Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop - Michigan State Univ - March 15

["Boyko, Sonia" <sonia.boyko@usask.ca>]

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR March 15, 2011 NOSC proposal submissions due March 31, 2011 EESW application deadline May 2011 Registration opens Sep 30 - Oct 1, 2011 EESW workshop and events October 1, 2011 Preconference workshops and events October 2-4, 2011 12th Annual National Outreach Scholarship Conference Please distribute broadly to colleagues.

In October, Michigan State University will be hosting the National Outreach Scholarship Conference (NOSC). One exciting opportunity associated with NOSC is the Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop. This workshop is designed for graduate students and junior faculty who are invested in community-engaged scholarship or the scholarship of engagement. Please see details below and forward to others who might be interested in applying. Learn more at outreachscholarship.org/eesw If you have questions, feel free to contact Laurie Van Egeren atvanegere@msu.edu. Emerging Engagement Scholars Workshop September 30-October 4, 2011 Michigan State University Guidelines The deadline for receipt of applications is Thursday, March 31, 2011. Successful applicants will be notified no later than April 22, 2011. Applicants for this program should be graduate students or junior faculty members: ·        With an interest in community engagement and engaged scholarship and/or the scholarship of engagement (that is, involved or interested in research that contributes to their discipline while making a positive impact on external stakeholders), or ·        whose research is about engagement (that is, interested in the processes and outcomes of community engagement and engaged scholarship) Applicants must also demonstrate: ·   A desire for new learning about engagement and 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, or a research project about the scholarship of engagement, 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. Visit the National Outreach Scholarship Conference website for information about NOSC 2011. Please distribute broadly to colleagues ABOUT THE NATIONAL OUTREACH SCHOLARSHIP CONFERENCE The National Outreach Scholarship Conference (NOSC) is a nonprofit educational organization composed of member state/public and private higher education institutions. NOSC's goal is to work collaboratively to build strong university-community partnerships anchored in the rigor of scholarship and designed to help build community capacity.

 

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