Nonprofit Professional Certification
The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance offers an online program to earn recognition as a Certified Nonprofit Professional. Details about costs and coursework are available online. AmeriCorps members can use their Segal Education Award towards the cost of the program. For more information, please contact Kaitlyn Hudgins, Director of Strategic Partnerships, kaitlyn.hudgins {at} nonprofitleadershipalliance(.)org.
2017 Charles J. Ping Student Service Legacy Award Winners Announced
The Charles J. Ping Student Service Award was designed to recognize and honor undergraduate students for their outstanding leadership and contributions to community service or service-learning on their campus and within their community. These students represent the next generation of civic leaders and problem solvers. The award is named in honor of Charles J. Ping, who served as President of Ohio University from 1975 – 1994. An early supporter and Board Member of Ohio Campus Compact, Ping has been a tireless advocate for campus-community partnerships and increased opportunities for students to become active and engaged citizens. This recognition is granted…
2017 David Hoch Memorial Award for Excellence in Service Winners
The David Hoch Memorial Award for Excellence in Service is designed to recognize and honor the outstanding work in service-learning and/or civic engagement done by a faculty or staff member at an Ohio Campus Compact member institution. This award is named for the late David Hoch, the Dean of Honors at The University of Toledo, who served as the Director of Service Learning from 1999 – 2005. Hoch was instrumental in initiating and nurturing the role of civic engagement at The University of Toledo, not only in the Honors Program, but in residence life and other departments as well. His guidance helped…
Service-Learning, Student Philanthropy & Critical Pedagogy
An interview with Denison University faculty member Emily Nemeth On the surface, “Critical Pedagogy” and the “study of philanthropy” might seem to be disparate topics–certainly not something you would cover in your average Education course. Yet, these seemingly disconnected concepts were a great fit for Pay it Forward, the Ohio Campus Compact service-learning program* that infuses the study of philanthropy and course-related community service hours into a variety of different curricula across disciplines and provides $2,500 for the class to award to local nonprofits. Ohio Campus Compact recently sat down with Emily Nemeth, Visiting Instructor in the Department of Education…
