2-24-12 New York Campus Compact Weekly2
2-24-12 New York Campus Compact Weekly2
2-24-12 New York Campus Compact Weekly2
In This Issue:
123334445556Spotlight on Members AmeriCorps: 1 Million Turned Away NYCC Roundtable with Dwight Giles Call for Exemplary Program Examples Civic Engagement and Diversity Call for Campus-Based Resources Campus Election Engagement Project EAP Deadline Extended Ehrlich Award Newman Civic Fellows Award Ernest A. Lynton Award STEM Diversity Summit
Upcoming Events:
February 29, 2012: NYCC Roundtable Being an 'Engaged University' and the 2015 Carnegie (re)application with Dr. Dwight Giles, Nazareth College March 20, 2012: STEM Diversity Summit, Farmingdale State College March 29, 2012: Civic Engagement and Diversity Working Together for Greater Impact, Cornell University March 30, 2012, 12:00 5:00 pm: 4 Annual New York Metro Area Partnership for Service-Learning (NYMAPS) Symposium, St. Johns University Manhattan Campus
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May 31- June 1, 2012: The Fifth Annual Institute on Global Service-Learning, hosted by Cornell University October 11-12, 2012: The Second Annual Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference: Promoting Clear Pathways to Civic Engagement, hosted by Dartmouth College
By the end of September, a two-credit service-learning internship course was launched to help students make sense of the community catastrophe. Community in Recovery: Southern Tier NY After the Flood of September 2011 was very quickly filled to its 50 slot capacity (with more petitioning to get in). The course combined a series of six seminars on topics related to the crisis and response with opportunities for students to provide direct service to the local community. BU faculty shared their expertise and research findings to help frame the issues from a variety of different disciplines. Community professionals and responders spoke about the disaster within the local context. Each student completed at least 30 hours of service spread across three areas: cleaning out the homes of individuals or families, assisting a local nonprofit or community group with their flood recovery work, and engaging in some sort of resource drive or fund raiser to assist flood victims. Students reflected on the new information and their experiences through discussions, short response papers, and a reflective personal essay at the end of the course. Many reported that this was a life-altering experience. Although the waters have receded, the flood recovery work in Brome County still goes on. The CCE is currently establishing Flood Recovery Student Assistance Teams (thanks to the Education Assistance Program support from NY Campus Compact and Americorps). Thirty students will supervise teams of three to five other students each to work on flood recovery projects within the community. These will include rebuilding/repairing individual homes, repairing local parks and playing fields, and working with nonprofits that have also been impacted by the flood. Finally, the CCE is organizing an Alternative Spring Break for BU students who wish to remain in Binghamton during their spring break in early April to help with flood recovery efforts. Through the coordinating efforts of the Center for Civic Engagement, Binghamton University responded immediately when our community was devastated by a natural disaster. We are pleased that our staff, students, and faculty were present and ready to assist when our community needed us most.
New York Campus Compact Roundtable Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 4:00-5:30pm Nazareth College Arts Center Palladoro Room
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Thursday, March 29, 2012 Workshop: 9:00 11:30 Interactive presentation: 2:30 4:00 Cornell University Industrial Labor Relations School Conference Center No Charge to NYCC Members
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New York Campus Compact AmeriCorps Education Award Program Deadline Extended
Through a grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service and the New York State Commission on National and Community Service, NYCC has received additional AmeriCorps Education Award Program (EAP) funding for the 2011-2012 program year. EAP fosters civic engagement among higher education students, promotes the National Service movement, and encourages positive relationships between campuses and communities. The program meets critical community needs by engaging college students in service as part-time AmeriCorps members, and fostering within them an ethic of civic responsibility. Upon successful completion of 300 hours of service in a calendar year, students are eligible to receive a $1,175 Education Award to be applied toward outstanding federal student loans or the cost of attendance at a college or university. With rising tuition costs the education award earned upon successful completion of the program helps make service a viable opportunity for students with financial need. Campuses who are interested in implementing the NYCC EAP on their campus should contact Brittany Campese asap at [email protected] or 607-254-6239. The following campuses have been already been awarded Education Award Program positions for 2011-2012: o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Binghamton University Buffalo State College Cayuga Community College Cornell University Corning Community College Hobart & William Smith Colleges Nazareth College New York University Niagara University Purchase College Rochester Institute of Technology St. Lawrence University SUNY College at Old Westbury Syracuse University University of Rochester
2012 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty
Sponsored by the New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE), The annual Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty recognizes a faculty member who is pre-tenure at tenure-granting campuses or early career (i.e., within the first six years) at campuses with long-term contracts and who connects his or her teaching, research, and service to community engagement. The award will be presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) which will be held from October 13-16, 2012, at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. CUMU is a cosponsor of the Award. Nominators will submit nominations via an online application. To submit an application, please see the Application Instructions: Here. Application Deadline: Friday, April 27, 2012.
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