The Research Center for Leadership in Action (RCLA) at New York
University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service is calling
for
applications for the Global Social Change Leadership Institute being held
July
8-20, 2012, in New York City.
The Global Social Change Leadership Institute offers an opportunity for
university and graduate students and recent college graduates to strengthen
their leadership ability and skills, learn about cutting-edge research on
leadership and social change, and see firsthand what makes organizations at
the forefront of advancing social justice successful.
The curriculum draws on more than seven years of rigorous research RCLA has
conducted with award-winning social change organizations about the
essential role these nonprofits play in an informed and engaged civil
society. Program participants learn from experts at the forefront of
policy reform and advocacy, coalition building and direct service.
Interactive workshops are paired with site visits throughout New York
City offering participants a robust understanding of both the theory and
practice of leadership and social change. Participants emerge with an
understanding of social change leadership, a plan for taking action in
their school or community, and a network of other advocates committed to
social justice.
Details at http://bit.ly/sGaFkv
The deadline to be considered for Early Admission is Friday, February
24, 2012. The deadline to apply for Regular Admission is Thursday,
March 15, 2012.
A flyer with program details is available at http://bit.ly/tv9VPe
Questions? Email: leadership.institute@nyu.edu
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Communications Boot Camp
Keep your message jargon-free
Delivering a clear and succinct message is always important, and as planners face more demanding audiences and forceful critics, avoiding jargon and technical language when talking about planning and its benefits is essential.
Learn what words to use and which to avoid in "Glossary for the Public," the second free how-to guide in APA's Communications Boot Camp, now available on our website.
Registration is still open for the next Communications Boot Camp webinar on December 2, "Mastering the Pivot: Message Discipline and Effective Media Response." Find the link to registration, plus previously recorded webinars and the first how-to guide on the Communications Boot Camp website.
Register for the December 2 webinar
Communications Boot Camp is a 12-week series of free webinars and how-to guides designed to help APA members transform themselves and their allies into effective messengers and advocates for planning.
Communications Boot Camp webpage
Job Opptys: 12 Tenure-Track Faculty Positions at VCU
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs TWELVE TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS
After last year's successful recruitment, the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is continuing its growth with up to twelve anticipated tenure-track positions in the coming two years. As part of this announcement we are inviting applications and letters of interest for the following positions to begin in Fall semester 2012, contingent upon funding.
Applicants must indicate to which position(s) they are applying. All applications should be submitted via email and should include a cover-letter and a detailed CV including names of three references, one sample of scholarship, and evidence of teaching effectiveness to Ms. Tina Braden at tbraden@vcu.edu.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until positions are filled. For full consideration for this year's recruitment we encourage applications by December 1, 2011. References will not be contacted without checking with the candidates. For information about the Wilder School please visit our website at www.pubapps.vcu.edu/gov/. For specific information on these positions please contact the respective faculty member listed below.
(1) Criminal Justice (multiple positions) Desired specializations include crime theory, corrections, criminal law and procedure, policing, crime prevention, or comparative issues. Teaching core requirements in the graduate and undergraduate programs is expected. Contact: Jay Albanese (jsalbane@vcu.edu)
(2) Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (multiple positions) A background in psychology of terrorism, asymmetric threats, emergency management, disaster preparedness and mitigation, response coordination, security technology, and terrorism prevention is preferred. Contact: Will Pelfrey (wvpelfrey@vcu.edu)
(3) Political Science
Research and teaching in one of three areas: (a) American political institutions with a research focus on state, local, urban, city politics, and/or intergovernmental relations is desired as is an interest in African-American or Latino politics, (b) American political parties/elections and/or political behavior, (c) International development, particularly with a research focus on African politics. Contact: Judy Twigg (jtwigg@vcu.edu)
(4) Public Administration
Research and teaching interests desired in one or more core areas, such as public finance and budgeting, organizational theory, or public policy analysis. Specialization in non-profit management, social equity, state and local government, or privatization and the new governance is preferred. Contact: Susan Gooden (stgooden@vcu.edu)
(5) Public Policy (multiple positions)
Social policy, health policy, and urban policy are particular areas of interest. Teaching in the PhD program and in one other program in the Wilder School is required. We particularly welcome colleagues whose work shows promise for externally funded research and who enjoy mentoring and supporting PhD students. Contact: John Accordino (jaccordi@vcu.edu)
(6) Sociology
Current faculty expertise is in the sociology of gender, health, demography, organization, methodology and population studies. Policy areas of particular interest include: family, immigration, poverty, economy, and health care. Teaching interest in the undergraduate and master's programs in sociology and in the PhD in public policy is desired. Contact: Sarah Jane Brubaker (sbrubaker@vcu.edu)
For all positions a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in the respective or related field is required by the time of hiring as is the potential for high quality scholarship and teaching. While most of the positions will likely be filled at the Assistant Professor level we will also consider senior scholars with a distinguished record of research, teaching, and service. Applicants with documented ability to secure external research funding will be preferred. Junior faculty must have the potential for external funding and a strong research agenda. Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU, is required.
