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<b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#953735">Ohio State Service-Learning News</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">2012 Ohio State Service Award Honorees</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> On May 16th, we were able to recognize students, faculty,
staff, and community partners who have made amazing contributions to service at Ohio State. You can learn about them here:
<u><a href="http://service-learning.osu.edu/awards-for-excellence-in-community-service-and-scholarship.html">http://service-learning.osu.edu/awards-for-excellence-in-community-service-and-scholarship.html</a></u> Thanks to the Office of Outreach and Engagement,
Office of Undergraduate Education, Office of Student Life at Ohio State, The John Glenn School of Public Affairs, and everyone else who helped us make it a great day!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Request for proposals: 2012 Service-Learning Course Grants</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> The Service-Learning Initiative,
with support from Undergraduate Education and Outreach and Engagement, is announcing its 2012 Service-Learning Grants program. Grants are available to any OSU faculty or staff that will be teaching or facilitating a service-learning course in the 2012-13 academic
year(s). Funding is available to support course development and enrichment, course assessment, and student philanthropy. Proposals due June 15<sup>th</sup>, 2012. Read more a<span class="MsoHyperlink"><u><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">t </span></u></span></span><a href="http://service-learning.osu.edu/grants.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">http://service-learning.osu.edu/grants.html</span></u></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">.</span></u></span><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">To learn more, join us for a brown bag lunch workshop. Workshops will take place on May 31<sup>st</sup> and June 1st at 12pm in 100 Kuhn Honors and Scholars House. RSVPs are
not required. Please contact Harmony Cox for more information at </span><a href="mailto:hcox@esue.ohio-state.edu"><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">hcox@esue.ohio-state.edu</span></u></a><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">.
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<b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#953735">Resources and Opportunities
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<b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Workshop Proposals sought for SOCHE 2012 Teaching and Learning Conference</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> This conference will take place on November
8<sup>th</sup> and 9<sup>th</sup> at Wright State University in Dayton, OH. The planning committee calls on scholars, faculty, instructional support staff, academic leaders, and all higher education practitioners and thought leaders to propose sessions that
create opportunities for deep discussion and showcase teaching and learning practices from Ohio and beyond. Proposals are sought on Democracy and Education, Student Diversity, Transformative Technology, and Workforce Development. Proposals are due September
4<sup>th</sup>, 2012. View the full announcement at </span><a href="http://www.soche.org/images/ohio-tl-conference-call-for-papers.pdf"><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">http://www.soche.org/images/ohio-tl-conference-call-for-papers.pdf</span></u></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">.
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<b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Kansas Campus Compact Seeks Executive Director</span></b>
<span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> As a part of the national Campus Compact, the Kansas Campus Compact, one of 35 state compacts nationwide, is an organization of college presidents who have come together out of a shared commitment
to the public service mission of higher education and the value of integrating such service into undergraduate learning. The Executive Director will be the primary administrator for the organization and the essential link to the national network. Applicants
should have a bachelor’s degree with at least three years of experience in higher education or non-profit sector. To apply, please visit
</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt"> </span><a href="http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/jobs/executive-director-kansas-campus-compact/20195/"><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">http://www.compact.org/events-jobs-grants-more/jobs/executive-director-kansas-campus-compact/20195/</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Call for Proposals on General Education and Assessment</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> The Network for Academic Renewal Conference will take
place February 28-March 2, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The conference will follow four themes: Principles of Excellence: Putting Learning at the Center; Pedagogy and Practice: New Modalities at the Intersections; High-Impact Assessment: Using Evidence
to Advance Quality; and Inclusive Frameworks for Change: Engaging Students, Faculty, Campus, and Beyond. The conference invites proposals that address work that has proven effective in reframing general education to raise the bar for all students and to assure
that all students achieve the Essential Learning Outcomes necessary to compete and succeed in a technology-advanced, globally interdependent, and democratic society. For more information, please visit</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333">
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<p><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#953735">Events</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Roots and Roofs in Weinland Park</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> Residents and community organizations in the Weinland Park
neighborhood are planning “Roots & Roofs,” a showcase of housing opportunities and a spring clean-up and planting of flowers on Saturday, May 19th, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The central gathering place for “Roots & Roofs” will be Godman Guild Association,
303 E. Sixth Avenue. Colorful yard signs will mark the housing sites throughout the neighborhood. Neighbors and other community volunteers also will meet at Godman Guild to prepare community gardens, plant flowers and pick up litter in Weinland Park. Volunteer
teams will depart at 9:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. This program is presented with support from OSU Extension and the OSU Poverty Solutions Collaborative. For more information, please visit
</span><a href="http://www.godmanguild.org/blog/2011/04/27/roots-roofs/"><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">http://www.godmanguild.org/blog/2011/04/27/roots-roofs/</span></u></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Service-Learning Initiative Is Out of the Office May 18<sup>th</sup>-27<sup>th</sup>
</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Our program coordinator will be on vacation for the week of the 18<sup>th</sup>. She will be unable to access email and voice mail while gone, but will return all inquiries promptly
on her return. Please expect delays in communication with the Service-Learning Initiative during this time. If you need immediate assistance, please contact Ola Ahlqvist at
</span><u><a href="mailto:oahlqvist@esue.ohio-state.edu"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">oahlqvist@esue.ohio-state.edu</span></a></u><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Sincerely, <o:p>
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<span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Ola Ahlqvist and Harmony Cox<br>
Service-Learning Initiative</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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