The deadline is May 15, 2019.

Don’t miss out on the chance to submit a poster abstract for Reimagining Health in Cities: Challenges and New Directions, an urban health symposium.

The poster session and reception will take place on the afternoon of September 5, 2019 during the Urban Health Symposium. The poster session will cover a broad range of research topics related to urban health and provide an informal setting to discuss the themes of the symposium. New this year, there will be a judged competition with winners announced during the symposium session on Friday morning!

Submit an Abstract

https://drexel.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7ZEdFPlg3uPC6DX

uAspire is pleased to announce the inaugural posting of the Chewning Research Fellowship, a summer-long research position established to honor the memory of dear friend and colleague, Alex Chewning.

The Chewning Research Fellow will join uAspire’s policy department in Philadelphia to work on our true Cost of Attendance research study, Beyond the College Bill. The Fellow will advance the research through data analysis, interpretation, and communication of key findings to inform and persuade stakeholders to make policy and systems change related to indirect expenses.

The Fellowship will include compensation of $20/hour for 8-10 weeks this summer to support an aspiring graduate-level researcher to gain nonprofit, mission-driven experience via a well-paid internship. Full job description and process to apply found here.

Please spread news of this opportunity far and wide to your networks, and of course reach out with any questions.

https://www.appone.com/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=2443177&B_ID=83&fid=1&Adid=0&ssbgcolor=273A5B&SearchScreenID=5643&CountryID=3&LanguageID=2

The Pennsylvania Innocence Project was founded in 2008 to exonerate persons convicted of crimes they did not commit and prevent innocent people from being convicted. Over the last decade, the Project has been involved in 14 exonerations, secured the release of three individuals who are still fighting to prove their innocence, and secured new trials for two men who remain incarcerated as their legal proceedings continue. In addition to identifying and litigating cases, the Project:

• Consults on pre-trial cases involving forensic science issues (i.e., promoting the use of DNA evidence)
• Works to improve the criminal justice system to prevent innocent people from being convicted
• Educates stakeholders within the criminal justice system on the reasons for wrongful convictions
• Promotes policies and legislation that will prevent such tragedies from occurring
• Runs clinical programs in conjunction with law schools in both Philadelphia and Pittsburgh

Learn more about their work at http://www.innocenceprojectpa.org/us/

About The Position

The Pennsylvania Innocence Project is seeking a strong, farsighted full-time leader, with a passion for criminal justice reform, to serve as its Executive Director. The ED will act as the organization’s chief executive, leading fundraiser, external advocate, and team leader, overseeing the organization’s continued growth. In addition to serving as the organization’s key external voice, the ED will manage the development and implementation of a strategic plan, working with the Board to set goals and develop an operating plan to achieve them.

Reporting to an active and engaged Board of Directors, the ED will manage the team across the Commonwealth including its two current sites (Philadelphia and Pittsburgh) and help the Project deliver on its promise of exonerating the innocent and preventing wrongful convictions in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Specific Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

External Leadership

• Serve as the external voice of the organization, raising the public’s awareness of the fact that innocent convictions occur, enhancing the Project’s visibility, brand recognition, and credibility; acting as a thought leader and advocate for the wrongfully convicted
• Lead the creation and execution of a comprehensive annual fundraising strategy, with the goal of raising ~$1M in year one (with additional growth to follow)
• Work closely with funders to ensure the ongoing engagement of existing donors and cultivation of new ones; develop funding relationships within and beyond Pennsylvania’s legal community
• In partnership with the Board, create and cultivate relationships with major donors (individuals, corporations, foundations, and government), building a broad base of support and a network of champions
• Develop and manage strategic relationships with key partners (peer organizations, funding partners, policy makers, legal associations etc.) to deepen the Project’s reputation as a thought leader
• Engage in and coordinate public advocacy and legislative efforts on behalf of The Project

Organizational Leadership

• In collaboration with the Board of Directors and staff, develop the organization’s next strategic plan, with a focus on securing the future of the organization through continued growth and expansion of programs and services
• Oversee the development and implementation of operational systems and processes that enable the team work efficiently and effectively
• Ensure staff has clearly defined roles and goals and access to the information/resources necessary to achieve their goals
• Coach and mentor a high-performing team, hiring and managing a team committed to the Project’s work
• Continue to build and enhance the Project’s internal organizational culture and energize the team around a shared vision for the current and future state of the work
• Act as primary liaison to the Board of Directors, engaging Board members in the current and future needs of the organization
• Develop and manage the annual budget (currently ~$850K), ensuring that the organization continues to build and maintain a cash surplus while increasing its budget and impact

