UNCG supports community-engaged teaching, research, and service. Dr. Emily Janke, Director of the Institute for Community Engagement and Economic Engagement (ICEE), is offering three brown bags that will provide a brief overview of community engagement at UNCG. She will focus on best practices for identifying collaborators within the community, how … Continued
Are you a UNCG graduate student interested in learning more about community-engaged approaches to scholarship and practice? These two opportunities are available to you! Dr. Edna Tan, Teacher Education and Higher Education, is teaching a Fall 2017 course- TED 770-01: Community Engaged Scholarship and Practice. The course will draw from … Continued
The Service-Learning and Experiential Education SIG of the American Educational Research Association announces a Call for Chapters and Reviewers for the 2017 volume of the Advances in Service-Learning Research Series To view past volumes in the series—a series that gathers current research on service-learning visit http://infoagepub.com/series/Advances-in-Service-Learning-Research The 2017 volume’s working … Continued
The Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education is calling for manuscripts by March 10, 2017. The JPSHE aims to advance the status and prospects for publicly engaged teaching and research in the academy by showcasing the new disciplinary and/or pedagogical knowledge generated by engagement with the community. JPSHE provides a … Continued
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 … Continued
Integrating community-engaged scholarship in promotion and tenure policy and practice is a key indicator of institutions committed to community engagement. The UNCG process was utilized as a case study in a newly published an article in Metropolitan Universities. Through this article the authors Emily Janke, Barbara Holland, and Kristin Medlin … Continued
The Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) has requested proposals for their 17th Annual Conference, which will be held in October 2016. The deadline to submit a proposal is March 15. The theme of the conference is “Visioning the Future of Engaged Scholarship” . Proposals are sought for presentations and posters that will inform or … Continued
The Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education (JPSHE) is calling for papers for their Volume 6 (2016). Manuscripts are accepted on a rolling basis; however, for consideration for the 2016 volume, submissions must be received no later than March 11. JPSHE showcases the new disciplinary knowledge and pedagogical practice generated … Continued
Starting in 2015, North Carolina Campus Compact is offering a unique opportunity for faculty interested in public scholarship, engagement and service-learning. Annually two individuals from the NC Campus Compact network will be selected to serve a one-year term. The program supports the integration of service-learning and community engagement in teaching, … Continued
The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) is pleased to announce the start of a pilot Advancing Research Webinar Series. These webinars are free but space is limited. Please click here to reserve your space. A weblink will be provided via email the day before the webinar. Getting … Continued