Funding Opportunities

U of M Global Spotlight grants
FOUR U-WIDE GRANT PROGRAMS WILL BE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS as part of its Global Spotlight Initiative: two grants for faculty and two for graduate students. The faculty grants and one of the student grants focus on the themes of Africa or water in the world. Applications are due Feb. 15, noon. For more information, see Global Spotlight grants, http://www.international.umn.edu/spotlight/grants.php.

IDEA Multicultural Research Awards
The Institute for Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy (IDEA) is pleased to
announce a request for proposals for the IDEA Multicultural Research Awards.
This small grant opportunity replaces the President's Faculty Multicultural
Research Award.

A complete description is posted at
http://www.academic.umn.edu/equity/pfmr_award.html

The Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences
(http://www.lifesci.consortium.umn.edu) is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for graduate and professional students at all UMN campuses. This funding initiative aims to encourage work on the broad societal implications of problems in health, environment, or the life sciences. The Request for Proposals (RFPs) may be found at http://www.lifesci.consortium.umn.edu/rfps/. Deadline for submission is February 8, 2010.

Student Development Opportunities

Rochester Arts Center
Due: November 30, 2009
They have a room here that serves as a lounge/learning/interactive space for our gallery patrons. We are putting out a call to graduate students at U of M and MCAD to design a new project for the space. If you are interested in submitting a design, please consult attached proposal description.

The Graduate School is pleased to announce that it is sponsoring several interdisciplinary dissertation-writing seminars for doctoral students. The seminars are intended for those students whose work is explicitly interdisciplinary and whose intellectual and scholarly development at the dissertation writing stage would be enhanced through engaging with faculty and graduate students from other disciplines on topics of common interest. Seminars are taught by University of Minnesota with distinguished records of interdisciplinary research and teaching, who were selected as the Graduate School first Interdisciplinary Graduate Faculty Teaching Fellows.

The following seminars will be offered in Spring 2010. Please contact the instructor for more information and prior to registration.

* NURS 8193 "Mixed Methods in the Social, Behavioral, & Applied Health Sciences," 9:05 am-12:05 pm, Wednesdays. Spring 2010. Led by Professor Joseph Gaugler.

* FREN 8812/HIST 8960 "Metamorphoses: Thinking and Writing Change Over Time." 2:30-5:00 p.m., Tuesdays. Spring 2010. Led by Professor Juliette CherbuliezProfessor J. B. Shank.

* CI 8150 "Research and Social Justice: Epistemological and Ethical Issues in Research with Minoritized Populations," 4:40-7:20 pm, Mondays. Spring 2010. Led by Professor Bic Ngo.

The University of Minnesota community organizing class taught by Dennis Donovan will be offered on Tuesday nights next spring. Undergraduate, non-degree seeking, and non-U of M students may contact Dennis Donovan for a permission number (donovan@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1496).

Community Organizing for Effective Public Policy
Public Affairs 5920, Section 01 (2 cr; S/N only)
6:00 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesdays
1/19/10 - 5/7/10
Room 35 Humphrey Center, University of Minnesota West Bank Campus
Instructor: Dennis Donovan

Announcements
Engaged Scholarship Resource
CES4Health.info is a new website for those interested in engaged scholarship.

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Carter Academic Service Entrepreneur Award Application
Deadline: November 30, 2009

The Carter Academic Service Entrepreneur grants (CASE) are competitive grants offered to students with project proposals that represent the most innovative and promising ways to serve the community. The student winners in the United States receive $1,000 to implement their proposal, and a certificate of merit bearing the signatures of President Jimmy Carter and Mrs. Rosalynn Carter. Their project is published online, and the CASE grants provide prestigious recognition for students, faculty and their community partners for academic service.

Minnesota Campus Compact will be awarding two $1,000 CASE grants this academic year. For more information, please visit http://www.jrcpf.org/what/case_desc.php

The Office of the Vice President for Research and the University of Minnesota Retirees Association are pleased to announce the second cycle of a three-year program of awards to support retirees requiring financial assistance to pursue projects related to their research, instructional, or other work history. All faculty, professional and administrative, and civil service retirees are eligible to apply for these grants. Ten grants of up to $4,000 will be awarded. Please forward this message to all retirees in your department or area who may be interested.

For more information see: http://cflegacy.research.umn.edu/opportunities/documents/ProfDevAnnounce09.pdf

The Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment
2010 Request for Proposals for Large, Seed and Early Career Grants.
Visit http://environment.umn.edu/iree/iree_funding.html for complete details.

Large Grants: IREE anticipates making a total of $2.5 million available for four to seven Large Grants, with individual amounts ranging from $250,000 to $750,000 under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). The Large Grants will support integrated, multidisciplinary teams. Funding may be up to three years in duration and, under exceptional circumstances, no-cost extensions of up to one year will be considered.

Seed Grants: IREE anticipates making a total of $750,000 available for 10 to 15 Seed Grants, with individual amounts ranging from $50,000 to $70,000 under this FOA. These grants are expected to be one year in duration and will support high-risk, high-potential projects that are in the initial stages of development. While multi-investigator teams will be accepted, single investigator proposals will also be considered.

Early Career Grants: IREE anticipates making a total of $750,000 available for five to six Early Career Grants, with individual amounts ranging from $120,000 to $150,000 under this FOA. These grants may be up to three years in duration. They will enable faculty in the early stages of their careers to launch and/or accelerate innovative research programs consistent with IREE's mission. The Lead Investigator(s) must meet the definition for Early Career (found in the attached RFP), and are solely responsible for the allocation of awarded funds to meet the objectives of the proposed research.

