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.

To learn more visit:   http://www.cuexpo08.ca/

2008 EPICS Conference on Engineering Service-Learning
May 20-22, 2008, Purdue University campus in West Lafayette, Indiana

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 REGISTER and learn more visit: http://epicsnational.ecn.purdue.edu/public/conferences/national_2008.php

NC Campus Compact Civic Engagement Administrators Conference

May 28-29, 2008, Embassy Suites Hotel, Concord, NC 

This annual conference is designed for coordinators of campus civic engagement efforts. The conference offers structured time for group gatherings, workshops, roundtable discussions, informal question and answer, and deep reflection about civic engagement work. 

To REGISTER and learn more visit: http://org.elon.edu/nccc/events/ceac.html

5th Biennial National Conference on Faith-Based Service-Learning

"Building On Our Strengths"

Messiah College, May 30-June 1, 2008

This conference is sponsored in part by the Lilly Foundation, the Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities, and Campus Compact.  Highlights include a keynote presentation by Dr. John Perkins, Founder of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) and plenary sessions from national experts on international service-learning and community based research.  Conference breakout session presenters come from a range of service-learning institutions like PA Campus Compact, Amizade Global Service Learning and Human Needs and Global Resources and from colleges and universities including Brandeis University, Saint Mary's College, Geneva College, Azusa Pacific University, Mount Aloysius College, St. Bonaventure University, Messiah College, Penn State University, Spartanburg Methodist College, Grove City College, Alvernia College, Grace University, The University of Toledo, Eckerd College, and Franklin & Marshall College.  Registration Deadline - May 1, 2008

To REGISTER and learn more visit:

http://www.messiah.edu/external_programs/agape/national_conference/registration.html

2008 National Conference on Volunteering and Service

June 1-3, 2008, Atlanta, GA

Convened by the Points of Light Hands On Network, and the Corporation for National and Community Service, this is America’s largest gathering of volunteer program managers, policy makers and participants that are committed to the power of collective action through volunteering and service. “The Urgency of Now,” the theme for this year's conference inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a call to action for a new generation of civic leaders to unleash the power of citizens to make a better world. 

More than 4,500 service and volunteer leaders are expected to gather in Atlanta to listen, learn and contribute to a new wave of service and social entrepreneurship to meet social needs. The conference features a comprehensive agenda of exciting speakers, special events, immersion learning sessions, service projects, and 175 workshops.

To register or obtain more conference information visit www.volunteeringandservice.org.

For Community's Sake: Maximizing the Community Impact of Service-Learning
June 6, 2008, UW-Baraboo

This workshop will concentrate on developing the tools and techniques to create and assess community impact. 

Topics to be covered:

1.  How to build relationships between community and campus
2.  How to balance community and campus needs
3.  How to troubleshoot conflicts between community and academic interests
4.  How to document community impact

5.  Others?
 

This conference will be participatory, with interactive workshops and discussions. If you would like further information, please contact Charity Schmidt, cschmidt2@wisc.edu, or Randy Stoecker, rstoecker@wisc.edu, or 608-890-0764.

The 4th Annual Symposium on Service Learning & Civic Engagement
"Advancing the Engagement Agenda through Campus and Community Collaboration"
June 12, 2008, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 

The Symposium provides a forum for scholarly discussion of issues, perspectives, and best practices in service learning. In addition, it facilitates the exchange of information and ideas on innovative and creative civic engagement strategies, and programs.

The leader presenter is Dr. Robert Shumer – Vice Chair, International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement; Founder and Director (1993-2001) of the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse; Former Co-Director, Center for Experiential Education & Service Learning, University of Minnesota; Former President, National Experience-Based Career Education Association; Lecturer, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota.

Early-bird registration (at $45.00) closes April 25, 2008 and final registration (at $55) ends May 9, 2008. The fee includes refreshments and lunch.  Continuing Education Units are available.

To REGISTER and learn more visit:  http://www.wcu.edu/studentd/service_learning/symposium/index.html

3rd Annual Best Practices in Building University/City Relations Conference
June 16-19, 2008, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 

The purpose of this conference is to highlight results-oriented city and university practices that have built positive relationships and successfully addressed town/gown issues and concerns. Participants will have the opportunity to come together and learn from one another in the quest to build better relationships between universities and surrounding communities. Texas A&M University, Blinn College and the cities of College Station and Bryan will present several programs and partnerships that illustrate best practices from all facets of town and gown interactions. In addition, officials from The Texas A&M University System, comprised of nine universities, seven state agencies and a statewide health science center, will share examples of successful practices in university and city relations from throughout the State of Texas. 

