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CENTER FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE PROGRAMS
The Center for Teaching Excellence supports instructional and course development, partnership-building, and the assessment of service-learning by offering services such as consultations, workshops, and reading groups for campus units and individual instructors and staff members. Contact Valeri Werpetinski at 333-3370 for service-learning programming requests or to make an appointment.

Citizen Scholar Certificate
The Citizen Scholar Certificate is designed to encourage instructors to explore and participate in the scholarship of engagement. It also provides opportunities for instructors to contribute to a community of practice that supports service-learning pedagogy and civic engagement at the University of Illinois. Click here for more details and an application.

Reading Group: Perspectives on International and Intercultural Service-Learning
This 3-part reading group meets from 12-1:30 on the last Monday of each month (Sept 28, Oct 26, & Nov 30) and will focus on readings and discussion about international and intercultural service-learning. Topics will include issues related to culture, context, and student learning outcomes in international, community-based service-learning settings. Reading selections (4-5 per session) will be made available to registered participants. Although participation in all three sessions is encouraged, anyone is welcome to attend any individual meeting. Feel free to bring your lunch!

Sept 28: Theoretical Foundations of International Service-Learning
Oct 26: International and Intercultural Perspectives on Service-Learning
Nov 30: Student Outcomes of International Service-Learning

Here's a preview of the reading list:
PerspectivesonInternationalandInterculturalService-Learning_Fall2009ReadingGroup.pdf

See the CTE web calendar for reading group registration:
http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=1432&eventId=129657&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT

Share the event flyer with colleagues!
Service-LearningReadingGroup_Fall2009flyer.pdf

Workshop: Strategies for Service-Learning Reflection
Friday, Dec 4, 12:00-1:30 pm
428 Armory Building

Service-learning is an experiential teaching strategy that combines meaningful community service with academic instruction. Through structured reflection, students connect their service experiences to course concepts and develop a deeper appreciation of a discipline. Service-learning can foster integrative learning, critical and reflective thinking, personal development, and a sense of civic responsibility in students. This workshop will focus on designing effective and creative reflection strategies to promote learning. Ideas for reflective activities and assignments, including a variety of service-learning journal formats and reflective prompts, will be provided.

See the CTE web calendar for workshop registration:
http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?ACTION=VIEW_EVENT&calId=836&skinId=1&DATE=8/31/2009&eventId=129602

Share the event flyer with colleagues!
StrategiesforS-LReflectionflyer.pdf

Provide Feedback to Develop CTE's Service-Learning Page
Please take a moment to complete a brief survey to provide feedback about 1) what resources you’d like to see on the CTE site, 2) whether or not you’d like to be included in a listing of service-learning faculty/staff or to have some of your work highlighted in the Service-Learning Spotlight, and 3) what kinds of service-learning programs and opportunities you might be interested in.
http://cte.illinois.edu/programs/service.html
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LINC: NEW SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPRING 2010

To all students, all majors, all levels:
Consider registering for a new course entitled LINC-Learning in Community. As a result of this course, you can expect to improve your project skills and to contribute to an important problem that benefits a nonprofit organization.

LINC is a service-learning course in which teams of students work on real projects proposed by community partners. There are 16 sections of the class for spring 2010 (ENG 298, TR, 12:30-1:50, 3 credit hours), with a wide range of community partners and project opportunities. For more about the course, including a listing of partners and their projects, see http://linc.illinois.edu

To advanced students--students with project management experience:

Do you have significant experience in managing large projects? Consider applying to be a Project Manager for LINC. If selected, you will register for ENG 398 and earn 3 credit hours. For more information and the application form, see http://linc.illinois.edu/project-managers-needed

To staff and faculty:

Are you interested in contributing to the LINC–Learning in Community course? Consider volunteering as a Project Advisor. For more information and the volunteer form, see http://linc.illinois.edu/volunteer-be-a-project-advisor

Please share the LINC Opportunities Flyer with students and colleagues!
http://cte.illinois.edu/images/feature/pdf/LINC_Sp10_flyer.pdf

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Center for Teaching Excellence (Service-Learning Site)
Chip Bruce's Blog: Thoughts about Community, Learning, and Life
College of Law Community-based Clinics
Community Informatics Initiative
East St. Louis Action Research Project
Education Justice Project
Engineers Without Borders (Illinois Chapter)
LINC: Learning in Community
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Public Engagement
Office of Volunteer Programs
Race, Space, & Law
Social Entrepreneurship Summer Institute
Spanish & Illinois Blog
University of Illinois Extension

Carnegie Foundation Recognizes U of I for Community-Engagement Efforts
College of Education Teaching Academy to Incorporate Service Projects
Environmental Fair Unveils Student Community Stewardship Projects
ESLARP's Work Highlighted in Imagining America Fall 08 Newsletter
Krannert Art Museum's ArtSpeak has Impact on Student.pdf
Service Learning Opportunities: The Advocacy Model
Social Entrepreneurs: Catalysts for Change
Spanish in Action: LAS Professor Connects Spanish Students with Local Speakers
20-Year-Old Partnership with East St. Louis Reaps Many Benefits for Residents, Students
Project-based Service-Learning Course LINCs Students w/ Nonprofits

Campus Compact
Canadian Alliance for Community Service-Learning
Capable Communities: Building Community Assets to Support Positive Change
Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement
COMM-ORG Online Conference on Community Organizing & Development
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
Community Tool Box
Community Science
Community Works Institute
Corporation for National & Community Service
Democracy and Higher Education: The Future of Engagement
Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice
Higher Education Network for Community Engagement
International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership
Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearninghouse
National Center for the Study of University Engagement
National Service-Learning Partnership
National Service-Learning Partnership Blog
New England Resource Center for Higher Education
Project on Civic Reflection
Public/Private Ventures
Research University Engaged Scholarship Toolkit
Service-Learning YouTube Channel
Sense of Community
Society for Community Research & Action
The Scholarship of Engagement Online
University-Community Partnership for Social Action Research
URP Toolbox