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Current Issue - October 2007 Calendar: Conferences and Events
State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS) 2007
SNCURCS 2007 will showcase multidisciplinary undergraduate research scholarship from all 53 state and private colleges and universities and 58 community colleges of North Carolina. The registration deadline is October 26, 2007. Sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research at UNCG and Elon University. To REGISTER and learn more visit http://www.uncg.edu/our/sncurcs07 Fostering Global Citizenship in Higher Education: Strategies for Campus-Wide Collaboration What does it mean to prepare students as global citizens? How can campus offices sharing a common goal of preparing students as global citizens develop mutually beneficial partnerships and programming to reach their goal? This day-long event will include workshops, discussions and facilitated team action planning to create institution-specific plans focused on promoting global citizenship in our students. Who should attend? Campus teams including study abroad/international education offices, service-learning/ community service offices, cross-cultural offices, student services, career services, academic affairs, faculty members, and any other interested parties. Sponsored by: World Learning/School for International Training and Vermont Campus Compact. For additional information and updates, please visit Vermont Campus Compact’s Web site at: http://www.vtcampuscompact.org 6th International Conference on Imagination and Education The Imaginative Education Research Group (http://www.ierg.net/) and the Learning Communities Research Area (University of Canberra), invite you to participate in this discussion of imaginative education and its applications in all sites of learning, and to ensure that educational experiences are imaginatively engaging for both teachers and learners. The conference theme "Imaginative practice, imaginative inquiry" aims to connect a cross-section of educators and administrators from elementary & high schools, universities, professional organizations and work-place settings in a dialogue and exploration of imaginative and creative ways of teaching, learning and conducting educational inquiry. Registration - http://www.addon.edu.au/ierg6/register.html Visa options - http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/iecn.htm The conference is registered with the International Event Coordinator Network (IECN) - Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship. The conference organizers cannot provide letters of invitation however we can provide a letter confirming your registration & attendance. 12th Annual Institute: Service-Learning and Civic Engagement The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) and Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) are pleased to invite you to this year’s conference. More than 300 educators and students from across Michigan and the country will gather to share ideas and best practices and explore challenges related to the successful development and implementation of service-learning. This year’s conference will encourage participants to examine service-learning and its implications for civic engagement. To learn more visit http://www.micampuscompact.org/institute.asp 2nd Annual NC Campus Compact Civic Engagement Institute Stay posted to the conference website for details. http://org.elon.edu/nccc/events/slc.html 2008 Service-Learning Conference Stay posted to the conference website for details. http://org.elon.edu/nccc/events/slc.html 20th Anniversary PHENND Conference The Power of Place: Regional Higher Education Networks for Community Transformation
Stay posted to this website for more information 6th Annual Gulf-South Summit on Civic Engagement & Service-Learning
through Higher Education The Gulf South Summit brings together national speakers and over 350 practitioners for dialogue on these themes and provides a forum for best practices, sharing of research, and development of a professional network of practitioners in all aspects of service-learning. Faculty, staff, students, community leaders, and community-university partners are invited to participate in the Summit. Topics for 2008:
Hotel information and on-line conference registration are available on the website, http://campus.belmont.edu/gss2008/index.htm. International Action Learning Conference The 19th Annual National Service-Learning Conference: Youth for a Change Keynote addresses by Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa and urban educator Pedro Noguera, author of Unfinished Business: Closing the Achievement Gap in Our Nation's Schools. Invited speakers include Vice President Al Gore and environmental lawyer Robert Kennedy, Jr. Registration opens in September. To REGISTER and learn more visit: https://programs.regweb.com/metro/NYLC2008/index.cfm
2008 Oklahoma Higher Education Teaching and Learning Conference Join faculty-scholars who will discuss teaching and learning topics ranging from using technology to cooperative learning. This theme is broad enough to cover topics such as:
Plenary Speakers for the 2008 conference include: Dr. Ken Bain, Vice Provost for Instruction, Professor of History, and Director of the Teaching and Learning Resource Center at Montclair State University and author of "What the Best College Teachers Do" Dr. Barbara Millis, Director of the University of Nevada - Reno Excellence in Teaching Program, will present a plenary session titled Using Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) to Promote Student Learning Other highlights include a special tour of the Cherokee Heritage Center, an agency of the Cherokee Nation, to experience Cherokee history and culture. This excursion is on April 11th after the closure of the conference. There is a modest additional fee to participate. To REGISTER and learn more visit: http://www.teachingconference.org
