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Call for Nominations: Newman Civic Fellowship
Based on our membership in Campus Compact, Chancellor Harris has the opportunity to forward ONE Upstate candidate for the prestigious Newman Civic Fellowship. Do you know a student who: If you know a student who matches the qualifications above, please submit their name, email address, and a single paragraph describing how they match the above…
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Reminder: MLK Day 2023
Today (Friday 1/11) is “Kindness Day.” Make an effort to be kind to someone. If you don’t yet have plans for making MLK Day ’23 a “Day ON,” please check out the flyer below. Choose activities that match you. Sign up here. Please consider using your Upstate email when you sign-up to serve so we…
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Service Opportunities Spring ’23
See also Engagement Opportunities for Spring ’23 As you prepare your syllabi for Spring 2023, we ask you to consider including one or more of the following community engagement events. Our thanks to the United Way of the Piedmont and the Chapman Cultural Center for welcoming us into partnership with them as they serve our…
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Spring ’23 Class List
Please join me in celebrating the resurgence of SL/CE courses for our students. As of this writing, we have 27 unique sections officially designated as SL/CE – rebounding from our COVID induced low of 4 sections in Spring 2021. SL/CE courses offer students significant benefits including increased GPAs, higher retention, higher satisfaction, enhanced critical thinking,…
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SL/CE Menu: SL, SE, CE
Wanting to celebrate and track the breadth of community-connected offerings we provide at Upstate, the Office of Service Learning and Community Engagement has developed three distinct designations for courses that stand out with regard to our community.* We want to track SL/CE activity to reward faculty who invest in this important pedagogy and to demonstrate…
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Practicums, Clinicals, and Internships (PCIs) as CE
We recognize the immense value of experiential learning in developing career readiness in our students. Seeking to celebrate and support this without duplicating the important work already being done by various units, we distinguish Community-Engaged PCIs from others per the following criteria: To be eligible for SL/CE funding, CE PCIs must also demonstrate guided reflection…