Center for Academic Excellence and Student Engagement

Current Calls for Proposals
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Call for Proposals – AAC&U’s 2012 Annual Meeting
Shared Futures/Difficult Choices: Reclaiming a Democratic Vision for College Learning, Global Engagement,  and Success
January 25-28, 2012
Washington, DC

Deadline for proposals:  July 18, 2011

The Association of American Colleges and Universities invites you and your colleagues to submit a proposal for our 2012 Annual Meeting—“Shared Futures / Difficult Choices:  Reclaiming a Democratic Vision for College Learning, Global Engagement, and Success.” Proposals can be submitted online through July 18, 2011. Please visit this page for complete information.

About the Meeting

In 1947, the Truman Commission on Higher Education “selected from among the principal goals for higher education, those which should come first in our time. They are to bring to all people of the Nation: 

• Education for a fuller realization of democracy in every phase of living.

• Education directly and explicitly for international understanding and cooperation.

• Education for the application of creative imagination and trained intelligence to the solution of social problems and to the administration of public affairs.”

Facing national and global challenges that demanded difficult choices, Commission members sought to reclaim a sense of shared future for a war-torn, nuclear age.

If we imagine the educational goals such a Commission might highlight today, we confront a dangerous and potentially disastrous public narrowing of vision. Higher education is currently valued more for its economic and individual benefits than for its contributions to the common good. The resulting focus on market priorities has crowded out long-established civic commitments. A twenty-first-century liberal education cannot afford to be neutral about democratic knowledge and global engagement.  

Are today’s global challenges less compelling or less urgent than those faced 65 years ago? Is the need to preserve and extend freedom less pressing today than it was then?

AAC&U’s 2012 Annual Meeting will explore these questions and showcase examples from institutions that are successfully building upon democratic visions and practices in complex global contexts—visions and practices that are shaping institutional missions, improving undergraduate education, and challenging narrow definitions of success.

We look forward to seeing you in Washington, and we welcome your proposals.

If you would like additional information about the Call for Proposals or the Annual Meeting, please e-mail hyers@aacu.org or call us at 202-387-3760.

Call for Proposals
General Education and Assessment: New Contexts, New Cultures
February 23-25, 2012
Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana
Proposals Are Due June 1, 2011

General Education and Assessment: New Contexts, New Cultures  invites proposals that focus on general education reform, curriculum design, implementation, and meaningful assessment.

As demands for flexibility and a willingness to change throughout higher education are heard, general education and assessment must likewise evolve and change.  The world is being transformed by forces that demand interdisciplinarity, systems-level thinking, and the ability to work across cultures to apply learning to new situations. We invite faculty from all disciplines and fields, campus leaders of general education or assessment, student affairs educators, academic administrators, and educational partners from across the K-16 system to join us as we address the opportunities for creating a new vision of general education for the twenty-first century.

We invite proposals on four key themes:

• Changing Students: Demographic Trends and General Education
• Building Cultures of Faculty Engagement: Institutional Strategies
• Building Cultures of Assessment: Improving Student Learning
• Engaging Real-World Problems: General Education for a Global Century

Learn more about this conference and the call for proposals online.

For more information, please call 202-387-3760 or write to network@aacu.org.

We look forward to reading your proposals.

Call for Submissions
Midwest Culturally Inclusive Conference (MCIC)
UW Platteville
September 16-17, 2011

Submission Deadline: May 31, 2011

For more information, submission guidelines and forms, please visit http://www2.uwplatt.edu/inclusivemw/call-for-submissions/

The scope of the conference is inclusive and includes a range of topics related to diversity and equity in business and education. You are invited to submit relevant proposals that address any of the conference topics outlined below:

Track 1:  Higher Education

•Leading and fostering inclusive higher educational institutions in the 21st century

•Best and promising practices in inclusive teaching and learning throughout the curriculum

•Best and promising practices in recruiting, retaining, and developing culturally competent faculty and staff

•Professional development opportunities to support faculty and staff

•The latest research on organizational leadership and inclusion in higher education

Track 2:  K-12

•Leading and fostering inclusive elementary and secondary institutions in the 21st century

•Best and promising practices in inclusive teaching and learning throughout the curriculum

•Best and promising practices in recruiting, retaining, and developing culturally competent teachers, administrators, and support staff

•Professional development opportunities to support faculty and staff

•The latest research on organizational leadership and inclusion in K-12

Track 3:  Business

•The economic implications of diversity in a 21st century global environment

•Best and promising practices in recruiting, retaining, and developing culturally competent employees and managers

