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Unity in Action--Information for Community Partners

[Announcement from Tanya Parker] Community Partnership information sheet is attached. UnityinAction_CommunityPartnerFlyer.pdf VIEW OUR RECENT MAGAZINE: www.uamag.biz "Healthcare- 5 Facts vs. Myths" YOUR VOICE ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONCERNS JOIN THE BLOG! Visit: blog.ua… Continue

Added by Valeri Werpetinski on October 5, 2009 at 5:42am — No Comments

2009 GCAP AIDS Walk--October 18

[Announcement from Mike Benner] 21st Annual "AIDS Walk for Life-All Walks of Life" Sunday, October 18, 2009 1:00 pm Walk starts at Illini Grove (corner of Lincoln & Pennsylvania in Urbana) Proceeds benefit the Greater Community AIDS Project Event Flyer: 21st AIDS Walk.pdf Over a million people in the United States are living with HIV/AIDS. The Centers for Disease… Continue

Added by Valeri Werpetinski on October 5, 2009 at 4:56am — No Comments

Pitch your idea for chance to win $10,000!

[Announcement from Technology Entrepreneur Center] Got an idea? Explain it using only a white board and a marker, and you could have the chance to win $10,000! Idea To Product (I2P) is a unique academic competition looking at ideas at their earliest stage. I2P is not a business plan competition. I2P only requires a one-page submission, done according to a strict format, outlining an idea for a product (or service) and its market. This approach makes it possible for people across campus to deve… Continue

Added by Valeri Werpetinski on October 5, 2009 at 3:04am — No Comments

RFP: Faculty Fellows in Entrepreneurship

[Announcement from eweek] RFP: Faculty Fellows in Entrepreneurship ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Faculty Fellows Program is designed to increase the number and scope of courses in entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity across the campus. Grants as much as $15,000 will be awarded to support course development or revision. Deadline Dec 4. URL: http://www.ael.illino… Continue

Added by Valeri Werpetinski on October 4, 2009 at 11:47pm — No Comments

Social Enterprise Pitch: Present at GH/Innovate 2010 at Yale

[Announcement from the civic_engagement listserv] Social Enterprise Pitch: Present at GH/Innovate 2010 Do you have an innovative idea? Are you working to develop a new program or organization? Submit your social enterprise pitch for presentation at GH/Innovate 2010. GH/Innovate 2010 will include special sessions where selected participants will present their new idea in the format of a 5-minute social enterprise pitch. Following the pitch, there is a 5-minute period for questions and a… Continue

Added by Valeri Werpetinski on September 28, 2009 at 4:33pm — No Comments

OVCPE Request for Proposals for Community-Related Projects

[Announcement from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Public Engagement] Request for Proposals Submission Deadline: Monday, November 2, 2009 The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Public Engagement is seeking proposals from faculty, students, and staff to fund community-related projects, scholarly work, creative endeavors, course development and other activities within the broad framework of public engagement. Grants up to $20,000 will be made available on a competitive basis. Grant d… Continue

Added by Valeri Werpetinski on September 22, 2009 at 6:13pm — No Comments

Social Entrepreneurship Showcase is Rescheduled for Thurs, Oct 15, 5:30-7:30 pm

Please note that the Social Entrepreneurship Showcase has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Business Instructional Facility Atrium. I hope to see you there! Valeri Are you interested in learning more about the value that service-learning can have for both University of Illinois students and community partners? Social Entrepreneurship Showcase Thursday, October 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Business Instructional Facility Atrium 515 East Gregory Drive T… Continue

Added by Valeri Werpetinski on September 12, 2009 at 5:58pm — No Comments

Portfolio - My SESI Experience

Here is a portfolio I created documenting my SESI experience. Portfolio Via GoogleSites Continue

Added by Alex Tamayo on August 26, 2009 at 6:51pm — No Comments

8/6/09 enews excerpts from the Stanford Social Innovation Review

[Here are some 8/6/09 enews excerpts from the Stanford Social Innovation Review] ************************************************************** Stanford Social Innovation Review ************************************************************** SSIR'S NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE Conference Spotlight: Heather McLeod Grant Best-selling author and popular speaker Heather McLeod Grant will return to SSIR's annual conference this October 6-7. In her talk, McLeod Grant will discuss how social… Continue

