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2009

  • Expanding its Southeast Michigan presence and strengthening key partnerships in the region, Michigan State University today opened MSU Detroit Center. “MSU Detroit Center represents a new level of engagement in Southeast Michigan,” the President of MSU said. Read more. (10/12/09)
  • An article, "A New Morrill Act: Higher Education Anchors the 'Remaking fo America'," by Chancellor Nancy Cantor of Syracuse University, advocates expansive thinking as a response to President Obama’s call to “remake America,” contending that postsecondary institutions are community anchors, profoundly affecting area prospects and prosperity. (10/5/09)
  • A new journal by the University of North Dakota Center for Community Engagement, Community Connect: The Journal of Civic Voices, aims to connect universities with communities around the state. Read More. (9/13/09)
  • The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) conference, "Creating the Future We Want to Be: Transformation through Partnerships," will take place on May 12-15, 2010 in Portland, Oregon. Proposals for for a session or poster presentation are due Friday October 16, 2009. (9/10/09)
  • Morehead State University's new Center for Regional Engagement puts a greater focus on the relationships between the campus and the surrounding communities. The goal is to eventually have at least one project in each county of MSU's service region that spans across Eastern Kentucky. Read More. (9/9/09)
  • The Arizona Board of Regents recently discussed models from The University of Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University to dramatically increase the number of undergraduate degrees produced throughout the state - making undergraduate degrees faster, less expensive and easier to access for students. Read more. (8/17/09)
  • A new Lincoln Institute report urges anchor institutions to maintain close working relationships with the urban neighborhoods where they reside. Town–Gown Collaboration in Land Use and Development advises balancing university and community roles; working together toward common goals; and creating lasting change founded on ongoing communication and long-term, relationships. (8/14/09)
  • New communiversities, experimental campuses that offers a combination of community college and university programs, are opening in Arizona. The first communiversities blossomed in eastern states, where long commutes made the idea of blending community college and university courses on one site desirable. Read more. (8/6/09)
  • The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities' 15th Annual Conference, Building Community Resiliency: The Role of University Leadership will take place in Philadelphia, on October 11-13, 2009. This year’s conference theme offers the appropriate stimulus to engage in conversations about metropolitan universities and sustainability. (7/21/09)
  • The Democracy Imperative recently held its annual conference, titled: No Better Time: Promising Opportunities in Deliberative Democracy for Educators and Practitioners on July 8-11, 2009. the conference addressed challenges and opportunities facing our democracy. (7/21/09)
  • The Coalition of Urban Serving Universities and NASULGC’s Commission on the Urban Agenda announce the 4th Annual Summer Meeting to be held in Washington, DC, July 20-21, 2009. This meeting will further advance a shared agenda for the nation’s urban and metropolitan public research universities around three Initiatives: Education Pipeline/ Urban Educator Corps, Strengthening Communities, and Urban Health. (7/20/09)
  • The Community-Campus Partnerships for Health's 12th Summer Service-Learning Institute on July 24-27, 2009, is taught by national experts in service-learning, including health professional faculty and community leaders who have developed successful service-learning partnerships targeted at both novice and experienced service-learning practitioners. (7/20/09)
  • Macon, GA will take a major step toward revitalizing College Hill with a new $5 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The grant will support the Community Foundation of Central Georgia and Mercer University to form the College Hill Alliance both designed to reshape the city’s first neighborhoods into a vibrant college town connected by leafy roads and bike paths to the city’s downtown. Read More. (7/1/09)
  • A shopping center building on Minneapolis’ North Side is currently being transformed into a University of Minnesota community outreach facility that officials predict will be open for business this fall, the Urban Research and Outreach/Engagement Center (UROC). A promised community development agreement, however, remains in the planning phase. Read More. (6/15/09)
  • School officials in Texas are hoping to make it easier for students to transfer from community colleges to four-year institutions. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that about 1,000 college and university representatives attended meetings across the state to discuss improving transfer rates at the Transfer Success Conference. Read More. (6/15/09)
  • An article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, "In Texas, Transfer Students Get an Extra Pat on the Back" outlines two statewide programs in Texas — one aimed at college employees and the other at students and their families to increase the numbers of students who make successful transfers from two-year to four-year higher education. Read More. (5/26/09)
  • Victor Rubin, Vice President for Research at PolicyLink recently contributed to a chapter in a new book out of the Penn Institute for Urban Research, Retooling HUD for a Catalytic Federal Government. The Chapter, titled "Anchor Institutions as Partners in Building Successful Communities and Local Economies" focuses on the importance of anchor institutions to local economies, HUD potential role in fully tapping into these resources. (5/14/09)
  • On July 8 – July 11, 2009 the No Better Time: Promising Opportunities in Deliberative Democracy for Educators and Practitioners conference will take place at The University of New Hampshire. The conference will focus on citizen participation and deliberative practices for educators and practitioners and in communities, government, and on campuses. (5/11/09)
  • Social justice activist Ethel Long-Scott will discuss health care May 19, 2009 at UC Santa Cruz for the Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community's annual spring lecture. Read More. (5/6/09)
  • The El Paso Times reports that the University of Texas at El Paso and six other schools seeking elite status as national research universities could get hundreds of millions in state dollars to chase that goal under a bill the Texas House approved Friday. (4/24/09)
  • USA Today reported on the trend of new scholarships that aid students committed to service. The federal work-study program now requires schools to use 7% of their funds paying students for community service work. But more schools are now putting up some of their own aid dollars. Read More. (1/4/09)

