[OSU-SLSR] SLSR for 02/06/2014

[Cox, Harmony]

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Ohio State Service-Learning News
Travel Grants For The Scholarship of Engagement: The Service-Learning Initiative, the Office of Outreach and Engagement and the Office of Research will be offering small grants to cover the cost of travel or other expenses related to attending workshops and conferences associated with advancing the scholarship of engagement in their teaching and research activities.  Targeted workshops and conferences to be discussed are the IUPUI Service-Learning Research Institute<http://csl.iupui.edu/about/conferences/academy.shtml> and Engagement Scholarship Consortium<http://www.engagementscholarship.org/conference/esc-2014-meeting>  and the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement<http://www.researchslce.org/conferences/>.  We will be holding a coffee hour event to share information about these upcoming opportunities and how this funding can be used.  We invite you to join us at 9am on Friday, February 14th at 110A Hale Hall for coffee and conversation. You can also join us via CarmenConnect at http://carmenconnect.osu.edu/travelgrants. For more information, please visit http://go.osu.edu/travelgrants14.

Outreach and Engagement Sponsored Travel to A Day with Barbara Holland: Why Engaged Campuses Will Stand Out and Thrive<http://www.ohiocampuscompact.org/blog/2014/01/15/registration-now-open-for-special-event-with-barbara-holland/> Ohio Campus Compact and community engagement practitioners from around the state will come together for a day of discussion, reflection and action planning with internationally renowned scholar of institutional change and community engagement, Barbara Holland. The event takes place on Wednesday, February 12th 2014 at Bowling Green State University. To encourage faculty and staff participation, the Office of Outreach and Engagement will be sponsoring travel to this talk by providing free transportation and registration for anyone who is interested. The Service-Learning Initiative is seeking interested faculty and staff to join a group from Ohio State who are planning to attend this event. If you are interested, please email Harmony at cox.529 at osu.edu<mailto:cox.529 at osu.edu>.

Course Spotlight

In order to help service-learning scholars make connections and learn about new projects, we will seek to highlight a new service-learning course in every newsletter. Courses will be shared both here and in the "Spotlight" section on the front page of our website. If you are interested in having your course highlighted, please let Harmony know at cox.529 at osu.edu<mailto:cox.529 at osu.edu>.

Inside-Out Celebrates a 5th Successful Year at OSU Newark Inside-Out courses at Ohio State Newark bring college students and incarcerated individuals together in a classroom setting to develop a partnership between institutions of higher learning and prison systems. The program recently held its 5th closing ceremony, where "inside" and "outside" students were able to share their experiences and the lessons taken from their work. View a video of the ceremony here: http://youtu.be/zWyHxFJYdUk For more information about Inside-Out, please contact Angela Bryant at Bryant.74 at osu.edu<mailto:Bryant.74 at osu.edu>.

Resources and Opportunities
Report: Engaging A New Generation of Philanthropists A new study produced by Brandeis University looks at  assessment data from  students enrolled in Ohio Campus Compact's Pay it Forward student philanthropy courses. The report explores the relationship between college students' prior philanthropic experiences, student philanthropy course components, and student outcomes related to philanthropy, volunteering, and supporting their communities. Read the full report here: http://www.slideshare.net/ohiocampuscompact/engaging-a-new-generation-full

Creative Ways to Report Service-Learning Success Reporting is a vital way for service-learning practitioners to share their successes, but writing those reports can be an exercise in frustration. Some colleges have been looking for creative ways to make reporting more interesting and easier to understand. You can get inspired by their efforts here:  http://www.ohiocampuscompact.org/blog/2014/01/10/report/
Sincerely,

Ola Ahlqvist and Harmony Cox
The Service-Learning Initiative at Ohio State



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