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New York Campus Compact Weekly

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January 13, 2012

Spotlight on Members
Call for Campus-Based Resources Campus Election Engagement Project Education Award Program Deadline Extended Call for Exemplary Program Examples New Civic Fellows Award Sillerman Prize Ernest A. Lynton Award NYMAPS Save the Date! Upper Midwest Civic Engagement Summit CCNCCE Call for Proposals

Spotlight on Members Siena College

Siena College Students Build Partnerships in India
by Meghan OMara, Academic Service Learning Program Assistant

Save the Date:

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, 101 Murray Street, New York, NY 10007 See more information on page 5 May 31- June 1, 2012: The Fifth Annual Institute on Global ServiceLearning, 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
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Since the Fall of 2008 Siena College has established numerous deep partnerships with non-profits in the surrounding Albany region through its Office of Academic Community Engagement (ACE). This past summer the ACE Office took their deep partnerships halfway across the world to India where six Siena Bonner Service Leaders spent a five-week period interning at several non-profit organizations in and around the city of Bangalore. This opportunity was made possible through the support of the Office of Academic Community Engagement (www.siena.edu/ace), The Bonner Foundation a national service and leadership program currently active in 87 colleges across the country (http://www.bonner.org/) and Sienas partnership with the Saint Anthonys Friary who served as in-country partners for local support and guidance. Students were placed according to their major and career aspirations at one of three non-profits in and around Bangalore: the Association for Peoples with Disabilities (ADP), the Domestic Workers Movement, and Emmaus Hospital. Each student participated in a fruitful and enriching experience, which gave each the opportunity to grow professionally and academically as well as increase their cultural competency in a country that is so unlike their own. Jensen and Bernadette, both juniors and pre-med students, were able to do hands on work in Emmaus Hospital. They observed surgeries and learned first-hand the effects of and treatments for tropical diseases such as leprosy, which are common in India but now eradicated in the US. Bernadette states, through my work with the doctors I came to understand not just the medical but also the cultural and economic factors that contribute to the persistence of this curable disease in India. Sophia, a senior and Psychology major, worked with the Domestic Workers Movement helping to unionize the domestic workers living in the slums of Bangalore, many of whom have been abused both physically and sexually by their employers. Sophia listened to their

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stories and helped to give them a voice and the tools they need to advocate for their own rights. Stephanie, a senior, worked with the speech therapist at APD. She is a history major who is also studying Speech Pathology at St. Rose. She was able to explore methods and techniques in of speech pathology that are not common in the U.S. This experience also helped her to understand the importance of cultural competency in her future career as a speech therapist. Melanie, a senior and psychology major who is considering being a teacher, was able to lead classes at APD and create lessons for the students. She also had one-on-one time with her students where she tutored them academically as listened to their stories to help them work through the wide range of emotions facing children with disabilities in India. These melded her education interests and her psychology specialty nicely. Not only was she able to gain hands on experience teaching an entire class on her own, she was also able to gain experience teaching and counseling in two different cultures. Meghan, a senior and history major who was also placed at APD, examined the historical aspect of disabilities in India and the discrimination that people who are disabled endure every day. She had the opportunity to film a documentary that will be used for international outreach. Each student took away something from their internship that will help mold the rest of their education and lay down the foundation for their future careers. Meghan offers these words about her experience; In my five weeks spent there I learned more than I would have in a year at Siena. I met some of the strongest and most perseverant people that I will ever encounter. The people I met in India have left a permanent imprint on my heart and I hope to continue this wonderful and fruitful partnership with APD into the coming years. Siena is preparing for another great summer in India and will include students from other colleges and universities. It is also exploring new partnerships in South America and possibly the Middle East. For more information please visit: http://www.siena.edu/ace

Call for Campus-Based Resources in New York State

NYCC is developing a New York State Resource Corps. If you or someone on your campus has expertise that you would be willing to share, WE WANT TO KNOW YOU! We are looking for people with expertise in the following areas: campus-community partnerships (local, national, international); developing an academic servicelearning program, community/civic engagement student leadership programs, a successful faculty development program for service-learning and community-based research, or other community-civic engagement related initiatives, programs, policies on your campus. Please send a short description of the expertise you have to nycc@cornell.edu. Be sure to include your contact information (e-mail, name, title/institution, phone number). There is no limit to the number of experts per institution, so please forward this e-mail to everyone on your campus who has expertise in this area.

2012 Presidential ElectionCampus Election Engagement Project

NYCC is interested in supporting campus efforts to mobilize student interest and involvement in the upcoming presidential election. (Please note: these efforts must explicitly and legally exclude any students involved in our Education Award Program or personnel involved in our VISTA program.) We will be partnering with Paul Loeb again this year to encourage campus-based, bipartisan efforts to highlight the critical issues we face in our decision to elect the next president, as well as future decisions in Congressional elections. Please review Pauls e-mail announcing the relaunching of the Campus Election Engagement Project and respond to him with any interest and examples from your campus. http://nycampuscompact.org/News.aspx

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 bcampese@cornell.edu or 607-2546239. 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

Call for Exemplary Program Examples in New York State

NYCC is building a database of exemplary university/college community and civic engagement programs across the State. If your campus has what you consider to be an exemplary program, institutional initiative, or campus-community partnership, please let us know by completing the form at: http://nycampuscompact.org/ExemplaryProgramExamples.aspx

