P.A.C.E. Conference
(Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement)

February 11, 2009 at Elon University

Download the Program HERE (in .pdf format)

Please consider the earth and do not print.

We will provide a copy to each registrant.

Schedule at a Glance:

Registration & light continental breakfast (8:15 a.m.)

Opening Session (9:15 a.m.)

Workshop Session One (9:40 a.m.)

Workshop Session Two (10:50 a.m.)

Lunch (includes Award Ceremony and Keynote Address (12:00 p.m.)

Workshop Session Three (1:40 p.m.)

Workshop Session Four (3:30 p.m.)

Closing Session (includes door prize presentations) (4:40 p.m.)

Driving and Parking Instructions:

• Take Interstate 85/40 to Exit 140 (University Drive). From southbound 85/40, exit right and turn right.  From northbound 85/40, exit right and turn left. You should see the Target strip mall on your left.
• Turn right onto Boone Station Drive, and then immediately left at St. Mark's Church Road.
• Follow this road for 1.4 miles. Note the road's name changes to Williamson Avenue after crossing S. Church Street.  You will cross railroad tracks as you enter campus.
• Continue Straight. Cross over Haggard Avenue.
• You will pass the Center for the Arts and Latham Park (includes lake and fountain) also on your right. You will pass Phoenix Drive. Turn right into the next entryway, which leads to the parking lot for Rhodes Stadium.

Shuttle Instructions:

After parking, stand near the sign that says "Shuttle Stop."

A shuttle will run every 10 minutes between 7:45 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and drop you off in front of the Center for the Arts. Follow the signs to the Koury Athletic Center for registration and opening session.

This same shuttle will return participants back to the parking lot.  It will leave from Moseley Center at Boney Fountain between 4:15 p.m. and 5:45 p.m.

If you prefer to walk, Registration and the Opening Session are in the Koury Athletic Center lobby.

(#53 on the map).

Download and print a Campus Map of key conference locations here.

2009 Conference Highlights

Workshops

Throughout the day over 30 workshops will be presented by faculty, staff, students and community partners.  The workshops will explore every aspect of service-learning and civic engagement work, including curricular to co-curricular courses, curriculum, projects and programs and capacity-building and institutionalization efforts. 

The three workshops themes were:   1) Nuts-and-Bolts Workshops = "how to" information and resources, 2) Programmatic Practice Sessions = "best practices" information and resources and 3) Research and Theory Sessions = "research and theory" information and resources. Workshops will target all levels of knowledge and expertise from beginner practitioners to advanced.

Click here to view the 2008 Conference Program including workshop descriptions and presenter information.   This 2009 proposals will be reviewed by the Service-Learning Research Team of the NC Campus Compact Faculty Engagement Initiative. 

Keynote Address

We are pleased to announce that the keynote speaker for the 2009 luncheon program is Jamie P. Merisotis, president and CEO of Lumina Foundation for Education. 

Jamie P. Merisotis is president and chief executive officer of Lumina Foundation for Education, recognized as one of the 50 largest private foundations in America, with assets in excess of $1.3 billion.  Established in 2000, Lumina Foundation for Education is a private foundation located in Indianapolis that strives to help people achieve their potential by expanding access to and success in education beyond high school. Through grants for research, innovation, communication and evaluation, as well as policy education and leadership development, Lumina Foundation addresses issues that affect access and educational attainment among all students, particularly underserved student groups such as minorities, first-generation college-goers, students from low-income families and working adults.

Before joining Lumina Foundation in January of 2008, he was founding president of the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Higher Education Policy, one of the world’s premier education research and policy centers.  He previously served as executive director of the National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary Education, a bipartisan commission appointed by the U.S. president and congressional leaders. Merisotis also assisted in the creation of the Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps), and has served on numerous national and international boards of directors, including Scholarship America, the European Access Network in London, and Bates College in Maine. 

Lodging

For individuals or groups planning to also attend the Civic Engagement Institute on February 10, below are local lodging options.  You will need to make your own reservations.