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Facilitated Discussions(for members only) Facilitated discussions are focused conversations on topics identified by member campuses. Below are summaries of previous discussions and the list of scheduled discussions. Participants in these discussions have ranged from Chief Student Affairs Officers, Chief Academic Affairs Officers, Community Service and Service Learning Directors, VISTA's and faculty. Discussions take place at Elon University, unless otherwise indicated. Contact Lisa Keyne to suggest topics. 2007-08 Discussions "The Student as Colleague" Tuesday, April 1, 2008, 10 a.m. -2 p.m. McCoy Commons, Oaks 212 room, at Elon University This discussion will bring together practitioners at three of our member institutions to discuss their best practices at involving students to build and sustain civic engagement programs on their campuses. Featured examples include utilizing students to staff offices, recruit volunteers, coordinate programs and serve as community partner liaisons. Incentives will also be considered. Each campus that participates can purchase for $17 a copy of Campus Compact’s The Student as Colleague resource. This topic will be a terrific follow-up to the February 12 Civic Engagement Institute highlighting Community Partners as Co-Educators. Lunch will be provided. RSVP by Monday, March 24, 2008 to rsmith29@elon.edu. Questions? Contact Jamarl Clark, Program Coordinator AmeriCorps Vista jclark25@elon.edu Funding support provided by the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.
"Preparing to Facilitate Public Dialogues: Encouraging Community Voice” Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. This discussion, facilitated by Margaret Henderson, Associate Director of the Public Intersection Project at UNC-Chapel Hill, focused on furthering community engagement with the campus. What if we don't like what we hear if we try to listen to the community? What if controversial topics or attitudes surface? How do we ensure that student learning is enhanced as community and campus intersect? How do we interpret what is happening in our community? How does our office "spin" the negative stories that the community hears about us? To learn more about the work of the Public Intersection Project, go to their web site: http://www.publicintersection.unc.edu/index.html. This facilitated discussion and lunch are provided by a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro.
“Preparing Students to Work in Global Environments Locally” This discussion, faciliated by Dr. Raleigh Bailey, former Executive Director for the
Center for New North Carolinians, focused on immigration trends in North Carolina and how to prepare students to work/interact with
immigrants in their volunteer and service activities. This event was made
“How to Navigate the Divide between Student Affairs and Academic Affairs for Promoting the Engaged Campus” April 5, 2007 This discussion involved a video-conference with two institutions, Bates College and the University of Pennsylvania, that have been held up as models of the engaged campus discussing their programs. “Campuses in Transition” Discussion facilitated by Shari Galiardi, Service-Learning Coordinator, Appalachian State University. |