Please e-mail all questions concerning this RFP to the IREE Grants Team at iree@umn.edu.

EVENTS

The Next Minnesota Miracle: Building a Living Democracy for the 21st Century
Monday, November 2, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Markim Hall, Institute for Global Citizenship, Macalester College

*Space is limited. Please RSVP to info@mncampuscompact.org by Friday, October 30.

Minnesota comes out ahead on many measures of civic engagement when compared with other states, according to a recent report produced by the Center for Democracy and Citizenship in partnership with the National Conference on Citizenship. Please join Harry Boyte, co-author of Minnesota Civic Health Index 2009, Bill Blazar of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Gary Cunningham of Northwest Area Foundation, and Diane Tran of Grassroots Solutions for a discussion on the state of Minnesota's civic health and what we can and must do to move from civic activities to civic engagement grounded in the fabric of communities.

Copies of Minnesota Civic Health Index 2009 will be available at the forum.

co-sponsored by Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Augsburg College
Citizens League, Minnesota Campus Compact, Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration, with support from Target

Historical Trauma, Microaggressions, and Identity: A Framework for Culturally-Based Practice
December 4, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Metro Location: Coffman Union Theater, University of Minnesota
Greater Minnesota Host Sites:Workshop will once again be broadcast live to host sites in Greater Minnesota

Lead Presenter: Karina Walters, University of Washington, Indigenous Wellness Research Institute and West Coast Poverty Center*

Karina L. Walters, Ph.D., a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, founded and directs the university-wide, Interdisciplinary Indigenous Wellness Research Institute at the University of Washington and is an affiliate faculty of the West Coast Poverty Center. Her research focuses on historical, social, and cultural determinants of physical and mental health among Native American individuals, families and communities as well as cultures of poverty and two-spiritedness.

Registration is available at www.cmh.umn.edu

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Call for Papers
The Ethics and Politics of Research with Immigrant Populations
President's Interdisciplinary Conference June 4-5, 2010
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Deadline: December 21, 2009

The University of Minnesota's President's Interdisciplinary Conference Initiative supports inquiry that fosters collaboration between scholars in divergent fields and across institutions. This interdisciplinary conference addresses the question: What are the epistemological and ethical considerations in research with immigrant populations? The purpose of this conference is to engage university and community colleagues and students from a variety of disciplines and interests in consideration of this and other questions about ethics and epistemology in their research. For all information and to submit proposal, please visit www.cehd.umn.edu/Immigrant-Research.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Ally (GLBTA) Programs Office invites your staff, department, class or organization to attend our free Ally Trainings! These are important, no-cost professional development opportunities to gain knowledge and skills about gender & sexual diversity, and to ask questions and engage in conversations we don't often have the chance to explore.

Ally Training participants learn about GLBTA communities, think critically about gender and sexuality, discuss language and privilege, and explore how we can be allies to each other across identities and experiences. Attendees leave the training with newfound awareness and concrete steps they can take to help make our campus and larger communities more welcoming and affirming for everyone.

GLBTA Programs Office is offering the following free, open sessions in Fall 2009 and Spring 2010. Educational materials and Ally stickers & buttons will be provided, and cookies and beverages will be served.

Ally Training I
Thursday, October 29, 2009
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Coffman Memorial Union
Presidents Room 332

(Bi)Sexuality 101
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Coffman Memorial Union
Presidents Room 332

Ally Training I
Thursday, February 18, 2010
5:00 - 8:00 PM
Comstock Hall Ballroom

(Trans)Gender 101
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
1:00 - 4:00 PM
St. Paul Student Center
MN Commons Room

Ally Training II
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
1:00 - 4:00 PM
West Bank TBA
Note: It is encouraged that Ally II participants have attended Ally I, but not required.

** Please RSVP to glbta@umn.edu and specify which session(s) you plan to attend. Feel free to RSVP for multiple people with a single email, and contact us with any questions! We are also able to present tailored trainings to staff and classroom groups. Coming soon: our 2009-10 Ally Lunch Discussions series!

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Professional Development

Metropolitan Universities Journal, issue 20.2 August
2009, features 9 articles from the Community-Engaged Scholarship for
Health Collaborative, an initiative of Community-Campus Partnerships for
Health (CCPH) supported by a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) in the US Department of Education. The
Collaborative focused on building capacity for community-engaged scholarship in
higher educational institutions, with an explicit focus on the faculty
promotion and tenure system. Two articles are attached as PDF documents.

CCPH's 11th Conference, "Creating the Future We Want to Be:
Transformation through Partnerships," May 12-15, 2010 in Portland, Oregon!
Proposals are due October 16, 2009 - visit www.ccph.info for details

The Ethics and Politics of Research with Immigrant Populations
President's Interdisciplinary Conference 2010, June 4-5, 2009
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

This interdisciplinary conference addresses the question: What are the epistemological and ethical considerations in research with immigrant populations? The purpose of this conference is to engage university and community colleagues and students from a variety of disciplines and interests in consideration of this and other questions about ethics and epistemology in their research practices.

We invite presenters and participants to engage in reflection and discussion that focuses attention on the possibilities and problematics of research with immigrant youth, adults and community members. For more information, please visit
http://www.cehd.umn.edu/Immigrant-Research/

American Association of Blacks in Higher Education
2010 National Conference on Blacks in Higher Education
Buckhead Hotel Atlanta, March 25-27, 2010

Conference Theme: Educational Collaborations and Networks: Bridges to Learning and Leading. PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED: October 30, 2009.