Candidate Requirements

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• At least 10 years of professional experience, including experience serving in a leadership role in a mission-driven setting
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop strong relationships across a diverse spectrum of stakeholders, and to influence leaders in the private, public, and non-profit sectors
• Excellent public speaking and communication skills with the ability to serve as a strong external spokesperson
• Strong appetite to lead fundraising efforts with successful track record of nonprofit fundraising
• Outstanding organizational leadership skills, with an ability to articulate a clear and inspiring vision while managing, coaching and developing a high-performing team
• Strong critical thinking skills, with a track record of developing strategies in the face of complexity and ambiguity
• Experience overseeing budgets, with the capacity to allocate resources strategically and manage spending against budget
• Entrepreneurial mindset, with the willingness and ability to seize opportunities and solve problems as they arise
• A keen intellect, with the ability to be an independent thinker and creative problem solver
• Deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and the ability to demonstrate humility and empathy while working across a wide range of individuals
• Authentic passion for reforming the criminal justice system, exonerating those wrongfully convicted, and helping the victims transition to freedom
• Experience working in a legal context, and/or in the criminal justice arena is preferred but not required

Compensation And Benefits

Salary and benefits will be competitive and commensurate with experience.

https://www.on-ramps.com/jobs/1603

Latino Public Broadcasting is a leader in the development, production, acquisition, and distribution of non-commercial educational and cultural media that is representative of Latino people or addresses issues of particular interest to Latino Americans.

Through its Current Issues Fund, LPB is accepting proposals for sixty- or ninety-minute documentary films from the Latino American perspective that explore contemporary civic and social justice issues, incorporate a journalistic approach into the filmmaking process, and have resonance for a U.S. national audience. Production and post-production grants ranging between $40,000 and $100,000 will be awarded in support of stories that explore timely issues, demonstrate artistic storytelling, and have the potential to engage communities in civic discourse beyond the broadcast. (Research and development are not be supported.)

Journalistic practice, broadly defined, must be integral to the project, as must a commitment to fairness, objectivity, and accuracy.

To be eligible, projects must have a Latino/a director and/or producer; non-Latino/a co-applicants must have a Latino/a in a director or producer role. Applicants must also retain copyright, artistic, budgetary, and editorial control over the proposed project, and must be at least 18 years of age and a citizen or legal resident of the United States or one of its territories.

See the Latino Public Broadcasting website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.

Deadline: June 3, 2019

Read more and apply: http://lpbp.org/current-issues-fund-guidelines/

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation endeavors to strengthen, promote, and, where necessary, defend the contributions of the humanities and the arts to human flourishing and the well-being of diverse and democratic societies.

Since 2013, the foundation’s Scholarly Communications program has been making a series of grants designed to support and strengthen a body of archival practice called community-based archiving with the goal of helping to diversify the body of primary source evidence available to activists, artists, and researchers in humanities fields, community historians, genealogists, teachers, and students.

Through the program, the foundation will award grants ranging between $25,000 and $100,000 in support of community-based archives that represent and serve communities marginalized due to oppression based on race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, class, sexuality, religion, ability, and/or geographic location.

Grant funds may be used for operational support, including general support for staff, space, and utilities; collections care, including storage, cataloging, description, and preservation; and programming and outreach activities, including the collection of new materials, exhibitions, publications, or other uses of the collections.

For the purposes of this Request for Proposals, community-based archives must demonstrate that the community members being served and represented actively participate in their archival processes and make key decisions about what to collect and how.

To be eligible, organizations must be located in the United States or one of its territories; be tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or have an organization with 501(c)(3) status serving as a fiscal sponsor; and have an annual operating budget of no more than $1 million.

See the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation website for complete program guidelines and application instructions.

Deadline: July 1, 2019

Read more and apply: https://mellon.org/programs/scholarly-communications/call-for-proposals-community-based-archives/

We’re pleased to announce that Liz Ogbu will be our Keynote Speaker. A designer, urbanist, and social innovator, Liz is an expert on social spatial innovation in challenged urban environments globally. Among her honors, she is a TED speaker, one of Public Interest Design’s Top 100, and former Aspen Ideas Scholar.

The conference is being expanded to a day and and a half at Jefferson’s Dorrance H. Hamilton Building (1001 Locust Street). Find the agenda for both days here.

On Thursday, June 27th, leaders in equitable development will facilitate half-day intensive seminars in small groups of 20. Registrants must select their seminar at the time of registration. Learn more about Thursday’s course offerings and facilitators here.

