http://www.compact.org educating citizens • building communities Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:21:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While those who engage in service-learning and its associated forms of higher education civic engagement are surely concerned that their students make needed contributions to the communities in which they are involved, the primary interest of higher education has been, not surprisingly, on what students learn and not on what ... http://www.compact.org/news/making-higher-education-civic-engagement-matter-in-the-community/9748/ Practitioners from seven California colleges and universities will participate in a nationwide institute to explore the future of higher education’s service-learning and civic and community engagement movement. San Francisco, CA – Eight long-time civic and community engagement practitioners from California Campus Compact member colleges and universities are among a select group ... http://www.compact.org/news/eight-civic-and-community-engagement-leaders-from-california-selected-for-advanced-professional-development-program/9737/ Katya Zepeda, of Crookston, was one of two college students recently selected to receive a $1,000 Carter Academic Service Entrepreneur (CASE) grant supporting innovative service-learning projects.…The other CASE grant recipient was Christin Tomy, a senior at the College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn. Tomy and Zepeda are the fifth ... http://www.compact.org/news/in-the-media/u-of-m-student-awarded-grant-to-benefit-local-food-shelf/9694/ The MACC AmeriCorps*VISTA program was created to pursue the potential for institutions of higher education to more responsibly address the local needs of low-income communities and be responsible mechanisms for community change. MACC AmeriCorps*VISTA members are tools for this change. Through unique campus-based placements, AmeriCorps*VISTA members will: bridge the gap ... http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/americorps-americorps-vista-opportunities/macc-americorpsvista-3/9575/ The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement and the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis are pleased to invite you to the 2010 IARSLCE conference, to be held on October 28-31, 2010, in Indianapolis, IN. The featured theme for this 10th annual conference is “International Perspectives: Crossing Boundaries ... http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/call-for-proposals/call-for-proposals-for-the-10th-annual-conference-international-association-for-research-on-service-learning-and-community-engagement/9692/ Sophia Khawly could have spent last weekend celebrating. After all, the Florida State University junior had just received a statewide honor, a 2009 Excellence in Service Award. But Khawly was much more focused on seeing family members who had been in Haiti during the earthquake… "Both of my parents were born in ... http://www.compact.org/news/in-the-media/fsu-student-earns-statewide-honor-for-haiti-efforts/9649/ The Bridgewater State College campus community will gather from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday to raise funds for Haiti relief.…In the wake of the Jan. 12 earthquake that struck the island, more than a dozen student groups, along with academic departments and campus offices, have come together to plan the ... http://www.compact.org/news/news-of-interest/bridgewater-state-college-plans-haiti-fundraiser/9656/ The past few years have seen an outpouring of books and reports deploring Americans' civic ignorance….This is a problem that everyone seems to complain about but no one tries to solve through any coordinated, nationwide effort. National organizations have recently been formed, including the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, ... http://www.compact.org/news/in-the-media/a-core-curriculum-for-civic-literacy/9660/ The University of Notre Dame Center for Social Concerns (CSC) is seeking a full-time, two-year postdoctoral research fellow who can begin work in August, 2010. Overview Founded in 1983, the Center is an academic institute at Notre Dame that fosters student and faculty engagement in relation to issues of social concern and ... http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/jobs/postdoctoral-research-fellow-in-community-based-learning-2010%e2%80%932012/9665/ …Since 2007, more than 250 college students have served in the Iowa Campus Compact AmeriCorps Program, logging more than 75,000 volunteer hours and recruiting an additional 2,500 college students to volunteer. “We exist to increase service learning courses among our campuses and to serve our communities by mobilizing volunteers, marshaling financial ... http://www.compact.org/news/in-the-media/iowa-college-students-part-of-national-5-7-billion-effort-in-community-service/9667/ Several student groups at Kansas Wesleyan University are collecting funds to help earthquake victims in Haiti.…Additionally, KWU's Student Nurse Organization and Biology Club are raising funds for the American Red Cross' Haitian Relief Fund. Read the full article in KSAL - Salina, Kansas http://www.compact.org/news/news-of-interest/kwu-students-collecting-funds-to-help-haiti/9654/ Every fundraising campaign has the Case Statement at its center. It is the core document that sits at the center of your plan and strategy. The Case explains to your potential donors what you need the money for, and what the benefits will be if the donor gives to your cause. ... http://www.compact.org/news/writing-a-great-case-statement/9571/ An Illinois Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA, Amber Berman of Lincoln Land Community College, planned a very successful volunteer fair that was covered by two local news stations. Students who attended the fair and completed pledge cards, and all together pledged to serve eight hundred hours this semester. »Link to the wandtv.com news coverage. http://www.compact.org/news/lincoln-land-community-college-holds-volunteer-fair-to-encourage-public-participation/9568/ RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization, is seeking volunteers in the Baltimore area to assist sexual assault survivors on the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline. The Online Hotline provides live, secure and anonymous help to the growing number of people who prefer communicating via ... http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/volunteer-opportunities/national-sexual-assault-online-hotline-volunteer-baltimore-2/9393/ Spend a week (or a month or more) this spring or summer helping young people discover how to make a difference in the world! The Civic Education Project (CEP), a leadership and citizenship program at Northwestern University, is NOW HIRING exceptional staff for our Spring & Summer 2010 service-learning programs. Spring ... http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/jobs/civic-education-project-spring-and-summer-jobs/9451/ N.C. Wesleyan College senior Meghan Herd was recently honored as a recipient of the Community Impact Student Award presented at a conference of the N.C. Campus Compact at Western Carolina University.…Wesleyan joined the N.C. Campus Compact group last summer as part of its effort to increase campus-wide participation in local ... http://www.compact.org/news/in-the-media/wesleyan-student-receives-community-impact-award/9461/ TD Bank, through the TD Charitable Foundation, recently donated a more than $25,600 to statewide organizations in Vermont as part of the bank's commitment to giving back to the communities it serves (including).… Vermont Campus Compact, which is a statewide consortium of college and university presidents and their partners committed to ... http://www.compact.org/news/in-the-media/vermont-campus-compact-among-td-bank-awardees/9463/ The President William Jefferson Clinton Hunger Leadership Award was created to honor President Clinton for his commitment to humanitarian causes, most especially his commitment to eradicating hunger. President Clinton presented the first award to John Coggin during his visit to North Carolina State University on January 26, 2009. The NC State ... http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/awards/clinton-hunger-leadership-award/9483/ SF State’s Director of the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement recognized for his impact on service-learning and community-campus partnerships throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and the California State University system. January 25, 2010 San Francisco, CA – California Campus Compact has selected Gerald Eisman, Ph.D., Director of the Institute for ... http://www.compact.org/news/gerald-eisman-named-cone-recipient/9563/ A total of 62 students, faculty and staff turned out for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service at Mars Hill College Saturday, making it one of the largest voluntary service events at the college in recent memory. According to Dallas Thompson, Mars Hill’s North Carolina Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA Worker… »Read ... http://www.compact.org/news/in-the-media/mlk-day-of-service-turns-into-largest-ever-at-mars-hill-college/9652/