Faculty research interests in the Wilder School include sustainable urban development, geospatial planning and technological applications, state and local government, social equity, gender, health policy, policing, corrections, crime prevention, comparative international development, political institutions, security studies, and the study of disasters and genocide. We are currently part of the College of Humanities and Sciences, the largest College at VCU. Planning is underway to give the Wilder School free-standing status as one of the Colleges and Schools at VCU under our Provost. For Criminal Justice, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, and Public Policy we are keen to increase our programmatic research strength and welcome interest from research groups who might want to explore the possibility of joining us. Under VCU's new President and under new leadership in the Wilder School we are committed to providing a research rich environment for our new colleagues. Senior scholars are invited to contact Dr. John Accordino (jaccordi@vcu.edu), Chair of the Search Committee or Dr. Niraj Verma, Director of the Wilder School (nverma2@vcu.edu).
Altogether the Wilder School has 2500 students and an alumni base of over 11,000 making it the largest group within the College of Humanities and Sciences. Our research and consulting units include the Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Performance Management Group, Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory, Transportation Safety and Training Center, and the Urban Development Center. Together, the School's research and contract volume exceeds $8 million annually.
Named after the Honorable L. Douglas Wilder, former Governor of Virginia and the first elected African-American Governor in the United States and now a Distinguished Professor in the School, the Wilder School is and wants to be a School where competing perspectives thrive and where a common interest in public service and the betterment of society knits these perspectives together. Richmond, the capital of Virginia, provides extraordinary opportunities for those interested in governance in all its meanings, including the study of government at local and state levels. Washington, D.C., which is a two hour drive away, provides additional national and international opportunities for our students and faculty.
Virginia Commonwealth University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
After last year's successful recruitment, the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is continuing its growth with up to twelve anticipated tenure-track positions in the coming two years. As part of this announcement we are inviting applications and letters of interest for the following positions to begin in Fall semester 2012, contingent upon funding.
Applicants must indicate to which position(s) they are applying. All applications should be submitted via email and should include a cover-letter and a detailed CV including names of three references, one sample of scholarship, and evidence of teaching effectiveness to Ms. Tina Braden at tbraden@vcu.edu.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until positions are filled. For full consideration for this year's recruitment we encourage applications by December 1, 2011. References will not be contacted without checking with the candidates. For information about the Wilder School please visit our website at www.pubapps.vcu.edu/gov/. For specific information on these positions please contact the respective faculty member listed below.
(1) Criminal Justice (multiple positions) Desired specializations include crime theory, corrections, criminal law and procedure, policing, crime prevention, or comparative issues. Teaching core requirements in the graduate and undergraduate programs is expected. Contact: Jay Albanese (jsalbane@vcu.edu)
(2) Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (multiple positions) A background in psychology of terrorism, asymmetric threats, emergency management, disaster preparedness and mitigation, response coordination, security technology, and terrorism prevention is preferred. Contact: Will Pelfrey (wvpelfrey@vcu.edu)
(3) Political Science
Research and teaching in one of three areas: (a) American political institutions with a research focus on state, local, urban, city politics, and/or intergovernmental relations is desired as is an interest in African-American or Latino politics, (b) American political parties/elections and/or political behavior, (c) International development, particularly with a research focus on African politics. Contact: Judy Twigg (jtwigg@vcu.edu)
(4) Public Administration
Research and teaching interests desired in one or more core areas, such as public finance and budgeting, organizational theory, or public policy analysis. Specialization in non-profit management, social equity, state and local government, or privatization and the new governance is preferred. Contact: Susan Gooden (stgooden@vcu.edu)
(5) Public Policy (multiple positions)
Social policy, health policy, and urban policy are particular areas of interest. Teaching in the PhD program and in one other program in the Wilder School is required. We particularly welcome colleagues whose work shows promise for externally funded research and who enjoy mentoring and supporting PhD students. Contact: John Accordino (jaccordi@vcu.edu)
(6) Sociology
Current faculty expertise is in the sociology of gender, health, demography, organization, methodology and population studies. Policy areas of particular interest include: family, immigration, poverty, economy, and health care. Teaching interest in the undergraduate and master's programs in sociology and in the PhD in public policy is desired. Contact: Sarah Jane Brubaker (sbrubaker@vcu.edu)
For all positions a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in the respective or related field is required by the time of hiring as is the potential for high quality scholarship and teaching. While most of the positions will likely be filled at the Assistant Professor level we will also consider senior scholars with a distinguished record of research, teaching, and service. Applicants with documented ability to secure external research funding will be preferred. Junior faculty must have the potential for external funding and a strong research agenda. Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU, is required.
