What a busy spring semester already!  As you gear up for your Spring Break, enjoy your time
away (or in) the office!   ~Ryan 

In this update, please find:

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
1.  Michigan Campus Compact SCAF Grant for Students
2.  Michigan Campus Compact Carter Partnership Award
3.  Michigan Campus Compact Youth to Youth Grant for Students
4.  Project Ignition - Teen Safe Driving

RESOURCES FROM THE FIELD
1. Promoting Civic Engagement in Healthcare Management Education: Concepts & Cases
2. Volunteer Growth in America: A Review of Trends Since 1974
3. National Survey on Service-Learning and Transitioning to Adulthood
4. In Search of Evidence - Measuring Community Engagement and Higher Education
5. Report on New Times Demand New Scholarship: Research Universities and Civic Engagement: A Leadership Agenda
6. Canadians & the Common Good: Building a Civic Nation Through Civic Engagement
7. Developing Faculty Website
8. The Michigan Nonprofit Association Discussions on State Budget

JOB/INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
1. The American Red Cross’ Presidential Internship Program
2. ACCESS: Program Manager - Dearborn, Michigan
3. Habitat for Humanity of Michigan

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
1.  7th International Research Conference on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
2.  The United States Institute of Peace accepting apps from community college faculty & administrators for summer seminar 
3.  Nominations for the 2007 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement
4.  The Grant Institute's Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop
5.  The Michigan Volunteer Champion Awards Nominations
6.  Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning

CONFERENCES/EVENTS (No Information Below)

1. MCC offers travel and program grants for student-initiated community service projects. This fund is designed to create additional opportunities for students to design and fund their own community service opportunities and encourage educational opportunities through attendance at statewide and national training events. Grant awards range from $100 to $200 each. http://www.micampuscompact.org/action.asp

2. The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration, organized by Michigan Campus Compact, honors and recognizes exemplary collaborations, undertaken by a college or university in partnership with a community group, which address critical areas of public need. The award recipients receive $10,000 in support of their program to be divided between their community partner and the campus. Please visit http://www.micampuscompact.org/carterawards.aspfor more information.

3. MCC offers grants of up to $1,000 for new programs facilitated by students to help disadvantaged youth while assisting in college retention and persistance to graduation. Programs can include mentoring, academic assistance, and more. For more information, visit the MCC grants webpage at: http://www.micampuscompact.org/ICFgrants.asp

4. Applications being accepted for project Ignition - APRIL 15, 2007 - Project Ignition is a partnership between NYLC and State Farm to promote teen driver safety. The winner of Project Ignition receives a $10,000 grant from State Farm, 25 applicants receive a $2,000 grant and the top 10 receive a $5,000 travel stipend to the National Service-Learning Conference to see who will win the Best of the Best. To learn more, visit http://www.sfprojectignition.com/

1. Promoting Civic Engagement in Healthcare Management Education: Concepts & Cases has just been published by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/2002fellows-hewitt.html

2. The Corporation for National and Community Service has recently released "Volunteer Growth in America: A Review of Trends Since 1974." According to the report, volunteering is at a 30-year high. The report provides a breakdown by age group and gives detailed information on the volunteerism trends of teenagers, "Baby Boomers," and Older Adults. To learn more, visit http://www.nationalservice.gov.

3. The final report for NYLC's "National Survey on Service-Learning and Transitioning to Adulthood" is now available for download. This nationally representative survey — conducted on behalf of the National Youth Leadership Council™ by Harris Interactive® — reveals service-learning's significant impact on the youth-adult transition http://www.nylc.org/happening_newsarticle.cfm?oid=5453

4. Recent discussions about the inclusion of the community engagement agenda as part of the National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes and calls for Third Stream funding have highlighted the need for some measures of university-community engagement. This report from Australia, "In Search of Evidence - Measuring Community Engagement and Higher Education" is available at: http://www.eidos.org.au/news/items/2006/12/119393-upload-00001.pdf

5. The 2005 Conference on Research Universities and Civic Engagement was co-convened by Campus Compact and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University. A report from the conference has just been published, entitled "Report on New Times Demand New Scholarship: Research Universities and Civic Engagement: A Leadership Agenda." The report includes a rationale for engaged scholarship as well as recommendations for what research universities can do to advance civic engagement at their institutions and across higher education. The report is available at http://www.compact.org/initiatives/research_universities/

6. Canada25 (www.canada25.com) has launched its fourth national policy report, "Canadians & the Common Good: Building a Civic Nation Through Civic Engagement." The report affirms the value of civic engagement -- defined as the process of interacting more often and more meaningfully with others in respect of civic issues -- as the most promising means to build a shared civic identity and, by extension, a stronger country.

7. You are invited to review the recently updated online resources posted at http://www.developfaculty.com. Arranged alphabetically by topic are links to 150 valuable teaching, learning and educational management sites, including a growing number based in Canada, the U.K., Australia, as well as the U.S. Also at the site are weekly teaching tips that are coordinated with the cycle of the academic term.