For information, please visit, http://www.blacksinhighered.org/

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Student Scholar and Public Engagement Showcase

The Office for Public Engagement is sponsoring the 1st annual Student Scholar and Public Engagement Showcase to occur on October 7, 2009, from 1-4 pm, on the TCF Bank Stadium Concourse. Registration deadline: September 18, 2009.

This unique Homecoming event provides a forum for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students and recent alumni to celebrate their academic achievements in terms of research, capstone experiences, design, or original artistic creations. Also, faculty and staff, as well as their community partners, will highlight their collaborative initiatives around teaching, research, and community-based service.

This showcase will feature a broad range of local, regional, national, and international topics and provide attendees with a sense of the wide range and scope of the academic and engagement endeavors here at the University of Minnesota. To participate in the Public Engagement Showcase, please register
http://www.saa.umn.edu/ope/register/public-engagement-showcase/2009
or call Michelle Wittcoff Kuhl (witt0160@umn.edu, 612-624-1562) with any questions.

Funding Opportunities

CBPR Funders Interest Group Conference Call on September 15. Over thirty funders in Canada and the US that are advancing community-based participatory research (CBPR) as a tool for social justice are members of the CBPR Funders Interest Group (FIG). During the FIG's next call, members will share updates on their activities, welcome new members and plan educational and information-sharing opportunities for the year ahead. If you are a funder and would like to join the FIG, send an email to fig@u.washington.edu with your contact information and the ways in which you support CBPR.

University Opportunities

GLBTA Leadership Year offers students an opportunity to learn first-hand about gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and ally identities, histories and politics - through an exciting combination of coursework, service learning, and study away.

Students will be exposed to both practical and theoretical understandings of leadership, community, and social movements, by studying, working, and traveling together as a community throughout the entire academic year. For more information, please visit http://www.glbta.umn.edu/leadershipyear/#courses

The University of Minnesota Medical School was awarded $6.24 million by the National Institutes of Health to establish a Center for Excellence in Health Disparities Research, Engagement, and Training (CeHDRET) focusing on minority health and health disparities. More then 30 percent of Minneapolis is composed of ethnic minorities, and this grant will help provide the Medical School with the resources to enhance opportunities for diverse populations and improve minority health overall. Read more online:
http://www.ahc.umn.edu/news/releases/minorityhealth081209/home.html

Conferences

Building One America: A National Summit on Regional Opportunity
September 17-18, 2009 in Washington, D.C.
The purpose of the convening is to demonstrate bi-partisan, grassroots and congressional support for the administration's initiatives aimed at defending and expanding the middle class while addressing some of our nation's most pressing problems through innovative regional and metropolitan strategies.

The conference will provide research and testimony to highlight the harms of past policies that have divided Metropolitan America. Sound regional strategies around housing, transportation, infrastructure and regional governance that can positively impact education, the environment, poverty and our global competitiveness by revitalizing urban areas and promoting inclusive and stable regions will be described. You can register through the conference website: www.buildingoneamerica.org.

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) conference,
Proposal Deadline: October 16, 2009
May 12-15, 2010 in Portland, Oregon.
The conference, "Creating the Future We Want to Be: Transformation through Partnerships" promises to be CCPH's best yet as hundreds of community and campus partners convene for 4 days of skill-building, networking and agenda-setting!

Whether you are new to community-based participatory research, service-learning or community-campus partnerships and looking for basics to get started, or you've been involved for years and seeking more advanced knowledge and connections, this is one conference you will not want to miss! Download the call for proposals at http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/conf10-cfp.html

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Awards

Axtell, Khoury, and McConnell
The College of Education and Human Development recognized three individuals for Community Outreach and Engagement, at the Annual Assembly and Recognition Event. The award winners were Sara Axtell, Faten Khoury, and Scott McConnell.

Events

Community-Based Participatory Research:

Community Campus Network presents a brownbag discussion with CBPR advisor Cathy Jordan (and possibly another special guest),12-1:30, Wednesday, May 6,
345 Fraser Hall,Sponsored by Academic Health Center Education Office, Career and
Community Learning Center, and CEHD’s FOCCS Neighborhood

Lessons from the Field Autism Series:

May 13, 2009 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Check-in at 8:30 a.m.)
Coffman Memorial Union
The fourth workshop in the 2008-09 Lessons from the Field Series on Autism Spectrum Disorders will focus on Integrative Medicine, featuring Dr. Lawrence Rosen, a board-certified general pediatrician committed to family-centered, holistic child health care. He practices primary care at the Whole Child Center in Oradell, NJ and consults at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, serving as Chief of Pediatric Integrative Medicine

For more information, fee schedule or to register, visit: www.cmh.umn.edu

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Position Openings

Director of Civic Engagement
University of Minnesota, Duluth

The University of Minnesota Duluth is seeking applications to fill a full time Director of Civic Engagement (job code 9334) position available beginning July 1, 2009. For a complete position description and information on how to apply, go to _http://employment.umn.edu_ and search for Job Requisition 158698. Complete applications include: a letter expressing interest, availability, experience, and strengths as they relate to the position; a current resume/curriculum vitae; the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references who may be contacted; an affirmative action accomplishments statement; and a statement on how the applicant views civic/public engagement. A background check will be conducted on the finalist. The search committee will begin its review of complete applications on April 27, 2009, and will continue until the position is filled. Inquiries may be directed to Lynn Bye by phone: 218-726-8492 or by email: lbye@d.umn.edu.

