December 2011 Newsletter
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| December 7, 2011 |
The Talloires Network E-Newsletter |
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In This Issue
New Members To see a full list of our 230 member institutions, Not a member of the Talloires Network? Learn how to JOIN NOW>>
Talloires Website Remember to visit our website! Google Map showing our member universities
About the Talloires Network Tufts University and Innovations in Civic Participation serve as the Secretariat of the Talloires Network.
Contact Us Rob Hollister Steering Committee members Mark Gearan (Chair) Janice Reid (Vice-Chair) Lisa Anderson Scott Cowen Sharifah Hapsah Shahabudin Shamsh Kassim-Lakha Olive Mugenda José María Sanz Martínez Jerome Slamat Rafael Velasco John Wood |
Update from the Chair: President Mark Gearan I would also like to announce the Talloires Network’s call for nominations of exceptional community engagement programs for the 2012 MacJannet Prize. Three prizes will be awarded in 2012: First Prize ($7,500); Second Prize ($5,000); and Third Prize ($2,500). This is a wonderful opportunity for outstanding programs to receive recognition for their efforts and to raise their profile. I had the pleasure of meeting representatives of last year’s winners during the Talloires Network conference in Madrid, and I am inspired by the work that they and previous MacJannet Prize winners are doing in partnership with their communities. I look forward to another impressive batch of nominees this year. 2012 MacJannet Prize call for nominations Rob Hollister visits Talloires members and partners in Chile Opportunities RFP: "Pathways to Cleaner Production" International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Fall 2011) For a complete list of upcoming events, visit our website>> Service-Learning Director Leadership Institute, Roanoke, Virginia (USA), 28 February – 1 March 2012 Clinton Global Initiative-University 2012 Conference. Washington, DC, 30 March – 1 April 2012 Academy for Community and Civic Engagement. Auburn University, USA. 14-16 May 2012.
For more information, contact Dr. Giovanna Summerfield, Associate Dean for Educational Affairs at summegi@auburn.edu or go to http://www.cla.auburn.edu/cla/cce/acce/ Creating Communities for Development, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Mexico), 2011 MacJannet Prize 3rd Place Winner |
The Talloires Network is pleased to call for nominations for the fourth annual MacJannet Prize. The MacJannet Prize recognizes exceptional student civic engagement initiatives based in Talloires Network member universities around the world. Three prizes will be awarded in 2012: First Prize ($7,500); Second Prize ($5,000); and Third Prize ($2,500). Winning programs will be profiled on the Talloires Network website and in communications that reach thousands of higher education contacts world-wide. Nominations are due by 15 February 2012. 
Are you involved in research or practice in community service-learning or other engaged pedagogies? The Canadian Alliance for Community Service-Learning (CACSL) and the University of Saskatchewan invite proposals for research paper presentations, poster sessions, workshops, panels or talking circles for Impacts of Community Engagement to be held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan May 10-12. Proposals are due January 31, 2012. For more information: 
Higher Education for Development (HED), a USAID partner, expects to make one (1) award of up to $759,000 for three (3) years for a regional higher education partnership between one U.S. institution and three to four Latin American universities. Two to three of the partner universities will be selected from among the following countries: Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Additionally, one university will be selected from among the countries of Chile, Panama or Peru. This multi-country partnership will increase and utilize the capacity of higher education institutions to contribute to 
Published by Queen’s University, the IJSLE is a peer-reviewed online journal which seeks to foster inquiry into rigorous engineering design and research and direct those efforts toward solving problems of marginalized communities. The examination of cultural appropriateness is emphasized along with the application of appropriate technologies and entrepreneurial application of sustainable solutions. Focus is also placed on associated pedagogy and the dissemination of project results as the Journal seeks to nurture service learning in engineering as a distinct body of knowledge. 
Hosted by Virginia Tech’s Engagement Academy, the Institute brings together service-learning leaders and engaged scholars, with a well-established foundation in service learning pedagogy, who seek to enhance their leadership capacities, deepen their institutional and community impact, and chart the next steps in their professional development as change agents on campus, in communities, and across the field. 
Each year, CGI U hosts a meeting where students, national youth organizations, topic experts, and public figures discuss solutions to pressing global issues. CGI U 2012 will be held at George Washington University in Washington, DC. Attendees will come together to make a difference in CGI U’s five Focus Areas: Education, Environment & Climate Change, Peace & Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation, and Public Health. 
CCPH is convening its 15th Anniversary Conference to nurture a growing network of community-campus partnerships that are striving to solve our most pressing health, social and economic challenges. Held at a pivotal time in the history of CCPH and the community-campus partnerships "movement," the conference will convene hundreds of community members, faculty, staff, students, funders and policy makers from around the world for 4 days of skill-building, networking and agenda-setting. 
The Community and Civic Engagement Initiative at Auburn University has announced the first annual Academy for Community and Civic Engagement (ACCE) for faculty throughout the American southeast in the arts and humanities who are interested in incorporating civic engagement/service learning practices into their courses, outreach scholarship, and P & T documentation. ACCE will provide an intense 3-day workshop for successful applicants. The purpose of the Academy for Community and Civic Engagement is:
Creating Communities for Development works in six local communities with high poverty as an advocate for the needs and interests of these communities, to connect university initiatives to these needs, and to be a source of information and networking for stakeholders in these communities. The program has established community centers in each of the communities being engaged. Community members are consulted through surveys and interviews so that they can participate directly in the planning and implementation of projects. Areas addressed by these projects include nutrition, English language training, computer literacy, tutoring support, legal aid, and recreational activities for children.