Sunflower Service Quarterly
Fall 2013
Annual awards
recipients
announced in Tulsa
Each fall, Kansas Campus Compact recognizes
individuals in our state for their contributions to
bettering their communities by awarding three annual
Egger selected to
keynote 2014 Kansas
Hunger Dialogue
The Kansas Hunger Dialogue is an annual KsCC event
recognitions at the Campus Compact Heartland
Conference. At an awards luncheon on the final day in
Tulsa, three awards were given out.
Dr. Cheryl Rude, Director of Leadership at
Southwestern College, received the Community
Engagement Professional of the Year award. Over her
2013 Heartland
Conference
concludes
Bringing together over 160 serve-learning faculty,
administrators, and students with a wide range of
experience from institutions of higher education in
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and
neighboring states, the 2013 Campus Compact
Heartland Conference was held in Tulsa,
Oklahoma September 19-20. Attendees explored
different perspectives on service-learning and
civic engagement and were able to share program
models and best practices.
In all, over 70 presenters offered insights that
strengthened attendees' practical skills and
role of higher education in fighting world hunger. The
recognized service learning program and minor in
understanding related to using service learning.
Stephen Foster Black, founder and director of the
Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at The
University of Alabama, provided the keynote
fourth dialogue will take place February 25-26 in
Leadership Studies. She has also been integral in
address.
downtown Wichita, with Robert Egger serving as this
helping service learning grow to be a vibrant force on
year's keynote speaker.
the campus of Southwestern College through the
that engages students, faculty, administrators and
community organizations in conversations about the
22 years of service to Southwestern College, her
accomplishments include the design of a nationally
integration of service learning into major campus
Robert was included in the NonProfit Times list of the
events and most recently served as a Kansas Campus
In addition, each state announced recipients of
three awards: The Community Engagement
Professional of the Year, Outstanding
“50 Most Powerful and Influential” nonprofit leaders
from 2006-2009. He pioneered the “community kitchen”
model of professional recovery of fresh food, with an
Compact Engaged Faculty Fellow in 2012/2013.
Community/Campus Collaboration, and the
The Excellence in Community-Based Teaching &
Excellence in Community-Based Teaching and
Scholarship award.
Scholarship award recognizes a faculty member who
The 2014 Heartland Conference will be held in
Lincoln, Nebraska next September.
emphasis on fresh fruits and vegetables, which are then
has successfully incorporated service-learning into at
used to fuel a culinary arts job training program for men
least one course with demonstrable outcomes and
and women coming out of foster care or returning from
conducted outstanding research in the field of service-
incarceration. During his 24-year tenure as President,
learning and engaged scholarship. Dr. Jean
the DC Central Kitchen (a $10 million a year, self-
Gleichsner, Associate Professor of Agriculture at Fort
sustaining, social enterprise) produced over 26 million
Hays State University, received this honor for her
AACU - Bringing Theory to Practice (12/15/13,
efforts employing community-based teaching and
3/15/14)
research since 2002, using service-learning projects in
AAUW Community Action Grants (1/15/14)
meals and helped 1,000 men and women gain full time
employment. He also is the Founder and President of
L.A. Kitchen, which will open in early 2014.
Funding Opportunities
five of seven classes she teaches, and for her
CHS Foundation/Rural America (Ongoing)
understanding of the impact service-learning can have
CNCS AmeriCorps State and National (1/8/14)
on engaging the student to have an impact in the
CISCO Foundation (Ongoing)
Robert’s book on the non-profit sector, Begging for
community. Not only does Dr. Gleichsner work hard for
CISCO Impact Cash Grants (Ongoing)
Change: The Dollars and Sense of Making Nonprofits
students, but she also works to convince other faculty
New Earth Foundation (Ongoing)
Responsive, Efficient and Rewarding For All, received
members that service-learning can enhance the
NSF: Research on Education and Learning (LOI
the 2005 McAdam Book Award for “Best Nonprofit
learning experience for students and better engage
10/25/13, Due 1/10/13)
Management Book” by the Alliance for Nonprofit
them within the community.
Management.
The University of Kansas and Van Go, Inc. (an artsThis year, the dialogue will emphasize engagement
Starbucks Youth Leadership Grants (12/15/13)
Surdna Foundation: Sustainable Environments
(Ongoing)
based social service agency in Lawrence that provides
Wallace Genetic Foundation/Farmland (Ongoing)
year-round after-school and summer job-training
Walmart Local Giving Program (12/1/13)
through use of modern technologies. Concurrent
programs to high-needs and under-served youth) were
session proposals will be accepted through
recognized with the Outstanding Community & Campus
November 15.
Collaboration Award. Using art as the vehicle, Van Go
is devoted to delivering constructive activities to
Registration for the 2014 Kansas Hunger Dialogue and
children at risk for drug and alcohol use, teen
is now open.
pregnancy, truancy or delinquency. The two entities
work together each semester by providing KU students
To register, submit a proposal to present, or for more
information, visit the Kansas Hunger Dialogue website.
meaningful hands-on work that directly benefits the
local community, with the partnership extending across
multiple KU departments, including: Social Welfare,
Applied Behavioral Sciences, Communication Studies,
Art & Design, Architecture, and Visual Art.
KsCC Calendar
10/16
World Food Day
11/6 - 11/8
International Association for Research on Servicelearning and Community Engagement Conference
(Omaha, NE)
2/25 - 2/26
2014 Kansas Hunger Dialogue (Wichita, KS)
6/17 - 6/20
2014 Campus Compact Diving Deep Institute (Casper,
WY)
Mark your calendars for the 4th Annual Kansas Hunger Dialogue, which will be in
downtown Wichita February 25-26, 2014. Concurrent session proposals are now
being accepted.
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