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Civic Engagement Administrator Conference (CEAC)

2009 Highlights

On May 27, 2009, over 40 staff and faculty, representing 24 campuses in North Carolina and Virginia, attending the 2009 CEAC at Davidson College in Davidson, NC.  Special thanks to Dr. Stacey Riemer, Assistant Dean of Students for Community Service, and all those at Davidson College who helped make the conference a success. Scroll down for highlights.


Download the 2009 Conference program HERE.

Opening Session

The opening session featured a panel with Dr. Stacey Riemer and Mark Helms, Dean of Student Life and Service-Learning at Central Piedmont Community College.  Dr. Lisa Keyne, Executive Director of NC Campus Compact served as moderator.  The panelists discussed their journey into the civic engagement field and their views on the current state of the field and future trends.  Immediately following the panel, conference participants convened in small groups to discuss civic engagement on their campus and to share best practices.

Plenary Presentation

Rich Harris, Director for Community Service-Learning at James Madison University, (see his bio below) discussed "Civic Engagement on a University Campus:  Joys, Challenges and Visions."

Download "Moving From Service-Learning to Civic Engagement, " one of the resources he shared, here.

Rich Harris is the Director for Community Service-Learning (CS-L) at James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg, VA.  JMU Service-Learning programs—ranked nationally by U.S. News and World Reports—include faculty development/support in designing service-learning courses, student leadership development, alternative break service trips, alumni service trips, the Technology Assistance Program, and Community Based Federal Work Study.  

Each year CS-L places 1,500 students in over 40 academic service-learning courses in 75  local community partner agencies. JMU’s Alternative Break Program awarded the National Program of the Year by Break Away, supports over 35 trips annually to various domestic and international communities.  JMU’s Alumni Service Break was one of the first University programs to involve alumni in service trips.  CS-L along with JMU International Programs supports service-learning courses to Dominica and the Dominican Republic. After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, CS-L has organized multiple JMU trips to Mississippi and Louisiana to help in the recovery and rebuilding process there.

The CS-L office is staffed by five professional staff and 15 paid graduate and undergraduate students.   Harris is active, regionally and nationally, in service-learning, experiential education, and college personnel organizations, and he regularly presents on such issues.  His former positions include Director of Leadership Education and Development at Lynchburg College, Owner/Director of New Horizons, an organizational development company, and director of a summer camp that brought children from affluent suburbs and the inner city together.  Mr. Harris holds a BS degree in Psychology from James Madison University and a M.Ed. in Counseling from Lynchburg College

Lunch and Awards Presentation

Following a rousing welcome from Dr. Charles Ambrose, President of Pfeiffer University and member of the NC Campus Compact Executive Board, in which he referred to civic engagement professionals as "servant warriors,"  Dr. Lisa Keyne and Dr. Ambrose presented the 2009 Civic Engagement Professional of Year Awards to Julie Lawson, Director of Leadership and Service at Peace College and Dr. Stacey Riemer.  For more details visit the Awards page.

Workshops

During the afternoon civic engagement professionals presented workshops on various topics.  A full listing is below.  Special thanks to all the presenters who participated. Presentations that are available for downloading will have a highlighted title.

 

Workshop Session #1:

  • Examining the Impact of Service-Learning on Student Engagement During College and in the Years After Graduation

Drew Stelljes and Holley Nichols, College of William & Mary

  • Riding the Wave of Current Interest in Service-Learning

Cathy Hamilton, UNC Greensboro

Workshop Session #2:

Jenny Huq, UNC Chapel Hill

  • A Campus-Wide Strategic Plan:  Developing the Institute for Public Engagement at Wake Forest
    Brighid Jensen, Wake Forest University

Emily Janke, UNC Greensboro

Closing Session

The day concluded with small group debriefings, door prizes, a Serve America Act presentation by Leslie Garvin, Associate Director of NC Campus Compact, and update on NC Campus Compact by Dr. Lisa Keyne, Executive Director.

 
NC Campus Compact
Campus Box 2257
Elon, NC 27244
 Email: lgarvin@elon.edu
Phone: 336-278-7278
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