Civic Engagement Forums from MN Campus Contact

From Lucy, the Promise Fellow at Minnesota Campus Contact

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A good resource for hearing about School-Community Partnerships and a place to share your own stories!  Happening in 3 locations in Minnesota.

2010 Minnesota Campus Compact Fall Civic Engagement Forums

Campus-Community Partnerships:  Supporting Student Success and Economic Vitality

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Augsburg College, Oren Gateway Center - Room 100, 1-3 p.m.

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Winona State University, Room TBA, 2-4 p.m.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

University of Minnesota Morris, Student Center - Cougar Room, 10 a.m.-Noon

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There is a strong consensus that the nation’s economic future hinges upon higher education’s ability to graduate the innovative thinkers and the diverse, skilled workforce necessary in a rapidly-changing world.

In Minnesota, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education tracks progress on goals regarding increased college access and success and the development of a globally competitive workforce. Other stakeholders, from the Citizens League to Growth and Justice, to the Itasca Project support increased college attendance.

Nationally, political leaders including President Barack Obama and the National Governors Association, join private funders such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lumina Foundation for Education to promote greater skills development and college completion rates.

Please join campus and community leaders for a rich discussion of civic engagement’s positive impact on these critical public priorities. Hear stories of specific, effective efforts across Minnesota. Share your own perspective.

Registration is free and open to all. Simply RSVP from the links above. If you have a powerful success story to share at a forum please email John Hamerlinck or call 320-308-4271.

Grant Opportunities with Youth Service America

Youth Service America is currently accepting applications for two of our signature grant programs - the State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning grants and the UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning grants. We have hundreds of grants to distribute, so we're looking for at least 1,000 applications between the two programs - and we know those in your networks have high quality programs that are looking for funding for their service projects!

State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants (Deadline: October 15)
State Farm is proud to team up with Youth Service America to offer grants of up to $1,000 for youth-led service-learning initiatives is all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Eligible programs will engage youth in service-learning, an effective teaching and learning strategy that promotes student learning, academic achievement, workplace readiness, and healthy communities.  State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants encourage semester-long projects (following YSA's Semester of Service framework) that launch on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (January 17, 2011) and culminate on Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2011). Eligible candidates include teachers, service-learning coordinators and students in a public school, or staff and youth in a community-based organization working with a public school. Applications must be submitted by midnight, October 15, 2010. Learn more and access the application at www.YSA.org/goodneighbor

YSA wil host an application webinar on October 7 at 5:00 PM EST for applicants to learn more about developing a successful project. To sign up for the webinar, complete the registration form available at www.YSA.org/goodneighbor

UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning Grants (Deadline: October 22)
UnitedHealth HEROES is a service-learning, health literacy initiative designed to encourage young people, partnering with schools and nonprofits, to create and implement local hands-on programs to fight childhood obesity. Educators, nonprofit leaders, and students are encouraged to apply for grants of up to $1,000 to engage youth in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Youth participants raise awareness around their work by culminating their service projects on Global Youth Service Day (GYSD), April 15-17, 2011, an international day of service that occurs in all 50 states and in more than 100 countries. Applications must be submitted online before midnight October 22, 2010. Grant recipients will be notified in December and January. To obtain an application, visit www.YSA.org/HEROES.

YSA will host an application training webinar on October 5th at 5:00 PM EST, for applicants to learn more about developing a successful project. To sign up for the webinar, complete the registration form available at www.YSA.org/HEROES

Applicants can find additional information about the grant, service-learning, and childhood obesity at www.YSA.org/HEROES, including "First Responders: Youth Addressing Childhood Obesity Through Service-Learning," a step-by-step manual that helps youths, parents, teachers, and other volunteers deploy YSA service-learning models to fight childhood obesity in their communities.


For more about YSA grants and awards, visit YSA.org/grants

What Kids Can Do (WKCD) National Writing Contest

Hey all-

This was forwarded to our office info and looks like a great opportunity for all of you.  Check it out if it sounds interesting.

WKCD Nation Writing Contest
"AT WKCD, we’ve always thought that teaching and learning works best when teachers know their students well. It makes gut sense. And a great way to kick off the school year is to give students an opportunity to talk or write about themselves, to give their teachers a feel for who they are and where they’re from.

So today we’re announcing a new national writing contest, in which students across the country tell WKCD -- and the world -- “Where I’m From.”

We're asking students to submit a poem or essay, using writer and teacher George Ella Lyon's classic poem "Where I'm From" as fuel.

The deadline for sumbitting entries is October 31, 2010. We’ll announce the winning poems and essays on our website on November 15, 2010. Winners will receive $100 Amazon gift certificates and be published on WKCD.org -- a great place to take a bow!"

for more info, visit http://www.whatkidscando.org/WKCD_writing_contest/

MN YIPA events

Check out these cool events sponsored by MN YIPA

Boys Adrift & Girls on the Edge
https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=YIPA&WebCode=EventDetail&&evt_key=ca7dc21d-04ba-4db6-b26c-940ec585d361

Why Gender Matters: The Importance of Gender in Early Interventions with At-Risk Youth
https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=YIPA&WebCode=EventDetail&evt_key=8a2614aa-951b-459e-ae90-d838e93e2d1f

Giving a Fish a Bath: The Untold Story of the Adolescent Mind
https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=YIPA&WebCode=EventDetail&evt_key=543ac6e6-9ee8-4c62-a0ee-63585ffc98cf

Underage Alcohol Use is Not a Rite of Passage/Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Use and Youth
https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=YIPA&WebCode=EventDetail&evt_key=a2a42e17-9eeb-48d0-9cf9-3ac66545798a

for further questions, contact Rachel at promisefellow@mnyipa.org