Faculty research interests in the Wilder School include sustainable urban development, geospatial planning and technological applications, state and local government, social equity, gender, health policy, policing, corrections, crime prevention, comparative international development, political institutions, security studies, and the study of disasters and genocide. We are currently part of the College of Humanities and Sciences, the largest College at VCU. Planning is underway to give the Wilder School free-standing status as one of the Colleges and Schools at VCU under our Provost. For Criminal Justice, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, and Public Policy we are keen to increase our programmatic research strength and welcome interest from research groups who might want to explore the possibility of joining us. Under VCU's new President and under new leadership in the Wilder School we are committed to providing a research rich environment for our new colleagues. Senior scholars are invited to contact Dr. John Accordino (jaccordi@vcu.edu), Chair of the Search Committee or Dr. Niraj Verma, Director of the Wilder School (nverma2@vcu.edu).
Altogether the Wilder School has 2500 students and an alumni base of over 11,000 making it the largest group within the College of Humanities and Sciences. Our research and consulting units include the Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Performance Management Group, Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory, Transportation Safety and Training Center, and the Urban Development Center. Together, the School's research and contract volume exceeds $8 million annually.
Named after the Honorable L. Douglas Wilder, former Governor of Virginia and the first elected African-American Governor in the United States and now a Distinguished Professor in the School, the Wilder School is and wants to be a School where competing perspectives thrive and where a common interest in public service and the betterment of society knits these perspectives together. Richmond, the capital of Virginia, provides extraordinary opportunities for those interested in governance in all its meanings, including the study of government at local and state levels. Washington, D.C., which is a two hour drive away, provides additional national and international opportunities for our students and faculty.
Virginia Commonwealth University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Urban Waters Small Grants
We are glad to share this announcement sent via the CBPR listserve:
Dear CBPR colleagues,
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to award between $1.8 to $3.8 million in funding for projects across the country to help restore urban waters by improving water quality and supporting community revitalization. The funding is part of EPA's Urban Waters program, which supports communities in their efforts to access, improve, and benefit from their urban waters and the surrounding land. Healthy and accessible urban waters can help grow local businesses and enhance educational, recreational and employment opportunities in nearby communities.
The goal of the Urban Waters Small Grants program is to fund research, studies, training, and demonstration projects that will advance the restoration of urban waters by improving water quality through activities that also support community revitalization and other local priorities such as public health, social and economic opportunities, general livability and environmental justice for residents. Examples of projects eligible for funding include:
* Education and training for water quality improvement or green infrastructure jobs
* Public education about ways to reduce water pollution
* Local water quality monitoring programs
* Engaging diverse stakeholders to develop local watershed plans
* Innovative projects that promote local water quality and community revitalization goals
Information about Urban Waters Small Grants including the Request for Proposal (RFP) and registration links for the webinars is available at http://www.epa.gov/urbanwaters/funding. EPA expects to award the grants in Summer 2012.
Note to Applicants: In accordance with EPA's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy (EPA Order 5700.5A1), EPA staff will not meet with individual applicants to discuss draft proposals, provide informal comments on draft proposals, or provide advice to applicants on how to respond to ranking criteria. Applicants are responsible for the contents of their proposals.
However, consistent with the provisions in the announcement, EPA will respond to questions from individual applicants regarding threshold eligibility criteria, administrative issues related to the submission of the proposal, and requests for clarification about the announcement. Questions must be submitted in writing via email to urbanwaters@epa.gov and must be received by the Agency Contact, Ji-Sun Yi, by January 16, 2012 and written responses will be posted on EPA's website at http://www.epa.gov/urbanwaters/funding
Dates to Remember:
* Deadline for submitting proposals: January 23, 2012.
* Two webinars about this funding opportunity: December 14, 2011 and January 5, 2012.
* Deadline for submitting questions: January 16, 2012
Related Links:
* For more information on EPA's Urban Waters program, visit http://www.epa.gov/urbanwaters.
* EPA's Urban Waters program supports the goals and principles of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership, a partnership of 11 federal agencies working to reconnect urban communities with their waterways. For more information on the Urban Waters Federal Partnership, visit http://urbanwaters.gov.
Thanks,
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
Dear CBPR colleagues,
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to award between $1.8 to $3.8 million in funding for projects across the country to help restore urban waters by improving water quality and supporting community revitalization. The funding is part of EPA's Urban Waters program, which supports communities in their efforts to access, improve, and benefit from their urban waters and the surrounding land. Healthy and accessible urban waters can help grow local businesses and enhance educational, recreational and employment opportunities in nearby communities.
