Florida Campus Compact Chronicle June 2015

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FL|CC Conference Information

2015 Newman Civic Fellows

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Upcoming FL|CC Regional

Service Year + Higher Education: Innovation Challenge Winner!

Meetings

Chronicle June 2015 EDITION

Join us in Deerfield Beach November 4-6, 2015 The 2015 Florida Campus Compact Annual Conference Forward Together: Strengthening Florida’s Higher Education Engagement Network Strengthening the connections between the academy and local communities provides the best hope of revitalizing higher education.

A growing body of research continues to show that student learning outcomes and retention rates are significantly enhanced by the high-impact practices and pedagogy of community-based engaged scholarship. To that end, and in a continuing effort to respond to community problems and create healthy communities, Florida Campus Compact will convene higher education professionals to showcase best practices and cross-sector collaborations while strengthening relationships among stakeholders. >>>See pages 2 and 3 for more information on speakers, agenda, and registration.

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2015 Florida Campus Featured Speaker- Dr. Tim Eatman Professor Tim Eatman is an energizing speaker and publicly engaged scholar who employs interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral approaches within his life and work. As an educational sociologist, Dr. Eatman conducts research and produces a range of scholarly products and presentations designed to challenge and inspire all people, but particularly within the domain of higher education.

He has provided leadership on key research and action initiatives that have shaped regional, national, and global conversations about publicly engaged scholarship. He co-authored the Tenure Team Initiative on Public Scholarship's seminal report, "Scholarship in Public: Knowledge Creation and Tenure Policy in the Engaged University" in 2008. This work on faculty rewards developed into a second national study by Dr. Eatman on the career aspirations and decisions of graduate students and early-career academic professionals who identify as publicly engaged scholars.

Dr. Eatman is currently the co-director of Imagining America, which is charged with creating democratic spaces to foster and advance publicly engaged scholarship that draw on arts/humanities/design - and, catalyzing change in campus practices, structures, and policies that enable artists and scholars to contribute to community action and revitalization. Dr. Eatman has also been a faculty member of the American Association of Colleges and Universities' Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success.

Workshop Session Request for Proposals Deadline for submission is Friday, June 26, 2015 Please click {HERE} for RFP for workshop sessions during the conference. Florida Campus Compact requests that you submit proposals to address one or more of the following conference goals: •Highlight best practices in community engaged learning and/or student affairs-academic affairs collaboration.

•Advance an understanding of how engaged scholarship and the collective impact model can be mutually beneficial to create healthy communities.

•Create a statewide research agenda and action plan to support engaged scholarship in Florida.

By submitting a proposal, applicants are agreeing to register and attend the conference if accepted.

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Compact Conference draft agenda (Subject to Change)

Wednesday, November 4 •12:00 Noon - 4:00 PM - Luncheon and Retreat for Community Service Directors (FL|CC Primary Campus Contacts) •6:00 PM - Opening Reception •7:00 PM - Opening Dinner and Keynote Address Thursday, November 5 •8:00 AM - Breakfast •9:00 - 10:15 AM - Concurrent Workshop Sessions •10:15 - 10:30 AM - Break •10:30 - 11:45 AM - Concurrent Workshop Sessions •12:00 Noon - Lunch and Presidential Panel Discussion •Afternoon - Optional Regional Meetings, Affinity Groups, or peer feedback and networking sessions •5:00 PM - Awards Gala Reception (at Lynn University, separate registration required) •6:00 PM - Awards Gala Dinner and Ceremony (at Lynn University, separate registration required) Friday, November 6 •8:00 AM - Coffee •8:30 AM - Concurrent Workshop Sessions •9:45 AM - Break and Hotel check-out •10:15 - 11:30 AM - Brunch and Poster Presentations •11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Closing Plenary Session •12:30 PM - Adjourn

Fees and Registration Click HERE for Conference Registration!

Early Bird Registration (May 1 - June 30) - $239.00 •Regular Registration (July 1 - October 30) - $309.00 •On-site Registration - $349.00 •Meals included in registration price - Wednesday Lunch and Dinner, Thursday Breakfast and Lunch, Friday Brunch Click HERE for Lodging!

•Hotel Rooms (not included in registration fee) $109 - single $119 - double

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Save the date! Spring, 2016 30th Anniversary Campus Compact National Conference Plan to join us March 21-23, 2016 for our 30th Anniversary Conference, “Accelerating Change: Engagement for Impact,” in Boston, MA. Help us celebrate 30 years of educating citizens and building communities.

Click HERE to register today!

Rates go up by $100 on October 1, 2015.

