Seed Coalition team members Adia Zeman Theis and Alexis Borgesen enjoyed a visit yesterday to Bethel University! Thank you to Claudia May PhD, Sara Shady, Jamey Johnson, and Diameshia Ford for the hospitality and for sharing all of the great work that you are doing!
Seed Coalition
Civic and Social Organizations
Des Moines, Iowa 623 followers
Colleges and universities strengthening education for an engaged democracy. (Formerly Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact)
About us
Seed Coalition strengthens the capacity of colleges and universities to fulfill the public purposes of higher education through its coalition of diverse college campuses in Iowa, Minnesota, and the Midwest. Our network includes rural and urban campuses, public universities and private colleges, community colleges, and trade schools. We connect higher education professionals who work in the spaces of community and civic engagement and educate students through community and civic learning experiences. Learn about our mission and values and meet our members.
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External link for Seed Coalition
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1994
- Specialties
- civic engagement, community engagement, faculty development, civic learning, national service, student development, and capacity building
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1111 9th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50314, US
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2211 Riverside Drive
#48
Minneapolis, MN 55454, US
Employees at Seed Coalition
Updates
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Seed Coalition has joined GiveMN and Give to the Max Day! To celebrate 30 years of supporting the civic and community engagement efforts of colleges and universities, we are hoping to identify 30 donors who want to be a part of our mission. Early giving days start now! https://lnkd.in/gSCuW5Fn
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Research!America: Discovery. Innovation. Health. is hosting webinars about their Civic Engagement Microgrant opportunities.
Questions about our microgrant program?! We will hold combined information sessions for the Civic Engagement Microgrant Program and the Public Engagement Training Content Microgrants on Oct. 29 and 31. We look forward to hearing your questions! Register: https://lnkd.in/gjBk6iHt
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Congratulations to these five member campuses for being selected as recipients of the Collaborative Urban and Greater Minnesota Educators of Color Grant! Augsburg University, College of Saint Benedict, Concordia College, Hamline University, and St. Catherine University
Five private colleges — Augsburg University, the College of Saint Benedict, Concordia College, Hamline University and St. Catherine University — have been selected as Collaborative Urban and Greater Minnesota Educators of Color Grant recipients for the 2024-25 academic year. The grants are awarded to teacher preparation programs across the state to support teacher candidates of color and American Indian teacher candidates enrolled in a PELSB-approved teacher preparation program. Learn more about the program: https://lnkd.in/gvCvA2H5 #TeacherPrep #Minnesota #HigherEd #LiberalArts
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This article from the The Hechinger Report highlights the recent increase in college student voting! https://lnkd.in/gYMnxpNG
Once-low college student voting rates are trending up - The Hechinger Report
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Students Learn Students Vote Coalition has put together a great tool kit to host a Campus Takeover on Vote Early Day-October, 29th 2024. Check out the resource here: https://lnkd.in/gDYRuDaV
Campus Takeover's Vote Early Day Toolkit
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Registration for the Winter and Spring sessions of the Engaged Faculty Institute (EFI) is now LIVE! If you have ever wanted to incorporate community-engaged learning into your courses, this fully online, asynchronous program is for you! https://lnkd.in/grgP28Gz
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It's not too late to sign up! Join us to learn more about how VISTA members can help support and sustain your work!
We are recruiting for VISTA host sites for the 2025-2026 academic year! Check out this new post on our blog for more info and to sign up for one of our upcoming info sessions: https://lnkd.in/g9e46dSi
VISTA Program Now Recruiting - Seed Coalition
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We love this Q & A with Augsburg University provost and Seed Coalition board member Paula O'Loughlin!
"I see what I do in the form of a calling. It’s not a job. It’s an adventure." Read how Provost Paula O'Loughlin came to Augsburg and what she loves most about the community in this Augsburg Now Q&A: https://loom.ly/zyQ8jK4 #AugsburgNow2024 #QandA #provost #highered #StarWars #RockyPictureHorrorShow
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Our friends at The Harkin Institute are offering a fantastic (and free!) lecture on student basic needs. In-person and virtual attendance options are available!
We're just two weeks away from our Fall 2024 Sussman Lecture: Students Are Humans First with Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab! She will discuss the challenges students face in meeting their basic needs while earning a college education, a topic she explored in her award-winning book, Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream. Register now: https://bit.ly/47qU8Hz
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