Potential Session Topics include:

• Best Practices in Neighborhood Issues
• Best Practices in Campus-Community Relations
• Best Practices in Safety/Security Concerns both On and Off Campus
• Best Practices in Campus-Community Transit Systems
• Visioning/Branding of the Community to enhance Tourism
• Town/Gown Marketing Economic Development
• Town/Gown Partnerships City and University Planning
• Civic Engagement and Community Service

To REGISTER and learn more visit: http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/ucr/ 

Greater Expectations Institute: Campus Leadership for Student Engagement,
Inclusion, and Achievement 

June 18-22, 2008, Snowbird, Utah

The Greater Expectations Institute is a five-day, intensive program designed for campuses working on ways to increase student engagement, inclusion, and high achievement. The Institute will help you align institutional purposes, structures, and practices as well as advance and assess a set of essential liberal education outcomes outlined in AAC&U's signature reports, Greater Expectations: A New Vision for Learning as a Nation Goes to College and College Learning for the New Global Century, such as critical inquiry, intercultural competence, and integrative learning. While in Snowbird, teams will confer with expert faculty; explore more deeply the issues of engagement, inclusion, and high achievement; learn from other teams engaged in a rich variety of educational change efforts; and develop a concrete plan for departmental, divisional, or campus-wide action.

To APPLY and learn more visit: http://www.aacu.org/meetings/gexinstitute/index.cfm

Developing a Service-Learning Curriculum:
Learning through Experience in the Dominican Republic
June 21st – 29th, 2008, Dominican Republic

Designed for educators, this expedition takes a “train the trainers” approach, immersing articipants in an intensive service experience in order to help them learn how to coordinate future service-learning programs for students at their own school. During the nine-day workshop, participants will live in a remote community in the highlands of the Dominican Republic and work with the community through a local non-governmental organization. The day-to-day schedule will model best practices for a service-learning program. In addition to work in the community, an experienced facilitator will guide participaints through learning about both theoretical and practical aspects of service-learning programs. Participants will analyze a broad range of strategies for preparation, engagement, and reflection with students  and discuss issues such as service-learning theory, selection of a project and partner organization, and risk minimization.

The curriculum is designed and co-taught by Carrie Williams Howe, the Associate Director of Community-University Partnerships and Service-Learning (CUPS) at the University of Vermont. The expedition is offered by The LiveLearning Program, a non-profit organization that operates service-learning expeditions and trainings in Latin America to promote responsible social change.  The workshop is open to and appropriate for all educators, regardless of school affiliation.

Cost: $1,700.  Subsidies may be available. Graduate course credit available. Cost includes all trip expenses except airfare, $10 arrival tax and textbook ($19.99).

For more information visit www.livelearning.org

The National Educators’ Institute for Jewish Service-Learning
June 22-26, 2008, College Park, MD

Join educators from around the country in a week-long training designed to prepare you to create and teach Jewish service-learning programs in your community. Discover how to make Jewish values come alive through ser vice. Explore how Judaism can inspire deep engagement with social problems around the world. Meet Colleagues who share your passion for bringing education and service alive by bringing them together! Generous scholarship and travel assistance is available for those otherwise unable to attend. To learn more, visit http://www.panim.org/educatorsinstitute

Martha's Vineyard Summer Institute on Experiential Education

June 22-26, 2008, or June 27-July 1, 2008 

The Institute focuses on strategies to strengthen your campus’ efforts to promote learning outside and inside the traditional classroom through cooperative education, service-learning, faculty/undergraduate research, community-based research, study abroad, academic internships, student leadership development, and other related programs.http://www.mvsi.neu.edu

The Institute is designed for teams of three to six people. Teams will develop a plan for their institution that builds on multiple perspectives and a shared vision for implementation. The deadline is March 14, 2008 and the price of $2500 per person includes the option of a pre-Institute site visit by a faculty member to your school (in North America); lodging for four nights; tuition; a team facilitator; consultation with Institute faculty; most meals (continental breakfasts, lunches, opening night cookout, New England clambake); and a post-Institute phone consultation.

Please download and submit an application http://www.mvsi.neu.edu/application2008.rtf

Contact Richard Porter, Program Director, by phone at 617.373.5888 or by email at r.porter@neu.edu to discuss any additional information that may be helpful.

Australian Universities Community Engagement Alliance National Conference
"Engaging for a Sustainable Future"
July 9 - 11, 2008, Sunshine Coast & Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia 

 
Tailored for the research and academic, corporate, and government sectors, the conference will present a dynamic program of keynote addresses, panel discussions, and presentations of cutting-edge research; while also incorporating case study break-out sessions on putting University-Community Engagement into practice. 

