Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration
Congratulations to Michigan State University's Adolescent Diversion Project, this year's 2010 Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration winner.
This campus-community partnership was recognized February 9, 2010, during the 14th annual Community Service-Learning Award Ceremony at the Institute: Service-Learning and Civic Engagement conference. The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration is given annually by Michigan Campus Compact to one partnership involving a Michigan college or university and a community group with the $10,000 prize divided equally between the campus and community partners for working together in exceptional ways to improve people’s lives and enhance learning in the process.
Michigan State University’s Adolescent Diversion Project was founded in 1976 through a collaborative agreement between the National Institute of Mental Health’s Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency, the MSU Department of Psychology, and the Ingham County Juvenile Court, and was founded to create an alternative to juvenile court processing for juvenile offenders in Ingham County. The Project created a collaboration through which innovative educational experiences would be offered, best practice intervention practices employed, and sound scientific methodology used to address the pressing social issue of juvenile delinquency. The Project seeks to create a more effective alternative to the juvenile justice system through the use of highly trained and supervised mentors (MSU Undergraduate students), strengths based philosophies, and involving youth in their community.
Michigan State University’s Adolescent Diversion Project was among three finalists vying for this award. A selection panel composed of representatives from community, higher education, business, and government organizations selected the three finalists and winner of the award. The committee is independent of Michigan Campus Compact, the organizers of the award. The committee made its selection of the three finalists based on the combined merits of each program and gave careful consideration to how closely the program applicants matched the award guidelines.
About the Award
The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration, organized by Michigan Campus Compact, honors and recognizes exemplary collaborations, undertaken by a college or university in partnership with a community group, which address critical areas of public need. The award recipients receive $10,000 in support of their program to be divided between their community partner and the campus.
The Carter Partnership Award was established in Georgia as a tribute to the lifelong efforts of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter to build and strengthen safe, healthy, and caring communities in this country and throughout the world. The Carter Partnership Award Program is part of the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation, Inc. which has been formed with the support of President & Mrs. Carter and whose mission is to “mobilize campus community service partnerships by recognizing and rewarding the best practices in service learning and raising their visibility”. For further information please go to http://www.usg.edu/carteraward/.
The purposes of the Carter Partnership Award are to:
- Honor a sustained institutional commitment that has resulted in tangible community impact.
- Provide recognition for outstanding campus-community partnerships in Michigan.
- Increase the number and the effectiveness of campus-community partnerships and promote college/university citizenship.
- Encourage cooperation among education, community, government, and business leaders on critical social and economic issues.
- Increase public awareness of and support for campus-community partnerships.
The award is named for President and Mrs. Carter as a tribute to their lifelong efforts to develop and support safe, healthy, and caring communities throughout the world. In public office and in their daily lives, they have consistently supported public improvement efforts based on cooperation, mutual learning, and shared responsibility.
2010 Sponsorship Opportunities
Consider Sponsoring the 2010 Carter Parnership Award and Institute at one of MCC's various sponsorship levels. Click here for the sponsorship form.
̓ Premier Sponsor $10,000
̓ Pacesetter Sponsor $5,000
̓ Supporting Sponsor $2,500
̓ Welcome Reception Sponsor $1,500
̓ Associate Sponsor $1,000
̓ General Sponsor $500
̓ Conference Friend $250
2010 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for
Campus-Community Collaboration Finalists
Click here to read the media release announcing the finalists.
Grand Valley State University/Godfrey-Lee Public Schools Summer Literacy Center
The Grand Valley State University/Godfrey-Lee Public Schools Summer Literacy Center provides an opportunity for ELL learners (K-12 and adult) to engage in oral and written English literacy skills in a supportive environment. The partnership provides K-12 students from GLPS the opportunity to continue reading instruction during the summer, and graduate candidates a safe setting to further develop their professional skills and to implement knowledge gained in graduate classes with support from university faculty. This is a win-win for both the university and the school district as all members of the program are learning, growing and developing their literacy knowledge.
Michigan State University - Adolescent Diversion Project
Michigan State University’s Adolescent Diversion Project was founded in 1976 through a collaborative agreement between the National Institute of Mental Health’s Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency, the MSU Department of Psychology, and the Ingham County Juvenile Court, and was founded to create an alternative to juvenile court processing for juvenile offenders in Ingham County. The goals were to create a collaboration through which innovative educational experiences would be offered, best practice intervention practices employed, and sound scientific methodology used to address the pressing social issue of juvenile delinquency. The Project seeks to create a more effective alternative to the juvenile justice system through the use of highly trained and supervised mentors (MSU Undergraduate students), strengths based philosophies, and involving youth in their community.
University of Michigan College of Pharmacy - Hope Medical Clinic
The University of Michigan College of Pharmacy partners with Hope Medical Clinic, a free clinic, to assist the clinic in its mission to provide free adult and pediatric general and specialty medical care for the uninsured. The College encourages community service and facilitates student and faculty community involvement and relevant experience through placements at the clinic. The clinic gains excellent volunteers who not only help with day-to-day medication program support, but also contribute extensively to program development, volunteer training, and consultative support. The College of Pharmacy has seen significant gains through students’ and faculty experiences working at Hope Clinic, particularly in the areas of understanding health disparities, meeting the needs of the community, and development of students’ clinical skills and confidence.
Carter Partnership Award Information
Carter Partnership Award Overview
Sponsorship Opportunities
The Carters
The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation
| Questions about the award can be directed to: Shelley Long 517.492.2432 slong@micampuscompact.org |
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Past Carter Partnership Award Information
2009 Carter Partnership Award - About the winner
2009 Carter Partnership Award Winner- Press Release
2009 Carter Partnership Award Finalists - Press Release
2009 Carter Parthership Award Sponsors
2008 Carter Partnership Award Winner- Press Release
2008 Carter Partnership Award Sponsors
2007 Carter Partnership Award Sponsors
Letter from Founder & President
Inaugural Year--2005