2008

  • University of Iowa (UI) launched a new program this semester called Pick One! requiring first-year students to choose at least one activity to get involved in during their first semester. UI has developed 49 new service learning courses; 1,200 students have accumulated 28,000 service learning hours. Read More. (added 10/14/08)
  • In exchange for $4,000, freshman in the Imagine College program sign a pledge to graduate in 4 years with at least a 2.5 grade-point average.  Sponsored by UC Santa Cruz, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, and Cal State Monterey Bay, the hope is to get students beyond imagining college, by realizing the opportunity. Read More. (added 10.7.08)
  • Nominations are due January 30, 2009 for the Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) Annual Award which recognizes exemplary partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions that build on each other's strengths to improve higher education, civic engagement, and the overall health of communities. (added 10.2.08)
  • The most recent issue of the Association of American Colleges and University's (AACU) quarterly journal, Peer Review, released only last week, examines how colleges and universities encourage and engage students politically and includes a discussion guide for the issue. (added 10.2.08)
  • The University of Minnesota has created a new $1.3 million "Image Fund" to further arts, humanities and design at the University, including a special fund to support events that promote innovation, collaboration and greater public engagement. Read More. (added 9.16.08)
  • The call for proposals for Community-Campus Partnerships for Health's Conference on April 29-May 2, 2009, “Creating the Future We Want to Be: Transformation Through Partnerships,” is now available online. (added 9.16.08)

2007

  • Nominations are due February 12, 2008 for the Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) Annual Award! The CCPH Annual Award recognizes exemplary partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions that build on each other's strengths. (Added 10.25.07)
  • Purdue researchers have begun a new program called Purdue Liberal Arts Community Engagement, or PLACE, to talk to community leaders on research and projects they have been doing related to immigration and diverse communities. (Added 10.16.07)
  • Sixteen South Carolina higher education institutions have joined together to form South Carolina Campus Compact, part of a national coalition that is committed to educating the next generation of responsible citizens through civic engagement, service-learning, and community service. Read More. (Added 10.16.07)
  • The University of Massachusetts and the town of Amherst signed a five-year strategic partnership in August to strengthen ties between the communities. Read More. (Added 10.05.07)
  • The State University of New York at New Paltz has created a new Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) on the New Paltz campus, which will serve as the principal locus of the college’s efforts to raise its level of engagement within communities, government and businesses across the Hudson Valley. Read More. (Added 10.05.07)
  • University of Kentucky has recently established the Center for the Study of Violence Against Children in the College of Social Work as "a model for effective university-community engagement and a catalyst for establishing the University of Kentucky as a leader in the areas of research and practice as it relates to violence against children." Read More. (Added 10.05.07)
  • Penn State has published the "Future of the American Public Research University," this month which originated from and has been edited by leaders from The Pennsylvania State University. In 12 chapters, leaders from several universities and higher-ed organizing bodies offered perspectives on a range of topics, particularly Chapter 2, "Expert and Elite: The Incongruous Mission of Public Research Universities" by R. Geiger, and Chapter 8, "Service and Outreach: The Public’s Opportunities and Obligations" by J. Ramaley. (Added 8.29.07)
  • The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy recently released a working paper analyzing how employer-assisted housing can catalyze relationships between universities and their surrounding communities. (Added 8.01.07)
  • An editorial [PDF] in the Journal of Adolescent Health written by Dr. Michael Resnick, leader of the Engaged Institutions project at the University of Minnesota, describes the value and role of community partnerships in promoting the health of youth. (Added 7.25.07)
  • A new report from The Democracy Collaborative, Linking Colleges to Communities: Engaging the University for Community Development, explores how universities can leverage their resources for community benefit. (Added 7.25.07)
  • This summer the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities will host the Kwanzaa Freedom School on its campus and support a six-week literacy and skill-building program for nearly two dozen North Minneapolis high school students. Read More. (Added 7.25.07)