Register here.  Early bird registration ends Friday, May 31st.

Scholarships Available!

Equitable Development creates a seat at the table for communities affected by inequity. As such, PACDC will offer a limited number of scholarships to Philadelphians who otherwise would not be able to attend the event. Apply by 11:59 pm, on Friday, May 24th. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

The interactive workshop is designed for experienced practitioners and those new to the field (faculty, staff, professionals and students).  The EPICS model is used as a framework for the workshop with sessions and breakouts addressing issues related to how to integrate community-engagement in engineering, technology and computing.  Each participant will leave with a plan to implement at his or her own institution.

More information is found on the registration page: https://www.conf.purdue.edu/landing_pages/epicsdesign/; Registration Deadline is May 24, 2019. Questions?  Contact Heather Fabries at epics-university@purdue.edu

As a field at the nexus of theory and practice, philanthropic and nonprofit studies has long used pedagogies and approaches now identified as HIPs, such as service learning and internships. But a review of literature reflects that the field has not formally engaged the national conversation surrounding HIPs and their increasingly important role in undergraduate student success, retention, and teaching and learning assessment. Further, simply offering one or more HIPs does not guarantee their positive effects on student outcomes and success—they must be “done well” (Kuh, O’Donnell, & Reed, 2013). This volume seeks to examine HIPs within the context of undergraduate philanthropic and nonprofit studies education (and related general education contexts) to formally connect the two and explore their broader implications for teaching and learning.

HIPs are a specific set of 11 pedagogical practices and opportunities that have been empirically demonstrated to enhance student learning and retention based on analysis of data from the National Survey of Student Engagement (Kuh, 2008). Furthermore, students who participate in more HIPs over time have higher academic success than those who do not, and underrepresented and underserved students benefit the most in such cases, but are less likely to participate in HIPs (Finley & McNair, 2013). These studies prioritize the need for not only quality and fidelity in the use and offering of HIPs, but also equity and access to ensure broad student engagement. One or more of these 11 practices must be the focus of manuscripts. For descriptions, visit https://www.aacu.org/leap/hips. Questions can be addressed to Tyrone McKinley Freeman at tyfreema@iupui.edu.

Timeline:
August 1, 2019 – Full manuscript due (submissions accepted on rolling basis up to deadline)
October 1, 2019 – Results of double-blind peer reviews communicated to authors
December 1, 2019 – Final revised manuscript due

Please note that final decisions regarding publication will be made by JNEL editors. The submitted papers will need to conform to JNEL’s guidelines for submissions: https://js.sagamorepub.com/jnel/about/submissions#authorGuidelines.

Learn more: https://ecmcfoundation.fluxx.io/apply/basicneeds

Every college has its own student norms for how to act, what to wear, and even why to attend college in the first place. In most cases, these norms are unspoken and have been shaped by generations of alumni who do not share the same background as today’s students. Because of these norms’ subtle influence, colleges and universities may unintentionally disadvantage first-generation and lower-income students by communicating purposes for learning that contradict students’ personal values and goals.

Join Persistence Plus for a discussion of today’s students’ interdependent, pro-social, and self-transcendent purposes for learning and how to encourage their success by nudging students within these frameworks.

Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/716914964450344203

It is well-known that Black students continue to be underrepresented at the public flagship universities in most states. But how about at the hundreds of other public institutions of higher education across the country, both two-year and four-year? That’s the question we’ve set out to answer with our State of Higher Education Equity project. As the next part in the project, Broken Mirrors digs deeper into where Black students go to college and what kinds of degrees they receive.

To do this, we posed six questions related to Black student representation among undergraduates and degree earners. The answers clearly illustrate that public institutions in too many states are falling short of their obligation to enroll and graduate Black students.

Read more: https://edtrust.org/resource/broken-mirrors-black-representation/

“Adequate funding” may not have bumper sticker appeal. But the idea is simple and compelling: To help restore social mobility in America, policymakers must provide community colleges the resources necessary to successfully educate the country’s aspiring middle class.

Read more: https://tcf.org/content/report/policy-strategies-pursuing-adequate-funding-community-colleges

Earlier in April, DVRPC opened a competitive funding round for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program for the five-county southeastern Pennsylvania part of the region, which includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia. The FY2019 TIP for Pennsylvania has made $25 million available for the FY2019 Competitive CMAQ Program for Pennsylvania, for transportation projects that will improve air quality and reduce traffic congestion.

Examples of eligible CMAQ projects include congestion reduction and traffic flow improvements, pedestrian and bicycle projects, transportation control measures, and public education and outreach activities, and more.

