Radiography students at IU South Bend are actively engaged with patients and the community by providing patient care through imaging services. Within the last year, student radiographers put in over 1,800 hours at area clinical facilities, according to Maryann Oake, Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiological Sciences. In the final year of the program, students also complete a service learning project that helps strengthen the relationship between students and the community. Students volunteered at organizations such as Habitat for Humanity and Ribbon of Hope. Volunteering and community engagement enhance student learning, prepare students to be well-rounded professionals, and help to make our community healthier.
Jay VanderVeen and Public Archaeology
Jay VanderVeen recently presented a paper about how archaeological field schools make more engaged citizens at a Twitter Conference on Public Archaeology. His findings suggest that the power of an archaeological field school can be more than an investigation into the past and training of specific excavation and analytical skills. It can also be positively linked to the development or increase of commitments to social and political concerns. Jay’s tweets (see Public Archaeology Twitter Conference 2017-24k2ztp) were viewed by nearly 1500 people!
Alison Stankrauff: Helping to tell the story of the African American community
Alison Stankrauff, Archivist and Associate Librarian, collaborated with the St. Joseph County Public Library and Civil Rights Heritage Center to obtain an Indiana Memory Digitization Grant, which they used to create Michiana Memories (http://michianamemory.sjcpl.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16827coll4), a website with local African American historical collections. Some of the items available on the website include photographs from the Dr. Bernard Streets Collection; copies of a South Bend African American newspaper; and historical documents and studies on race and housing in South Bend. Stankrauff is excited about the impact this collection will have on the community: “This project helps to tell the full story of Michiana…It adds the voices and stories of local African Americans and activists to show the amazing and important history we all share.”
ICC Scholarship of Engagement Grants: August 14
Scholarship of Engagement grants provide opportunities for service learning course development (developing a new course or adding service learning to an existing course), service learning research, or professional service with a local community agency. These opportunities provide long-term impact for faculty, staff, students, and community agencies while fostering/strengthening campus-community partnerships. Funding up to $2,250 with an institutional cash match of $750 is available. Applications are due on Monday, August 14, 2017.
Two Conference Opportunities
Midwest Region Campus Compact Conference: Doing Democracy: Asset-Based Engagement and Culture Change
June 6-7, 2017 at Loyola University in Chicago, IL. Registration is FREE! See: http://compact.org/event/midwest-region-campus-compact-conference/
Leading the Way: An Engaged Chancellor
An engaged campus needs an engaged chancellor, and that’s exactly what we have in Chancellor Allison. Read his message to learn about his efforts to improve the quality of life in this region through the Economic Development Committee of the American Association of State Colleges & Universities and the Regional Cities Initiative.
Panel Discussion on Integrating Community Engagement into Your Classes
Starting Small: Low-Intensity Community Engagement Projects
Faculty are eager to integrate community engagement into their classrooms, but some would like to start with a small-scale project. We invite you to attend a panel discussion about integrating low-intensity community engagement projects into your classes on Friday, April 28, 9:00-10:00, in Northside 245 (UCET classroom). Participants will receive a packet of information on best practices in service learning, grant opportunities for service-learning courses, and other material to help them get started. This event is sponsored by the Carnegie Engaged Campus Task Force and UCET. Please RSVP to Cathy Dale (dalec@iusb.edu) by Monday, April 24. For more information, contact Gail McGuire, Director, Carnegie Engaged Campus Initiative, at gcmguire@iusb.edu
Welcome to the Carnegie Engaged Campus Blog!
Hello and welcome to the Carnegie Engaged Campus blog. Visit this site to learn about grants, professional development opportunities, and research related to community engagement. This blog will also regularly feature faculty, staff and students who are serving our communities through service learning projects, civic engagement, internships, community-based research, and volunteering.
I look forward to celebrating the work that you are doing around community engagement and connecting you with resources to engage our community. If you are new to this type of work, be prepared to watch students transform, to develop meaningful connections, and to use your expertise in new and exciting ways.
Gail McGuire, Director, Carnegie Engaged Campus Initiative