The one-year, post-baccalaureate Music Entrepreneurship Certificate Program is modeled around an innovative collaboration between UMBC and The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO). This marks the first time that a major American orchestra has collaborated with a university in a new academic program. With the BSO’s public education music program, OrchKids, at the center of the Music Entrepreneurship program curriculum, students will obtain practical experiences in entrepreneurial and educational ventures to make them successful twenty-first century musicians. Applications for Fall 2012 will be accepted through Friday, August 10.

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The Shriver Center is currently seeking students to serve as SUCCESS Peers for the SUCCESS initiative that will launch this Fall 2012 semester.  The UMBC SUCCESS initiative, formed in partnership with the Maryland Department of Disabilities, will serve young adults with intellectual disabilities in Maryland.  Through participation in courses and campus-based activities here at UMBC, a co-hort of 6-8 SUCCESS students will be connected to employment and prepared for independent living upon completion of the program.  

The Shriver Center is recruiting SUCCESS Peers to work alongside students in the SUCCESS initiative.  The volunteer role is multi-faceted, and SUCCESS Peers will serve as mentors, advisors, and tutors to students with intellectual disabilities who are enrolled in the SUCCESS initiative.  The SUCCESS Peers will lead activities from an established curriculum and will serve an integral role in this pilot year of the program.

Position Description:

The SUCCESS Peer will be expected to:

• Serve as a mentor, tutor, and support to students with intellectual disabilities that are enrolled in the SUCCESS initiative.  
• Be available to serve in this role on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:00-11:50am.  Students will have the option of participating in additional service-learning activities on Friday afternoons from 1:15pm-4pm.
• Participate in guided activities for the SUCCESS students, based on the service-learning curriculum that has been created.
• Attend the Pre-Service Training before the start of service.
• Enroll in the 096 Practicum, a zero-credit course that is required for all Service-Learning participants through The Shriver Center.  Students will receive a transcript notation of "Service-Learning" that recognizes their participation in weekly, sustained service.
• Complete reflection activities as outlined by 096 Practicum requirements.

Qualifications:

The SUCCESS Peer is expected to:

• Have a desire to serve as a mentor and tutor to students enrolled in SUCCESS.
• Be flexible, patient, and comfortable providing one-one-one support to students with intellectual disabilities. 
• Demonstrate a strong desire to learn from new experiences and have fun building new relationships through service! 

Interested students must complete a Volunteer Application (attached to this post).  

Please email completed application by Friday, July 20th to: Clare Greene, Service-Learning Program Coordinator:  clare6@umbc.edu

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This week, AASHE is proud to release its second STARS Quarterly Review (SQR): Innovations in Campus Sustainability. The summer 2012 edition focuses entirely on the Innovation (IN) category, an area within STARS that recognizes innovative solutions to sustainability challenges. Entries within the IN section may include new and ground-breaking practices in higher education that are not covered by other STARS credits or that exceed the highest criterion of a current STARS credit. July’s STARS blog not only provides highlights from the SQR, but brings attention to interesting innovative practices by institutions that were not featured in the latest issue.

Innovations in Campus Sustainability explores critical linkages between education, innovation and sustainability; highlighting the unique solutions within higher education that positively impact current and future generations. With 11 institutions highlighted, readers will learn about:

• Interactive, web-based energy management systems
• A community garden with a global reach
• Positive impacts of campus innovations, including cost and resource savings
• A large-scale community revitalization effort
• Unique approaches to sustainable housing construction

The difficulty of putting together a publication that highlights sustainability innovations in higher education is the fact that there are so many innovative practices taking place, and it is impossible to highlight every single institution. For this reason, the July blog includes brief descriptions for ten additional innovation highlights with links to each STARS IN credit.

Interesting Innovative Practices among STARS-Rated Institutions:

• Student group funds and installs the largest operational wind turbine installation in North Carolina - Appalachian State University (STARS Gold, May 2012, IN #1)
• Global Climate Change Africa Mosaic features field research in Durban, South Africa - Dickinson College (STARS Gold, April 2012, IN #1)
• Sustainable Prisons Project raises awareness for science, saves tax dollars, and promotes conservation of natural resources – The Evergreen State College (STARS Silver, July 2011, IN #1)
• Research on glandless cotton seed to create sustainable feed, food, and fuels - New Mexico State University (STARS Bronze, Sept. 2011, IN #2)
• Construction of a green learning campus and charter school that will offer dual enrollment for students – Rio Salado College (STARS Silver, Aug. 2011, IN #4)
• Frugal Innovation program addresses the need for products and services to improve livelihoods in under-served communities world-wide – Santa Clara University (STARS Silver, Jan. 2011, IN #1)
• What is a tree worth? A comprehensive study to quantify the value of trees in the university community. – The University of Arizona (STARS Gold, Feb. 2012, IN #4)
• Employee suggestion program with financial incentives proportional to the amount of money saved. – University of Ottawa (STARS Silver, Aug. 2011, IN #4)
• SustainaUnity promotes collaboration among diverse and disparate sustainability groups across the university community. – University of Virginia (STARS Silver, Feb. 2012, IN #4)
• Commercial scale dry anaerobic biodigester generates renewable energy and heat. – University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh (STARS Gold, Feb. 4, 2012, IN #1)

By submitting innovation topics through STARS, institutions are encouraged to share their stories on the actions they are taking to promote positive change. Whether an institution is large or small, well-funded or under-resourced, in an arid climate or in a cold climate, each is uniquely positioned to bring about both incremental and revolutionary change.

We hope that readers will help shape future SQR releases by providing ideas on future topics or follow-up stories. Please send your ideas to stars@aashe.org or provide your comments below.