In higher education, spring is a time to feel proud of all we have accomplished in the academic year. For those of us that have not only taught, but deepened learning through service, we have good reason to be proud. We know that we have created learning that will last, and have opened the eyes of our students to a world that they can improve and change.

This spring we will once again honor the college students that have made a difference in their communities at the Outstanding Student Service Awards. This annual award ceremony will be held on April 5, 2008 at 11:00 am at the Lansing Holiday Inn South. Over 150 students will be honored from 20 member institutions. We hope you will plan to come and celebrate the success of these students and our collective work in educating them.

In addition, we all know outstanding faculty that should be honored for exemplary leadership in advancing the civic learning of students, including public scholarship, building campus commitment to service-learning and civic engagement, and fostering reciprocal community partnerships. Nominating them for the Thomas Ehrlich award from Campus Compact is one way to honor them. The award is named for Thomas Ehrlich, former chair of the Campus Compact board of directors and president emeritus of Indiana University. One award of $2,000 will be granted to a faculty member from a Campus Compact member institution. Ten finalists will also be selected and recognized. Application deadline is March 21 and you can get more information at: http://www.compact.org/awards. Happy Spring!

1. MCC again offers grants to students for service-learning projects, civic engagement, co-curricular programs and professional development through the Student Community Action Fund. Each member campus has $500 allocated in $100 and $200 grants to students. Visit www.micampuscompact.org/action.asp for more information.

2. MCC is excited to announce an updated version of the long-serving Venture Grant program. Faculty, staff and students can apply for funding for new or expanded projects centered on service-learning, civic engagement and community service. Visit www.micampuscompact.org/grants.asp for more information.

3. MCC AmeriCorps*VISTA RFP available in February 2008 - A host site is a location where a VISTA serves for their year of service. During their time at this institution, each VISTA helps to expand programs, create community partnerships and recruit volunteers. www.micampuscompact.org/vistahosts.asp

4. Are you a family that volunteers together or do you know of such a family in your organization? FamilyFun magazine wants to hear about how families are volunteering together and why! The Walt Disney Company will donate $5000 to the 501c3 charity or public school of choice for the five Grand Prize winners in the contest. There will also be 25 First Prize families who will receive a donation of $1,000 for their charity of choice. The contest deadline is March 31, 2008. Visit www.FamilyFun.go.com to enroll.

5. Take the Helicopter Parent Quiz or share with others!
http://www.collegeboard.com/parents/plan/getting-ready/155044.html

6. Save $10 when you order any 10 books from Campus Compact. Save $20 on 20 books. Just mix and match from our library on community service, service-learning, and civic engagement. There are books to help community service staff, faculty, students, and community partners get the most out of their programs. Click here for a direct link to our publications form.

7. ServiceVote is Youth Service America's campaign to engage young people in the American democratic process, beginning with voting. Building on the significant recent growth in both youth volunteering and voting, ServiceVote 2008 challenges young people to think critically about how to affect the larger issues that they work to address through service by participation in the political process. www.ServiceVote.org

8. The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC), in partnership with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), is pleased to announce the availability of approximately $70,000 in federal funds to support Learn and Serve-Michigan School-Based programs to begin September 1, 2008. For additional information about Learn and Serve - Michigan, please visit the MCSC web site at www.michigan.gov/mcsc or call (517) 335-4295.

9. UMADD Mini Grants http://members.jointogether.org/ct/upS7HT41bS3A/ Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the CarMax Foundation will make mini-grants of up to $500 to support implementation of evidence-based prevention programs designed to address college drinking problems, both on campus and in surrounding communities.

1. Democracy Matters - a non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to giving students a voice in pro-democracy issues - is offering paid part-time internships during the academic year. www.democracymatters.org

2. Arts Education Partnership- The Director is the chief executive of AEP, which is a coalition of national education, arts, government, and philanthropic organizations that demonstrates and promotes the essential role of learning in the arts for the success of students in school, life, and work. Additional information about AEP and this position is available on the AEP web site at http://www.aep-arts.org

3. Mars Hill College announces a search to fill the position of Field Coordinator in its LifeWorks Department. The Field Coordinator will be part of a five-person staff that promotes service-learning, internships, career development and civic engagement across the disciplines. For more info go to http://www.mhc.edu/administration/hr/read.asp?newsID=166

4. Indiana Campus Compact (ICC) seeks a dynamic leader to serve as Executive Director of this statewide consortium of public and private colleges and universities. ICC supports the integration of service-learning and civic engagement into campus culture by facilitating collaborations, sponsoring programs, sharing best practices and promoting awareness of higher education’s role in graduating well-informed, engaged citizens. ICC involves students, faculty, and staff in service-learning and civic engagement in order to educate citizens, prepare tomorrow’s leaders, and contribute to the quality of life of America’s communities. www.hra.iupui.edu

5. The School of Public Health in the University of Alabama at Birmingham is offering a summer research internship for students interested in studying neighborhood poverty and its impact on adolescent behavior. Students who participate in the internship, which is in its 11th year, will conduct a survey of adolescents living in public housing and other very low-income neighborhoods in Mobile and Prichard, Alabama. bollandj@uab.edu

6. Database Manager - Michigan Nonprofit Association - Coordinates, implements and supports the collection, storage and analysis of data while maintaining the organizational database system. lkeefer@mnaonline.org

7. External Relations Coordinator - The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. http://www1.uwb.edu/hr/employment.xhtml

8. Associated Students Inc. at SSU is hiring a Community Service Coordinator. The position description and application procedures are available here: http://www.sonoma.edu/hs/jobs/as006.html.

