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<b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Ohio State Service-Learning News</span></u></b><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Funding for service-learning course development<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span class="story-text1"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Office of Service-Learning is now accepting applications for the 2018 Service-Learning Course Development Grants. These grants of up to $4,000 each
support the development and enrichment of service-learning courses. Applications are due Wednesday, February 7, 2018.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%">For more information: </span> <a href="http://u.osu.edu/servicelearning/faculty/grants/"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%">http://u.osu.edu/servicelearning/faculty/grants/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%">
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<b>2018 Community Engagement Conference registration now open!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%">Registration is now open for Ohio State’s inaugural Community Engagement Conference, featuring keynote speaker Donna Shalala. The conference, taking place Jan. 24-25, will bring together faculty, staff, students,
and community partners to focus on professional development and networking, while exploring new potential engagement partnerships. The theme of the conference is Partnering to Advance Health and Wellness. Register by Dec. 8 to receive the early-bird pricing
of $85.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%">For more information and to register:
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<b>2018 President’s Prize winners announced<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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Alina Sharafutdinova and Anna Voelker have been named recipients of the 2018 President’s Prize, which includes a living stipend, startup funding and faculty advising for their first year after graduation. Sharafutdinova’s project, The Ohio Opioid Action Plan,
will focus on the opioid epidemic in Franklin County, and Voelker’s AstroAccess project aims to make science education more accessible. Voelker was inspired in part by her participation in Robin Post’s Shakespeare and Autism course. The President’s Prize
is Ohio State’s highest recognition given to exceptional students who want to make the world a better place.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%">For more information: </span> <span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%"><a href="https://www.osu.edu/features/2017/creating-a-universal-experience.html">https://www.osu.edu/features/2017/creating-a-universal-experience.html</a>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">Resources and Opportunities</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>IARSLCE 2018 Conference call for proposals announced<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%">The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement has announced that proposals are now being accepted for their 2018 conference in New Orleans, LA. The conference will take
place July 18-20 with the theme Just Research: Inclusivity and Intersectionality. Proposals are due by Friday, January 19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%">For more information: <a href="http://www.researchslce.org/conferences/">
http://www.researchslce.org/conferences/</a> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sincerely,</span>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ola Ahlqvist and Claire Sweigart<br>
Office of Service-Learning at Ohio State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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