News
Georgia Pacific becomes a sponsor for C2P Community Academic Service Entrepreneur grants (CASE) for Ga. Pacific scholarship recipients starting Fall 2009.
Blog about the Carter Partnership Award in Michigan
Member Perspective: Campus-Community Partnership Receives $10,000 Carter Partnership Award
Students care at stroke camp in Portland
The program, which was started in 1999, recently won the Campus Community Partnership Award In April, former first lady Rosalynn Carter presented the award herself to faculty responsible for the camp. With the recognition came $10,000 for the program.
Academic Service Entrepreneur grants for High School students
A junior and a sophomore student at East Wake Academy in North Carolina have won CASE grants for city park restoration, and student engagement in senior managed care facility.
Green CASE Grants competition for Fall 2009
This competition is limited to projects that promote environmental awareness or protect and restore the environment. Sponsorship is open and students may apply for this competition at www.Servicebook.org. The host for this competition is the Green Business Expo. www.greenbusinessworksexpo.net
Email: info@jrcpf.org
CASE music project in Florida showcased in the Orlando Sentinel: Arts & Letters
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- Sharing the Gifts of Music (PDF)
Orlando Arts Magazine, Nov/Dec 2008
Stroke Camp wins the Carter award at Portland State University, April 7, 2009. Read more...
Two finalists are listed below:
Carter Award Finalists announced at Portland State University. Winner will be announced on April 7, 2009 by Mrs. Rosalynn Carter.
Panjab University students earn Carter-CASE awards for service projects in Chandigarh, India
- Panjab University News (03-01-09)
- Times of India (03-02-09)
- Indian Express (03-02-09)
- Chandigarh Tribune (03-02-09)
- Hindustan Times (03-02-09)
Stetson University students earn Carter-CASE awards for service projects (02-27-2009)
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Carter Award at Portland State University, Oregon April 2009
Carter Award will be presented at the Simon Benson Award Dinner April 7, 2009. The award winning community-university partnership teams will be awarded $10,000 and $5,000 each will be awarded to two partnerships as runners-up.
Center for Academic Excellence
Carter Academic Service Entrepreneur Grant winners announced at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India Jan. 23, 2008
Following three programs have qualified as CASE winners. All proposals will receive individual grants to implement the projects, and a Certificate of Merit signed by President Jimmy Carter and Mrs. Carter.
- Early Childhood: “Bachpan: The Foundation of an Individual’s Personality”
- Environment: “Conserving the Traditional Water Resources: for the Remote Villages in Panjab”
- Socio-Economic Development: “Waste Newspapers: A Lifeline for the Slum Children”
Jan 10, 2009 – Carter Academic-Service Entrepreneur (CASE) Grant offered at an American High School. Read more…
Student CASE Winner in Michigan
Carol Plas of Eastern Michigan University is a recipient of the Carter Academic-Service Entrepreneur (CASE) grant. Read more…
CASE Competition in the Virtual World
The first virtual world college service projects competition winners will be announced on December 4. 2008
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Compact Magazine (PDF, see page 20)
Michigan Campus Compact Annual Report (PDF, see: Recognition)
Campus Community Partnership & Social Entrepreneurship
The foundation recognizes the best practices in campus-community partnership programs and innovative ideas for student-led service learning projects to address the needs of the community. Awards are given to the best campus-community partnership programs, and grants are given for social entrepreneurship linked to student's academic discipline. ServiceBook.org administers the awards and the grants and is an online connectivity for students, faculty, and community. more »
Programs of the Foundation
Campus Community Partnership Award
This award recognizes the best practice of a campus community partnership program in which there is a shared decision making and academic integration of service. Winners receive a Partnership Trophy and Certificate of Excellence in Academic Service Learning from the foundation. (right)
Criteria
Example Program Video
CNBC Video
Community Academic Service Entrepreneur (CASE)
This is a competition for social entrepreneurs in which students submit innovative proposals to effectively address the needs of the community and the winners receive a grant to implement their project under faculty supervision.
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Criteria
Example Program
Videos
ServiceBook.org is an online community which connects students, faculty, administration and community. It receives and administers applications for awards and grants. Visit www.ServiceBook.org
Examples of grants given to students for projects in countries like Germany, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the US.
A solar-powered autoclave sterilizer developed by a mechanical engineering student for a remote village which does not have electricity.
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Hydraulic design and a water treatment plan to supply portable water in areas with unsafe drinking water.
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Student using robotics to expose inner city students to science and mathematics.
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Developing an art project to address the emotional needs of children in homeless shelters.
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Student engaged in a micro finance project to help a developing community keep it's capital in the local community and helping to make it grow.
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College student teaching reading skills to elementary school children and serving as a mentor.
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Student helping inner-city youth to develop employment skills.
President Carter's speech
High School Campus Academic Service Entrepreneur: Brandon Smith
Pictured Left to right: Community Partner, Sheila Jones - Wake County Soil and Water Conservation, Community Partner, Ruby Boyette - NC Big Sweeps, Board Rep, Kenny Collie, Winner of the Grant for the Little River Restoration Project, Zebulon/HS Junior, Brandon Smith, EWA Headmaster, Crystal Cockrell, Team Leader Carter Grant Competition, Jana Allen, Community Partners Coordinator and Liaison to Carter Foundation.