KACIF is a great way for students to get support with funding to help offset the expenses of unpaid internships in the non-profit or government sectors. Encourage your students to apply and take advantage of great opportunities to gain career experience while at GW!

https://youtu.be/4e1ThN3szjs

The Teagle Foundation recently announced an RFP for initiatives related to Education for for American Civic Life,

Through “Education for American Civic Life,” the Foundation seeks to elevate the civic objectives of liberal arts education through faculty-led efforts within the curriculum grounded in the issues that define and challenge American democracy.

For more information: http://www.teaglefoundation.org/Grants-Initiatives/Current-Initiatives-Listing

Certified to Serve makes it easy for students to complete all required background checks and start serving right away.

If your students could potentially be serving with DC Public Schools, know that the Nashman Center coordinates the DCPS background check process right here on campus.

Step one: TB Testing

Students must first be tested for TB because they need to bring the printed test results with them to "step two." If faculty notify students in advance, students can do this at home during the summer with their own doctors.

To have a TB test on-campus, students can go to the Colonial Health Center. The Nashman Center will cover the cost of this testing, but students must do the following:

1. Fill Out a Quick Form (go.gwu.edu/nashmanTB)
2. Visit the Nashman Center to get a TB Test Voucher
3. Visit Colonial Health Center for their TB Test

No appointment for TB testing is necessary, students can walk-in during the times below. Note that students can also receive other immunizations during this appointment.

• Tuesdays or Wednesdays: 9am-12:30pm or 2-3pm.
• Fridays: 10:30am-12:30pm

Step two: DCPS Fingerprinting

Students should bring printed copies of:  TB test results, ID (driver’s license/passport), and their most updated physical and immunization records.

• Tuesday, September 6th, time TBD, but typically is 1-4pm, Marvin Center 405
• Tuesday, September 12th, time TBD, but typically is 1-4pm, Marvin Center 405
  • Note this date coincides with the Nashman Center's Community Service Fair, also in the Marvin Center.

Three new podcasts for the summer-check them out and share with your students!

Addressing health through grant-making and program development

J.R. Jamison sat down with Bob Atkins, Director of the New Jersey Health Initiatives of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. They chat about Bob’s journey from registered nurse to co-founder of a youth-development nonprofit to faculty member at Rutgers-Camden, and how these experiences have influenced Bob’s work as a grant-maker throughout the state of New Jersey. They also make a stop off in Pop Culture Corner to talk books, podcasts, and the importance of seeing yourself reflected in the world.

Listen to Episode 17

Radical Hospitality

Emily Shields and Sinda Nichols, Associate Director of Minnesota Campus Compact, are joined by Katie Clark, Director of Augsburg Central Health Commons at Augsburg University, for an engaging conversation about providing community-ownership over healthcare and what it means to view healthcare from a lens of social justice and radical hospitality.

Listen to Episode 16

Brian Gogan, assistant professor in rhetoric and writing studies in the Department of English at Western Michigan University, Azuri Gonzalez, Director of the Center for Civic Engagement at the University of Texas at El Paso, and Mark Wilson, Director of Civic Learning Initiatives and the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University, to talk about dialogue, Civic Action Planning, and highlights from the national conference.

Listen to Episode 15

The Nashman Center's GW Upstart program is sponsoring a workshop series for students interested in social innovation and entrepreneurship.  Please forward this information to students, particularly if their work in your course results in ideas for action.

Workshops are aimed at preparing students to successfully apply for funding from: Projects for Peace, Eco-Equity Challenge, Campaigning for Change, the Public Service Grant Commission, and other opportunities.

Many thanks to Dolores Perillan for forwarding this plenary presentation from a recent American Association of Teacher of Spanish and Portuguese event. The messages here, that students must learn not only content, but also a greater understanding of their role as advocates and political actors for positive change, are relevant to higher education broadly as well as to the intended audience of language educators.

Link here for some fresh readings and resources from the NCDD (National Coalition on Dialogue and Deliberation).

GW Teach and GW Noyce are managing a new Fall internship program at the Smithsonian Science Education Center. This program builds from their successful summer internship program, encourage your students to apply (deadline September 25, 2017).

http://ssec.si.edu/gwteach-internship-program