Professional Development

Works in Progress Seminar
Application Deadline: May 11, 2009
June 14-16, 2009
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Each year the Seminar convenes a small group of diverse new and experienced K-12 service-learning researchers; researchers from allied fields; and users of research in the policy and practice arenas for 2-3 days of intensive discussions of research being planned and undertaken in the field by the emerging scholars participating in the seminar. The goals of the seminar are to provide support and encouragement for a new generation of service-learning researchers and to promote improved quality and dissemination of service-learning research.

For further information and application instructions, please see attachment.

15th Annual Midwest Qualitative Research Conference
Linking Methods and Theory: Exploring the Connections
June 25-26, 2009
University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The Midwest Qualitative Research Conference showcases scholarly investigations that use qualitative methodologies to understand all aspects of human experience. This vibrant urban two-day conference located in downtown Minneapolis attracts practitioners, scholars and graduate students from throughout the Midwest and across the country. Topics range from ethnography to phenomenology, with discussions taking place in an open atmosphere examining the challenges and rewards of qualitative methodologies.

For more information and to register please visit
http://www.stthomas.edu/education/events/mqrc/

Events

A Partnership Approach to Promote Health and Mental Health Literacy to Reduce Disparities Among Immigrant and Refugee Communities
Friday, May 22, 2009, 8:30-12:30
Continuing Education Center, 1890 Buford Avenue, Saint Paul Campus

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Events

Idealist.org Nonprofit Career Fair and Working for Change Conference
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
-Workshops run from 10:00am-4:00pm
-Career Fair runs from noon-4:00pm
Coffman Union, Great Hall, East Bank (TC Campus)
http://www.cclc.umn.edu/idealist.html

Come to this event to explore jobs and career paths in nonprofits and social change organizations. This event is both a career fair and a career exploration conference. This event may be particularly interesting to graduate students, graduating seniors, other undergraduates considering careers in the non-profit or social change oriented sectors, and other job-seekers. Spend the whole day or just stop by for the event(s) that interest you! This event is FREE and open to the public, but please preregister at http://www.idealist.org/careerfairs.

2008-09 Lessons from the Field: Multi-disciplinary Interventions
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (8:30 - 9:00 Check-in and Networking)
Coffman Union Theater, East Bank (TC campus) and broadcast to Greater MN Host Sites

The focus is multidisciplinary interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders. The presentation will focus on the current multidisciplinary aspects of treatment, intersection of autism and Fragile X, and developmental targeted treatments which require multidisciplinary interventions to be effective in treating autism spectrum disorders.

For more information or to register, go to www.cmh.umn.edu.
Questions? E-mail: cmhdata@umn.edu OR Phone: 612-625-7849

2009 Celebration of Community-University Partnerships
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
4:00-6:00 p.m., Weisman Art Museum, East Bank (TC campus)

If you would like to exhibit a poster or display that tells the story of a community-university partnership that you have participated in, please contact David Holliday at holli107@umn.edu to request a table or tables at the event (tables are six feet in length, and can accommodate two standard-size display boards or mounted posters). Any questions can be directed to him as well at the above e-mail or 612.624.6385

Awards and Grants

2009 Outstanding Partners in Engagement Awards
Nominations are being accepted for the 2009 Outstanding Partners in Engagement Awards. We encourage you to consider putting forward exemplary students, fellow faculty members, U of M staff, or community partners to be recognized for their outstanding work. For more information, please visit http://www.cclc.umn.edu/Events/YearEnd.html

PAGE (Publicly Actively Graduate Education) Fellows 2009 Imagining America Conference
October 1-3, 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana
Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life invites graduate students in the arts, humanities, and design with a demonstrated interest in public engagement to apply to be PAGE (Publicly Active Graduate Education) Fellows at Imagining America’s 2009 national conference. First-time Fellows will receive a $600 stipend to attend the conference and will have their conference registration fee waived; will attend the day-long, pre-conference PAGE Summit (Thursday, October 1st), devoted to sharing the theoretical and practical language with which to articulate public scholarship; will attend the general conference sessions; will have an opportunity for individual mentorship with leaders in the field of public cultural practice; and will be invited to participate in the conference’s poster session on Friday, October 2nd. Returning Fellows will receive a $300 stipend.

Graduate students at all stages of their MA/MFA/PhD programs are eligible to be PAGE Fellows, or if they have received their degree in the last two years. To apply, send a brief letter of interest and a 1-2 page CV by June 5, 2009 to: Robin Goettel, Assistant Director, Imagining America, Syracuse University. Applicants should address their specific interest in this year’s conference theme (see below) and their active investments in public engagement. Applications may be sent electronically (rjgoette@syr.edu) or via mail (Robin Goettel, Imagining America, Syracuse University, 203A Tolley Building, Syracuse, NY 13244).

Announcements

Imagining America listserv
Many of you have requested that Imagining America create a simple list-serv for the discussion of public scholarship, assessment, tenure and promotion, and curriculum in the cultural disciplines. This new list-serv, ia_listserv@listserv.syr.edu, will focus solely on public scholarship and civic engagement across the arts, humanities, and design (including efforts in which they pertain to other disciplines, such as the inclusion of cultural components in publicly-engaged social science projects).

