| CCP Course Development Grants: March 30 |
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February 27, 2007, Volume 53, No. 24
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The Center for Community Partnerships (CCP) announces course development grants to promote Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) courses that integrate research, teaching, learning and service. Over 150 courses from a wide range of disciplines and Penn schools have linked Penn undergraduate and graduate students to work in the community. The grants support University faculty to develop new courses or adapt existing courses that combine research with school and community projects (see www.upenn.edu/ccp/ for a list of ABCS courses).
Proposals should be submitted by faculty to one of the two programs listed below. The proposal format and deadline is identical for both programs (see below). A particular proposal can be submitted to only one program, but faculty can submit more than one proposal. Information is provided below to help applicants judge which program provides the best fit for the proposed course. If you have further questions about matching your proposal to one of the programs, please contact Jason Min at minjason@gmail.com. Grants will be for no more than $4,000 per project. These funds can be used to provide graduate and undergraduate support, course support and/or summer salary ($4,000 is inclusive of E.B. if taken as salary).
The programs are:
1. STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Partnerships
2. Center for Community Partnerships Course Development Program
1. STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Partnerships:
The Access Science program, funded by the National Science Foundation, engages math, science and engineering undergraduate and graduate students in developing and implementing hands on and inquiry-based math and science in West Philadelphia classrooms.
• Dennis DeTurck, Principal Investigator, Professor, Mathematics, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
• Christine Massey, Director, Pre-College Research and Education and PENNLincs, Institute for Research in Cognitive Science
• Cory Bowman, Associate Director, CCP
2. Center for Community Partnerships Course Development Program:
Funded by the Center for Community Partnerships, this program will allow faculty to develop new and substantially restructured undergraduate and graduate level courses that engage students in real world problem-solving projects in conjunction with schools and community organizations located in West Philadelphia.
• Dennis DeTurck, Co-Chair, Faculty Advisory Board, CCP, Professor, Mathematics, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
• Ira Harkavy, Associate Vice President and Director, CCP
• Bernett L. Johnson, Co-Chair, Faculty Advisory Board, CCP, Senior Medical Officer HUP, Senior Associate Dean of Community Outreach and Diversity
• Francis E. Johnston, Co-Chair, Faculty Advisory Board,CCP, Professor Emeritus, Anthropology
• Eileen Sullivan-Marx, Co-Chair, Faculty Advisory Board, CCP, Associate Professor of Nursing, and Associate Dean of Practice & Community Affairs
The criteria and format for submitting proposals to both programs are:
1. Academic excellence
2. Integration of research, teaching and service
3. Partnership with schools, community groups, service agencies, etc.
4. Focus on Philadelphia, especially West Philadelphia
5. Evidence as to how the course activity will involve participation or interaction with the community as well as contribute to improving the community
6. Evidence as to how the course activity will engage undergraduate and/or graduate students in real-world problem-solving research opportunities
7. Potential for sustainability
Format:
1. Cover Page
1.1 Name, title, department, school, mailing address
1.2 Title of the proposal
1.3 Amount requested
1.4 Specific program to which you are applying
1.5 100-word abstract of the proposal (include a description of how the course will involve interaction with the community and benefit the community)
2. A one-page biographical sketch of applicant
3. A two-to-four-page mini-proposal 4. Amount of the request and budget
An original and five copies of the proposal should be submitted to the Center for Community Partnerships, 133 S. 36th Street, Suite 519, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3246. Alternatively, you can e-mail the proposal to Jason Min at minjason@gmail.com. The due date for both programs is Friday, March 30, 2007.
–Dennis DeTurck, Co-Chair, Faculty Advisory Board, CCP,
Dean of the College
–Ira Harkavy, Associate Vice President and Director, CCP
–Bernett L. Johnson, Co-Chair, Faculty Advisory Board, CCP, Senior Medical Officer HUP, Senior Associate Dean of Community Outreach and Diversity
–Francis E. Johnston, Co-Chair, Faculty Advisory Board, CCP,
Professor Emeritus, Anthropology Department
–Eileen Sullivan-Marx, Co-Chair, Faculty Advisory Board, CCP,
Associate Professor of Nursing, and Associate Dean of Practice & Community Affairs
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