9. Hillel at Muhlenberg College is building its staff with the addition of a Community Organization Associate to keep pace with the rapidly growing Jewish student population on this quality liberal arts campus in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The College is located just 55 miles from Philadelphia and 90 miles from New York City. The Community Organization Associate will work to build relationships with Jewish students and work to connect them to meaningful and relevant Jewish experiences.http://muhlenberg.edu/mgt/humanres/benefits/2008/MCsummary.html.

10. Assistant Director for Community Service, ACT - Appalachian State University is seeking a dynamic, creative, energetic, organized professional to join a great team in working with a group of committed, intelligent and talented student leaders to plan, advertise and produce community service programs at one of the nation’s premier comprehensive universities. The position reports to the Associate Director of Student Programs & Community Service and affords the unique opportunity of working with caring, experienced professionals in a team approach to meet local community needs through community service and service-learning. ACT has a 20 year history of meeting local community needs by engaging students in the community. www.act.appstate.edu.

1. The Service Learning Program at Marquette University in Milwaukee is hosting a regional Service Learning Faculty Symposium and Showcase on May 21, 2008. This event has been in the planning for some time and will be jointly sponsored by Wisconsin Campus Compact, MU's Institute for Urban Life, and the Manresa Project. Call for Proposals. Proposals are due electronically by 5:00 p.m. on March 28. pamela.proulx-curry@uwp.edu

2. Tulane University’s Center for Public Service and the International Association for Research on Service-learning and Community Engagement is proud to invite you to the Eighth International Research Conference on Service-learning and Community Engagement. Conference information and Call for Proposal forms are available online at www.researchslce.org/2008conference.html. To be considered, all proposals must be received via electronic submission by 11:59 p.m. (Central Time) Wednesday, March 19, 2008.

3. COMM-ORG is looking for papers to post on the COMM-ORG Papers page. All papers are posted on the COMM-ORG website and announced on its accompanying list-serve, which reaches over 1000 people across more than a dozen nations. They welcome discussion of all papers on the list-serve and encourage our members to also send comments directly to authors. To submit a paper contact the editor, Randy Stoecker, at randy@comm-org.wisc.edu

4. Creating an Endowed Center Meeting, Thursday, March 20th, Alford Center for Service-Learning, Denison University: Granville, Ohio - 1:00pm-3:00pm - Denison University and Ohio Campus Compact will host this meeting to share information about how to create "endowed centers" for civic engagement. http://www.ohiocampuscompact.org/page.cfm?ID=90

5. The Community College National Center for Community Engagement announces the 10th Issue of the Journal for Civic Commitment. www.mc.maricopa.edu/other/engagement and click on the Journal for Civic Commitment button on the left side of the screen. We are currently accepting articles for possible publication in the fall issue of The Journal for Civic Commitment. Deadline for submission for the Fall 2008 issue is July 31st.

6. Michigan Nonprofit SuperConference 2008 - REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE!
Join us on May 13 & 14, 2008 for the Michigan Nonprofit SuperConference at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Michigan. This year's theme, Teaming Up for Community Success, will address the need for Michigan nonprofits and nonprofit leaders to collaborate, and encourage our sector to think about how we can work together to support our missions and create community change. Our audience will consist of more than 800 participants including nonprofit executives, program staff, fund development professionals, board members, researchers, consultants, advocates, national service members, government and business leaders, and faith communities.www.mnaonline.org/conf2008/

7. The 2008 Campus Compact Professional Development Institute - Monday, July 28 – Friday, August 1, 2008 - Oglethorpe University - Atlanta, Georgia - Four and a half days of must-have knowledge for community service and service-learning professionals! Designed specifically for professionals in their first five years in the field, this institute offers four and a half days of must-have knowledge, from some of the most respected practitioners in the field. http://www.compact.org/initiatives/csd_institute/

8. 2008 marks the 40th anniversary of the Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement at Michigan State University. Begun in January 1968 as the Office of Volunteers, becoming the Service-Learning Center in 1979, a founding institution member of MCC in 1989, and the Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement (CSLCE) in 2002, the CSLCE is the oldest, continuously operating service-learning center in the country! From its inception, the CSLCE, a university-wide initiative, has worked closely with MSU colleges, academic departments, student affairs and services units, pre-college programs and others to offer mutually beneficial, quality service, service-learning and civic engagement opportunities linking faculty and students with community. - “Forty Years in the Academy: Service-Learning’s Pioneers, Programs and Promise”, Engaged Scholar presentation by internationally recognized service-learning scholar, Dwight E. Giles, Jr. Dwight Giles will discuss service-learning’s evolution from an obscure pedagogical practice into an institutional priority, and reflect on its journey from the margins to the mainstream and toward maturity both nationally and at Michigan State University. www.ncsue.msu.edu

9. Photo Contest - Seeking images to use on the cover of Giving USA 2008 - DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: April 1, 2008 www.givingusa.org/press_releases/gusa/2008Contest