We hope that this list will facilitate collaboration between member institutions, the creation of panels for Imagining America conferences and other national convenings, and help you seek and advance knowledge and new ideas. Currently, all institutional representatives to the IA consortium are subscribed. You may opt out of the list-serv or add additional addresses by emailing Greg Carrico gacarric@syr.edu. Please forward this email to those key faculty members at your institutions who pursue relevant research and teaching. We enthusiastically welcome—and urge-- their participation as well.

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AWARDS AND GRANTS

Faculty Interactive Research Program
Applications due: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
CURA has sent out the 2009-10 call to encourage University faculty to carry out research projects that involve significant issues of public policy for the state and that include interaction with community groups, agencies, or organizations in Minnesota. Awards cover the faculty member’s salary for the summer, plus a research assistant for one year. Please visit http://www.cura.umn.edu/FIRP.php for an official application and information.

Outstanding Partners in Engagement Awards
Nominations are due: Friday, April 3, 2009

The Campus Community Coordinators Alliance (CCCA), a network of staff who direct and coordinate publicly engaged programs across the Twin Cities campus, is once again seeking nominations for "Outstanding Partners in Engagement." Community partner organizations, U of M staff, faculty, and students are all eligible to be nominated as Outstanding Partners in Engagement, and to submit nominations of others in these categories. The complete call for nominations is attached. If you have any questions, please contact Katie Peacock at kpeacock@umn.edu or 612.624.2585.

EVENTS

Civic Engagement in America: Will the 2008 Election Matter?
Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology, Harvard University

Monday, March 23, 2009
12:00 - 1:30pm
Cowles Auditorium, Humphrey Institute
301 19th Ave S., Minneapolis

Pundits and social observers have voiced alarm as fewer and fewer Americans involve themselves in voluntary groups and participatory democracy. Most of the nonprofit groups launched in recent decades are run by professionals who lobby Congress or deliver social services to clients. These professionally managed agencies have displaced membership groups, leaving regular Americans with fewer opportunities to interact across class lines and to get involved in community and public affairs. America’s struggle to rebound from today’s financial crises will require not only a turnaround of our economy but also a recovery for our civic life. In the wake of the 2008 election and the innovative Obama campaign, what are the prospects for a sustained revitalization of our civic democracy?

Theda Skocpol is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University, where she served as Director of the Center for American Political Studies (1999 to 2006) and as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (2005 to 2007). Skocpol is recognized as one of the most cited and widely influential scholars in the modern social sciences; her work has contributed to the study of comparative politics, American politics, comparative and historical sociology, U.S. history, and the study of public policy. Skocpol’s current research focuses on civic engagement, governmental transformation, and reform politics in the United States and on the development of U.S. social and educational policies in historical and comparative perspective.

To request disability accommodations, please call 612-625-2530 or email cspg@umn.edu.

Year-End Celebration of Community-University Partnerships
Thursday, April 23, 2009, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Weisman Museum

This open house celebration will highlight community-based research, service-learning, internships, volunteering, student consulting, community organizing, and capacity building done in partnership with schools, neighborhood groups, governments, and community organizations. Come, share your stories, reflect on your experiences, and learn from others at this celebration, all while enjoying the setting of the Weisman Art Museum and light refreshments. Recipients of the 2008-09 Outstanding Partners in Engagement Awards will also be recognized.

Also, if you would like to exhibit a poster or display that tells the story of a community-university partnership that you have participated in this year in your teaching or research,* please contact David Holliday at holli107@umn.edu to request display place. Due to the space we are using, displays or posters must be able sit on an easel or on a table.

The open house is free and no registration is required. This event is sponsored by the University of Minnesota's Office for Public Engagement and members of the Campus Community Coordinators Alliance (CCCA). For more information, contact the Career and Community Learning Center at 612.626.2044.

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OPPORTUNITIES

$100,000 for Food Systems Planning in Southeast Minnesota
The UM Southeast Regional Sustainable Development Partnership (http://www.regionalpartnerships.umn.edu) and the U of M Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute (http://www.hfhl.umn.edu) are announcing a $100,000 Request for Proposals to support a University research project that utilizes novel analytical approaches to strengthen the infrastructure of regional food systems in the southeast region of the state.

RFP at https://netfiles.umn.edu/users/tegtm003/www/HFHL_SERSDP_RFP09final.doc.

Indicate interest as soon as possible by emailing Erin Meier at tegtm003@umn.edu. Exploratory meetings for potential applicants will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 10-11:30, at the Humphrey Institute (room tbd) and Friday, April 3, 1-2:30 ( St. Paul campus location tbd).

Summer Institute for Civic Studies, Boston, MA
Tufts Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service in Boston July 13-24, 2009. The primary audience for participants is Ph.D. graduate students across disciplines for the institute itself, and a public audience for the concluding public conference on "The Obama' Administration's Civic Agenda after Six Months," Friday July 24.

Please encourage interested students to apply. The framing document is here http://activecitizen.tufts.edu/?pid=710. The home page and application are here http://activecitizen.tufts.edu/?pid=714 with links to the schedule and some of the constituting theoretical and practical traditions. The concluding public conference is described here http://activecitizen.tufts.edu/?pid=715

EVENTS

Land Use and a Changing Biosphere, Dr. Jonathon Foley
March 25, 2009, 3:30 pm
Saint Anthony Falls Lab Auditorium

People often view land use as a local environmental issue, but it is fast becoming a matter of global importance. The need to provide food, fiber, water and shelter for more than 6 billion people is driving changes to the world’s forests, farmlands, waterways and atmosphere. Such changes have enabled humans to utilize a
greater share of the planet’s resources, but they have the potential to weaken the capacity of ecosystems needed to sustain a healthy environment. In this seminar, I will describe new work that is aiming to document and understand changes to the world’s land systems, to improve our ability to balance human needs with environmental stewardship, and to foster the long-term security of landscapes across the globe.