Stay posted to the website for details:  http://130.194.156.169:8080/traction/permalink/NationalConference1

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health 11th Summer Service-Learning Institute
July 25-28, 2008, Cascade Mountains of Washington State

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.  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

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:

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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

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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

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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.

International AIDS Conference
August 3-8, 2008, Mexico City, Mexico

Registration, abstract submission and accommodation booking for the XVII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008) are now available online. The conference theme – Universal Action Now – emphasizes the need for continued urgency in the worldwide response to HIV/AIDS, and for action on the part of all stakeholders at the global, national, regional and local levels.

To learn more, visit http://www.aids2008.org

8th Annual Imagining America Conference
October 2-4, 2008 Los Angeles, CA 

Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life is a national consortium of colleges and universities committed to public scholarship in the arts, humanities, and design. In partnership with the Center for Diversity and Democracy University of Southern California.

Stay posted to the website for details. www.imaginingamerica.org

1st Annual Mentoring Conference
"Fostering a Mentoring Culture in the 21st Century: Bringing Best Practices and Research to Higher Education"

October 22-24, 2008, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

The University of New Mexico Mentoring Institute invites you to participate in its inaugural conference on mentoring best practices in higher education. The intent of the conference is to provide a professional development opportunity to researchers and professionals involved in mentoring in higher education. Attendees will share ideas in scholarly, yet practice-oriented sessions. The keynote speaker will be Dr. W. Brad Johnson, author of notable books and articles on mentoring.

Fees:

Prices to register for this conference are set at $200 for faculty, staff and professionals, and $150 for full-time college and graduate students. In addition to registration costs, lunches are available for a modest additional charge.

Lodging:

Hilton Garden at Albuquerque Uptown. Room rates will be $90/night for either a single or double room. Make your reservations directly with the hotel. The hotel is about 20 minutes from the UNM campus by Albuquerque's Rapid Ride bus line.

To REGISTER or learn more visit: http://mentor.unm.edu/conference.html  or call 505-277-1484.

"Thought to Action: Engaging College, Community, and Students through Service-Learning Partnerships"

October 24-25, 2008, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY

This exciting two-day service-learning conference is being co-sponsored by Buffalo State College, New York Campus Compact, and the Western New York Service-Learning Coalition and will include both traditional and innovative community based workshops.

Conference keynote speaker, Kenneth Reardon - Associate Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University - will address current trends and impacts of service-learning in higher education as well as new ways of establishing effective partnerships among college, community, and students.

To learn more visit: www.wnyslconference.org On-line registration will begin July 14.

8th International Research Conference on Service-Learning and Community Engagement

October 25-28, 2008, Marriott New Orleans at the Convention Center

The theme for the 2008 conference is "The Scholarship of Engagement:  Dimensions of Reciprocal Partnerships."  For an overview of the conference, go to:

http://www.researchslce.org/Documents/Tulane2008Announcement.pdf.

Advanced Volunteer Management Conference
"Diving Deeper, Reaching Higher"
October 27-29, 2008, Portland, OR

Join internationally known volunteer management experts Susan J. Ellis, Rick Lynch, Steve McCurley, Linda Graff, and Martin J. Cowling as they lead us through timely and relevant topics designed for the experienced manager of volunteers.  Don't miss this opportunity to gather best practices and develop new skills from the top trainers.

Sponsored by the Institute for Nonprofit Management at Portland State University, Mid-Valley Volunteer Managers Association – MVVMA and Northwest Oregon Volunteer Administrators Association – NOVAA
Oregon Volunteers.

To learn more visit the website at www.oregonvolunteers.org.

2008 NC Campus Compact Student Conference

"The Power is Yours"

November 8, 2008, High Point University, High Point, NC

This annual conference is designed to allow student leaders the opportunity to network and to gain the knowledge, skills, and tools to create or expand their own campus civic engagement efforts. 

Stay posted to the website for more details at www.nccampuscompact.org.

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education 2nd Biennial Conference
"AASHE 2008: Working Together for Sustainability – On Campus and Beyond"
Nov 9-11, 2008, Raleigh, NC 

AASHE 2008 offers an exciting and unique opportunity for every sector of higher education in the U.S. and Canada to demonstrate how colleges and universities and their partners can lead the way to a sustainable future. AASHE has an exciting line-up of engaging keynote speakers for the Conference - Lester Brown, Peter Senge, Van Jones and Vandana Shiva. Other special events include AASHE's awards banquet (included with registration), field trips to local campuses, a Career Fair, pre-conference workshops, a sustainability trade show, and a pre-conference Student Summit. We expect more than 1,000 attendees from all sectors of higher education, making this conference the largest gathering of its kind in the US.

To REGISTER and learn more visit: http://www.aashe.org/conf2008/index.php

Register before June 16 to receive a discount!