•Professional development opportunities to support employees

•The latest research on organizational leadership and inclusion in business

Track 4:  Community/Civic

•The political and social opportunities and challenges of diversity and inclusion in a 21st century global environment

•Social, political and economic disparities nationally and internationally

•Inclusion in rural and urban environments

•The latest research on diversity and inclusion in the United States

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Artists Training Artists: A Collaborative Conference on Teaching and Learning through the Arts
Deadline: April 4, 2011

Proposal Form

We are pleased to invite you to submit a proposal to present for the upcoming conference, entitled “Artists Training Artists II – A Collaborative Conference on Teaching and Learning Through the Arts.”  This conference will be held June 15-17, 2011 at the Noel Center for the Arts on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

This meeting will be a follow-up meeting to the 2009 “Artists Training Artists – A Collaborative Conference on Teaching and Learning Through the Arts.” The 2009 conference, with significant support by OPID and UWSP, was the first of its kind to bring UW-System arts faculty together. For an overview of the 2009 experience, please visit our website: http://www.uwsp.edu/cofac/ata/

For the 2011 conference, participants will once again share best practices and strengthen inter-institutional and/or inter-disciplinary communities that focus on teaching and learning through the arts. 

The College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has enjoyed a series of interdisciplinary collaborations. These efforts have produced interesting discoveries in teaching and learning principles. In support of this ongoing work in interdisciplinary collaborations, the College has contributed a significant amount to support this second conference. Additionally, The UW System Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID) and the UWSP Center for Student Engagement and Academic Excellence (CAESE) will once again offer support towards this conference.

At a later date, we will announce our guest presenter for this year’s conference.

All UW-System Arts faculty are invited and encouraged to attend. This conference will include opportunities for UW-System arts faculty to present papers, workshops, or lead panel discussions in the area of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning as it applies to the Arts.  In addition to proposals that focus on SoTL discoveries through collaboration, proposals that offer participants a hands-on experience through a workshop environment will be strongly considered.   Registration and all conference sessions will be provided at no cost to UW-System faculty. There will be a fee for meals for all participants and presenters.

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Call for Pre-proposals: Faculty Learning Communities
Deadline: March 15, 2011

For the pre-proposal form, click here.

The Center for Academic Excellence and Student Engagement is pleased to announce a call for Pre-Proposals for the development of Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs).   All UWSP faculty and teaching staff are eligible to submit a pre-proposal.  Pre-proposals can be submitted by more than one person, however, each FLC must have at least one faculty leader. Send pre-proposals to caese@uwsp.edu by March 15, 2011.

There are two categories of FLCs: cohort-based and topic-based. Cohort-based FLCs address the teaching, learning and developmental needs of an important group of faculty or staff such as adjunct, and  junior, midcareer, and senior faculty members as well as department chairs, deans, etc., whereas topic-based FLCs have a curriculum designed to address a specific teaching and learning need, issue or opportunity.

To see examples of FLCs, view the following sites:  

�          http://www.units.muohio.edu/celt/faculty/flcs/miami/historical/index.php

�         http://www.wmich.edu/facdev/Programs/Communities.html

�         http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/spring121/long121.html

 Faculty Learning Communities are cross disciplinary groups of six to 15 members who engage in an active, collaborative, year-long program with a curriculum about enhancing teaching and learning with frequent seminars and activities that provide learning development, the scholarship of teaching, and community building. Faculty Learning Communities are not committees, project teams or seminar series.

For more information on Faculty Learning Communities at UWSP, please visit the FLC SharePoint site at https://campus.uwsp.edu/sites/caese/collaboration/facultyLearning/Shared%20Documents/FLC%20Proposal%20Form%20and%20Supporting%20Documents/FLC%20Guidelines.docx

For specific questions regarding pre-proposals, contact the Center for Academic Excellence and Student Engagement at caese@uwsp.edu or call 4930.

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The Call for Proposals for the 12th Annual Meeting of the National Outreach Scholarship Conference

Deadline for proposals: March 15, 2011

For more information and to submit your proposal online, visit http://outreachscholarship.org/Conference/NOSC2011Meeting/CallforProposals.aspx

This year's event is hosted by Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, on October 2-4, 2011.

The 2011 meeting of the National Outreach Scholarship Conference will explore Engaged Scholarship and Evidence-based Practice. Proposals are sought for presentations that will advance discourse about engaged scholarship and evidence-based practice, by communicating research findings, program designs and impacts, lessons learned, and curricular and policy development reflective of diverse contexts, partnerships, populations, and institutions. Presentations may address (but are not limited to) community-based research, urban/rural interactions, international contexts, business and industry, distance-based delivery, underserved populations, cooperative extension, service-learning, continuing education, and university-wide outreach and engagement programs.

