The Association of American Colleges and Universities invites institutions to apply to become part of Shared Futures: General Education for Global Learning, a national network of sixteen colleges and universities. Working together, these institutions will use global issues as an organizing framework for creating coherent, integrated general education programs that prepare students for citizenship in a world of global change and interdependence. The project is supported by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.

Shared Futures: Global Learning and Social Responsibility is a multi-project, national initiative of The Association of American Colleges and Universities' Office of Diversity, Equity, and Global Initiatives. It assumes we live in an interdependent but unequal world and that higher education can help prepare students not only to thrive in such a world but to remedy its inequities. Our recent national tragedy has made it clearer than ever that we are one global community---however fractured and fragile. In such a world, AAC&U seeks to support the academy in its vital role of expanding knowledge about the world's people and problems and advancing democracy and justice both at home and abroad.

For more information about the Shared Futures Initiative, please contact Natalie Jellinek at 202-387- 3760 ext 436 or jellinek@aacu.org

Youth will display and share pieces of art, poetry, and music that they have worked on throughout the summer.

Inner Vision started in April 2005 after receiving a grant from Youth Ventures, an organization which promotes youth led initiatives . Inner Vision is based in the District of Columbia and serves all youth of the metropolitan area. Inner Vision is a youth led organization with support from schools, youth, non- profits, and businesses.

The mission of Inner Vision is to reach youth looking for new and exciting ways to express themselves. Inner Vision is a safe haven for youth to come and be themselves. Through unique methods of ?See,? ?Think,? and ?Act,? Inner Vision allows youth to express their thoughts and feelings through various mediums, while at the same time acquiring information about the world around them.

The Mayor?s Office of Partnerships and Grants Development (OPGD) has extended the application deadline for the 2005-2006 SPI Class.

SPI is a free training opportunity for emerging nonprofit and faith-based organizations. The one- year program is designed to help nonprofit professionals move their organizations to the next level of operations and service-delivery. Executive directors (or equivalent positions) from organizations located and providing direct services in DC may apply if the following conditions are met: incorporated in DC; 501(c)(3) status from the IRS; annual budget under $500,000; desires professional and organizational growth; and has the time and commitment to complete the 12 month program and related requirements.

The Mayor's Office of Partnerships and Grants Development (OPGD) advances the District of Columbia's strategic plan and improves the quality of life for residents of our nation's capital, through two major roles:

Establishing partnerships between public and private, for-profit and nonprofit organizations and pursuing financial support and technical assistance from public and private sources.

They value each of their diverse and meaningful relationships with nonprofit, government, corporate, foundation, and faith-based organizations.

Applications may also be e-mailed, faxed, or picked- up from OPGD, 441 4th Street, NW, Suite 1130 North, Washington, DC. For additional information or to obtain the application, contact OPGD at (202) 727- 8900.

For more information, contact Prentice Zinn at sociology@grantsmanagement.com or 617-426-7080.

Plan now to attend this event with top employers such as: Strayer University, PG Police Department, DeVry, Lerner Corporation and many more.

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This conference brings together a wide range of scholars to discuss critical issues for the future of service-learning in higher education.

Keynote speakers will be Amy Cohen, Director of Learn and Serve America, Corporation for National and Community Service, and Ira Harkavy, Associate Vice President and Founding Director of the Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania.

The conference is structured as a ?working session? around chapters in the forthcoming book Service- Learning in Higher Education: Critical Issues and Directions (Palgrave, 2005). Three trands*theoretical discussions of service-learning, exemplary models of service-learning, and future directions for service- learning*will run concurrently. Book chapter authors, discussants, and attendees will have the opportunity to engage in substantive dialogue on issues of social justice, student resistance, student voice, institutionalization, and community engagement and reciprocity.

CPS provides the resources and support for faculty who are interested in incorporating service as part of their curriculum. A variety of disciplines (Psychology, Music, Education, Spanish, Computer Science, Philosophy, to name a few) have integrated service into their classes and faculty report that class discussions and students? written work are richer, more informed and thoughtfully constructed as a result of the service experience.

This camp is being funded, in part, by a grant from the United Planning Organization.
The outdoor School is offering a limited number of full scholarships for children from families that have an income below the Federal poverty guidelines.

Please contact Jawara Kasimu-Graham at 202-427- 5437.

There is a mandatory orientation session on Sunday, August 14 at 12 noon at Nature Center in Rock Creek Park.

The George Washington Carver OUTDOOR SCHOOL, Inc. is a non-profit, tax exempt, community based, health promotion, environmental awareness enrichment program. The OUTDOOR SCHOOL was started in 1990, by Jawara Kasimu-Graham, a registered pharmacist and natural health awareness lecturer. Over the years, it has grown from providing day trips, to occasional weekend overnight camping trips, to sponsoring year-round activities, including our annual Spring and Summer camps. Now the OUTDOOR SCHOOL offers a variety of environmental programs for youths, boys and girls, between the ages of 7 - 17.

For more information contact 202-723-5437 or email gwcoutdoorschool@msn.com

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