VERMONT UPCOMING EVENTS

Fostering Global Citizenship in Higher Education
3rd Annual Conference
October 5 & 6, 2009 at World Learning/SIT

VCC Summer Retreat and VISTA Recognition
July 2, 2009 at Middlebury College

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

2009 EPICS Annual Conference on Service-Learning in Engineering and Computing August 3-4, 2009 Austin, Texas

President Obama Kicks off "United We Serve" Initiative on June 22 at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service- video

The initiative will run through the new National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11. All the tools for participating in this initiative can be found on the Corporation’s website, Serve.gov. Visit the site to post your own volunteer projects.

President Obama Signs the Serve America Act on 4/21/09

Joined by Vice President Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr, Jill Biden, Members of Congress, former President Clinton, former First Lady Rosalyn Carter, and an audience of nonprofit leaders and national service volunteers, President Obama signed the landmark Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act into law on April 21. President Obama called for passage of this legislation in his address to Congress on February 25, and it went from introduction to final passage in just 22 days. The most sweeping expansion of national service in generations, this law reauthorizes and expands the Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs administered by the Corporation for National and Community Service, puts AmeriCorps on a path to grow from 75,000 to 250,000 positions over the next eight years, increases opportunities for students and older Americans to serve, and strengthens America’s civic infrastructure by investing in social innovation and volunteer generation. For a bill summary, click here. (photo courtesy of M.T. Harmon)

Strategies for Student Success: High-Impact Educational Practices That Matter with George Kuh

Dr. George D. Kuh, Chancellor's Professor of Higher Education at Indiana University, and director of the National Survey of Student Engagement, led a workshop at Middlebury College on May 1, 2009. The leading scholar in research on student development, assessment, and environments, Dr. Kuh spoke on research identifying ten high-impact educational practices and their connection to student success. He also led participants through a series of discussions on the intersections between the high-impact educational practices and civic engagement. Please visit the post-conference website for additional information and Dr. Kuh’s Power point presentation.

Campus Compact Professional Development Institute To Be Developed Online

Campus Compact’s ground-breaking Professional Development Institute for community service and service-learning professionals is moving to an online format. As more campuses institute travel restrictions, and as new technologies make it possible to interact more effectively, Campus Compact is responding by creating a series of webinars geared toward institutionalizing civic engagement and implementing best practices in community service-learning. This new format will allow more participants to connect over a greater period of time, extending the reach of the curriculum while facilitating deeper learning. More information about this series, slated to begin this fall, will be available in the coming months. The in-person Professional Development Institute will not be held in 2009.

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SERVE Northern New England 08-09 Ed Award Paperwork

VCC Statewide Award Winners

Bill McKibben Wins 2009 Marc vanderHeyden Award

Courtney Gabaree of Johnson State Wins Madeline M. Kunin Award