here.
Read on for the table of contents and a link to each article. We're so proud of Dr. Ward on this contribution to the field.
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