[ShareTompkins] Fwd: Take your Community Based Initiative to the next level! Cornell Civic Leader Fellowship Program - June 30, 2010

[Shira Golding]

does anyone want to apply for this for share tompkins or another  
project perhaps?


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> From: Amy Kuo Somchanhmavong <ayk3 at cornell.edu>
> Date: June 22, 2010 8:19:09 AM EDT
> To: "tc-hsc-l at cornell.edu" <tc-hsc-l at cornell.edu>
> Subject: Take your Community Based Initiative to the next level!  
> Cornell Civic Leader Fellowship Program - June 30, 2010
> Reply-To: Amy Kuo Somchanhmavong <ayk3 at cornell.edu>
>
>
> DEADLINE — June 30, 2010!
>
> Looking for funding and support to take your program or project to  
> the next level? The Cornell Civic Leader Fellowship Program is  
> designed to support your Community Based Initiative!
>
> Apply today! Whether it's a new initiative, or you are seeking to  
> boost an ongoing project, the program provides funding and support  
> in a collaborative and socially responsible atmosphere. Two  
> community leaders involved in economic and community development
> efforts will be chosen as Civic Leader Fellows. Fellows will be  
> awarded $5,000 for their project and invited to join the Cornell  
> community as both learners and teachers for an academic year.
>
> The Cornell Civic Leaders Fellowship Program is sponsored by the  
> Cornell Public Service Center,  And Rural Development Institute of  
> Cornell,
>
> For complete details, see application below -- for guidelines and to  
> download a copy of the application, please visit
> www.psc.cornell.edu  or email Amy Kuo Somchanhmavong at ayk3 at cornell.edu 
>  or contact her at 607-254-8072
>
>
> Cornell Public Service Center
> Cornell Civic Leaders Fellowship Program
> Request for application for the 2010-2011 Academic Year
> DEADLINE: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
>
> Program Description: The Cornell Civic Leaders Fellowship Program  
> invites 2 community leaders involved in economic and community  
> development efforts to join the Cornell community as both learners  
> and teachers for an academic year.  The program will award $5,000 to  
> each selected fellow. Selection of fellows will be based on  
> applicants’ experiences and their project proposals, rather than on  
> their educational backgrounds.
>
> Program Goals:
> ·     Support leaders to provide stewardship to critical  
> institutional and community problem-solving efforts.
> ·     Foster university and community practices that encourage  
> greater commitment to community building, grassroots organizing and  
> social responsibility.
> ·     Strengthen and build regional university-community  
> collaborative relationships (project impact can be local, national  
> or international).
> ·     Support community leaders as they reflect upon past practices,  
> plan for the future and enhance capacities of their communities, as  
> well as contribute to instructional and research activities, as  
> available. Community-based activities are the standard, however,  
> this could be established via classroom or research settings, if  
> opportunities were available.
>
> Eligibility Requirements:
> ·     Prior record of economic or community development and/or prior  
> history of community involvement.
> ·     A history of involvement or interest in developing  
> relationships with university students.
> ·     Residence in Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Seneca,  
> Schuyler, Tioga or Tompkins County.
>
> Application Guidelines: A selection committee consisting of faculty,  
> university administrators, previous fellows and community leaders  
> will review all complete applications. Proposals should be brief and  
> include the following in the order stated:
> 1.   A cover page with a brief abstract/summary of your proposal.
> 2.    A project proposal, that includes:
> ·     a complete description of the project and its objectives.
> ·     an explanation of how the proposal addresses a community need  
> or problem.
> ·     an explanation of how the project is linked to both on-campus  
> work and community capacity-building needs. Identification of  
> university resources, staff or departments with which you want to  
> interact.
> ·     evidence of community support for the project (e.g. a letter  
> of support).
> ·     method or criteria by which project will be evaluated and a  
> plan for disseminating results of the project to the community.
>
> 3.   A personal statement demonstrating; history of community  
> involvement; how this experience will affect the applicant; or how  
> this experience will affect the organization.
> 4.   A current résumé and 3 references.
> 5.    In addition to a hard copy application, we ask that an  
> electronic version of the
>
> application materials be submitted to ayk3 at cornell.edu by Wednesday,  
> June 30, 2010.
>
> Upon selection, all fellows must be available to:
>
> ·     Attend an awards dinner with program advisory and selection  
> committee members and university faculty on time and location TBD.
> ·     Attend an orientation that includes meeting with library and  
> Cornell Information Technologies (CIT) staff, university faculty and  
> others as relevant to proposal.
> ·     Complete a Cornell application for employment, W-2's and an  
> I-9 form for Cornell University.
> ·     As appropriate, serve as an occasional guest lecturer in  
> courses and colloquia.
> ·     Commit to being on campus a minimum of one day a month from  
> September 2010-May 2011 to meet with the PSC's Assistant Director,  
> Community Programs.
> ·     Sign a Letter of Agreement in regard to the above expectations  
> and requirements.
>
> Fellowship Benefits/Privileges:
> ·     $5,000 that can support travel, housing, sabbatical leave  
> expenses and community project expenses or sponsoring agency support  
> (award is not tax-exempt).
> ·     Affiliation with Cornell Public Service Center.
> ·     Orientation to Cornell University and its resources; access to  
> university libraries.
> ·     Assignment of Cornell net ID (for e-mail and access to Cornell  
> electronic resources).
> ·     Limited support from and interaction with faculty,  
> undergraduates and/or university staff.
> ·     Access to University Human Resource workshops.
> ·     Packet of Visitors’ Parking permit.
> ·     Opportunity to hire one Federal Work-Study student to assist  
> with the project at no cost to the fellow or the organization.
>
> Submit completed applications by Wednesday, June 30, 2010 to:
> Amy Kuo Somchanhmavong
> Assistant Director, Community Programs
> Cornell Public Service Center
> 200 Barnes Hall
> Ithaca, NY 14853-1601
>
> For further information, contact: ayk3 at cornell.edu or 607-254-8072
>
>
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