Proposals are invited for presentations in five tracks:
        �   Methods and Practices of Community-Based Research and Creative Activities
        �   Translational Science and the Diffusion of Innovation
        �   Globalization and International Engagement
        �   Technologies as Tools for Engagement
          �   Leadership and Professional Development for Engaged Scholarship

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Call for Proposals: ISSOTL11 "Transforming the Academy through the Theory and Practice of SOTL"
 
Proposals will be accepted from January 10 through March 15, 2011.
Proposal materials available at: http://issotl11.indiana.edu/

From October 20 to 23, 2011, international scholars, researchers, and educators will come together in Milwaukee, WI, to share recent work and discuss how our collective efforts will transform the future of higher education. Convened in the beautifully scenic, academically rich, and culturally diverse community of Milwaukee at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center, the conference will feature workshops facilitated by leading scholars in the field, distinguished international plenary speakers, panel presentations, individual paper and poster presentations, roundtable discussions, and ISSOTL’s signature Conference Commons for informal idea-sharing and networking.

We are especially excited about our plenary speakers for ISSOTL11, including some innovative international pairings:Opening Plenary: Dan Bernstein (University of Kansas, USA)
• Friday Plenary: Sherry Linkon (Youngstown State University, USA) and Torgny Rox� (University of Lund, Sweden)
• Saturday Plenary: Keith Trigwell (University of Sydney, Australia) and Peter Felten (Elon University, USA)
• Closing Plenary: Pat Hutchings (Carnegie Foundation, USA), Mary Huber (Carnegie Foundation, USA), and Tony Ciccone (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA)

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Call for Proposals: 27th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning
Deadline for proposals: January 19, 2011, at 4:00 p.m. CST
Conference Date: August 3-5, 2011
Madison, Wisconsin
Sponsored by Distance Education Professional Development (DEPD)

To view the proposal announcement, click HERE.

We invite you to submit a proposal to present at the 27th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning. Submit your proposal via our online proposal form at:  http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/

