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Our congratulations to Jessica McCaughey from GW's University Writing program, who has been selected to present at the International Association for Research in Service-Learning and Community Engagement annual conference in October (program here). https://event.fourwaves.com/iarslce/pages.

McCaughey will describe the design and outcomes of her UW 1020 course, described in depth here, which engages students in writing projects in partnership with Clinic+O, a healthcare organization in Guinea. "Writing transfer" is the complex process by which an individual learns to rhetorically examine new writing situations and draw on past experiences in an effort to successfully navigate and adapt as a writer. McCaughey will discuss, "the extraordinary capacity for community-engaged courses to support professional writing transfer for students."

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Campus Compact is accepting session proposals for their Compact25 national conference, themed "Uniting through Public Purpose: Coalition Building for Impact." The conference will be held March 31-April 2, 2025, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Registration and more information here.

Submit your session proposal by September 27, 2024. Early bird registration is now open, with rates increasing after January 15, 2025.

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Once again students and course instructors gathered to learn from our community partners about serving effectively and respectfully through GW courses. Students posed important questions about managing their time effectively, learning to use public transportation, and eventually, how service opportunities can create opportunities to work together with equity - across race, gender, and socio-economic status.

Community Partner Panelists:

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Campus Compact is offering free Fall 2024 Communities of Practice (CoPs) for members to connect with peers nationwide and enhance their civic engagement practices. Two CoPs are available: "Making Mentorship Meaningful, Not Minimal" and "BIPOC Community of Care." Sessions run from October through December 2024.

Register here by Thursday, October 3, 2024.

...continue reading "Register Now: Fall 2024 Communities of Practice for Civic Engagement Professionals"

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(Post updated: Oct 24, 2024)

As you finalize your plans for the coming semester, please refer to the information and resources below. The Nashman Center Community Engaged Scholarship team is happy to support you in any way we can. Please reach out to Wendy Wagner, wagnerw@gwu.edu. ...continue reading "CES Courses: Starting a New Semester"

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The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and Campus Compact have launched the Democracy Inventory Project, a new initiative to strengthen democratic engagement efforts in higher education. A 21-member design team of diverse higher education leaders from across the U.S. will develop inventory tools and resources to help institutions assess and enhance their democracy-building work.

More information available at compact.org/democracy-inventory-project 

Key details:
- Project aims to provide adaptable resources for assessing democratic engagement efforts
- Design team began meeting this spring
- Supported by planning grant from Lumina Foundation
- Will inform broader AAC&U/Campus Compact planning project on scaling effective democracy-building in higher education

...continue reading "Democracy Inventory Project: AACU and Campus Compact Initiative"

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Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning has published Volume 56, Issue 2 focused on "Rethinking How Higher Education Can Serve the Public Good". This issue explores how colleges and universities can better fulfill their public mission.

The issue includes articles on topics like racial equity in higher education, civic learning for democracy, and community colleges serving the public good.

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The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) are hosting the 2024 Transforming STEM Higher Education Conference from November 7-9, 2024 in Arlington, VA. The conference aims to advance undergraduate STEM education reform by providing a platform for diverse perspectives, particularly from historically marginalized groups and institutions.

Register here

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The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) is seeking proposals for its 2025 Annual Meeting, "Reaffirming Higher Education's Public Purpose," addressing current challenges in higher education. The Annual Meeting will be January 22-24, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Submit proposals by July 31, 2024. More information available here

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has launched the third round of its 100&Change competition, offering a single $100 million grant to address a critical social challenge. The competition seeks proposals that promise significant and durable change, with a new focus on advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

  • Register by August 15, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. CT.
  • Submit full applications by September 5, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. CT.

More information available here: https://www.100andchange.org/

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The NIH Common Fund Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society Program (ComPASS) is co-sponsoring a webinar on leveraging research for social change. The event, "Moving from Knowledge to Action: Using Research to Change Policy and Practice," will take place on August 14, 2024.

Register here

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The CivXNow coalition has released a new report examining the implications of artificial intelligence for civic education and democracy, available here.

Key highlights:

- Explores how AI may affect core civic knowledge, skills, dispositions and behaviors
- Provides recommendations for educational practices and policies to leverage AI's potential while mitigating risks
- Calls for a major national investment in civic education to prepare students for the AI era
- Proposes research agenda on AI's impacts on youth civic engagement and social cohesion

...continue reading "New Report: AI’s Impact on Civic Education and Democracy"

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APHA Press and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) are hosting a webinar book symposium on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, from 12 PM to 1:30 PM ET to promote the 2nd edition of "Race and Research: Perspectives on Minority Participation in Health Studies."

Register here.

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ENGAGE! Journal is seeking submissions for its November issue focused on housing and homelessness. The deadline for article submissions is September 15th, 2024.

ENGAGE! is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research from community-university collaborations, advancing community engaged and community-based participatory research.

GW faculty interested in submitting should note that the journal welcomes contributions from social program developers, grassroots innovators, policy leaders, activists, community and faith-based service providers, and scholars. For detailed submission guidelines, visit https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/ENGAGE/about/submissions

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The Values-Based Academic Leadership Institute, scheduled for October 18-19, 2024 will be hosted by George Washington University and co-sponsored by NCSCE and The Academic Leadership Group. More information and registration details will be available soon.

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