In This Issue: Proposal Deadline for Symposium Presentations Now January 19 Call for Community Engagement Award Nominations Faculty Invited to Apply for Service-Learning Fellowships Registration Opens Friday for MLK Day of Service Florida Campus Compact Holds Regional Meeting at Barry Community Partner Workshop Scheduled as Part of Fair Literature Available Through Community Engagement Management System |
Proposal Deadline for Symposium Presentations Now January 19 The proposal submission deadline for the second annual Community Engagement Symposium has been extended to Monday, January 19. Faculty, staff, students, and community partners are urged to take advantage of the one-week extension to submit proposals for concurrent presentations during two sessions of the symposium. Relevant topics include service-learning, civic engagement, community-based research, community-focused fieldwork/internships, community-engaged scholarship, and community partnerships. Session formats are: 45-minute oral presentation, panel discussion, roundtable, and poster presentation. Additional information is available in the Community Engagement Management System (CEMS), via the CCSI homepage. |
Call for Community Engagement Award Nominations The second annual Community Engagement Awards Ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 26, and the CCSI is accepting nominations. Community Engagement Educator is among the seven categories of awards. The Community Engagement Educator Award honors an employee for significant contributions to the institutionalization of community engagement at During the inaugural year, the Community Engagement Educator Award went to Dr. Philip Mann, director of community economic development in the D. Inez Andreas School of Business. The deadline to submit nominations/applications for the Community Engagement Awards is Friday, January 30. Additional information is available in the Community Engagement Management System (CEMS), via the CCSI homepage. |
Faculty Invited to Apply for Service-Learning Fellowships The Center for Community Service Initiatives (CCSI) invites faculty members to apply for service-learning fellowships by the January 30 deadline. Two fellowships will be available for the 2015–2016 academic year. Through the fellowships, successful applicants participate in a yearlong faculty development program focused on service-learning pedagogy, practice, and associated scholarship. Each service-learning fellow gets a course release to serve as a workshop coordinator/instructor, faculty mentor, and engaged scholar. Further information is available from CCSI Director Dr. Glenn Bowen at gbowen@barry.edu. |
Registration Opens Friday for MLK Day of Service Registration for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service opens this Friday, January 9. Volunteers will register through the Community Engagement Management System (CEMS). Volunteers will be asked to sign a peace pledge and commit to participating in a 40 Days of Peace observance beginning January 19, the MLK holiday. The Center for Student Involvement, the Department of Campus Ministry, and the Veteran Student Organization are collaborating with the CCSI in organizing the day’s service projects. Service for Peace, with support from the Corporation for National and Community Service, is a sponsor of Barry’s MLK Day of Service. The CCSI also has received a donation from Costco Wholesale. For more information, contact CCSI Associate Director Courtney Berrien at cberrien@barry.edu or 305-899-4017. |
Florida Campus Compact Holds Regional Meeting at Barry Florida Campus Compact member institutions in South Florida gathered on Barry’s main campus in Miami Shores recently for a regional meeting. Barry and St. Thomas University President Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, PhD welcomed the representatives of “Thank you for inspiring, mentoring, and guiding our students,” Sister Linda told the group. “Thank you for giving them the passion to be of service – to share their gifts and talents.” Collaborative service is embedded in Barry’s mission, Sister Linda said. And she mentioned the “Learn, Reflect, Serve” motto displayed prominently on campus. CCSI Director Dr. Glenn Bowen made a special presentation on Assessment of Community Engagement Programs and Projects. Earlier, students Keiara Greene-Williams and Gilberte Jean-Francois joined CCSI Associate Director Courtney Berrien for a presentation on the work of the Barry Service Corps (BSC). Greene-Williams and Jean-Francois are BSC leaders. Anthony Vinciguerra, director of St. Thomas University’s Center for Community Engagement, made a presentation focusing on university projects in Haiti. Michael Norris, Florida Campus Compact director of member services and development, also spoke at the meeting. Dr. Karen Callaghan, associate vice president for undergraduate studies, was in attendance. |
Community Partner Workshop Scheduled as Part of Fair The Community Engagement Fair on Wednesday, January 21 will include a workshop for community partners in support of preparations for the implementation of Barry’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). Several faculty and staff members will participate in the workshop. Two of the topics to be covered during the workshop are Forms of Experiential Learning and Essential Elements of Effective Partnerships for Experiential Learning. After the workshop, community partners will participate in a showcase of their programs, services, and opportunities. This segment of the fair will take place in the Andreas Courtyard from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Faculty members are invited to take their classes to meet community partners and discuss opportunities for community-based experiential learning such as service-learning, community-based research, and internships. |
Literature Available Through Community Engagement Management System A variety of community engagement literature is available through the Community Engagement Management System, or CEMS. Among the literature are books and book chapters, journals and journal articles, manuals, and fact sheets. The literature may be accessed directly from the “Resources” section of CEMS. Examples of books in CEMS are Community-Based Research and Higher Education: Principles and Practices; Service-Learning and the Liberal Arts: How and Why It Works; and The Promise of Partnerships: Tapping into the College as a Community Asset. A monograph titled At a Glance: What We Know about the Effects of Service-Learning on College Students, Faculty, Institutions, and Communities is available as well. Articles in CEMS include “Assessment of Service Learning: An Often Overlooked Vital Link”; “Canton Connections: A University-Community Partnership for Post-Disaster Revitalization”; “Civic Engagement in the Field of Psychology”; “Community Partner Perceptions about Community Engagement Experiences for Nursing Students”; “Designing Effective Reflection: What Matters to Service-Learning?”; “Peace in Every Relationship: Building an Interdisciplinary, Holistic Domestic Violence Program on College Campuses”; “Service Learning in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Effective Practices”; and “Situating Civic Engagement in a Global Context: A Review of Higher Education and Civic Engagement.” Available journals include the International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (Special Issue – Service Learning); International Undergraduate Journal for Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change; Journal for Civic Commitment; Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education; Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship; Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement; Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning; PRISM: A Journal of Regional Engagement; and the Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research. “Engagement and Related Concepts in Higher Education” and “Indicators of Engagement” are among the fact sheets in CEMS. A Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS) issue brief, “The Impact of Service-Learning: A Review of Current Research,” also may be accessed in CEMS. |
CCSI Newsletter
Posted On : January 05, 2015
