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Announcements:
Academic Year 2007 - 2008
Grant Opportunity for Education Faculty: Incorporating
Service-Learning into Teacher Education Curriculum
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Massachusetts Campus Compact Positions Available
Environmental Sustainability Links
For Students:
For Campuses:
"Value of Volunteer Time" in Massachusetts
April 2008
The Independent Sector has released the 2007 Value of Volunteer time
- $19.51 per hour. View the
details for Massachusetts and other Campus Compact states >>
MACC AmeriCorps*VISTA - NOW HIRING MEMBERS
FOR 2008-2009!
April 2008
MACC has a two part application process. Submit a cover letter,
résumé, and the names and contact information of four
(4) references to Karen Chisholm, Director, MACC AmeriCorps*VISTA
Program at karen.chisholm@tufts.edu.
You'll also need to complete the online AmeriCorps application,
which can be found
here.
Massachusetts Campus Compact Members Receive 2007 President's Higher
Education Community Service Honor Roll
March 2008
Honor Roll With Distinction:
Mount Wachusett Community College
Simmons College
Stonehill College
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Wentworth Institute of Technology
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Babson College
Bentley College
Bridgewater State College
Bristol Community College
Bunker Hill Community College
Clark University
Emerson College |
Endicott College
Lesley University
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Middlesex Community College
North Shore Community College
Worcester State College |
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Campus Compact's Howard R. Swearer
Humanitarian Award and Frank Newman Leadership Award
March 2008
Applications Due by March 21st!
The Swearer Award recognizes students for their innovative
strategies in addressing community issues and needs, and their
efforts to build and sustain this work among their peers and within
their institution. Five awards are available to undergraduate
students at Campus Compact member colleges and universities.
The Newman Award recognizes students with financial need and civic
leadership potential and provides both financial support and
mentorship to help them achieve their academic and civic goals. Two
awards are available to undergraduate students at Campus Compact
member colleges and universities.
Winning students receive a cash award to support community work as
well as national recognition for their efforts. For application
materials and other information, please see
http://www.compact.org/awards.
Campus Compact Annual Membership Survey Results 2007
March 2008
Take a look at the
Massachusetts Campus Compact Membership Survey results. Thank
you for participating!
February 2008
MACC is pleased to make available the 2008-2009 AmeriCorps*VISTA Request
for Proposals.
Download documents:
VISTA RFP 2008-2009
| Intent to Apply
Form
| Application Assistance Sessions RSVP
MACC is pleased to make available the 2008-2009 College Advising
Corps Request for Proposals.
Download document:
College Advising Corps RFP 2008-2009
A Community of Learning: Best Practices in Service-Learning at Community
Colleges Across Massachusetts
February 2008
You're invited to attend this event on May 15, 2008 from 9:30am - 2pm
at the Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA (Kittredge Center Room 303).
Directions can be found at
www.hcc.edu/about/get_arnd.html.
View postcard
for more details.
New Publication for Community Colleges
January 2008
Linking Service Learning and Civic Engagement in Community College Students
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| Director, Barbara Canyes with the President of AICUM,
Richard Doherty |
AICUM Honors MACC
December 2007
AICUM (The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in
Massachusetts) celebrated its 40th Anniversary in style with a gala at the
Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel on Monday, December 3, 2007. This years honorees
were U.S. Rep. John F. Tierney (D-Mass.), who was instrumental in the passage of
the College Cost Reduction Act; Massachusetts Rep. Kevin Murphy (D-Lowell) and
Sen. Robert O'Leary (D-Cape and Islands), co-chairs of Joint Committee on Higher
Education; and Massachusetts Campus Compact.
Maureen Curley, President of Campus Compact said, The tribute included
remarks from two students who described how their involvement in
service-learning courses and leading service projects has impacted their lives.
Congratulations to Barbara, the entire MACC staff, the MACC/VISTA network and
the members! It was a pleasure to be able to join them at this joyous event.
"A Guide to College Access and the College Positive Volunteer"
October 2007
Email us for a copy.
2008 Raise Your Voice Presidential Civic Engagement Funds
Rhode Island and Massachusetts Campus Compacts are pleased to announce
the availability of 2007-2008 Raise Your Voice Presidential Civic Engagement
Funds. This fund will provide an opportunity for current member institutions in
Rhode Island and Massachusetts Campus Compacts to become actively involved in
promoting the engaged campus and encouraging student voice. Rhode Island and
Massachusetts Campus Compacts are offering ten (10) $500 mini grants to the
Presidents' Offices to encourage collaboration among campus communities around
the themes of youth development and civic leadership while focusing on the role
of college students in implementing change on campus and in the community.
Millenials Talk Politics
A Study of College Student Political Engagement
You can now check out CIRCLE's new special report
"Millennials
Talk Politics". (Full Report & Executive Summary). "Millennials Talk
Politics" is based on 47 focus groups conducted by CIRCLE on 12 college and
university campuses in 2006 and 2007. CIRCLE is a national research center on
the civic and political engagement of young people in the U.S. Commissioned by
the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, this report is the most detailed current
examination of college students political and civic attitudes and experiences.
The study has compelling implications for higher education, national
policymakers, and the news media, among others. The report was released last
week at an event with featured speakers that included: Richard Battistoni,
Professor of Political Science, Providence College; John Bridgeland, President,
Civic Enterprises, LLC; Maureen Curley, President, Campus Compact; Maya Enista,
Chief Operating Officer,
Mobilize.org; George Mehaffy, Vice President, Academic
Leadership and Change, AASCU/American Democracy Project; and Trish Tchume,
Community Outreach,
Idealist.org. COMING SOON - resources for sharing the report with
students, administrators and faculty on your campus.
2007 National Campus Compact Swearer Student Humanitarian Award
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| Director, Barbara Canyes with Swearer Winner,
Stefanie Lynch and Emerson College's Jennifer
Greer-Morrissey, Associate Director, Office of Service
Learning and Community Action |
The award recognizes five students each year for their outstanding public
service and provides financial support toward their continued efforts to address
societal needs.
A student from Emerson College, was one of the five students to win
Campus Compact's coveted 2007 Howard R. Swearer Student Humanitarian Award.
"Stefanie Lynch has demonstrated incredible vision, leadership, and commitment
to service in her three years at Emerson, and her record of achievement combined
with her ability to lead and mobilize others make her an ideal candidate for
this award." -- President Liebergott of Emerson College.
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Stefanie Lynch
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Ms. Lynch brings a strong commitment to all of her community efforts,
whether working for the Boston Center for Youth and Families, acting
as community outreach coordinator for an on-campus group, planning
workshops for students to learn skills for making social change,
assisting with Emerson Action day, or serving as a Resident Advisor.
Ms. Lynch believes passionately in the mutual empowerment possible
when people work together and in the potential of positive change.
Ms. Lynch has been singled out as having "incredible vision,
leadership, and commitment to service," as well as for her record of
achievement and ability to lead and mobilize others.
Learn more.
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