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Call for Participation: General Education for a Global Century Deadline for Applications: September 15 AAC&U has announced a new project – General Education for a Global Century – funded by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.  The project seeks to build the capacity of colleges and universities to prepare today’s college students to grapple with big global challenges and thrive in a globalized economy as socially responsible and engaged citizens and workers. Part of AAC&U’s ongoing initiative, Shared Futures: Global Learning and Social Responsibility, this curriculum and faculty development project will build upon innovative efforts to reframe general education courses and programs. Participants will create coherent curricular designs that address complex global issues across divisions and disciplines.   Teams from thirty colleges and universities will be selected through a nationwide, competitive application process to lead a high-profile, national effort to articulate essential global learning outcomes for all students; refine and disseminate models of global general education curricula that can be adapted across all institutional types; provide faculty development opportunities to assist college faculty in designing and teaching interdisciplinary, integrative courses that focus on real-world global issues; and develop rubrics to assess global learning outcomes. The Call for Participation is available online.  The deadline for applications is September 15, 2010. For additional information, please e-mail Chad Anderson or call 202-387-3760.  We look forward to reading your applications. Back to top Call for Conference Proposals: 35th Annual Wisconsin Women’s Studies Conference and 6th Annual UW System LGBTQ Conference March 25-26, 2011 Pyle Center in Madison, Wisconsin Deadline: October 22, 2010 The State-of-the-Art in Women's, Gender, and LGBTQ Studies: Interdisciplinary, Intersectional, Global, and Comparative Women’s Studies - Gender Studies - LGBTQ Studies - Sexuality Studies -Ethnic Studies - Disability Studies - International Studies - Peace Studies -Sustainability Studies - Service Learning This theme comes from a Ford Foundation-funded analysis and definition of the field by the Scholars Board for the National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) Bringing together academics, teachers, students, community leaders, activists, and others, this gathering is being co-sponsored by: Beloit College, Edgewood College, St. Norbert College, Madison College (formerly MATC), the UW System Inclusivity Initiative for LGBTQ People, and the Women’s Studies Consortium made up of the 14 Women’s and Gender Studies Programs and Departments of the UW System, the Office of the Women’s Studies Librarian and the Women & Science Program. The conference organizers seek proposals from across the disciplines addressing research, scholarship, program development, pedagogy, curriculum, and/or community activism in the fields of:  Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, LGBTQ  Studies, and  Sexuality Studies, especially as they intersect with such areas as:  Ethnic Studies,  Disability Studies, International Studies, Peace Studies, Sustainability Studies, and Service Learning. A general focus on intersecting diversity issues and identities, as well as emerging and effective educational and organizational practices/processes, is encouraged.  Best practices and case studies suitable for replication (or to be avoided) are especially welcome, especially as they relate to the educational advancement of our students and to the fields of Women’s, Racial/Ethnic, and LGBTQ Studies.  We particularly encourage panels that represent approaches to topics which are collaborative, cooperative, diverse, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational.  Presenters must register for the conference.  Submit proposal submission here. http://wsc.uwsa.edu/events/confer/annualconf.htm Questions?  Contact the Women's Studies Consortium Office at 608.262.3056 or WSCOffice@uwsa.edu. Back to top Call for Proposals: President's Summit on Excellence in Teaching and Learning Deadline Extended to December 6, 2010 UW System faculty and staff are invited to submit proposals for the 2011 President’s Summit on Excellence in Teaching and Learning, a conference to be held April 14-15, 2011, at the Madison Concourse and Governor’s Club. The Summit is being co-sponsored by the Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID), Women and Science, Learning Technology Development Council (LTDC), and the UW System Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs including Academic, Faculty & Global Programs; Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; and Student Affairs & Academic Support Services. The President’s Summit will bring together over 200 faculty and academic staff to demonstrate the UW System’s commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. It will provide a forum in which to recognize and share the collective expertise of faculty and academic staff who excel at teaching, are committed to assessing student learning, and have engaged in the scholarship of teaching and learning, as well as student affairs professionals who provide the academic and student support services that enhance student success. Research on the intentional relationships among teaching, learning, and making excellence inclusive will be highlighted throughout this event. In addition to keynote addresses by UW System President Kevin Reilly and others, the Summit will feature plenary and concurrent sessions on the scholarship of teaching and learning across the disciplines in the Arts, Humanities, Professional Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, Social Sciences, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Additional teaching and learning initiatives will be featured, including the Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars Program, LEAP Wisconsin, Lesson Study, Emerging and Effective Technologies, Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Grant research projects, Curricular Redesign Grant projects, and High Impact Practices. In an effort to bridge success for students between the classroom and campus community, the President’s Summit program will be expanded this year to include presentations about co-curricular activities that support teaching and learning provided by professional staff in multicultural affairs offices, gender equity centers, and student affairs. We invite proposals about successful programs, services and collaborations that focus on success for students from under-represented ethnic groups; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students (LGBTQ); veterans; returning adults; students with disabilities; first-generation students; students from low socioeconomic environments; and students experiencing challenges related to alcohol and other drug abuse (AODA), sexual violence, and mental health. Proposals from both the teaching and learning and co-curricular threads are expected to be supported by data on their effectiveness. Please submit your proposal online by November 15, 2010. Notification of proposal status will occur by December 17, 2010. The President’s Summit Working Group and Proposal Review Committees for the 2011 President’s Summit on Teaching and Learning look forward to an exciting systemwide conference focusing attention on the outstanding accomplishments and commitment of faculty, instructional, and professional staff throughout the University of Wisconsin System. For more information and to submit a proposal, please visit http://www.uwsa.edu/vpacad/summit/. Back to top

SoTL in Arts and Humanities Deadline: November 30, 2010 The Spring 2011 issue of Academic Exchange Quarterly will feature articles about the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in the arts and/or humanities disciplines. Given the social science tendencies of SoTL, it is challenging for teacher-scholars in the arts and humanities to find project designs, methodologies, and genres that authentically reflect their disciplinary expertise, ways of knowing, and ways of demonstrating knowledge while still being taken seriously by the broader SoTL community. This issue of Academic Exchange Quarterly will provide a place to discuss these issues, as well as to document SoTL projects conducted from such arts and humanities perspectives.   Arts and humanities teacher-scholars engaged in scholarship of teaching and learning, as well as those who’ve led SoTL programs that have successfully negotiated such challenges, are encouraged to submit. For more information, see the issue’s web page: http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/8scholar.htm.   Submissions are due by November 30, 2010.  AEQ’s submission procedures are available here: http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/rufen1.htm.   Feature editor Nancy Chick (Chair of the ISSOTL/International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Interest Group for the Humanities) has set up this web page with links and other information about the journal:  http://sites.google.com/site/aeqsotlah/. About AEQ <http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/aeqhis.htm> Academic Exchange Quarterly is an independent journal that uses a double-blind peer-reviewed process for all submissions. In addition to being available online, published print-edition articles have the following audience: tens of thousands of potential readers; 3230+ authors as of Oct 2007 residing in 760+ colleges and universities located in 50 US states.

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