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<b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Ohio State Service-Learning News</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Welcome Back!
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">We hope you have had a good summer, and are ready to keep helping us support service-learning in the year ahead. The Service-Learning Initiative is celebrating the new year with a
new logo. Check it out below, and keep an eye out for it around campus. We have also created some new outreach materials that show off our new look
</span><a href="http://service-learning.osu.edu/assets/files/studentflier.pdf"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> and
</span><a href="http://service-learning.osu.edu/assets/files/new-servicelearning.pdf"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">. Thanks go to the Digital
Union for helping us create these materials. We have a lot more exciting things planned, and we hope you will be a part of them!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Reminder: RSVP for our Welcome Back Coffee Hour on September 13<sup>th
</sup> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Please join the Service-Learning Initiative for a coffee hour at 33 W. 11th Ave at 9am on Thursday, September 13th 2012. We will be celebrating our accomplishments from this
year, and talking about our plans for the year to come. All are welcome. If you are interested in attending or need more information, please contact Harmony Cox at
</span><a href="mailto:hcox@esue.ohio-state.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">hcox@esue.ohio-state.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">. We hope to see you there!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Service-Learning Course Spotlight</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">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
</span></i><a href="mailto:hcox@esue.ohio-state.edu"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">hcox@esue.ohio-state.edu</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Have a passion for service-learning, social change writing, and multi-media?
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">This 2-hour non-credit seminar titled,
<b>”An Undergraduate Writing Experience for Social Change,” </b>will use writing to make a difference in students’ lives drawing on the principles of mentoring/leadership, diversity/privilege, and urban literacy by engaging students in partnerships with Columbus
City Schools K-12 students. The course is open to juniors, seniors, and graduate students in any area and will be offered on Mondays, 12 noon to 2 pm. For more information, contact Dr. Hill McClary at
</span><a href="mailto:mcclary.16@osu.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">mcclary.16@osu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Resources and Opportunities
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Summer Enrichment Call for Proposals:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> The Department of African American and African Studies Community Extension
Center is requesting proposals from faculty and advanced graduate students for its 2013 Summer Enrichment Program. This is a one-week program held to help 9<sup>th</sup> and 10<sup>th</sup>-grade students develop critical thinking skills necessary for success
in high school and beyond. It is designed to provide students with both an appreciation for and understanding of African-American culture and history and an opportunity to develop familiarity and proficiency in the use of computer technology to access information
and create knowledge. This is an excellent opportunity to bring service-learning to a group of motivated young students, and make a connection with one of Ohio State’s best community resources. If you are interested in participating, please contact
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Sarah Twitty, Program Coordinator at
</span><a href="mailto:twitty.1@osu.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">twitty.1@osu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">BGSU Seeks Associate Director of Service-Learning
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> The Associate Director of the Office of Service-Learning (OSL) provides university wide leadership in the development and implementation of programs and services related to service-learning
and community/civic engagement. Primary responsibilities include implementation of faculty development programs and a campus culture that supports service-learning and civic engagement programs, coordination of an effective infrastructure for community engagement,
development of strong partnerships with academic and co-curricular departments and units, and management of assessment and reporting activities. For more information or to apply, please visit
</span> <a href="http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/ohr/employment/page96280.html"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/ohr/employment/page96280.html</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Call for Papers on Rural Service-Learning</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Rural Alliance for Service-Learning (RASL) invites paper proposals for an edited collection that will focus on the practice
of service-learning with rural communities in North America. The collection will highlight how service-learning in rural areas highlights unique lessons that can inform all service-learning. They are currently interested in anything from a 5-page case story
to an in-depth theoretical paper or empirical study. You can the RASL white paper and initial examples of case studies at
<a href="http://comm-org.wisc.edu/rasl">http://comm-org.wisc.edu/rasl</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Sincerely, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Ola Ahlqvist and Harmony Cox<br>
The Service-Learning Initiative at Ohio State</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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