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

formerly the Service-Learning Conference

This annual conference provides participants with valuable information and skills they can utilize

in their civic engagement work. Workshops, presented by faculty, staff, students and community partners,  provide "how to", "best practice" and "research and theory" information and resources for any aspect of civic engagement work, including curricular and co-curriculuar courses, projects and programs and capacity-building and institutionalization efforts.  

This conference started 11 years ago at Elon University as the Service-Learning Institute and became the Service-Learning Conference in 2004. NC Campus Compact became the conference sponsor starting in 2003, although the event is still hosted at Elon. 

For the 2009 conference, NC Campus Compact changed the name to P.A.C.E. This change was in response to the expansion of workshop topics and themes beyond service-learning to include such topics as community-based research, philanthropy and campus-community partnership development. While acknowledging service-learning as a critical pedagogy that assists faculty in integrating academic learning with civic practice, this new name recognizes that service-learning is just one pathway for connecting the campus with the community to create the "engaged campus." The new name allows for broader inclusion and more accurately reflects the conference intent and content.

Click here for 2009 conference highlights

Click here for 2008 conference highlights

Keynote Speakers since 2003

2009 - Mr. Jamie Merisotis, Lumina Foundation for Education

2008 - Dr. Kenneth Reardon, Cornell University

2007 - Dr. Barbara Holland, Director, Service-Learning   

           Clearinghouse

2006 - Dr. Janet Eyler, Vanderbilt University

2005 - Dr. Edward Zlotkowski, Bentley College & Senior Faculty

           Fellow, Campus Compact  

           James Williams, Student Engaged Scholar, Campus

           Compact

2004 - Dr. Barbara Jacoby, University of Maryland - College Park

2003 - Alice-Anne Kern (community partner), A.K. Powe Elementary School in Durham

           Dr. Rosalind R. Reichard (Chief Academic Affairs Officer), VP for Academic Affairs, Meredith College

           Dr. Norman Clark (Faculty Member), Appalachian State University

           Darris Means (Student), Elon University