The goal of the Urban Waters Small Grants program is to fund research, studies, training, and demonstration projects that will advance the restoration of urban waters by improving water quality through activities that also support community revitalization and other local priorities such as public health, social and economic opportunities, general livability and environmental justice for residents. Examples of projects eligible for funding include:
* Education and training for water quality improvement or green infrastructure jobs
* Public education about ways to reduce water pollution
* Local water quality monitoring programs
* Engaging diverse stakeholders to develop local watershed plans
* Innovative projects that promote local water quality and community revitalization goals
Information about Urban Waters Small Grants including the Request for Proposal (RFP) and registration links for the webinars is available at http://www.epa.gov/urbanwaters/funding. EPA expects to award the grants in Summer 2012.
Note to Applicants: In accordance with EPA's Assistance Agreement Competition Policy (EPA Order 5700.5A1), EPA staff will not meet with individual applicants to discuss draft proposals, provide informal comments on draft proposals, or provide advice to applicants on how to respond to ranking criteria. Applicants are responsible for the contents of their proposals.
However, consistent with the provisions in the announcement, EPA will respond to questions from individual applicants regarding threshold eligibility criteria, administrative issues related to the submission of the proposal, and requests for clarification about the announcement. Questions must be submitted in writing via email to urbanwaters@epa.gov and must be received by the Agency Contact, Ji-Sun Yi, by January 16, 2012 and written responses will be posted on EPA's website at http://www.epa.gov/urbanwaters/funding
Dates to Remember:
* Deadline for submitting proposals: January 23, 2012.
* Two webinars about this funding opportunity: December 14, 2011 and January 5, 2012.
* Deadline for submitting questions: January 16, 2012
Related Links:
* For more information on EPA's Urban Waters program, visit http://www.epa.gov/urbanwaters.
* EPA's Urban Waters program supports the goals and principles of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership, a partnership of 11 federal agencies working to reconnect urban communities with their waterways. For more information on the Urban Waters Federal Partnership, visit http://urbanwaters.gov.
Thanks,
Rahma Osman
Program Assistant
Strong Together Video Competition 2011/12
Call for Submissions
We are calling for 2 minute videos reflecting on the question "What is diversity?"
The CAUS diversity committee wants to feel the pulse of our students' visions of diversity.
We are looking for contemporary reflections on lived experiences and new visions of diversity.
What does it mean to you? What do you observe? What do you imagine?
This contest strives to promote the production of academically and artistically diverse perspectives that reflect the complexity of exploration and knowledge, celebrating philosophical, physical and cultural diversities as a lived reality.
Think, refresh, imagine - and send us your contribution as a video.
We are calling for 2 minute videos reflecting on the question "What is diversity?"
The CAUS diversity committee wants to feel the pulse of our students' visions of diversity.
We are looking for contemporary reflections on lived experiences and new visions of diversity.
What does it mean to you? What do you observe? What do you imagine?
This contest strives to promote the production of academically and artistically diverse perspectives that reflect the complexity of exploration and knowledge, celebrating philosophical, physical and cultural diversities as a lived reality.
Think, refresh, imagine - and send us your contribution as a video.
The WAAC Library
It’s just a walk across the courtyard to 1001 Prince Street and the WAAC Library. The Library is run by a professional librarian, Marlene Koenig. Marlene is available five days week: Monday – Friday (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) She is also available by email (mkoenig@vt.edu) or by phone (730-706-3039).
The library is announcing extended hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., for the benefit of students who are taking evening classes.
The library has more than 8000 volumes on architecture, art, landscape architecture, planning, urbanism, sustainability and other topics.
Need help with research? How to access ILL?
Have a question? Contact the WAAC Librarian. Want to borrow a book from the WAAC Library? The WAAC Library has its own catalog, and a special check out form for the students and professors at 1021 Prince Street.
It’s just a walk across the Courtyard … to the WAAC Library.
Marlene A. Koenig
Librarian
WAAC - Virginia Tech
The library is announcing extended hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., for the benefit of students who are taking evening classes.
The library has more than 8000 volumes on architecture, art, landscape architecture, planning, urbanism, sustainability and other topics.
Need help with research? How to access ILL?
Have a question? Contact the WAAC Librarian. Want to borrow a book from the WAAC Library? The WAAC Library has its own catalog, and a special check out form for the students and professors at 1021 Prince Street.
It’s just a walk across the Courtyard … to the WAAC Library.
Marlene A. Koenig
Librarian
WAAC - Virginia Tech
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