March 2008

LASSIE Database for Student/Community Activities

There have been some delays in preparing the LASSIE system for this year’s entries. The Corporation for National and Community Service announced today that the system will open for sub-grantees (that’s you) on 3/18. When it’s ready, you will receive an email from me and/or from the system giving you your user name and password. All data on your campus projects will be due in LASSIE by June 30, 2008.

Grantee Meeting

We’ve summarized the evaluations from the meeting we had in Minnesota (time flies!) and are working to organize our work accordingly. We’ll be in touch soon to launch some of the follow-up work we discussed there.

Progress Reports and Continuation Funding for Year 3

Thanks to all of you who submitted your December 15 reports. With a week to spare, in mid-February we submitted our proposal to the Corporation for the third (and final) year of funding. We anticipate also requesting a no-cost extension for the final year, and we’ll keep you posted on that.

REMINDERS & Items of Interest

Charrette for Community-Engaged Faculty Teams

Call for Applications! Community-Engaged Scholarship Faculty Development Charrette May 28-30, 2008 The Rizzo Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Application Deadline: March 17, 2008 Details at: http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/cfa-charrette.pdf

Guidance for Political Activities from the Corporation

Grantee staff and program participants may not (1) attempt to influence legislation or (2) participate in, or endorse, political events or activities while performing activities supported by the Corporation:

http://www.learnandserve.gov/for_organizations/funding/gc_guidance.asp

—Note that non-partisan voter registration is considered an appropriate Learn & Serve (but not AmeriCorps) activity—

I’m attending a conference for the balance of this week, so I will be out of the office until Monday, March 11.