Graduate Student Workshops
Identifying Job Options and Conducting a Search in a Tough Economy
Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: 275 Nicholson Hall
Register: http://www.grad.umn.edu/career/workshops/register.asp?id=206

AND (repeat session)

Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: 230 Anderson Hall
Register: http://www.grad.umn.edu/career/workshops/register.asp?id=207

Please choose one of the dates from above to attend. The workshop will
cover the job search process from start to offer. It will address
conducting a self-assessment, planning, knowing your options,
relationship-building and offer negotiations. There will be break-out
sessions for the academic and non-academic search.

CV/Résumé Building and Formatting for Academia and Industry
Thursday, March 26, 2009, 4:00-6:30 p.m.
Location: 101 Walter Library
Register: http://www.grad.umn.edu/career/workshops/register.asp?id=208

This workshop is for graduate students at all stages of their programs
planning to seek faculty positions or careers in industry and private
organizations. The presentation will cover the difference between the CV
and résumé; essential components; what employers seek; and competitively
packaging your skills. The last 90 minutes of the session will be for
CV/résumé critique. Participants seeking feedback should bring their
CV/résumé to the workshop.

For a list of public engagement events, please visit our calendar at
http://www.engagement.umn.edu/calendar/index.html

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CURA DIRECTOR OPEN FORUMS

Finalists for the position have been announced and they will participate in an open forum.

Monday, March 9:
Dr. Edward Goetz
Professor, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs

Thursday, March 12:
Michael Oakes
Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health

All candidate public presentation forums are scheduled for 1:00- 2:00 p.m. in Room 180 Humphrey Institute, 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Each session includes a 30-minute presentation, followed by a Q&A session.

FUNDING

2009 Outstanding Community Service Awards
Nomination Deadline: March 23, 2009

The Office for Public Engagement is please to announce the 2009 call for nominations for the Outstanding Community Service Awards. For nomination materials and a list of previous awardees, please visit http://www.engagement.umn.edu/awards/index.html

2009 Planning Grants in Health Disparities Research Program
Letter of Intent Deadline: March 17, 2009

These grants are designed to encourage community-initiated research and foster sustainable and long-term collaborative research between community-based organizations and academic researchers on projects focused on eliminating health disparities. This request for proposals (RFP) is directed to community organizations in the state of Minnesota. For the official RFP, please visit http://www.healthdisparities.umn.edu/img/assets/24233/HD_RFP_2009.pdf

Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences

(http://www.lifesci.consortium.umn.edu) is pleased to announce 2 funding
opportunities for faculty and graduate and professional students. This
funding initiative aims to encourage work on the broad societal implications
of problems in health, environment, or the life sciences.

The Requests for Proposals (RFPs) may be found at
http://www.lifesci.consortium.umn.edu/rfps

EVENTS

An Autism Spectrum Disorders Workshop for Parents
March 26, 2009, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Wilder Complex, 3345 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis

The workshop will feature four mini-sessions and a resource fair. The mini-sessions are (1) What's This? Autism Spectrum 101, (2) What's Next? Accessing Services, (3) What Works? Interventions: Research to Practice, (4) What's Ahead? Transitioning/Sharing our Stories.

The workshop is FREE but pre-registration is requested. Call 612-625-7849 or 612-626-9227.

MinnWebCom
April 6, 2009, 9 a.m to 5:00 p.m.
Continuing Education and Conference Center, Saint Paul Campus, Minneapolis

MinneWebCon is a full-day, three-track, continuing education conference for web professionals. The conference delivers a practical blend of technical and creative information from industry practitioners and educators directly to University of Minnesota staff, students, and web professionals from ad and design agencies, corporations, non-profit organizations, and other higher education institutions. For more information and registration details, please visit http://www.minnewebcon.umn.edu/about.php

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Funding Opportunities
2009 Summer Student Science Internships at the National Science Foundation
Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2009
Summer Student Science Internships at the National Science Foundation (NSF)
in Arlington, VA, are available through the Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network. The ten-week summer component of the Internship will take place May 25–July 31, 2009. The internship opportunities will be made possible through a QEM Network proposal, pending at NSF.

Each internship will provide round-trip airfare, assistance with local transportation costs, summer housing on a local college campus, and a stipend ($3,000 for undergraduate students and $4,000 for graduate
students), payable in three installments. In addition to the ten-week summer internship, interns will be expected to implement science-oriented outreach activities during the academic year when they return to their home
institutions to continue their studies. For more information, please go to http://qemnetwork.qem.org/internship.htm

Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute RFP
Deadline: Monday, May 4th,2009.
This RFP covers community engagement research projects in the areas of food policy, prevention of obesity and chronic disease, and food safety.

The grant to be funded through this program must utilize novel and innovative approaches to answer potentially high impact research questions. The proposal should be a partnership between a MN community and the University researchers. The research should have a high potential for growth and for becoming self-supporting over time. Please go to the website at http://www.hfhl.umn.edu for the full RFP. In addition, questions regarding the RFP can be directed to hfhl@umn.edu.