UPCOMING FL|CC REGIONAL MEETINGS South Florida – Strategic Planning Retreat with Dr. Laura Osteen Friday – Saturday, July 31 – August 1 Florida International University – Biscayne Bay Campus, Miami **Please note – this strategic planning retreat is targeted for Community Service Directors (Florida Campus Compact’s Primary Contacts) from each institution. Unlike quarterly regional meetings, this meeting will plan our collaborative work in South Florida for the next three to five years. Registration information coming soon to http://www.floridacompact.org/ events/

West Central / Tampa Bay - Quarterly Regional Meeting Tuesday, July 28, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Hosted by the University of South Florida at the Tampa Museum of Art Registration information available at http://www.floridacompact.org/events/

Register Now For The FL|CC AmeriCorps VISTA Program In-Service Training July 29-31, 2015 Ringling College of Art and Design & the Hilton Garden Inn Sarasota-Bradenton Airport Sarasota, Florida Attention all currently serving FL|CC VISTA members, including Summer VISTA Associates! Florida Campus Compact is excited to announce the location and dates for the AmeriCorps VISTA Program In-Service Training (IST) this summer! We hope that many of you will have the opportunity to attend the IST and to network with the FL|CC AmeriCorps VISTA family while attending workshops highlighting campus-community partnerships, civic engagement, college access and success mentoring and other FL|CC programming in Florida. Attendees will also participate in local service projects as part of the IST. Click here for more information and to register!

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Congratulations 2015 Newman Civic Fellows!

13 outstanding Florida students are among the 201 students from across the country honored as 2015 Newman Civic Fellows. These promising student leaders have demonstrated an investment in their community through service, research, and advocacy. Nominated for the award by their college or university President, these Fellows are making the most of their college experiences to better understand themselves, the root causes of social issues, and effective mechanisms for creating lasting change.

“These students represent the next generation of public problem solvers and civic leaders. They serve as national examples of the role that higher education can—and does—play in building a better world,” notes Campus Compact Board Chairman Richard Guarasci, President of Wagner College (NY).

The 2015 Newman Civic Fellows from Florida colleges and universities are:

Jeanine Ashforth University of South Florida Sarasota – Manatee

Monica Bustinza Miami Dade College

Raul Carril Rollins College

Adam Casaceli Adventist University of Health Sciences

Amber Finnicum-Simmons Stetson University

Emmalyn Green Florida Gulf Coast University

Amelia Klug University of Central Florida

Natasha Koermer University of Miami

Johanna Phelps-Hillen University of South Florida

Connor Randel Barry University

Ancel Robinson Eastern Florida State College

Katelynd Todd University of Florida

June Wambua St. Thomas University

For a complete list of 2015 Newman Civic Fellows, bios and more information on the award, click here.

The Newman Civic Fellows Award is generously sponsored by KPMG.

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Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference 2015 ERCC 2015 Moving Us Forward: At the Intersection of Community Engagement and Collective Impact The Fifth Annual Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference October 14– 16, 2015, Newark, New Jersey As a vital agent of social change, higher education is integral to creating vibrant, healthy communities in our towns, cities, regions, and our nation. To this end, the 2015 Eastern Region Campus Compact (ERCC) conference will advance our understanding of the intersection of collective impact and community engagement. This conference will highlight emerging theory and practice in place-based collective impact initiatives, moving beyond isolated efforts to conjoin the resources and assets of higher education with those of our communities. ERCC will provide a forum to showcase the strategic engagement of faculty, students and the wider higher education community through engaged scholarship, cross-sector partnerships, service-learning, student research, and volunteer opportunities.

Registration is now open! Please click here for the online registration process.

• Conference Schedule • Conference Fees • Transportation and Accommodation

Miami Dade College - Service Year + Higher Education: Innovation Challenge Winner!

Congratulations to Miami Dade College for being chosen as a winner of the prestigious Service Year + Higher Education: Innovation Challenge!

Organized by The Franklin Project, the National Conference on Citizenship, the Corporation for National & Community Service, the Lumina Foundation and the Aspen Institute, the Service Year + Higher Education: Innovation Challenge called for higher education institutions to plan innovative new service year opportunities connected to academic credit for their students. Over 200 institutions participated in the challenge, with 32 submitting detailed proposals for consideration.

Nine finalists (the top three from each sector of higher education) were chosen from these proposals. Campus Compact members are denoted with an asterisk (*): Community College/ State College System: Alamo Colleges Miami Dade College* Salt Lake Community College*

Public University: San Jose State* University of Kentucky* UMASS Dartmouth*

Private University: Drake University* Mount St. Joseph University* Saint Peter’s University

The nine finalists were invited to the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C., to compete for $100,000 in prizes at an in-person pitch day on April 15, 2015.

Livestream viewers were able to watch the finalists deliver their pitches to judges and the announcement of winners.

And the winners are: Community College/ State College System: Miami Dade College

Public University: UMASS Dartmouth

Private University: Drake University

Miami Dade College was also awarded the Audience Choice Award.

Click here to watch an announcement of the winners.

For more information, including information about the judges and finalists, please visit SYchallenge.org.

