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Current Issue - June 2009 Welcome to the Current issue of the monthly NC Campus Compact Digest E-Newsletter. Announcements are posted on this page. Please click on the headings below to link to another section. Calls for Papers and Requests for Info Grants and Funding Opportunities Internship and Fellowship Opportunities Calendar: Conferences and Events
2009 Civic Engagement Professional of the Year Recipients Announced On May 27, 2009, during the Compact’s 7th Annual Civic Engagement Administrator Conference, Dr. Stacey Riemer of Davidson College and Julie Lawson of Peace College received the NC Campus Compact 2009 Civic Engagement Professional of Year Award during the luncheon. Dr. Charles Ambrose, President of Pfeiffer University and member of the NC Campus Compact Executive Board, was on hand to present the awards. Dr. Riemer was acknowledged for her sustained leadership in the civic engagement field and Ms. Lawson was acknowledged as an Emerging Leader in the civic engagement field. For more information including winner bios and the national selection committee members, please visit this link. Visit these news items on their institution websites. Obama Administration Launches United We Serve
In a video message, Mrs. Obama stressed the importance of service in her own life and urged Americans to go to Serve.gov to find local volunteer opportunities. "This summer, the President and I are asking you to make time and do your part...Wherever your interests lie - whether it's working with young people or caring for the sick and elderly in our hospitals, or helping to make the homes in your neighborhood more energy efficient - or any other issue, the most important thing is for you to get involved." More than a dozen Cabinet members participated in projects and reinforced the President's call to service. HUD Secretary Donovan joined AmeriCorps members in rebuilding a New Orleans home destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Interior Secretary Salazar helped remove exotic plants from Shenandoah National Park. Commerce Secretary Locke read to homeless children at a homeless shelter in Mesa Arizona. In Los Angeles, Labor Secretary Solis helped construct energy-efficient housing for low-income individuals. (For a full list, click here.) On Monday, June 22, Mrs. Obama addressed more than 4,500 nonprofit, volunteer, and service leaders at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service (including NC Campus Compact's Leslie Garvin). Other speakers at the opening session included House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California First Lady Maria Shriver, and Jon Bon Jovi and Matthew McConaughey, representing the Entertainment Industry Foundation.
This summer NC Campus Compact is working with Elon University, UNC-Greensboro, and Wake Forest University in a pilot Summer Associate (SA) Americorps*VISTA program that offers first generation, rising sophomore college students an opportunity to serve on campuses, particularly within their programs and summer offerings that target disadvantaged youth and first generation students. Programs these 12 Summer Associates are working with include: Wake Forest’s Campus Kitchen Project, UNC-G’s Summer Launch, and Elon’s Pre-SERVE. Summer Associates are also attending weekly professional developments which include: financial management, interview lunch skills and etiquette, service projects, and MBTI and Strong Inventory facilitations. The Summer Associate Program runs from June 1st to July 31st and is an excellent way for campuses to bolster their human resource capacity as well as provide professional and service experience to college students. If you are interested in hosting a Summer Associate Program on you campus next year or have any question, please contact Jonathan Romm at jromm@elon.edu, or 336.278.7197. NC Campus Compact Co-Sponsors Workshop on Risk Management
On July 30, 2009 NC Campus Compact, in partnership with Elon University Career Services and the National Society for Experiential Education, will sponsor a workshop on risk management at Elon University from 9 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. This workshop "21st Century Experiential Learning: Examining Best Practices and Managing the Risks for Campuses & Community Partners" is $25 per person or $20 for teams of 2 or more. Mark your calendars. More details, including registration information, is coming soon. Share News & Information on the New National Campus Compact Website! Just a reminder that national Campus Compact recently unveiled their new website http://www.compact.org. The new site features a completely new design and structure. Share News & Info Share Pics You will notice that the home page features photos from state Compact offices and member campuses across the country. We want photos from North Carolina! If you’d like to submit a photo for possible inclusion in the home page slideshow, please send it in jpeg (or similar format) along with a caption identifying your campus, those pictured and what they’re doing to Bonnie at bghughes@compact.org. Photos should be clear, close-up, and action-oriented. For this use, they also need to be horizontal rather than vertical. Any individuals pictured must give written permission for Campus Compact to use the photo on the web and/or in print. Resources In addition to the new design and easier-to-use navigation, the new site features a completely updated Resources section with new categories and many new resources.
AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) - Southern Region Invites Potential Project Sponsors NCCC (not to be confused with NC Campus Compact) is seeking applications in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia to apply for teams of developing leaders as they kickoff our inaugural class of the Southern Region Campus in Vicksburg, MS. Sponsors will have the exciting opportunity to be part of the first year of projects ever deployed from the new campus. The Southern Region Campus deploys teams to serve on projects lasting 3-8 weeks. Teams are available during four rounds (see table below). Round start and end dates listed below are subject to change, and proposed projects need not fill the entire round. Teams will be available to serve the entire Southern Region starting with Round 2; teams will only be serving Mississippi during Round 1. There is a simple two-step process to apply for a team: a Project Concept Form and a Project Application (both found within the Project Application document). Potential sponsors must complete a Concept Form. The Request for Proposals can be found at this link. The Project Concept Form meets NCCC requirements and regional priorities, a full application will be requested.
Concept Forms should be emailed to the Southern Region’s Assistant Program Director, Jen Prall: jprall@cns.gov. Please allow two weeks for Southern Region staff to review your Concept Form. Upon successful review, you will be invited to submit a Project Application. Southern Region staff will contact you to provide technical assistance with composing the application. Team awards will be announced about 5 weeks after the application deadline. Steep Discount for Campus Compact Members on AmeriCorps Documentary Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) Community Forums for the Triad and Fayetteville Regions IEI is pleased to partner with UNC-TV in its convening of Community Forums in the Triad on July 15 and Fort Bragg on July 16. The focus of the Forums will be economic development and infrastructure opportunities in those areas. You are invited to attend these free, public events to enhance conversations and feedback on growth and infrastructure in the Triad or Fayetteville. You can register online at http://www.ncsu.edu/iei/programs/growth/solutions/community.php. If you have additional questions, contact Lane Smith at vlsmith3@ncsu.edu. The Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) is a public policy, think-and-do tank that convenes leaders from business, non-profit organizations, government and higher education to tackle some of the biggest issues facing North Carolina's future growth and prosperity. For more information about IEI, you can visit their website: http://ncsu.edu/iei/about/.
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