Awards
2009 Minnesota Department of Education Service Learning Awards:
Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2009
The three categories are the Minnesota Student Service Awards (for projects and programs); 2. Outstanding Contributions to Service Learning (for individuals); 3. Minnesota Leader Schools and Districts (for schools and districts).

An award ceremony will be held at the Minnesota State Capitol the morning of Thursday, May 14. $100-200 mini grants will be awarded, based on funding availability, to each recipient for use in implementing
service learning. Forms can be found at http://education.state.mn.us (search for "service learning awards.")

2009 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement,
Deadline: April 23, 2009
This award recognizes a faculty member who connects his or her teaching, research, and service to community engagement. Beginning in 2009, the Lynton Award is designated as an award for early career faculty (pre-tenure at tenure-granting campuses and early career – within the first six years – at campuses with long-term contracts).

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. For more information, please visit http://www.nerche.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=108&Itemid=69

Professional Development
IUPUI Research Academy at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
May 14 - 16, 2009
Application Deadline: March 23, 2009
The IUPUI Research Academy is an interactive summer workshop to develop skills, learn about methods and literature, develop a research project and advance research related to service learning in higher education. This academy is sponsored by the IUPUI Center for Service and Learning and National Service Learning Clearinghouse. The primary audience should be service learning researchers, well-suited for faculty developing research projects, as well as graduate students.

Topics will include research design, measurement and questionnaire development, research methodology, proposal development, statistical analyses, ethical Issues, theory, writing research proposals (e.g., grants) and research manuscripts.

Faculty and Facilitators will include the following people:

* Dr. Robert Bringle – IUPUI Center for Service and Learning
* Dr. Julie Hatcher – IUPUI Center for Service and Learning
* Dr. Kathryn Steinberg – IUPUI Center for Service and Learning
* Dr. Patti Clayton – NC State University
* Dr. Liberty Smith – National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

For more information, please visit http://surveycentral.uc.iupui.edu/ira09.aspx.

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EVENTS

Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 10:00 am
The Panic Over Girls Lecture by Mike Males
The Wellstone Center

Mike Males shares Gisa Knopka's passion for promoting the needs of young people as well as her willingness to be controversial and provocative. In this lecture, Mike will challenge the media myths about modern American girls. You can learn more about Mike Males’ work at www.youthfacts.org.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Community Involvement Fair
Great Hall, Coffman Memorial Union

Talk to representatives from more than 90 organizations to find a position that matches your major and/or interests. Spring semester and summer opportunities will be promoted at this fair. Please visit _http://www.cclc.umn.edu/CIF for more information including a list of organizations that will be in attendance.

Thursday, February 12, 2009, 12-1:30 pm
Insurance Market and Disaster Prevention in Japan Presentation by Muneta Yokomatsu, Visiting Scholar
303 Coffman Memorial Union

How do we manage economic disaster? What are differences of the insurance markets in Japan and U.S.? Will the insurance market show the sign before the economic disaster happen? Professor Yokomatsu will discuss a fundamental framework of disaster risk management and current practice in Japan with its advanced aspects and problems. Moreover, this presentation claims that the cost-benefit evaluation of mitigation investment should reflect social applicability of risk finance technology to take into account the catastrophic aspects of natural disaster. Free lunch is provided but please RSVP to gnam@umn.edu. For further information, please visit http://www.tc.umn.edu/~gnam/

Thursday, March 5, 2009, 4-6 pm
Presentation by environmental expert and activist Van Jones
Ted Mann Concert Hall

Van Jones is the founder and president of Green for All (www.greenforall.org) and author of the recently released The Green Collar
Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems. An award-winning
activist, Jones is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress as
well as co-founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights. In addition,
Jones is a board member of 1Sky, the Apollo Alliance, and a fellow with the
Institute of Noetic Sciences. Recently he has been advising President
Obama's transition team as it develops a green economic stimulus package.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. We expect space to fill quickly for this event so please register as soon as possible at www.tickets.umn.edu. (*As this is a ticketed event, you will need to pick up your tickets at the Ted Mann ticket office in advance of the event or pay a one-time $5 processing/mailing fee for your ticket(s) to be sent to you.)

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The National Service-Learning Conference is quickly approaching. We hope you will be joining us in Nashville, Tenn., March 18-21, 2009 to hear great speakers including Peter Benson, Search Institute; Dr. James Hildreth, Meharry Medical College; Naomi Tutu, and many others. Here are the most recent updates on this exciting event.

Conference Housing Closes January 30, 2009
The conference has arranged special rates at the Rennaissance, Doubletree, and Sheraton hotels in downtown Nashville. To take advantage of these rates, book your hotel rooms through the Nashville Housing Bureau no later than January 30, 2009.

Sign up for a Preconference Session
Preconference sessions will be offered on Wednesday, March 18, prior to the start of the conference. Intensive, participatory sessions, they provide materials, strategies, and skills in cutting-edge areas of service-learning. Pre-registration is required and can be done as part of your regular conference registration. If you have already registered for the conference, please call 1-800-366-6952 to add a preconference session to your registration. The preconference offerings include:

* Service-Learning for the Rookie
Presented by Rebecca Flood, Consultant, Charleston, S.C.
* Grant-Writing
Presented by Bernard Turner, Belmont University, Nashville, T.N.
* Cultivating a Cadre of Youth Trainers and Facilitators
Presented by Beverly Hiott, Lead Teacher for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement and Youth Action Council Members, Richland School District 2, Columbia, S.C.
Joan Liptrot, Institute for Global Education and Service-Learning, Levittown, P.A.
* Learn and Serive America Communicators Institute
Presented by Learn and Serve America, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and Campaign Consultation, Inc. (Space is limited. Please register by January 29.)

