Monthly Archives: August 2011
Turning Trash into Cash
“Civic engagement staff all over the state are scrambling to find “budget neutral” ways to fund service initiatives. But there exists a new genre of service that manages to satisfy everyone: the community, student volunteers, civic engagement staff, and the all-important board of trustees.” Continue Reading
Register for Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference
“Moving us Forward: Recognizing and Rewarding Civic Engagement”, October 27-28, 2011, seeks to advance institutional engagement. Leaders in higher education will participate in workshops on engaged scholarship, institutional change, and campus-community reciprocity. This conference will include an institute for faculty teams to focus on institutional strategies for rewarding engaged scholarship in promotion and tenure. Continue Reading
Associate Director, SOURCE (Student Outreach Resource Center) Johns Hopkins University
SOURCE (Student Outreach Resource Center), the community service and service-learning center for the Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health seeks an Associate Director to support the growth and effectiveness of academically-based community engagement activities, including service-learning courses. The Associate Director works closely with community partners, faculty, and health professional students in developing community outreach skills, exploring … Continue Reading
Executive Director – New Jersey Campus Compact
New Jersey Campus Compact (NJCC), a consortium of college and university presidents and chancellors who share a commitment to the civic mission of higher education, announces a national search for its first Executive Director. New Jersey Campus Compact’s mission is to increase the resources, knowledge, and infrastructure of its member institutions to educate effective, socially responsible citizens for a just … Continue Reading
The Carolina Panthers Issue Service Challenge to Queens University of Charlotte
On Tuesday, September 20, 2011, the Carolina Panthers will challenge Queens University of Charlotte to perform 75,000 hours of community service. Queens is also announcing a new university-wide partnership with Sedgefield Elementary. The entire Sedgefield community will join Queens and the Panthers for this announcement and lunch. The public is invited to come out to support these new partnerships. Tuesday, September 20th 11:00 am … Continue Reading
Advocate for AmeriCorps on September 15, 2011
Voices for National Service Hill Day 2011 On Thursday, September 15, members of the National Service community will be gathering at in Washington, DC to visit legislators and make the case for CNCS. On the hill day, participants will be broken up into teams from different regions and programs. Their team will meet with multiple legislators throughout the day. For more … Continue Reading
Executive Director, IUPUI Center for Service & Learning
Applications are sought for the Executive Director of the Center for Service and Learning (CSL) at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The mission of CSL is to engage students, faculty, staff, and community members in educationally meaningful service that promotes learning and development, advances best practice and research, achieves community goals through partnerships, and furthers the civic engagement mission of IUPUI. As … Continue Reading