2013-2014 McCormick/ILCC Grant

IL Campus Compact, with a grant from the McCormick Foundation, provides this opportunity for

academic affairs and student affairs to come together and create a model infrastructure that

augments the impact of civic engagement and student involvement, which can make a difference for

the campus and the community. Co-curricular service, leadership character building initiatives

and the curricular development of service-learning contribute to the common good of our

society.

The role of integrating the ways civic engagement and service learning can be institutionalized will

be directed by a team that includes a VP for Academic or Student Affairs, Center Director of

Community and Service Learning and a Student Leader. Together they will be the Strategic

Civic Leader Fellows. Additional team members may be included in the work as needed. This

joint Fellowship will create and implement an action plan to increase civic engagement on their

campuses and within their communities

Total Recipients Award Recipients Total Award

2013-14

Three (3)Teams 2013 Strategic Civic Leader Fellows consists of a team directed by a VP for academic or student affairs and will include the Center Director of Community and Service Learning as well as a student leader (Student Civic Engaged Scholar). 3 Teams will receive $7,000 each to develop and implement their project. (An additional $4,500 will be awarded for year two of the grant project.)

$21,000

Six (6) Students 2013 Student Civic Engaged Scholar: to receive $1,500 during the academic school year, 2013-2014.

$9,000

OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT:

1. To promote a strategic leadership approach to a deeper understanding of civic leadership

and civic education by awarding Fellowships to Vice-Presidents, CSD’s and Students.

2. To provide opportunities to empower young people, the campus and at the same time

reinvigorate the community and democracy with fresh ideas and thoughtful leadership.

3. To expand and develop knowledge about the impact of student leadership and civic

education at the institution.

4. To provide the Fellows and their teams with access to Campus Compact resources,

including expert consultation, toolkits, site visits

Basic Activities of the 2013 Strategic Civic Leader Fellows Grant (SCLF):

The ILCC/McCormick Strategic Civic Leader Fellows will decide on the institution’s project

direction and gather the team in the Spring/Summer , 2013. Funding will begin in Summer, 2013.

The Fellowship will continue through the Summer, 2014.

Throughout the project, leadership teams will conduct research; engage in dialogue; reflect upon

their understanding of civic responsibility and civic engagement; and collectively create and

implement an action plan to increase civic engagement on their campuses and within their

communities. Participation in this project will reinforce each individual’s personal commitment to

civic engagement; strengthen campus and community support for it; and finally create an important

document about the institution’s current and future vision for the infrastructure involving civic

engagement.

The Fellows and their Leadership Teams will be invited to a winter session of the McCormick

Fellows to discuss their ideas for work with one another, with ILCC and with the McCormick

Foundation. They will be asked to support activities on campus and in Illinois that promote civic

engagement by students, faculty and staff. For example: Student Conference, Program meetings,

Service Learning and Civic Engagement Institutes for Faculty development and bimonthly CSD

meetings. The Strategic Civic Leader Fellows will highlight their work at the ILCC Annual

Presidents meeting in 2013,and as other opportunities arise on a national level.

Three (3) McCormick Strategic Civic Leader Fellowship Grants of $7000 each will be

awarded.

Probable uses of Fellows grant funding:

• On Campus Civic initiative operating costs

• Project and Planning on Campus

• Buying some time for a team member to coordinate

• Community Partner needs for Participation

• Team Travel for ILCC meetings /presentations

• Resource Materials for team

• Tech support (i.e. website)

• Publications

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS FOR STRATEGIC CIVIC LEADER FELLOWS (SCLF):

• Submit a plan with their grant application which describes the steps they will take to

strategically develop a model to review and implement the infrastructure for civic engagement and

community-based service and learning on campus and within the community.

• Include ways in which service-learning and community service partnerships, community-

based research, community economic development, outreach, etc. is integrated in to the institutional

mission and strategic plan or action plans.

• Document the work, dialogues and outcomes of the team work for a final report to ILCC

and McCormick.

• Assess the impact of any service and civic engagement projects involving the campus and

community.

ILCC will provide training and technical assistance to all sub grantees through on-site visits,

access to resources and state/regional sessions.

STUDENT CIVIC ENGAGED SCHOLARS (SCES):

Student Civic Engaged Scholarship Grants of $1,500 will be awarded to 6 (six) students who

are looking for opportunities to take leadership for a community designated project, be the

developer of a community-based research project, try creative solutions to public problems, or

explore ways to participate in the renewal and redesign of American democracy while developing

their own leadership skills. Grant awards will distributed in two payments, Fall and Spring of the

academic year.

Basic Activities for Student Civic Engaged Scholars (SCES):

Students select their project based on personal passion and community need. The projects are

generally one of these three models:

• as leader of a student group or large scale community project,

• as a liaison between their campus and a community organization;

• as the developer of a community based research project.

Student Civic Engaged Scholars (SCES) will be responsible for:

• Engaging in public work as a leader of a student service group or large-scale project, as a

liaison between their campus and a community partner, as a service learning assistant to a faculty

member or an academic department, and/or as the developer of a community-based research

project;

Developing a working relationship with an on-campus project advisor and community

organization representative;

Participating in a Fall training organized by Illinois Campus Compact;

Developing and presenting at least one workshop, dialogue, or seminar on campus that

relates to the project;

Participating in a leadership role in at least one statewide Illinois Campus Compact event

(organize volunteers, present at ILCC Student Engaged Conference) or/and serve on the

ILCC Student Advisory Board;

• Supporting campus VISTA Associate or Veterans Affairs Coordinator; and

• Developing a portfolio of reflective pieces on their experiences as a scholar, including an

essay on how the project has impacted the SCES and the local community, and personal

attitudes about future participation in public work and other aspects of civic life for

publication on the Illinois Campus Compact website.

Timeline for Strategic Civic Leader Fellows (SCLF) and Student Civic Engaged Scholars

(SCES):

Activities SCLF SCES

RFP Available

Jan 1

Jan 1

RFP Due

March 1

March 5

Notification of Recipients

March 22

March 29

ILCC Training

April 2013

April 2013

1st Project Progress Report Due

October 1

October 1

Campus Visits with Mid-Project updates

January 2014

February 2014

End of 1st Year Project Progress Reports

March 1, 2014

March 1, 2014

Year TWO: 2013 STRATEGIC CIVIC LEADER FELLOWS (VP’S, CSD.S, RYV

FELLOWS)

Recipients of the 2013 Strategic Civic Leadership Fellows grant, Dominican University, North Park

University, and Truman College will be funded at $4,500 each to continue the work begun on their

campus strategic initiatives.

TIMELINE for 2nd yr McCormick Strategic Civic Leader Fellows:

June 1, 2013 Ongoing Action Plan submitted to ILCC

Summer, 2013 Teams meet with ILCC for Project Update

March, 2014 Complete Project and Reports