The ACE Fellows Program, in partnership with the Institute for Public Engagement, the Teaching and Learning Center, and the Dean of the College, provides support for selected faculty fellows interested in incorporating service-learning into their courses. The Program provides stipends of $1,250 as well as programs and services designed to enhance teaching and enrich learning. ACE Fellows have the opportunity to work with new and veteran ACE Fellows as they establish relationships with community partners, develop syllabi, and assess pedagogical strategies and outcomes. The deadline for application is October 28, 2011.
» Download the application as a PDF.
Fellowships for 2011-2012 are available in WIN under Research and Sponsored Programs / Funding Information / Other Internal Funding Opportunities / Academic and Community Engagement. For more information, please contact Norma-May Isakow, Associate Director, Institute for Public Engagement, . The program provides training and a grant for incorporating community-engagement components into courses.
What is ACE Fellows?
Through the ACE Fellowship Program, the Institute for Public Engagement will provide support for selected faculty fellows who are interested in learning more about incorporating service-learning into existing or new courses. In addition to providing pedagogical programs to enhance teaching , ACE Fellows share their knowledge and experiences in an effort to increase the quality of our courses and generate enthusiasm for community engagement and service throughout campus. Now in its twelfth year, the Academic and Community Engagement Fellowship Program (ACE Fellows) is a collaborative effort among the Teaching and Learning Center, the Dean’s Office, the Provost’s Office, and the Institute for Public Engagement. It is an initiative linking the University’s commitment to academic excellence and service to humanity. At its core, this program seeks to provide opportunities and incentives for faculty fellows to explore and implement service-learning into the curriculum at all levels. Service-learning as a vehicle for instruction and exploration encourages civic development, multicultural understanding, leadership, ethical decision making, and critical thinking.
For an overview of the ACE Fellows Program for 2011-2012, please see this document. Anyone who is interested in resources for ACE Fellows available on the WFU ACE Fellows Sakai site should email Norma-May Isakow, Associate Director, Institute for Public Engagement at to gain access to the site.
Mission:
- To unite the curriculum and the Pro Humanitate motto
- To support and encourage the application of knowledge to the betterment of humanity
- To provide resources and services for faculty which enhance teaching and enrich learning
A great example of what this program is about is the work of Sharon Andrews, who was an ACE Fellow for 2009-2010. Her student playwrights from Wake Forest University, in conversation with residents at Salemtowne Retirement Community wrote scenes and monologues that were presented as readings in November 2010 at Salemtowne. See this flyer for more details.
Here are some descriptions of the projects the 2010-2011 ACE Fellows, the largest class yet, are developing:
Next Spring, Andrew Alwine’s 4th year Latin students will tutor students in local high schools.
Collin Craig, from English, will join the IPE’s partnership at Northwest Middle School where his students will introduce multimodal literacy projects for 8th graders.
The students of Adam Friedman, in Education, will establish a social studies enrichment club at a local high school.
Scott McElfresh’s computer science students will become technology consultants, analyzing data for non-profit organizations.
Sarah Mason’s math students will also be analyzing data for the community and doing linear programming.
Ananda Mitra takes service learning abroad with students enrolled in his Communication, Culture, and Sustainability in India course.
Patrick Moran’s Writing Seminar students partnered with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center as they write and research about the role of health, illness, and stigma in the modern cultural imagination.
Erica Still will transform her writing seminar, Writing about HIV and AIDS, as a service learning course.
Betina Wilkinson, who experienced service-learning from the student perspective, will offer Latino Political Behavior as a service-learning course next fall. She will also add a service learning component to her spring course on Race and Ethnic Politics.
Community Engagement Courses
Click here to see a list of Academic Community Engagement Courses for Fall 2011.
Application
The ACE Fellows program application is due October 28, 2011. Click HERE to access the application and a LIST of ACE Fellows. Please submit your completed application electronically to Norma-May Isakow at .
For more information about the ACE Fellows program you may contact:
- Norma-May Isakow, Associate Director, Institute for Public Engagement
- Steve Virgil, Director, Institute for Public Engagement
