Kentucky Campus Compact Receives $1M Volunteer Generation Fund Grant to Support Volunteerism on College Campuses
Highland Heights, Kentucky, September 15, 2023 – Kentucky Campus Compact (KyCC), a membership organization of Kentucky colleges and universities whose purpose is to support, promote, and find resources for community and civic engagement in Kentucky higher education, has received a three-year Volunteer Generation Fund (VGF) grant to support volunteerism on Kentucky college campuses. KyCC has received a grant of $999,534 to fund their EngageKY+ program, the largest award of the 23 VGF and 25 Days of Service grantees across the nation. AmeriCorps has invested more than $13 million in federal funding to support 45 organizations focused on engaging community members…
6th Annual Kentucky Hunger Dialogue Press Release
6th Annual Kentucky Hunger Dialogue – Rethinking Hunger: Learning from the Past, Planning for the Future Hosted by Ashland Community & Technical College and the Kentucky Campus Compact, supported by AmeriCorps September 11, 2023 – The eagerly anticipated 6th Annual Kentucky Hunger Dialogue, a collaborative effort between Ashland Community & Technical College and the Kentucky Campus Compact and supported by AmeriCorps, is set to take place on October 6th, 2023. This dynamic event will serve as a hub for interdisciplinary collaborations, bringing together students, representatives from colleges and universities, food insecurity advocates, community leaders, and food justice activists from across…
Service Learning/Community-Based Learning(CBL) : 6 Best Practices
Evidence indicates that students engaged in high-impact practices (HIPs) experience elevated levels of learning success. These evidence-supported approaches include service learning, undergraduate research, internships, capstone courses/projects, collaborative assignments/projects, common intellectual experiences, diversity/global learning, ePortfolios, first-year seminars/experiences, learning communities, and writing-extensive courses (8). Welcome to our blog, where we explore many of the different High Impact Practices. First, we will be discussing the compelling reasons why introducing service learning or community-based learning into your curriculum is a pivotal step toward creating a more engaged and empathetic generation. Many practices use the terms service learning and community-based learning interchangeably. This topic is…
Blog Series: Exploring High Impact Practices (HIP) for a Deeper Understanding
The teaching and learning practices that will be described and discussed within this blog series are designated as “high-impact practices,” or HIPs. Dr. George Kuh developed the term High-Impact Practices in 2008 in his AAC&U monograph “High-Impact Educational Practices: What they are, who has access to them, and why they matter.” (link). He then identified 11 instructional practices associated with better outcomes using the National Survey of Student Engagement dataset. These practices were chosen based on evidence of significant educational benefits for students who participate in them—including those from demographic groups historically underserved by higher education. These practices can take…
KyCC 2023 Newman Civic Fellowship Press Release
Campus Compact Announces 2023 Newman Civic Fellows 154 students honored for their commitment to solving public problems May 10, 2023 – Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named 154 student civic leaders from 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Mexico to the 2023 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows. The Newman Civic Fellowship recognizes students who stand out for their commitment to creating positive change in communities locally and around the world. Fellows are nominated by Campus Compact member presidents and chancellors, who are invited to select one outstanding…
