The Engagement Scholarship Consortium will be hosting their 2024 conference themed “Pathways to Prosperity: Building Sustainable Futures through Community Engagement”. The conference will be held in Oregon on October 9-10, 2024 with a pre conference on October 7-8, 2024. The conference will explore the impacts of work done by the community and strategies for the advancement of community engagement. Proposals are due by April 1, 2024. Click here to learn more.
Category: Professional Development Events and Resources
National and regional conferences, institutes, workshops that faculty may want to attend.
Call for Proposals: Collaboration for a Better World: Global Learning, Hope, and Justice
The Community-Based Global Learning Summit will be held on Nov 8 - 10, 2024 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA. Each CBGL Summit is geared to stimulating conversations about improving community engagement. This conversation is held with students, faculty, and community partners. The theme of the summit is Collaboration for a Better World: Global Learning, Hope, and Justice. The proposal deadline is midnight EDT on Monday, March 18, 2024. Click here to learn more and submit a proposal.
Register Now: 13th Annual Regional Conference on Teaching, Learning, & Scholarship hosted by Frostburg State University
The Center for Teaching Excellence at Frostburg State University is hosting the 13th Annual Regional Conference on Teaching, Learning, & Scholarship to be held on Friday, March 15, 2024 at Frostburg State University. The conference will help foster new ideas and strategies around community engagement. Click here to learn more and register.
Apply Now: Engaged Scholars Initiative
Join Campus Compact in partnership with University of Nebraska at Omaha as a part of the 2024-2025 Engaged Scholars Initiative cohort. This year long programming is geared to early career scholars who are interested in developing leadership skills in civic and community engagement. GW’s Dr. Maranda Ward was part of this program in 2023 and we encourage GW faculty to participate.
Applications are due Friday April 19th, 2024. Click here to learn more.
Webinar Jan 16: Civic Education in a Time of Democratic Crisis
Civic Education in a Time of Democratic Crisis
January 16, 2024 | 11:00 am–12:30 pm EST
Join this webinar that will highlight multi-disciplinary research on what works in civic education, with a dialogue on re-orienting teaching and learning toward meaningful civic outcomes.
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New Issue: Intl. Journal of Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement
The latest issue (Volume 11, Issue 2, 2023) of the International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IJRSLCE) is now online, along with a call for manuscripts for Volumen 12 (2024).
Published annually, the IJRSLCE is the scholarly journal of the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE).
The call for manuscripts for Volume 12 (2024) is now open. Please see this announcement or the "For Authors" section of the Journal website for details.
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Spring 2024 Institute on Teaching Social Action
Several GW faculty have attended this Institute and found it valuable.
The Spring '24 Institute on Teaching Social Action will be held at Rhodes College in Memphis on March 9-10, 2024. They will also have two virtual Institutes scheduled, as well as a Fall '24 Institute at the University of Michigan. Applications are due on Friday, February 23. Apply for the Spring '24 Institute.
These cost-free Institutes are designed to give faculty and staff the knowledge and
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Share With Students: Phi Beta Kappa Key Into Public Service Program
This is an opportunity specifically for liberal arts and sciences majors. Key into Public Service program, is a $5,000 undergraduate scholarship and educational conference experience that highlights pathways into local, state, and federal government work.
Phi Beta Kappa seeks applications from well-rounded arts, humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, and social sciences students who possess an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher with an anticipated graduation date of Fall/Winter 2024 through Spring 2026. Characteristics of ideal recipients include intellectual curiosity, interdisciplinary breadth, and depth of arts and sciences coursework, leadership propensity, and service to others.
Students may apply here through January 22, 2024 or at pbk.org/ServiceScholarsApp.
Register Now: 2024 CUMU Huddles Schedule
CUMU Huddles are informal, online learning communities for individuals from across the CUMU network to connect, learn, and collaborate around shared challenges and common goals. ...continue reading "Register Now: 2024 CUMU Huddles Schedule"
Call for Proposals: CUMU Impact Fellowship Deadline Approaching
The 2024 CUMU Impact Fellowship will provide one awardee with $5,000 to write a state-of-the-field report and provide leadership to CUMU's membership on initiatives related to impact in community engagement and/or regional impact. Prospective fellows should bring their own expertise and experience to bear in order to propose a project that leverages their strengths. Proposals are due January 8, 2024.
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Webinar Recording: Promising P&T Reforms for Societally-Impactful Research
Promising P&T Reforms for Societally-Impactful Research: Strategies and Opportunities, was held February 5th 2024. The recording is available here.
This session explored findings from a new white paper that scans promising reforms to faculty reward systems to recognize a wider range of scholarly contributions in promotion and tenure decisions. The project was commissioned by participants in the Transforming Evidence Funders Network (TEFN), facilitated by The Pew Charitable Trusts. ...continue reading "Webinar Recording: Promising P&T Reforms for Societally-Impactful Research"
Register Now: Campus Compact 24 Full Agenda now Online
Campus Compact has released the agenda for its 24th annual national conference which will be held April 7-10, 2024 in Denver. Early bird registration has been extended through January 15th. GW is a member institution of Campus Compact and faculty are encouraged to attend! Register here. Explore the full agenda. ...continue reading "Register Now: Campus Compact 24 Full Agenda now Online"
Save the Date: CCPH Lunch and Learn: Sustaining Partnerships
From Community-Campus Partnerships for Health:
Don't miss out on the last Lunch & Learn of the year happening next week! Join us for this session on Sustaining Partnerships. During the training we'll outline strategies to sustain partnerships across funding cycles. The conversation will be held Wednesday, December 13th from 12-1pm EST. Register here.
Save the Date: Americorps December Evidence and Impact Webinar
Join AmeriCorps' Office of Research and Evaluation for our December Evidence and Impact Webinar celebrating the power of service. AmeriCorps invests in local partners leveraging the transformative relationship of local mission with national service. The webinar will be held Thursday, Dec. 14th at 3 p.m.. Register here. ...continue reading "Save the Date: Americorps December Evidence and Impact Webinar"
Campus Compact Dissertation Talk: The Experience of Community Engaged Researchers
“I was Invisible to them:” An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Community Engaged Researchers’ Experience of Institutional Support.
Dr. Emily Phaup, Professional Development Manager, Campus Compact
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