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November 14, 2014 | BTtoP Track at AAC&U Annual Meeting, January 2015

Wednesday, January 21

Centennial Symposium, 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Flourishing and Well-being: Essential Dimensions of Higher Education’s Core Purposes, Values, and Promise

May 24, 2014 | National Evaluator Ashley Finley presents on BTtoP work at Webster University

Ashley Finley, Bringing Theory to Practice national evaluator, presented the keynote presentation for Webster University’s “Global Citizenship Collaboratory” event (May 19-20) entitled, “Examining the Effects of Engagement: High-Impact Practices and Flourishing” and led two workshops with faculty and staff. See our Research Page for her presentation and other helpful resources.

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April 29, 2014 | BTtoP Colleague Theodore Long Presents on Well-Being in Higher Education at Kutztown University Administrative Retreat

President Emeritus of Elizabethtown College Theodore (Ted) Long presented on well-being in higher education at a Kutztown University administrative retreat April 30, 2014. His presentation, "Reconnecting the Missing Link: Well-Being in Higher Education" preceded discussion focused on the meaning of well-being for Kutztown, and first action steps to address well-being within the Kutztown University context.

June 12, 2013 | BTtoP Demonstration Site grantee President Jack DeGioia presents Engelhard Project at White House National Conference on Mental Health

On June 3, 2013 at President Obama's National Conference on Mental Health at the White House, Demonstration Site grantee Georgetown University presented on its Engelhard Project for Connecting Life and Learning, which "focuses on bringing health and wellness issues – including mental health – into the classroom."

Bringing Theory to Practice Project Awarded Funding to Support The Civic Series and Related Projects

Awards from the Lumina Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Teagle Foundation, and the William and Mary Greve Foundation, with matching funds from the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation and the S. Engelhard Center, to support publication of five monographs in The Civic Series, and a series of civic seminars held on campuses around the country.

November 30, 2012 | BTtoP Director Donald Harward presents discussion paper at University of Pennsylvania's Netter Center for Community Partnerships

BTtoP Director Donald Harward presented a discussion paper titled “Advancing Civic Learning” at the twentieth anniversary of the University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships on November 12. His paper provided an inclusive definition of civic learning and suggested a progression of steps and structural opportunities for deepening and extending the campus climate for civic learning. On November 27, Harward presented a talk titled “Engaged Learning” to students, faculty, administrative staff, and alumni at an all-campus convening at Allegheny College.

Bringing Theory to Practice Awards Sixty-One Institutions Grant Support for 2012-2014

First Round of Funding in 2012-2014 Funding Period Includes More Than $697,000 Devoted to Campus-Based Projects

July 10, 2012 | New report from BTtoP National Evaluator Ashley Finley now available

National Evaluator Ashley Finley's Making Progress? What We Know about the Achievement of Liberal Education Outcomes is now available. This new report provides an up-to-date overview of national data from a variety of studies of student learning, including the NSSE, Wabash National Study, CIRP, PSRI, and others.

March 31, 2012 | Introducing the BTtoP Civic Monograph Series, 2012-2014

BTtoP views civic engagement as a core theme of higher education, along with the related themes of engaged learning and psychological well-being. As leaders within the initiative, we develop knowledge of the relationships between these themes at the same time as we provide information and ideas about each one. Consistent with this purpose, BTtoP is launching a Civic Monographs series which will raise questions and provide perspectives on fundamental issues related to the civic mission of higher education.

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