Added by Valeri Werpetinski on August 9, 2009 at 10:13pm — No Comments

Great Job

Hay Guys, Once again you all have done a great job. I have been so busy that I have not been able to help this week, we've started a new program and another is about to start on the 10th of Aug. so please keep doing what you guys so well.I will try really hard to send some videos and some pictures that need to be on the site, and also some info for the newletter maybe some info on the two new programs. you all are awsome christina Continue

Added by Christina Fisher on July 27, 2009 at 10:14pm — No Comments

Champaign County Poverty

Since poverty affects many of our projects, I thought I might share this news article detailing current poverty numbers. http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2009/07/12/champaign_county_no_stranger_to_economic_disparity_and_despair Continue

Added by Mike Shaffer on July 27, 2009 at 4:10pm — No Comments

Web Development at U of I

For those of you looking for additional web help, this is the response I received from a CS major. "You could ask the Webmonkeys SIG (part of the ACM) ... but generally, if there is no $$$ involved, the responses can be sparse." (ACM= Association for Computing Machinery, SIG= Special Interest Groups) While the easiest method would be to contact a CS club, there might not be as much luck. If possible, there may be more success with contacting a student directly. SmileHealthy, on the other hand,… Continue

Added by Mike Shaffer on July 27, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

interesting facts

hey guys, I was reading a book called paranoia by daniel and jason freeman and they mentioned several interesting surveys on AIDS. One survey conducted in 1999 found that out of 520 African Americans asked, 27 percent believed that AIDS was "a man-made virus that the federal government made to wipe out black people," and another 23 percent didn't believe the scientific explanation. Another survey in 2006 for African Americans shocked me eve more. 48 percent thought the virus is man-made. 26% be… Continue

Added by Ranny Ma on July 23, 2009 at 2:40pm — No Comments

keeping in touch

Hay everyone, I am so happy that we are able to work together on a number of projects, the website I know will be much better do to your efforts. and I was very pleased with the work also on the newletter and look forward to seeing and hearing from all of you. by best christina Continue

Added by Christina Fisher on July 22, 2009 at 9:04pm — No Comments

News From AWF

Today we had a meeting and secured a media partnership with Q96.1!! They are offering to do PSA's, promo commercials, dj commentary, website spotlights, and more. They might be able to bring other large sponsors on board too. As we've heard over and over, it is important to celebrate small wins so we don't get discouraged with the amount of work involved in our projects and in working for nonprofits in general. This is a huge step forward for us so we wanted to share our small win with the rest… Continue

Added by Staci Lampros on July 21, 2009 at 1:38pm — No Comments

Inequality in U.S. vs. Inequality in Indonesia

One of the questions that Valerie posted on the board in class today was "Where do you see inequality in the world around you?” Having spent my first 10 years in Indonesia, a third-world country in Southeast Asia, and the last 10 years in the U.S., “the world around me” involves my experience with inequality in both countries. The inequality I have experienced in the U.S. is apparent from our SESI trip to East St. Louis. It is interesting to see that, even though East St. Louis and St. Louis ar… Continue

Added by Lusiana Hadi on July 20, 2009 at 9:39pm — No Comments

pictures

whoo whoo these pictures are great thanks Will christina Continue

Added by Christina Fisher on July 20, 2009 at 10:14am — 1 Comment

greatfull

Hi everyone, this was an incrediable weekend with all of you, I am so pleased with the things that we worked on, the news letter, the website, what can I say, you all made the work we do here much easier. I do hope that we are building a lasting relationship that will last beyond these college years. I look forward to emails and updates on the work we started. God Bless as we move forward christina Continue

Added by Christina Fisher on July 19, 2009 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Call for diverse products of community-engaged scholarship - September 1 deadline

[Announcement from HE-SL listserv] Fwd: Call for diverse products of community-engaged scholarship - September 1 deadline September 1 is the Deadline for Submissions for the Public Launch of CES4Health.info! Do you have products from your work in service-learning, community-based participatory research or community-based programs that are in forms other than journal articles? One challenge for community-engaged scholars is the… Continue

Added by Valeri Werpetinski on July 16, 2009 at 12:42pm — No Comments

Requests for Proposals for LINC Community Partners!

Request for Proposals: LINC Community Partners LINC (Learning in Community) is a service-learning course in which interdisciplinary teams of students work on projects for community organizations. Project topics, which may include large-scale and/or multiple projects spanning several semesters, are proposed by leaders of community organizations. For more information and to complete a Request for Proposals form for community partners, see the new LINC website:… Continue

Added by Valeri Werpetinski on July 16, 2009 at 12:16pm — No Comments

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