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Current Issue - October 2008 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
Voter Initiative Funds Still Available! NC Campus Compact still has mini-grant funding available to campuses that have or will implement voter initiatives for the 2008 Election. Voter registration, education, and awareness programs that are being planned or have been implemented will both be considered. Don’t miss out on these $400 mini-grants to help your campus get engaged this political season. Download an overview of the grant here. Download the application here. Contact Jonathan Romm, NC Campus Compact Program Coordinator (jromm@elon.edu) with your questions. VISTA Slots Available for Spring Semester 2009 NC Campus Compact is pleased to announce 4 AmeriCorps*VISTA slots available for February 2009. In fall 2008 we had the largest number of VISTA applicants ever, however we are unsure of the number of slots that will be available in the summer of 2009. We highly encourage schools that are interested in the benefits of having an AmeriCorps*VISTA on their campus to apply. Please contact Jonathan Romm, jromm@elon.edu, with your questions. Registration for the 2008 NC Campus Compact Student Conference, November 8, 2008 is now closed! Over 250 individuals from 33 campuses and organizations have registered for this Conference hosted at High Point University. Highlights will include Senator Tony Rand presenting the Community Impact Student Awards, 32 innovative and exciting student-led workshops, and panel discussions with individuals from the Campus Kitchens Project, T.S. Designs, Roosevelt Institute, Nourish International, AmeriCorps*VISTA, Peace Corps, ME³, and Generation Engage. NC Campus Compact is looking forward to an exciting and educational Conference this year! For more details please visit http://org.elon.edu/nccc/events/sc.html or email Jonathan Romm, jromm@elon.edu with your questions. PLEASE NOTE: Registration cancellations after Monday, October 27 are non-refundable. NC Campus Compact Announces Statewide Grants for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service On September 30, 2008, we announced the recipients of the MLK Challenge mini-grants. We will disseminate a total of $7,400 in funds to 20 institutions throughout the state (listed below). We look forward to the powerful impact that students will have on communities throughout our state on the 2009 MLK Day of Service, January 19, 2009. Stay posted to this link for more information. $200 Spark Grants (Must recruit at least 25 volunteers) Brevard College $300 Enhancement Grants (Must recruit at least 75 volunteers) Davidson College Peace College Pfeiffer University $500 Innovation Grants (Must recruit at least 100 volunteers) for campuses that have hosted an MLK Day of Service event for 4 or more years Appalachian State University Central Piedmont Community College East Carolina University Greensboro College $2500 Regional Consortium Grant (Must recruit at least 500 volunteers) Mars Hill Colllege, Warren Wilson College and Western Carolina University
Seeking Proposals for 2009 P.A.C.E. Conference (formerly the Service-Learning Conference) The November 7, 2008 proposal deadline is quickly approaching for the 2009 P.A.C.E. (Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement) Conference. We invite faculty, scholars, administrators, community partners and students who are involved in civic engagement research, instruction and practice to submit presentation proposals. Conference participants will include learners and educators form these constituencies. Participant familiarity with civic engagement will range from novice to advanced. Please visit the link below for the detailed Call for Proposals which includes a link to the online proposal form, conference goals, selection criteria and guidelines. http://org.elon.edu/nccc/events/CallforProposals09.html
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