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Governors State University just published the International Undergraduate Journal for Service Learning, Leadership, and Social Change. The journal offers articles written by undergraduates that discuss development and impact of service-learning projects, case studies of established service-learning projects, and reflections on service-learning. See the journal here. Encourage your students to apply for the next round of entries using the specifications below:

The Journal is dedicated to providing undergraduate students a venue to discuss their service-learning projects and experiences.  The Journal considers three types of articles:

1) Articles that discuss the development of a service-learning project and the impact of the project on the community served;

2) A case study of a service-learning project;

3) A reflection on service-learning and the development of personal leadership.

Each article will be reviewed by selected readers and the member of the editorial board.  Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, excluding block quotations which should be typed single-spaced, and references.  To ensure anonymity, author’s names and affiliation should appear on a separate cover page.  Articles should not exceed 15 pages.  Authors should follow APA format.

The Journal accepts Book Reviews on service-learning and social change.  Book reviews should not exceed 2 pages and include Book Title, Author, and Publisher.

Submissions should be sent in Word format.  DO NOT HAVE HEADERS OR PAGE NUMBERING.

Submit by e-mail to:

Ned Scott Laff

ned.laff@gmail.com

The 10th Annual Service-Learning & Civic Engagement Conference is now open for registration. The conference takes place on April 1st, 2017. Please register here.

The Nashman Center can work to arrange group travel. If you have a group of students interested in going please reach out to Hannah Root at gwserviceevents@gmail.com.

The deadline to propose a session for the 2017 IARSLCE Conference in Galway, Ireland has been extended to March 13th. The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) supports and promotes the scholarship of engagement.

The International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement has released a call for submissions for their upcoming issue release in Fall 2017. The deadline for submissions is May 1st, 2017. Please access the submission entry form as well information for submission guidelines here.

IARSCLE released a call for proposals for their upcoming Fall 2017 conference taking place September 14-16, 2017 in Galway, Ireland. A free webinar for those who wish to submit proposals will take place on Tuesday, February 21 at 10am CT. Space is limited for the webinar, so please register in advance here.

Proposals are due on Friday, March 10, 2017. You can submit a proposal and access information about the conference here.

The 2017 Service Engagement Summit for the Indiana Campus Compact hosted on February 27-28, 2017 has opened registration. There are a number of service-learning colleagues presenting their work. Highlighted presentations include award winner Kimberly Dark who will present Peace, Power, and Privilege which will discuss the power of kindness and awareness of oneself and others for a transformed experience. There will also be poster presentations, workshops, and resource roundtables to  engage with others who are a part of the service-learning network.

You can register here to attend the Summit.

The Gulf South Summit 2017 hosted by the International Association for Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement (IARSLCE) has released their call for program proposals. Submission deadlines are due December 9th, 2016.

For more information and accessing the application please visit their website.

Please forward this opportunity to potentially interested students.

Impact America has announced a national 4-minute film competition for college students that will highlight the experiences of those living in poverty – whether with respect to education, health care, housing or any other issue. Films will be shared through “Stories from the Line.” Submissions are due April 14th.

More information here