Service-Learning Research Workshop Tuesday, May 8th – Wednesday, May 9th Barrette Business and Community Center Walsh University North Canton, Ohio 5/8 8:30a.m. – 5:30p.m. and 5/9 9:00am – 4:30pm This workshop will focus on integrating service-learning practice with research and scholarship. Participants will refine their research question, analyze research methods and design, and create a research plan. In this workshop participants will: • Identify, analyze, and refine their own service-learning related questions and associated research and practice designs • Apply conceptual frameworks for service-learning, for scholarship, and for research to their own work • Generate characteristics of high quality scholarship...
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The International Association for Research on Service-learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) has issued a Call for Proposals for their Annual Conference to be held in Baltimore from September 23-25, 2012. The conference theme is Connected Knowing. Proposals will be accepted until March 30, 2012. For more information please visit IARSLCE’s website...
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2nd Annual Intercultural Horizons Conference October 4-5, 2012 SUNY Global Center 116 East 55th Street New York, NY Call for Proposals Submission Deadline: March 31, 2012 The State University of New York at Geneseo, Siena Italian Studies, and the Associazione Culturale Ulisse at the International Center for Intercultural Exchange are seeking proposals for Intercultural Horizons 2012: Intercultural Strategies in Civic Engagement, a conference dedicated to exchanging ideas, practices, and experiences in the development of intercultural competence. This conference is intended to engage educators and experts from a variety of perspectives in examining the challenges and achievements of civic engagement in...
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Call for Proposals for a Small Working Conference:   “To Learn and to Serve: Critical Service-Learning Initiatives and Community Engagements”   The Ohio State University October 18, 2012 (Evening: Tentatively Scheduled Opening/Community Gathering) October 19, 2012 (All-Day: Presentations/Workshops) October 20, 2012 (Half-Day: Poster Sessions, Presentations, Closing Session) Submission Deadline:  May 7, 2012 Overview & Invitation: This conference will bring together students, teachers, teacher educators, researchers, school and university administrators, and community members and organizations to explore intersections of service-learning initiatives and community engagements across K-16 settings. Service-learning—traditionally defined as a multifaceted approach to integrating classroom instruction and academic research with meaningful community...
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The OCC staff and current OCC VISTA, Coral Breuer, will host a VISTA dinner on February 16th at 6:45 at Jimmy V’s Grill & Pub Grandview location in Columbus. The dinner is in conjunction with the third VISTA workshop of the 2011-12 service year. The 2-day workshop will be hosted at Summit United Methodist Church and will focus on finding strengths and future plans of VISTAs. OCC’s Kirsten Fox, and Sally Leber from Ohio Wesleyan University will both present at the workshop. If you are a VISTA alum and would like to join the current OCC VISTAs for dinner and superb...
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Ohio Campus Compact encourages our member campuses to consider submitting papers to one or more of the following Journals: PRISM: A Journal of Regional Engagement.  PRISM is a new journal devoted to promoting a culture of engagement between the university and region through the creation, application, and integration of knowledge. It is multi-disciplinary and includes research articles, case studies and applied research articles, and reflections across the full range of disciplinary perspectives. The journal is currently accepting paper submissions.  More information about PRISM & submission requirements Interdisciplinary Humanities The Fall 2012 issue of the journal Interdisciplinary Humanities will be a special...
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Report calls for major new effort to end civic recession A new report calls for a reinvigoration of civic learning in higher education, particularly as it connects to democratic engagement and collaborative problem-solving. The report,  A Crucible Moment: College Learning and Democracy’s Future by the National Task Force on Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement, implores the nation to reinvest in and reclaim higher education’s civic mission.  Commissioned by the Department of Education and released at a high profile White House event earlier this month, the report documents the nation’s anemic civic health and includes recommendations for action that address campus...
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Mark your brackets, er, we mean your conference calendars:  March is gearing up to be big month for cool college community service conferences! On  March 9 and 10, Otterbein University will host Women and the New American Dream as part of the innovative Opportunity Nation/Be the Change initiative. This summit will bring together service professionals, scholars, students, higher education staff, and community leaders determined to help women and girls develop new pathways to success.  Be a part of the conversation: complete the intent to participate or session submission form before February 9.  Space is limited!  Learn more. Conflict Resolution Education Conference...
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Our roundup of new ideas, research & innovations related to campus community service Martha Stewart may have “Good Things,” but Ohio Campus Compact has “Great Things” –our monthly roundup of great service-themed news and information from our member campuses, on the web and around the world. Great honor:  Kirsten Fox, Ohio Campus Compact’s Senior Program Director for Academic Initiatives has been awarded the prestigious 2012 Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the year from NASPA, the nation’s leading association for Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Great MLK activities:  Ohio Campus Compact VISTA members recently organized service activities on campuses across the...
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While we may not have red carpet and require our honorees to dress up in couture gowns or tuxedos (which most faculty undoubtedly appreciate), we like to think that the Campus Compact service awards are no less prestigious than a Golden Globe. Our annual awards represent the very best of community service and civic engagement in higher education. Help us honor the tireless efforts of the civic leaders on your campus by submitting a nomination to one of our state or national service awards. Anyone from an Ohio Campus Compact member institutions can nominate distinguished and accomplished faculty, students, or...
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