Campus Compact launches the new compact.org! >>>National Campus Compact has launched the new compact.org! The website has a great new look and improved features. Check it out! http://compact.org/

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A big thank you to Alex Birkett for sending us this article! Alex worked at Wisconsin Campus Compact as a communications specialist during college. Since graduating last year, he started working for Do Amore, a social enterprise that is working to solve the water crisis.

We want to hear more stories like this from Florida! Please send submissions to kris@floridacompact.org.

How Campus Compact Prepared Me To Work For A Social Enterprise

by Alex Birkett

When I graduated from the University of Wisconsin last year, I wanted to begin a meaningful career – so I joined a startup. I figured I’d be able to jump in quickly and get my hands dirty, learning sought after skills without the hurdles of bureaucracy.

I was right. I moved to Austin, Texas and joined a tech startup as a sort of marketing/operations generalist.

I learned content strategy, operations, account management, branding, inside-sales, SEO, and much more.

But recently, I decided to take my skills and transfer them to a new venture. This one is a social enterprise called Do Amore.

Do Amore gives two people water for life for each engagement ring they sell. They partner with organizations like charitywater.org and water.org to drill sustainable wells for underdeveloped communities.

Of course, with roughly 750 million people living without access to clean water today, Do Amore is helping solve a pressing problem.

Though my skills at the previous startup helped me on a tactical level, what I learned while working at Wisconsin Campus Compact while in college helped me fit into the culture and market the company the right way.

There was one specific event that impacted me the most. I remember sitting in a discussion during the Upper Midwest Civic Engagement Conference in Dubuque, IA. The theme in this particular discussion was social entrepreneurship, and the discussion leader was Thomas Schnaubelt from Stanford University’s Haas Center.

Previous to this, I’d never even considered social enterprise as a viable career option. As a J-School student, I had been on a chartered path to an advertising or PR agency. Heck, I barely knew what social enterprise was before that day.

After that, I began to research social enterprise more extensively, following sites like Acumen’s blog, Reddit’s Social Entrepreneurship community, and Huffington Post’s Social Innovation tag.

Since I curated WiCC’s e-mail newsletter and website, I started featuring stories from these sites (and from a few others like Springwise, which is another awesome and addicting site.)

So, as I see it, WiCC helped catalyze my career in social enterprise in two ways: 1. Giving me access (to ideas, people, and resources surrounding social enterprise) 2. Giving me a platform and incentive to continue researching and writing about social enterprises To put it simply, if I hadn’t worked at WiCC, I wouldn’t have known social enterprise was an avenue I could pursue until much later in life, after a lucrative and standard career. I would have been cornered into a role, possibly at DDB or Edelman – which aren’t bad career options, but it’s nice to simply know about the other options available.

The trend in social entrepreneurship is clear: more and more college graduates are choosing to start or work for social ventures. As an effect, colleges are increasingly offering courses focused on social benefit, as shown in this graph:

I think Jeff Church summed it up well when he said, “young people today want to be part of something bigger than themselves, and they want to make a buck. And you can do both. You don’t want to wait 30 years to do that, and you don’t have to wait 30 years to do that.”

I’m glad I didn’t wait 30 years to do rewarding work. I’m glad WiCC prepared me to join a company like Do Amore.

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FL|CC Awards Gala Thursday, November 5, 2015 Award Application Deadline July 24 Please join Florida Campus Compact and our host, President Kevin Ross of Lynn University, for the 2015 Awards Gala, the evening of Thursday, November 5, 2015 in the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center on the Lynn University Campus in Boca Raton.

The Gala is the culminating event of FL|CC’s annual awards program and highlights the exceptional contributions of Floridians who are committed to strengthening academic and civic engagement through campus community. Our Gala is the only annual function that raises funds to support Florida Campus Compact.

The Florida Campus Compact awards are presented at the FL|CC annual Awards Gala. Our awards recognize the outstanding work of faculty, administrators, service coordinators, AmeriCorps Members, community partners and others who make substantial contributions to support engaged scholarship.

Click HERE to begin your application!

SMOKE-FREE CAMPUS INITIATIVE GRANT OPPORTUNITY Legacy, the largest non-profit public health organization in the nation devoted specifically to tobacco control, is offering grants to public community colleges to support efforts to advocate for, adopt, and implement a 100% smoke-free or 100% tobacco-free policy.

Grants are $5,000 per year, with up to two years of funding. Application deadline is August 6, 2015.

To apply, visit http://www.legacyforhealth.org/CCIgrant

For students interested in conservation/environmental service experiences, please visit http://www.thesca.org/

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******Information contained in this newsletter is provided for general information purposes only and does not serve as an endorsement by Florida Campus Compact or its staff. Every effort is made to be sure that information is balanced and correct, however readers are encouraged to make further inquiries before making a decision to participate in an event or conference referenced in this publication.

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