Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania:
Allying to Enhance Member value

To ensure that we continue to meet our members’ needs as the higher education landscape evolves, we have made the exciting decision to form a strategic and structural alliance between Pennsylvania and New York Campus Compacts. Having already realized synergies through joint programming and funding, we will be formalizing the alliance by merging into a single nonprofit entity, Campus Compact of New York & Pennsylvania (CCNYPA). 
Our major purpose in forming CCNYPA is to increase value for our members. Launching with a combined membership of 125 colleges and universities, the alliance will expand our reach and increase our appeal for potential funders. Most important, it will allow us to provide resources, programming, and professional development networks that meet the needs of members who often have more in common with their peers across state borders than within them.
Calendar of  Events:
March 25-27, 2019
Eastern Region Campus Compact Bi-Annual Conference
Education for Democracy: Innovating in Complex Times
Providence, Rhode Island
Campus Compact of New York and Pennsylvania (CCNYPA) offers a host of training and networking opportunities for your institution. These sessions focus on sharing information and resources to increase skills, efficiency, capacity, and support for civic engagement and student leadership on campus. They are custom-designed to fit your institution’s context. If interested, click here to contact us for followup. 
Request for Applications: 
2018-2019 CCNYPA Regional Consortia Mini-Grants for Community Engagement
CCNYPA is pleased to announce the availability of twelve mini-grants up to $1500 each to support regional efforts among at least two CCNYPA institutions to deepen community engagement either among institutions and/or with community partners. These funds are drawn from an internal grant and have been approved by CCNYPA’s Board.
The National Inventory of Institutional Infrastructure for Community Engagement (NIIICE) is now free for all institutions. Help increase our understanding of the impact of community engagement in higher education by completing the inventory soon!


The survey takes approximately two hours, and each campus will receive a report with its institutional data compared to the national sample. See more information at https://www.brown.edu/swearer/niiice.

With questions, please email cuei@brown.edu
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VISTA Host Site Applications

CCNYPA is pleased to notify you that we have released the Host Site Applications for the 2019-2020 project year! Please CLICK HERE to view a Sample Application. 

If you're interested in applying, please contact Breanna Datesman (breanna@compactnypa.org) to receive an individualized link to the applicaiton. 

CCNYPA requires all new potential projects to participate in an individual “Intent to Apply Call.” Please schedule a call with Breanna Datesman (Breanna@compactnypa.org) by contacting her directly. The “Intent to Apply Call” must be completed by all potential new projects by Friday, October 19th, 2018. (and prior to submitting your application). 

For more information regarding our VISTA program please visit our website at http://www.compactnypa.org/americorpsvista.html.
​NEWMAN CIVIC FELLOWSHIP:
Nomination form for 2019-2020 fellowship open now through February 1, 2019

Description: The nomination period is now open for the Newman Civic Fellowship, a yearlong program that recognizes and supports community­-committed students at Campus Compact member institutions.

The fellowship is a one-year experience that provides students with training and resources that nurture their assets and passions to help them develop strategies for social change. Through the fellowship, Campus Compact provides in-person and virtual learning opportunities focused on the skills fellows need to serve as effective agents of change in addressing public problems and building equitable communities.

Presidents and chancellors are encouraged to nominate one current student on the basis of their motivation and potential to create long-term social change. Nominations are due February 1, 2019. Learn more and nominate a student at:  compact.org/newman-nomination
 
Campus Compact will host two nomination support Q & A sessions for member campuses during the nomination cycle:  December 10 from 2:30-3:00 PM EST (Q&A Session #1) and January 8 from 2:00-3:00 PM EST (Q&A Session #2)
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