Who should attend? Anyone interested in international health, public health, international development, medicine, social entrepreneurship, eye care, nonprofits, philanthropy, microfinance, bioethics, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, and public service. To REGISTER and learn more visit: http://uniteforsight.org/conference/2008/registration.php CUexpo2008 Community-University Partnerships: Connecting for Change Goals for CUexpo 2008:
Online registration starts January 15, 2008. To learn more visit: http://www.cuexpo08.ca/ 2008 EPICS Conference on Engineering Service-Learning The purpose of the Annual EPICS Conference is to bring together the community involved in integrating the
educational needs for realistic design experiences with the technological needs of the local communities
through service-learning. The conference format is designed to facilitate discussion and sharing of common
experiences, best practices, assessment strategies, institutionalization successes and lessons learned that can
be employed across campuses. The emphasis is on discussion and collaboration. There are no formal papers
at the conference but abstracts are published and archived on the EPICS Website. The annual conference is
made possible with funding from the National Science Foundation through a National Dissemination Grant
and is one way that the EPICS Program disseminates information on its model for community-based design
education. To learn more visit: http://epicsnational.ecn.purdue.edu/public/conferences/national_2008.php The 4th Annual Symposium on Service Learning & Civic Engagement Stay posted for more details. Community-Campus Partnerships for Health 11th Summer Service-Learning Institute The institute is taught by national experts in service-learning, including health professional faculty and community leaders who have developed successful service-learning partnerships. A unique and effective component of the institute is an evidence-based* mentoring model in which participants work in small groups and as individuals with mentors (the term we use for institute instructors) to further shape their own action plans for service-learning. The institute is purposefully kept small (no more than 24 participants) to foster a learning community and maximize the opportunities for mentoring. The institute features content and sessions for both novice and experienced service-learning practitioners (faculty, staff and community partners). Novice and experienced practitioners spend beginning and closing sessions together, as well as all meals and at least one plenary session. The remainder of the 3+ day institute features separate sessions designed to focus on issues particular to each group's unique experience level and situation. Mentors assist participants to deepen their understanding of service-learning, develop a plan for service-learning sustainability, and form a peer support network that continues long after the institute ends. Past institutes have drawn participants from a wide variety of disciplines and professions, as well as those from public health agencies and community-based organizations that have service-learning partnerships with such programs. Participants have come from Argentina, Australia, Canada and the US. Applications are due April 10, 2008. We encourage early applications as attendance is limited to 24 participants and past years' institutes have had waiting lists. Download an application here. If you need additional information, please email sliccph@u.washington.edu or call 206-543-8178. The Washington Center's Campaign 2008 Presidential Seminar Series is Now Available The Washington Center has been organizing these civic engagement seminars every presidential cycle since 1984. The national convention programs include a fieldwork component that assigns students to work in some capacity related to the convention. This is the ultimate civic engagement activity--a chance to learn what goes on behind the scenes at the national political conventions while learning and contributing to the work of the media, state party delegations, interest groups, host city organizations, and candidate organizations. Here is the link to the brochure and application on the website. The series includes seminars at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions: ======================================== The Democratic National Convention Aug. 17-24, 2008 Denver, CO Faculty Director: Dr. Tom Cronin, Colorado College Scholar-in-Residence: Dr. Michael Genovese, Loyola Marymount University Host Institution: Regis University ======================================== The Republican National Convention Aug. 24 - Sept. 5, 2008 The Twin Cities, MN Faculty Director: Hon. Mickey Edwards, The Aspen Institute and Princeton University Scholar in Residence: Dr. Meena Bose, Hofstra University Host Institution: Augsburg College ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deadline: June 1, 2008 but they highly recommend application by Dec. 1, 2007 or as soon as possible. These seminars tend to fill quickly For more information, please email us at C2008@twc.edu.
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