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September 2022
Updates for Faculty + Staff
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As we begin a new academic year, we want to thank you for your tireless work in supporting our community through the many challenges we have faced as we rebound in the COVID-19 pandemic.
We look forward to continuing to collaborate with you as the University of Kansas returns to a fully in-person campus experience for our students. While the majority of our students will be on-campus, we want to make sure we lean into promoting whatever mode of support you need, whether in-person or virtual.
We hope that the information we share in this communication is helpful in considering how you might connect with students, faculty, and other members of the KU community this year. As always, do not hesitate to reach out to us for support.
In Service,
Center for Service Learning
Strong Hall, Room 150
1450 Jayhawk Boulevard
University of Kansas
csl.ku.edu | csl@ku.edu | 785-864-0960
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Director
Dr. Jomella Watson-Thompson
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Associate Director for Community-Engaged Learning
Dr. Emily Eddins Rountree
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Associate Director for Student and Civic Engagement
Kate Kemper, MSEd
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Upcoming Event: Pancakes and Partnerships | |
November 3, 9-10:30 am
Pancakes and Partnerships is an opportunity for faculty, staff, and researchers to connect with local partners. This networking event supports guided discussion to explore potential connections around what drives us to build vibrant and increasingly just communities.
Those who are or have been involved with service learning, or are interested in being involved in the future are welcome to join!
Register for Pancakes and Partnerships
Add to Your Calendar
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The CSL Ambassador Program connects faculty, staff, students, and community partners who are interested in promoting service-learning and civic engagement.
Ambassadors serve as liaisons to their department, unit, organization, and network to champion the integration of community and civic engagement.
Learn more about how you
can represent your office or department through the
CSL Ambassador Program.
| Encourage your Students to Register to Vote! | |
The 2022 general election is just around the corner. Support our community's civic footprint by encourage students you teach, mentor, and/or supervise to complete, check, or update their voter registration!
Share KU's personalized ALL IN To Vote page with your students and encourage them to reach out to our team with any questions!
| Community Service Capacity Awards |
Community Service Capacity Awards are available to KU students through the Center for Service Learning to address barriers and challenges to service participation and engagement with and in communities.
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The Engaged KU Story Map highlights stories that exemplify the university’s community engagement across projects in research and scholarship, learning, and civic participation. This initiative spotlights the diverse ways that KU departments, units, and multidisciplinary initiatives are manifesting their commitment to community engagement.
To include a story of community-engaged efforts, submit a project for the Engaged KU Story Map.
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Have a community-engaged research project in mind? Looking for a community partner for your service learning class? Not sure where to begin? Let us know how we can include you in partnerships, or how we can help you create them.
Let us know how we can promote and garner support for your work completing our partnerships and opportunities survey.
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National Network Opportunities: IARSLCE | Tait Kellogg, founder of The Evaluation Coach, will be joining a panel for Part 1 of IARSLCE's webinar series, "TESTING OUR METTLE: Inviting Mid-Career Community Engagement Professionals to Explore Competencies and Conundrums in the Current Context," on September 16. | |
Community Conversations
Community Conversations is a monthly virtual gathering for community engagement colleagues to discuss ideas, successes, dilemmas, and problems of practice in the field.
Hosted by Dr. Elaine Ward, Community Conversations is a great space for gathering insight and resources from peers.
If you have interest in participating in either of these opportunities, please email us to get connected!
| Service Learning Instructional Mini-Grants | |
Mini-grants encourage and support faculty in engaging students with the broader community through service-learning, by integrating community-based experiences and learning as part of the course curriculum.
Faculty of all career tracks (full and part time) can apply for $500-$1,000 per course section.
Mini-Grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
| Service Learning Course Designation | |
If your courses incorporate community engagement, volunteer, or service components, it may qualify for our Service Learning Course Designation!
Designated courses count towards the service learning course requirement for the Certificate in Service Learning.
Submit your course for
Service Learning Designation.
| Certificate in Service Learning | |
The Certificate in Service Learning recognizes undergraduate students' experiences in utilizing classroom skills to meet community-identified needs through service and civic action.
Once a student has earned the certificate, it is acknowledged on their official academic transcript.
Learn more about the
Certificate in Service Learning.
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Center for Service Learning
The University of Kansas
Strong Hall, Room 150
1450 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66046
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Through community and campus partnerships, the Center for Service Learning advances service-learning, community-engaged scholarship, and civic engagement that fosters a commitment to participation for a diverse, just, and global society.
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