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National and regional conferences, institutes, workshops that faculty may want to attend.

Published on Leave a comment on New Collaborative Network for Community-Based Global Learning

Building on a decade of collaboration, the network of educational institutions and community organizations formerly known as The Globalsl Network has become The Community-based Global Learning Collaborative @CBGLCollab on Twitter or a group on Facebook.

The Collaborative is a network of educational institutions and community organizations that advances ethical, critical, and aspirationally de-colonial community-based learning and research for more just, inclusive, and sustainable communities.

The Collaborative does this through several specific mechanisms:

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Published on Leave a comment on Summer Series on Place Based Service-Learning and Sustainability

The Community Works Institute is hosting its annual Summer Series virtually this year, beginning June 23, 2020.

CWI's 2020 VIRTUAL Summer EAST and WEST Institutes, on Place Based Service-Learning and Sustainability 
Special Registration Opportunity, supported by a generous private funder.
• Register now at $699 per participant

http://cwiregistration.memberlodge.org 

Published on Leave a comment on Panel Discussion: How to Make Democracy Work during the Pandemic

The Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies frequently hosts panel discussions locally at the Arena Stage theatre. During COVID-19, these are being held via Zoom. For information on upcoming events and to view video recordings on former discussions, see https://www.arenastage.org/civildialogues

Monday, May 25, from 4:00pm EST -5:30pm EST, the panel will discuss Politics in the COVID-19 Age: How to Make Democracy Work during the Pandemic. 

The panel will include: 
  • Professor Tabatha Abu El-Haj, Associate Professor of Law at Drexel University
  • William Galston, Ezra K. Zilkha Chair and Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Brookings Institution
  • Yascha Mounk, Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University
  • Norman J Ornstein, Vice President of the Matthew Harris Ornstein Memorial Foundation
Join via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4915892435568/WN_y06scStPRTmK5dgdprvKQA

Published on Leave a comment on Interning remotely: How to have or Arrange a Remote Internship

Are you looking for an internship this summer or fall or advising students who are seeking internships?

The Haas Center at Stanford University shared a great tip sheet for students working in a remote internship, or for those setting up remote internships. Click here for tips!

Published on Leave a comment on New issue released: The Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement

JHEOE is an open access, peer-reviewed journal focused on advancing theory and practice related all forms of outreach and engagement between higher education institutions and communities. The latest issue is available at https://openjournals.libs.uga.edu/jheoe/issue/view/203

Table of Contents:

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Published on Leave a comment on Webinar: How to Ensure Equitable Development as We Rebuild

Community Science is hosting a panel on May 14, 2020 at 12:45 as a part of their4-part webinar series on building community capacity for change during a crisis. Register here.

Published on Leave a comment on Webinar: National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service

This National Commission has recommended supporting civic education and service-learning through new legislation and appropriations designated to the US Department of Education and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

"The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service is the first entity in American history charged with conducting a comprehensive and holistic review of all forms of service to the nation.  While civic education and service-learning was not in the Commission’s mandate, it quickly become an issue the Commission studied closely. The Commission released its final report, Inspired to Serve, to Congress, the President, and the American public on March 25, 2020. The report covers a broad range of topics that impacts K-12 and higher education and you were recommended as someone who might be interested in our recommendations.

The Commission invites you to join a briefing on their final report, the briefings focused on higher education are on May 7 and May 19th, 1-2pm. Rsvp to Morgan Levey for the link: Morgan.N.Levey@inspire2serve.gov

Published on Leave a comment on World Economic Forum Hosts Virtual Meeting: Civic Participation Map and Effects of COVID

The World Economic Forum is working to map the effects of COVID-19 on a variety of inter-related topics, including civic participation. You are invited to participate in this process.

As co-curators of the Civic Participation map, we want to capture the immediate, near-term and long-term effects of the virus’ impact on civic participation.

Participate in a virtual meeting Wednesday April 29, from 1:30-3:00pm ET to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on civic participation. Specifically, feedback will be collected on:

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Published on Leave a comment on Engaging Your Community Online About Voting
The National Conference on Citizenship will host an online "Learning Circle" this Wednesday about engaging your communities online about voting. This is particularly timely, as the pandemic drives rapid change in the way elections are being administered.
Join us Wednesday at 2pm ET with Kathryn Quintin from the Students Learn Students Vote Coalition and voting communications expert Brad Bauman to discuss great strategies and tools to ramp up online efforts to educate your communities about how to build an inclusive culture ahead of the 2020 election - while protecting public health. This presentation will build on incredible work that Kathryn and Brad have been doing over the last 6 weeks to rapidly adapt voter engagement programs to meet the needs of this moment.

Published on Leave a comment on Community-Engaged Learning in Engineering Conference: Postponed

This conference will bring together faculty, professionals, researchers, students, community members, and others interested in engineering-based community-engagement and service-learning together to discuss the state of the art, best practices, challenges, and opportunities to enhance learning and make a difference in the world.

The conference organizers are the same group behind EPICS, a highly regarded program that has brought national attention to community-engaged learning as a proven pedagogy in engineering and the STEM disciplines.

The Conference was scheduled for July 29-31, 2020 hosted by Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. We will keep you posted about new dates.

More information can be found: https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/university/events/Events%20Information

Published on Leave a comment on CCMA Discussion on Food Security Initiatives During COVID
Join Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic and your colleagues in this Zoom call for a discussion of supporting food security initiatives during social distancing.
Thursday, April 30 at 11:00 am, register here. 

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Published on Leave a comment on Friday AAC&U Webinar on Improving Voter Engagement through Pedagogy
There is a lot happening right now in the world of college student voter engagement, but not as much of it is related to course-based connections. This webinar should be interesting.
Details
Date: April 24, 2020
Time: 2:00–3:00 p.m. ET
Cost: FREE

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Published on Leave a comment on Community Campus Partnerships For Health Webinar: Essential Employees

Community Campus Partnerships For Health is co-hosting a webinar series: Ensuring Equity in the Time of COVID-19. The next scheduled webinar is:

Behind the Scenes and In the Shadows: Essential Employees in COVID-19
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 1pm EST
Register Here.

Speakers:

  • Madeline Sterling, MD, Internal Medicine Physician at Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Antonio Tovar, PhD, Interim Executive Director of Farmworker Association of Florida, Inc.
  • Faith Wiggins, MS Director - 1199SEIU Home Care Industry Education Fund

http://www.ccphealth.org/covid-19-equity/?mc_cid=2573035412&mc_eid=5b0828c4a4

 

Published on Leave a comment on New Plan for a National Public Service Model Released

The National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service has released their final report with, "a bold vision and comprehensive plan to strengthen all forms of service to address critical security and domestic needs, invigorate civil society, and strengthen our democracy."

Read on for a link to the full report, as well as links to several virtual town halls being held to discuss the findings and recommendations in the report.

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Published on Leave a comment on Call for Stories: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health

The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health would like to gather stories and resources about how our institutions and community partners are responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Submit your stories through this google doc (please answer any questions as you see fit).

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