ESC call for faculty, staff, student proposals

Monday, February 18, 2013

The Engagement Scholarship Consortium is calling for proposals from university faculty and staff, community partners, undergraduate and graduate students and higher education administrators. Submit a proposal on the implementation of engagement programs, service learning, community involvement or scholarship.

These projects should explore the mission of ESC: collaborative work to build strong university-community partnerships anchored in scholarship. Deadline for submitting a proposal is March 15, 2013. Visit http://okla.st/W61JQ9 for more information. 

The 2013 Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop takes place October 6 – 9, 2013 in conjunction with the 14th Annual Conference of the Engagement Scholarship Consortium at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. The workshop is a program ofthe Engagement Scholarship Consortium (http://engagementscholarship.org).

 This workshop will provide advanced graduate students and early career faculty with background literature, facilitated discussion, and presentations from national leaders and community partners designed to increase their awareness and knowledge of community engaged scholarship. Participation is limited and interested applicants must be nominated to be part of this workshop. Applications are now being accepted for the 2013 Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop (see the attached Application Form). The deadline for receipt of applications is Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Successful applicants will be notified no later than May 20, 2013.

Applicants for this program should be:

• Graduate students or junior faculty members with an interest in community engagement and engaged scholarship, and

• Involved or interested in research that contributes to their discipline while making a positive impact on external stakeholders or advancing the study of engaged scholarship.

Applicants must also demonstrate:

• A desire for new learning about engaged scholarship,

• An interest in working with faculty across disciplines to explore and learn more about how engaged scholarship might be carried out, and

• The capacity to effectively communicate the results of their research to public, academic, and other external audiences.

Successful applicants will be expected to come to the workshop with an idea for an engaged scholarship project in mind. These projects will be discussed in the context of what is presented during the workshop. Participants are expected to attend all sessions and participate fully in activities of the program. (See preliminary agenda.)

Upon acceptance, participants will be asked to pay a $100 registration fee for the Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop, in exchange for which they will be provided with admission to all sessions, materials, and meals during the Workshop, as well as free registration to the National Outreach Scholarship Conference (a $345 value). Participants are expected to pay for their own travel and lodging. (Please note: The $100 registration fee should not accompany your application. Successful applicants will be notified and provided with payment instructions.)