IARSLCE Hears

Announcements

The Western Region Continuums of Service Consortium (COS) invites you to register for the 2025 Continuums of Service conference being held March 26-28, 2025 at Seattle University. Early bird pricing is available now and there are special rates for students and AmeriCorps members. Please sign up to join us at this exciting COS gathering and share with your networks. Register on GivePulse today to secure your spot!

UNESCO's Multisectoral Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean and CLAYSS, Latin American Center for Solidarity Service-Learning, have developed “Solidarity as the future of education. Perspectives from the Ibero-American experience of service-learning”. This publication sets a dialogue between the statements of this document with the theory and practice of solidarity service-learning in Ibero-America, to show that UNESCO's proposal of education for the future is already being implemented in many educational institutions in the region. The book is available for free download on the CLAYSS website and the presentation in English can be viewed here.

Imagining America is embarking on a two-year process to find the next host campus, with the new host term to begin in 2027.

This fall 2024, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and the Society for Experiential Education (SEE) are conducting a study to better understand how faculty and staff are connecting experiential learning and high-impact learning practices with career preparation for students. NACE, AAC&U, and SEE will utilize findings to inform a deeper understanding of current practices involving experiential learning/high-impact practices linked to career preparation, as well as to create resources and programs to promote innovation for faculty, staff, and institutions of higher education.

The role of design goes beyond simple aesthetics and functionality in a world that is becoming more linked and complex by the day. The book Utilizing Service Learning Practices for Creative Design Improvements seeks to gather and showcase teaching experiences from around the globe that integrate service learning within the design disciplines. Read the complete call for chapters.

Job Opportunities

Southwestern University is seeking an Activist or Scholar in Residence for publicly engaged humanities (PEH). This in-person residency is funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation to support, enhance, and inspire publicly engaged work across campus and in the broader community, with a focus on social justice. The Activist or Scholar in Residence will work collaboratively with the grant PIs (Dean of the Faculty and Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs) as well as a faculty leadership team. In addition to full-time salary and benefits (for nine-month appointments), this position includes office space on campus, a budget to support project activities, and other material and programmatic support. Click here to learn more and apply.

Program Manager is a full-time, grant-funded position with the Talloires Network of Engaged Universities – a growing global coalition of 441 university presidents, vice-chancellors, and rectors in 91 countries who lead socially responsible and civically engaged institutions around the world.

Pitzer College invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Spanish. The field of specialization is open. The successful candidate will be joining the Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (MLLC) field group, a multidisciplinary academic department that offers courses in Spanish, Portuguese, and French languages and cultures, and houses programs in writing and English language learning as well.

The Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania is hiring for its Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) Research and Program Coordinator position.

University of Colorado Boulder is hiring a new role, the Assistant Director for Service Learning, Leadership, and Social Action, in the Volunteer Resource Center. The Assistant Director of Service Learning, Leadership, and Social Action is a key leadership position responsible for advancing community engagement, curriculum development, social action, and leadership development initiatives for students at the University of Colorado Boulder.

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