Earn University Credit
Conference participants may earn one graduate or undergraduate credit from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls by combining conference workshop participation with online work.

Please visit our website at www.nylc.org/conference for information about the items above and all other conference details. We look forward to seeing you in Nashville!

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Announcements

U of MN named one of six universities awarded grants to build cadre of Community-Engaged Faculty

Faculty for the Engaged Campus is pleased to announce that it has made grants to six universities to design, implement and evaluate innovative faculty development programs that advance community-engaged scholarship. Each grant is for $15,000 over a two year period. The funded institutions are North Carolina State University, Northwestern University, Ohio University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Proposals for MinnWebCom 2.0 are due on January 31, 2009

Events

Release of Local Foods Research Findings
February 4, 2009 1:15-3:00 PM,
306 Borlaug Hall, Saint Paul Campus

The local foods movement is growing in stature and impact, due to a powerful combination of citizen activism, creative entrepreneurship, and substantial investment from the philanthropic community. Interested in learning more about the 'state of the state' of Minnesota's local foods movement? Join us to learn about two research projects sponsored by the U of M Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships:

* Who Will Fund the Local Foods Movement? How Minnesota's Foundations Helped Build Our Local Food System and What the Future May Hold...

* The Impulse to Inventory: A GIS Baseline of Minnesota's Local Foods Assets

Annual Transportation Career Expo
Thursday, February 5, 2009.
It is FREE and they are looking for students from all MN and neighboring states educational institutions. It is being held in the Presidents Room in Coffman Memorial Union from 4:30 - 7:15 pm. If you need more information, please contact Shawn Haag at haag0025@umn.edu or 612-625-5608.

Community Involvement Fair
February 9, 2009
Great Hall, Coffman Memorial Union, East Bank

Talk to representatives from more than 90 organizations to find a position that matches your major and/or interests. Spring semester and summer opportunities will be promoted at this fair. Please visit _http://www.cclc.umn.edu/CIF for more information including a list of organizations that will be in attendance

Opportunities for Students

Ambassador for the Multicultural Kickoff 2009 and/or Welcome Week Leader
The responsibility of the Multicultural Kickoff Ambassador is to help guide freshmen through the Multicultural Kickoff program while focusing on providing a quality transitional experience for the students. Multicultural Kickoff Ambassador will attend spring & summer training, work in pairs and lead groups of freshmen through Multicultural Kickoff 2009. If you are interested in learning more about being a Multicultural Kickoff Ambassador, there will be information sessions the following dates:
1. MKO/WW Information Session Wednesday, 1/28 3-5pm in 152 Klaeber Ct.
2. MKO/WW Information Session Thursday, 1/29 11am-1pm in 301 CMU
3. Multicultural Kickoff Ambassador Information Session Friday, 1/30 3-5pm in 152 Klaeber Ct.

MCAE Ambassador Job Description online http://www.mcae.umn.edu/MCAEAmbassadorJobDescription3.htm

MCAE Ambassador Application online http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=ppE0GClpLNoT8PTQkr4rGdw

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Events

The 27th Konopka Lectureship: The Panic Over Girls by Mike Males.
February 11, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Free and open to the Public
Neighborhood House at the Wellstone Center
179 Robie Street East, St. Paul

This year’s lecturer, Mike Males, is a senior researcher for the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice in San Francisco, a columnist for Youth Today and the principal investigator/content director for the online information service – YouthFacts.org. In addition to several other titles, Mr. Males is the author of The Scapegoat Generation: America’s War on Adolescents and Framing Youth: Ten Myths About the Next Generation.

Mike Males shares Gisa’s passion for promoting the needs of young people as well as her willingness to be controversial and provocative. In this lecture, Mike will challenge the media myths about modern American girls. You can learn more about Mike Males’ work at www.youthfacts.org

Spring Civic Engagement Practitioner Gathering:
February 27, 2009, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM.
Hamline University School of Business
Minneapolis location (1600 Utica Avenue, Saint Louis Park, MN 55416)

The theme for this gathering is, "Evaluating Service-Learning and Campus-Community Partnership Outcomes."

Please join Minnesota Campus Compact to:

* Discover insights into evaluating civic engagement activity at your campus with a special presentation by the Minnesota Evaluation Association.
* Network with civic engagement staff from other campuses. Catch up with old friends and make a few new ones.
* Get updates on Minnesota Campus Compact grant and award opportunities.

The cost is only $15, which includes lunch. Check our www.mncampuscompact.org for updates and registration information.

Opportunities for Students

The Urban Studies student group is seeking any undergraduate interested in DEVELOPMENT. MARKETING, REAL ESTATE, FINANCE, PLANNING, ARCHITECTURE to consider joining the University of Minnesota's team for the 2009 NAIOP University Challenge. This challenge pits teams from midwest colleges to develop the most compelling development scenario for a particular site. This is the first time the University of Minnesota will be putting together a team.

Our first meeting is Wednesday January 28th in 460 Social Science (West Bank) from 4:15-5:00. Please email if you are interested but cannot attend that meeting. (pent0006@umn.edu). We will also meet on Monday February 2 at 5:30 pm in 460 Social Science

Each team will evaluate the same development site, pull together their recommendations and present them to a panel of local development experts. Each team will get some seed money for making the necessary packets for the presentation. Each team will have access to local development experts to help with their analysis.

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