FALL 2011

Lunch at the Club: Got CE Designation?
Tuesday, October 4^th 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Lunch at The Club
Location: CAJ- International House
Lunch Provided

Are you interested in taking your teaching and research to the next level? Create a course that brings your curriculum to life while meeting 21^st Century needs and experiencing opportunities in local and global communities.

Faculty members are able to designate courses with a community engagement component (ie: service-learning, community-based research, civic engagement, international field study) under the designation CE (Community Engagement) in the Rollins Course Schedule. As a part of CE courses, students apply what they learn in the classroom with the community through rigorous projects, research, active dialogue, and reflection.  CE courses engage students in roughly 15-30 hours of direct community-based work throughout the semester with non-profit organizations throughout Central Florida and beyond. Learning is assessed based on students’ ability to connect course curriculum and theory to practice. Join us as we discuss CE Designation at Rollins including how to create a course, identify community partners and projects that are mutually beneficial, create learning outcomes, course assessment, and leverage funds and resources from the Office of Community Engagement to support course projects and faculty development opportunities.
Faculty can learn more about CE Designation (forms and rubric) in advance by visiting http://rnet.rollins.edu/as/dof/request-for-community-engagement-designation.html

Courses to be offered Spring Term- CE Deadline is 3^rd Monday of September
Courses to be offered Fall Term- CE Deadline is 3^rd Monday of February

Annual Community Engagement Fair
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Lunch (by Invitation): 12:00-2:00 p.m.

Fair Location: Cornell Campus Center, 2:00-4:00 p.m. 

Join Rollins in celebrating community partnerships that engage students, faculty, and staff in the Central Florida community through service and research.  The Community Engagement Fair is an opportunity for Non-Profit Organizations to share information about upcoming academic service-learning and volunteer opportunities with Rollins faculty.

Next Steps of Community Engagement
Tuesday, November 8^th
Location: CAJ- International House
Lunch Provided- By Invitation Only

Faculty exploring CE Designation or currently teaching CE courses with community-based learning topics ideas are invited to engage with other service-learning faculty in an informal lunch discussion around pedagogy and engaged scholarship.

Lunch at the Club: High Impact Practices
Wednesday, November 16^th 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Location: CAJ- International House

Learn about opportunities to infuse High Impact Practices into teaching, scholarship and research to enhance student-learning at Rollins.

SPRING 2012

Central Florida Community Partner-Faculty Tour
Feb 2012- Date TBA
Community dinner included

Join other Rollins faculty in an interactive bus tour highlighting key community partnerships in Winter Park and Orlando. Meet with community leaders and agencies looking to connect with Rollins faculty through academic partnerships.

7th Annual Summit on Transforming Learning
March 2010- Date TBA

The 7^th  Annual Summit on Transforming Learning will bring together scholars, practitioners, students, and community partners to participate in an afternoon of conversation around global citizenship and responsible leadership.  Together, participants will explore transformative teaching, research, advising, and learning strategies that prepare students for success at Rollins and beyond.

Other Opportunities for Faculty Development

1:1 Meetings with OCE Staff
Fall 2011-Spring 2012

• Have an idea for a CE Course but don’t know where to start?
• Looking for a community partner interested in community-based collaborative research opportunities?
• Seeking out opportunities to create an Immersion?
• Interested in getting more involved personally with a community organization or impact area?
• Want to attend a service-learning conference and build professional knowledge and capacity get your students involved in community efforts to enhance learning?
• Looking for grant funds to support community-engaged scholarship?
  
  Contact the Office of Community Engagement to meet with an OCE staff member to receive support to take your scholarship to the next level.