Morosoff and Hofstra’s social media coordinator Carly Weinstein and staffed by five CCE fellows. ● At the request of the partnership among Herstory, WSC 002 faculty and the library, CCE organized a Herstory reading that featured college student readers from Hofstra and elsewhere at the Black Box Theater as part of the CCE’s Civil Rights Series. About 25 students attended. ● CCE connected its community partner, GUAAC, with a business marketing professor, Dr. Anne Hamby, to conduct a service-learning project in which her students identified the reasons why Uniondale citizens vote (or don’t). Results were used by GUAAC to better target its get out the vote initiatives. Grant or Foundation Funds Received/Applications: CCE has applied for a $7,234 grant from Colocation America in partnership with biology professor Dr. Jessica Santangelo and STEM writing specialist Dr. Lisa DeTora to launch an Authentic Science Research Club within the Hempstead/Uniondale High School tutoring programs. The grant was not awarded. Fundraising: The Institute for Peace Studies raised $22,515 this academic year, bringing the total current fund balance to $67,920. Please see Appendix A for details. Measurable Outcomes for 2017/2018 Academic Year: Apply for at least $50,000 in grant and foundation funding for existing CCE campus and community partnership projects and programs Raise an additional $30,000 for the Institute for Peace Studies Officially launch the Institute for Peace Studies by: Hosting an inaugural event Enrolling and running the following courses: HIST 177G: Intro to Peace Studies in fall 2017 and War, Peace, and the News Media, a mass media course in spring 2018 Passing IPS minor curriculum through HCLAS Continuing the Peace Fellows Program in spring 2018 Better integrate campus and community partner programming with Hofstra faculty who are currently unaffiliated with CCE and their students by Facilitating service-learning course projects by connecting faculty and community partners Recruiting faculty and their classes to participate in on-campus programming Restructuring community partnerships by developing a tiered system of partnership involvement and developing an application process for new community partners
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