The Gulf South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education will be hosted by UNCG on March 22-24, 2017. The Office of Research and Economic Development and the Institute for Community and Economic Engagement encourage community partners in community-engaged scholarship teams with UNCG faculty and staff to consider co-presenting their shared work. To this end, ORED and… Continue reading…
The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (MJCSL) is now seeking articles for volume 24 (fall 2017, spring 2018). The first step in the submission process is to send Jeff Howard (jphoward@umich.edu) an abstract or précis by December 20th that is no more than a page in length. Invitations to… Continue reading…
Nominations for the 2017 Newman Civic Fellowship are now open. All nominations are due by 11:59 PM EST on March 3, 2017. All nominations must be submitted electronically using Campus Compact’s online nomination form. The Newman Civic Fellowship is intended to honor the leadership legacy of Frank Newman by recognizing community-committed… Continue reading…
The Office of Leadership and Service-Learning cordially invites you to our 2016 Autumn Meet & Greet entitled Creating Connections. Creating Connections is an event for UNCG faculty and staff and community partners to meet, mingle, and make connections. This year’s Autumn meet and greet is apart of ReFrame, a series… Continue reading…
Click here to enlarge image. UNCG professor, Anne Parsons in partnership with community organizations and her History/Museum Studies graduate students created the exhibition States of Incarceration to the Int’l Civil Rights Center and Museum. The students curated a section of the exhibition and are installing the exhibit and organizing the… Continue reading…
The Institute for Community and Economic Engagement (ICEE) is now accepting student applications to join the Institute in Spring 2017 as a student research fellow. Students may earn independent study credit with Dr. Emily Janke, director of ICEE and associate professor in the Peace and Conflict Studies Department. Fellows will… Continue reading…
The City of Greensboro just launched Open Data Portal called “Open Gate City” at a public event from 6-8 pm on October 20 at HQ Greensboro, 111 W. Lewis St. The City’s open data effort is part of its work as a 2016 partner in the What Works Cities Initiative,… Continue reading…
Friday, Oct. 14, 3:30-5:15 p.m. Location: UNCG Auditorium (formerly Aycock Auditorium) After much study and debate, UNCG recently removed Governor Aycock’s name from the campus auditorium, uncomfortable with his leadership in the twentieth-century white supremacy movement. This session, held in conjunction with the Historical Society of North Carolina, continues the… Continue reading…
The latest volume of the International Undergraduate Journal for Service-learning, Leadership, and Social Change has just gone live. You can view The Journal at http://opus.govst.edu/iujsl/ The Journal’s mission is to provide an opportunity for undergraduates to express their voices. The Journal considers three types of articles: 1) Articles that discuss… Continue reading…
The USDAC Super PAC is up and running, countering narratives of hate through Participatory Acts of Culture. You’re invited to step up as an ExtraSuperDelegate and to take part! In addition to downloading the Toolkit, you can now watch short videos about each of the nine prototype projects at www.usdac.us/superpac…. Continue reading…
