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The foundation, which seeks to foster a culture of service and to educate and inspire future generations to create a better world, has provided funding to more than five hundred colleges, universities, and student-led campus groups through the student leadership awards and other grant programs.

The awards will honor ten student-led campus groups or activities that have made a significant impact beyond their own institution. Nominations are open for students enrolled in any accredited institution of higher education.

Nominations are invited from individuals, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and religious organizations. Self-nominations from students for community service or humanitarian efforts performed during the 2010-11 or 2011-12 academic years are also eligible. Each award includes a $5,000 grant to support the student or group’s future humanitarian endeavors

The first step in the submission process is joining the online Jenzabar Foundation Community Network; please use referral code SLA2012. Once registered, applicants will be advised of the submission procedure.

Click here for the Jenzabar website.

Establishing Partnerships for Service-Learning (for faculty audience)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h-Da-T1MZ0
A specific exploration about developing and sustaining partnerships with long-term community impact in mind.

Community Partners Design Service-Learning (for community audience)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAtBRS99Dz4
A guided conversation for community partners to learn about service-learning and working with colleges and universities.

These webinars were created with support from California Campus Compact and Learn & Serve America Higher Education.

• Continue the platform for biennial summits to promote statewide strategic education and action
• Share the New Hampshire Higher Education and Community Strategic Guide
• Create the networks and solidify existing networks for collaborations
• Build linkages to promote the diversity of perspectives, cultures, experiences, and ideas
• Unearth strategies for advancing Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics throught the state

Click here for the more information.

 We’d like to let you know about two recent additions to NERCHE’s website regarding the Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement, our annual award recognizing an early-career faculty member who connects his or her teaching, research, and service to community engagement.

First, we have added a new Exemplary Syllabi pageto the site. As part of the application process for the Lynton Award, we ask nominees to submit examples of syllabi that represent their community-engaged teaching and learning. The Exemplary Syllabi page features noteworthy syllabi representing innovative practices across the disciplines that value students and community members as collaborators in the teaching and learning experience. 

To view the new Exemplary Syllabi page, click here or paste the following link into your web browser:  http://bit.ly/tlFc9Q.  

Second, an updated version of the Lynton Award Profile is available for PDF download on NERCHE’s website.  This publication includes in-depth information about the history of the Lynton Award, along with descriptions of the community-engaged work of the current Award recipient, Dr. Katherine Lambert-Pennington, as well as all past recipients. The Profile also includes a remembrance of Ernest Lynton, who, as Eugene Rice writes, “dedicated his life to making a place for engaged scholarship and to shaping colleges and universities committed to the common good.”

 To download a copy of the Lynton Award Profile, click here or copy and paste the following link into your web browser:  http://bit.ly/t2S2EC.

We hope that the Exemplary Syllabi and updated Profile will be both useful and inspirational for practitioners across the higher education spectrum, including prospective nominees for the Lynton Award.  If you have any questions about these resources or about the Award itself, please do not hesitate to contact NERCHE.

Sincerely,

Sharon Singleton
Senior Program and Research Associate
sharon.singleton@umb.edu

 Brad Arndt
Senior Programs Coordinator and Staff Editor
brad.arndt@umb.edu 

New England Resource Center for Higher Education
College of Education and Human Development
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125
(617) 287-7740
www.nerche.org