8. The Michigan Nonprofit Association is hosting 3 gatherings to discuss impacts about the State Budget. The first two are by conference call and the final gathering is in person in Detroit.  You are encouraged to join MNA on Thursday, March 1 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. or Friday, March 2 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.or in person on Monday, March 5 - 10:30 a.m. - 12:00. RSVP to Tiffany Aurora at taurora@mnaonline.org by Thursday, March 1. When you RSVP, you will be emailed a confirmation that will include directions and/or call information.

1. The American Red Cross’ Presidential Internship Program provides paid internships at the American Red Cross National Headquarters for students who are currently enrolled in an accredited university or college or have recently graduate the spring prior to the beginning of the internship. http://www.redcross.org/services/diversity/0,1082,0_517_,00.html

2. ACCESS, the largest Arab-American human service and advocacy organization in the United States, is looking for a program manager to manage a national AmeriCorps program, the Arab-American Resource Corps (ARC), as well as to assist with the efforts of the National Network for Arab-American Communities. The primary responsibility of the Manager will be to lead the ARC AmeriCorps and VISTA programs and to support national outreach work at ACCESS. The position will be based at ACCESS in Dearborn, Michigan, with potential for travel nationwide. To learn more, visit http://www.accesscommunity.org
3. Habitat for Humanity of Michigan is looking for a AmeriCorps Program Director to work part time with both our awesome AmeriCorps and VISTA programs. The position will begin immediately. The office is located in Williamston, MI. Hours would be 25-30 per week, depending on the right person's availability. The perfect candidate is highly organized, possesses excellent writing skills, can multi-task effectively, can mingle with a wide variety of personalities, has an excellent sense of humor, has good follow through, and is a self-starter. Please send resume ASAP with salary requirements to: ddrick@habitatmichigan.org

1. Florida Campus Compact is pleased to invite you to the 7th International Research Conference on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, October 7-9, 2007 in Tampa, Florida. The theme for this year's conference is "Sustainability and Scholarship: Research and the K-12 Continuum" and is being hosted by the University of South Florida and co-hosted by Florida State University, Miami Dade College, the University of Central Florida, and the University of Miami. Call for Presenters can be found at www.floridacompact.org/irsl

2. The United States Institute of Peace is now accepting applications for its summer seminar for community college faculty and administrators - Global Peace and Security in Community Colleges and the Communities They Serve - to be held May 29-June 3, 2007 in Washington, DC. The Institute is an independent nonpartisan national institution established and funded by Congress.The United States Institute of Peace is now accepting applications for its summer seminar for community college faculty and administrators - Global Peace and Security in Community Colleges and the Communities They Serve - to be held May 29-June 3, 2007 in Washington, DC. The Institute is an independent nonpartisan national institution established and funded by Congress. www.usip.org/ed/seminars/ccfs.html. The deadline for applications is March 16, 2007.

3. The New England Resource Center for Higher Education is now accepting nominations for the 2007 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement, which recognizes a faculty member who connects his or her teaching, research, and service to community engagement.  Unlike traditional service-learning awards that focus on the link between teaching and service, the Lynton Award emphasizes applied scholarly activity more broadly. The scholarship of engagement (also known as faculty professional service, outreach scholarship, public scholarship, scholarship for the common good, and community-based scholarship) represents an integrated view of scholarly activity in which teaching, research, and service overlap and are mutually reinforcing, is characterized by scholarly work tied to a faculty member's expertise, is of benefit to the external community, is visible and shared, and reflects the mission of the institution. http://www.nerche.org/Lynton_Award/call07/call07.html. Please note that all nominations must be received by April 27, 2007. The recipient will be notified in late May 2007.

4. The Grant Institute's Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop will be held at Marygrove College, April 23 - 25, 2007. Interested development professionals, researchers, faculty, and graduate students should register as soon as possible, as demand means that seats will fill up quickly. Please forward, post, and distribute this e-mail to your colleagues and listservs.  All participants will receive certification in professional grant writing from the Institute. For more information call (888) 824 - 4424 or visit The Grant Institute website at www.thegrantinstitute.com <http://www.thegrantinstitute.com/>.

5. The Michigan Volunteer Champion Awards are designed to recognize the lifelong and/or exemplary support of service, volunteerism and civic engagement by Michigan policy makers in the legislative, executive or judicial branches of state government. Awardees are selected based on their record of service and proven results in support of Michigan’s volunteers.  The ConnectMichigan Alliance and its partners in Serve Michigan will present the awards at the State Capitol on April 18, 2007 in celebration of Michigan Volunteer Week.  http://www.connectmichiganalliance.org/servemichigan/award_nominations.cfm

6. Campus Compact is now accepting applications for the Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning. The Ehrlich Award honors one faculty member each year for contributing to the integration of community or public service into the curriculum and for efforts to institutionalize service-learning. Eligibility requirements, selection criteria, and application requirements are available at http://www.compact.org/awards/ehrlich/ .  All applications must be submitted online by March 23, 2007.