CMAQ Competitive Program application forms and program guidance are available now at http://www.dvrpc.org/CMAQ. Mandatory pre-application meetings must be completed by May 31, 2019. All application materials must be submitted by June 28, 2019.

Location: Aviator Park, across from the Franklin Institute

Join us for the 2nd annual MightyFest Writing Carnival for kids! We have dozens of fun writing games planned, and it’s all free! The wondrous Mina SayWhat will be there, along with the Phillie Phanatic, just to namedrop a couple of Mighty favs.

Partner with Us!

Three ways to partner:

• First, design a writing activity for youth on behalf of your company or organization. This is FREE for approved partners, but the competition is steep. Submit a proposal here by August 1, 2019 for consideration.
• Second, table for your company or organization without a writing activity. $250 donation. Email rloeper@mightywriters.org if interested.
• Third, consider a bigger sponsorship on behalf of your company or organization. Email nlevecchia@mightywriters.org for sponsorship levels and BIG networking and marketing opportunities that extend throughout the weekend.

Questions? Call 267-239-0899 x3

Or email: Rachel Loeper, Education Director
rloeper@mightywriters.org

Our conference theme is “Successfully Navigating the Complex Landscape of Higher Education Leadership in an Age of Increased Risk.” The conference is intentionally located in our PA state capitol to expose PA ACE members to prevalent higher education issues in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and beyond. Conference attendees will receive a tour of the state capitol and several members of the Pennsylvania State Education committee will serve as keynote speakers to discuss the landscape of higher education in PA and beyond!

Early Registration now open @ https://paacenet.org/pa-ace-annual-leadership-conference-and-retreat/

Book now for a chance win an over night stay at the Harrisburg Hilton! All early registrations will be entered to a drawing to win a free hotel night! And book NOW for conference rate at the Harrisburg Hilton $159.00 with complimentary parking (which adjoins Harrisburg University).

Today, the demand for global competitiveness in undergraduate science education is situated within a shifting sociopolitical context that is increasingly made complex by the troubling history of race relations in America. This contemporary reality requires that we boldly embrace a more dynamic conceptualization of excellence in undergraduate science education—one that advances innovation and rightfully positions inclusion as its necessary precondition.

This webinar will outline the most recent work of the AAC&U Inclusive Excellence Commission—the evaluative partner of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Inclusive Excellence Initiative. Members of the commission will present their Agreements for Excellence in undergraduate science education, as well as critically examine the most salient challenges limiting higher education’s capacity to cultivate and harness scientific creativity from the widest possible range of perspectives, worldviews, and disciplinary expertise. Webinar attendees can expect to be actively engaged not only in the iterative work of understanding the Agreements for Excellence, but also in critically examining and critiquing their suitability and overall utility in reforming undergraduate science education at all institutional types. Members of the commission will also share their insights and perspectives on the impact of the HHMI Inclusive Excellence Initiative on national undergraduate STEM reform.

There will be time for Q&A during the webinar, and we encourage participants to send questions in advance to webinars@aacu.org. The webinar will be recorded, and the recording will be available online 72 hours after the webinar ends.

Cost: Free for AAC&U members; $200 for nonmembers. Check your institution’s membership status here

AAC&U and PKAL invite session proposals exploring contemporary approaches to: conducting STEM education research, teaching, broadening participation, and developing assessment tools. In keeping with PKAL’s commitment to empowering STEM faculty through professional development, the conference will also explore novel approaches to professional and leadership development.

Session proposals are invited to address:

• Classroom- or Project-Level Interventions
• Institution-Level Interventions
• National Interventions
• STEM Education Research

Join us in Chicago to chart a daring path for STEM higher education reform that is paved with social consciousness, critical reflection, introspection, and disciplinary boundary crossing. For more information, call (202) 387-3760 or write to network@aacu.org.

When you are responsible for nonprofit communications, writing is an essential –and unavoidable – part of the job. Great headlines, compelling stories and smart calls to action are requirements for connecting with your audience and advancing your organization’s mission.

You can write more quickly, more clearly, and more persuasively. Join Beth Brodovsky for our next Master Class to find out how to turn your text into compelling copy without spending all day staring at a blinking cursor!

In this class you’ll learn:

• The writing traps that ruin your copy—and how to fix them.
• Tips for making your copy memorable and persuasive.
• Effective formulas that speed up common copywriting projects, including marketing emails and annual appeals.
• Our favorite free tools for improving your writing.

$69—REGISTER NOW!