Recommendations for 2012 Newman Civic Fellows Are Now Open

We are excited to announce that Campus Compact is now accepting recommendations for the 2012 Newman Civic Fellows awards, an initiative that acknowledges and connects student leaders from member colleges and universities. In 2011, when we first launched the Fellows award, 137 students were named. This year, our sights are set much higher because word-of-mouth has spread widely about the awards. The award honors the late Frank Newman, a tireless advocate for the civic engagement of higher education and one of Campus Compacts founders. The Newman Civic Fellows Awards are a presidential recognition. Campus Compact member presidents are invited to recommend one student leader for each campus. These outstanding student leaders should be individuals who engage in efforts to create systemic change in communities throughout the country through service, research, and advocacy. Second- and third- year students from four-year institutions and secondyear students at two-year institutions are eligible. Presidents may nominate just one student each year to receive this honor. That student will represent her/his institution as part of a national group of student leaders dedicated to public problem solving. Students receive an award certificate and an invitation to join the Newman Civic Fellows online network. Please encourage college and university leaders to recognize a student through this special award: http://www.compact.org/initiatives/campus-compact-awards-programs/the-frank-newman-leadership-award/

Third Annual Sillerman Prize for Innovations in Philanthropy (Open to undergraduates and graduate students--2012)
The Sillerman Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy at the Heller School, Brandeis University announces its Third Annual Sillerman Prize for Innovations in Philanthropy on College Campuses. This $5,000 award for the best business plan to increase philanthropy and philanthropic values on college campuses is due on March 2, 2012. A letter of intent to apply is due on February 3, 2012. Applications for submission and letter of intent are available at: Here. Applicants can be matched with philanthropy mentors who can discuss ideas on the phone, and do one read through before submission. Faculty and staff at the students college are allowed to provide help and suggestions and should represent not more than 10% of the effort as this is a student competition. If you have any questions contact: Claudia Jacobs at cjacobs@brandeis.edu If faculty or staff are interested in being judges for the competition and reading written applications, or volunteering to be listed as a philanthropy mentor, please also contact cjacobs@brandeis.edu

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.

SAVE THE DATE! Friday, March 30, 2012 4th Annual NYMAPS Symposium
Ethnics and Service-Learning: Best Practices for Empowering Community Partners and Educating Students
Location: St. John's University (Manhattan Campus) 101 Murray Street New York, NY 10007 Time: 12:00-5:00 p.m. Overview: The Symposium will feature concurrent workshops/presentations led by faculty members, community organization representatives, and students (individually or collaborating to present). Presentations will be approximately 45 minutes long and may be organized as formal presentations, panels, or interactive workshops. All presentations will include time for discussion and questions from Symposium participants. Other general goals of this annual event: Showcase higher education faculty members, community organization representatives, and students sharing service-learning outcomes and program models Inspire participants to learn from best practices and examples of service-learning innovation Engage people at all levels of experience with service-learning by increasing their knowledge of servicelearning in higher education in New York City Build connections among campus and community representatives interested in working together Please continue to visit the Symposium Web page often, where we will be posting the most up-to-date information on this event, for your convenience! http://nymaps.org/2011/symposium/ **A Call for Proposals and full invitation will be sent out in the coming weeks.**

Upper Midwest Civic Engagement Summit

Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin Campus Compacts invite you to present and join them for the inaugural Upper Midwest Civic Engagement Summit, June 5-6, 2012 at Macalester College in St. Paul Minnesota. The Summit will provide opportunities for faculty, professional staff, student and community leaders interested in higher education civic engagement activities to network and learn from one another while engaging in skill-building sessions as well as discussing challenging issues facing our communities and campuses. This work is critical to democracy. In an era of deeply polarized and uncivil public discourse, high-quality community work and learning prepares students to listen and speak respectfully across differences. Rather than resigning ourselves to the existence of major social problems, campuses can build partnerships that support student success and address specific community priorities. Investing in assessment also allows us to communicate the value of these collaborative efforts and continue to improve them. Please consider submitting a proposal to present a session or poster by February 24, 2012. Registration will open in March. Early registration rates are $75 for Campus Compact members, $150 for nonmembers and $40 for students and AmeriCorps members. Stay tuned for more information on the schedule and registration in 2012! For more information, visit the website: Here.

The Call for Proposals for the Community College National Center for Community Engagement's 21st Annual National Conference is now open!
CCNCCE invites you to collaborate with your colleagues to submit a proposal for the 2012 Annual National Conference Leaders Leading Leaders in Service Learning and Civic Engagement on May 23-25, 2012 in Scottsdale, Arizona. As you prepare your proposals please keep in mind the three major focuses of this year's conference: Leadership, Technology, and Higher Education's Mission to Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement How is higher education meeting its civic and democratic mission? How is higher education preparing our current and future students to be the next leaders: teachers, firemen, CEO's, entrepreneurs, health providers, service learning directors, etc.? How is higher education utilizing technology and social media to build an educated caring community, deliver the stories, inspire others, and share the voices of all? How is higher education supporting its students, faculty, administrators and communities to embrace a "We Not Just Me" culture? The 2012 CCNCCE Conference will invigorate your knowledge and imagination by assisting you, through its new format, to return to your campus with new strategies, best practices, informed information and passion, to implement the necessary steps to take you to the next level in helping build our future and our leaders. Please join us in Scottsdale, Arizona to share your knowledge, skills, and ideas, and to network with colleagues from across the U.S. and abroad. Visit our website at http://www.mesacc.edu/engagement or click the link above for more information regarding the proposal submission process. See you in warm and sunny Arizona.

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