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Current Issue - September 2007
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Calendar: Conferences and Events
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7th Annual Outreach Scholarship Conference“Access through Engagement”
October 7-9, 2007, University of Wisconsin-Extension/UW-Colleges
Sponsored by Penn State University, the University of Georgia, and the Ohio State University, this conference will focus energy and attention on how we can engage with communities to share resources and goals, enhancing both partners. Visit this link to learn more. http://www.learn.wisconsin.edu/outreach_scholarship/information.html
7th International Research Conference on Service-Learning and
Community Engagement "Sustainability and Scholarship: Research and the K-20 Continuum"
October 6-9, 2007, Tampa, Florida
Florida Campus Compact is pleased to invite you to this conference being hosted by the University of South Florida and co-hosted by Florida State University, Miami Dade College, the University of Central Florida, and the University of Miami.
To REGISTER and learn more visit http://www.floridacompact.org/irsl/index.html
2007 Independent Sector Conference“Opportunities and Responsibility”
October 21-23 2007, Los Angeles, CA
Join over 900 leaders from America’s most energized charities, foundations, and corporate philanthropy program at the 2007 Independent Sector Annual Conference. Share your experience and expertise while collaborating with CEOs, trustees, program staff, and other professionals from the nation’s charities, foundations, and corporate philanthropy programs to strengthen the nonprofit community’s ability to improve lives an advance the common good.
To REGISTER and learn more visit http://www.independentsector.org
SCALE's Read. Write. Act. Conference
October 26-27, 2007, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Please join us for the only national conference created specifically for campus-based literacy programs, college student tutors, program coordinators, adult learners and community partners.
To REGISTER and learn more visit http://www.readwriteact.org/rwa/conference.html
2007 NC Campus Compact Student Conference
November 9-10, 2007, East Carolina University
To REGISTER and learn more visit http://org.elon.edu/nccc/conference.htm
State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS) 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007, UNC – Greensboro, Greensboro, NC NEW!
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
November 30, 2007, School for International Training, Brattleboro, VT NEW!
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
January 29-31, 2008, Rydges Hotel by the Lake, Canberra, Australia NEW!
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
February 7-8, 2008, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI NEW!
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
“Community Partners as Co-Educators”
February 12, 2008, Elon University, Elon, NC
Stay posted to the conference website for details. http://org.elon.edu/nccc/events/slc.html
2008 Service-Learning Conference
February 13, 2008, Elon University, Elon, NC
Stay posted to the conference website for details. http://org.elon.edu/nccc/events/slc.html
6th Annual Gulf-South Summit on Civic Engagement & Service-Learning
through Higher Education
March 13-15, 2008, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
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:
- Program development: from first steps to well-established: navigating logistics, classroom-community connections, learning goals, faculty and institutional issuesSustainability in service-learning: from single experience to ongoing engagement with community, justice, and policy issuesEthical issues in service-learning and civic engagement for institutions and practitionersService-learning and social entrepreneurshipInternational service-learning: linking service-learning and study abroad; the globalization of the service-learning movementService-learning and diversity: classroom and civic issuesThe impact of service-learning: new research and assessment strategiesService-learning as professional development for faculty and community leaders
- Using the scholarship and practice of engagement in disaster preparation, response, and recovery
Hotel information and on-line conference registration are available on the website, http://campus.belmont.edu/gss2008/index.htm.
International Action Learning Conference
March 17-19, 2008, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK
Provisional Reservations This conference is for all those with an interest in action learning for personal development and systems improvement in commercial, public service, 'third sector' and community contexts. To ensure an interactive method of working and to make best use of the facilities and surroundings, they have set a delegate limit at 120 people. The all-in Conference rate will be £360 (this 'Early Bird' rate applies untilDecember 31, 2007) including all accommodation and meals. All participants will receive a one-year subscription to the Journal, Action Learning: Research and Practice.
To book your provisional place contact: Helen James at helen.james@henleymc.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1491 571454 ext 2113
The 19th Annual National Service-Learning Conference: Youth for a Change
April 9-12, 2008, Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis Convention Center
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
Unite For Sight Fifth Annual International Health Conference
“Building Global Health For Today and Tomorrow”
April 12-13, 2008, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Join 2,000 conference attendees and 130 speakers for a stimulating conference. Keynote Addresses By Dr. Jeffrey Sachs and Dr. Sonia Sachs and more than 130 Featured Speakers.
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
May 4-7, 2008, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Goals for CUexpo 2008:
- celebrate and create opportunities for new community-university partnerships;
- support research that is collaborative and community-based and leads to positive change;
- create a space for policy-makers and university and community representatives to take action on research, resource-sharing and research ethics;
- provide opportunities for networking across Canada and world-wide.
Online registration starts January 15, 2008. To learn more visit: http://www.cuexpo08.ca/
The 4th Annual Symposium on Service Learning & Civic Engagement
June 12, 2008, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Stay posted for more details.
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