The concept of “civic identity” is perhaps intuitive, particularly for people who attend Campus Compact gatherings, but it is not well explored or understood. In this webinar, we define and explore what “civic identity” is, how it is formed, and how it intersects with our identities.
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Campus Compact for New Hampshire, with our partners in the Eastern Region Campus Compact, are pleased to offer our members support in preparing your college or university’s application for the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. To help you and your team prepare for a successful application, we are offering two workshops in early 2022: an application overview in January and deeper dive in February. Workshop 2: Application Deep Dive – Learn more and register February 16, 2022 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Virtual via Zoom $50/person, $75/teams of two, $100/teams of three + This 90 minute workshop will include: Discerning your campus’s readiness to apply Tips & tricks for conducting a community engagement impact audit of 2021–2022 Strategies for applying Curating existing data vs. gathering new data Presenter: Emily M. Janke, PhD Dr. Janke is director of the Institute for Community and Economic Engagement (ICEE) at UNCGreensboro and serves on the National Advisory Committee for the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Elective Classification. A limited...
The field of community-engaged scholarship continues to evolve as we better understand the nuances of our work. Quality faculty development efforts must address different types of community-engaged scholarship, institutional context, and the transformative nature of this work. This virtual meeting will explore a variety of faculty development models. Date: February 16, 2022 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm Eastern time Location: Virtual Cost: Free for Campus Compact members This meeting is one of three “coalition conversations” open only to Campus Compact members. These conversations are designed to foster collective thinking and action focused on common themes in advancing civic and community engagement in higher education. Learn more or register
According to UNESCO, “Global Citizenship Education (GCE) aims to empower learners of all ages to assume active roles, both locally and globally, in building more peaceful, tolerant, inclusive and secure societies. In this webinar, participants will gain tools and resources to integrate GCE and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into curriculum to help develop core competencies such as collaboration, critical thinking, effective communication and empathy to be equipped to respond to global challenges.
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The UMass Dartmouth community and Campus Compact invite you to join the 2022 Engaged Scholarship Symposium. Date: February 25, 2022 Time: 12:00 - 2:00 pm Location: The Grand Reading Room of the UMass Dartmouth Clair T. Carney Library. Registration also includes a virtual option. Higher education has been criticized for hiding in the Ivory Tower—isolating ourselves from our communities and producing irrelevant research. The Engaged Scholarship Symposium is designed to celebrate scholarship’s use in shaping policy and enriching our communities. Participants will learn strategies for involving students in active teaching and research, as well as examples of engaged scholarship across many disciplines. This event is free, but registration is required. Lunch will be provided at the in-person Symposium. Learn more and register
Campus Compact has partnered with the Community-Based Global Learning Collaborative to arrange a national discussion on the Ukraine crisis. The conversation will include Diya Abdo, Professor of English at Guilford College and Founder of Every Campus a Refuge; Eric Hartman, Executive Director of the Haverford College Center for Peace and Global Citizenship and co-founder of the Collaborative; and Shelley Inglis, Executive Director of the University of Dayton Human Rights Center and an accomplished practitioner of human rights law, working with the United Nations in the Balkans, Turkey, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Together, they will provide critical information on how campuses can respond currently and proactively to support the global human rights movement and the immediate crisis, and help us envision and compile ways that institutions and individuals can offer support immediately and over the longer term. The registration process provides an opportunity to share what you are doing and resources you are utilizing or generating—even if you can’t attend...
In this webinar, we discuss the ways Brandeis University has historically defined and rewarded service and how such policies are shifting to increase the accessibility of community engagement experiences for all students. A primary objective of this webinar is to hold space for colleagues to engage in conversation about the implicit and explicit definitions of community service on their campuses and how they may prohibit or deter full participation for underrepresented students. Free for members, $25/session for non-members Register
Compact22 is Campus Compact's all-virtual 2022 national conference. It is the largest and most inclusive national conference focused on the role of higher education in building healthy communities and fostering a just and equal democracy. Dates: March 29–31, 2022 Times: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm Eastern time Location: Virtual In the past two years, we have faced a COVID-19 pandemic, an overdue racial justice reckoning, and deep threats to our democracy. The turbulence of our recent history has clearly illustrated our shortcomings—and the possibilities for positive change. It is the responsibility of higher education to seize the opportunity of this moment to build a new, more just world. Compact22 sessions will explore topics in civic engagement, community-engaged research, civic and service learning, institutional change, university-community partnerships, and more. This vital national conference is designed to provide vital information to help campus and community leaders create the positive change we seek. It offers resources, professional development, networking opportunities, and inspiration for...
This webinar will discuss how higher education institutions can build virtual and in-person deliberative democracy into student life. It will focus on COMM 138/238 Applying Deliberative Polling, a practicum course for students at Stanford. In COMM 138/238, students study deliberative democracy and then design and implement their own Deliberative Poll, an experiment and educational event where participants are surveyed about their opinions on policy after moderated, small-group deliberation.
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In this webinar, hear perspectives from colleagues in Europe about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impact on higher education. Find out more about what is going on on the ground from government, policy, and student perspectives and learn what higher education can do to help locally and globally. Date: April 28, 2022 Time: 12:30–2:00 Eastern Location: Virtual Speakers: Facilitator—Bobbie Laur, Campus Compact President Kateryna Suprun, Acting Head, Digital Transformation of Education and Science Expert Group, Directorate of Digital Transformation, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Jakub Grodecki, Vice-President, The European Students’ Union Sjur Bergan, Former Head of Education Department, Council of Europe This webinar is part of Campus Compact’s continuing effort to support our members in responding thoughtfully to the crisis in Ukraine. REGISTER
Faculty development workshop on addressing climate change and food insecurity, offered by Maine Campus Compact With our planet in crisis and communities facing growing challenges, higher education is called to action to take the lead in addressing two of the world’s most pressing social issues: climate change and food insecurity. In service to the highest ideals of democracy, faculty are well-positioned to help prepare students to address complex global problems. To help prepare faculty for this vital role, we are offering a timely one-week virtual course with three live sessions stemming from Maine Campus Compact’s Campuses for Environmental Stewardship (CES) program. This course will bring together faculty participants to consider ways to implement community-engaged teaching/learning while addressing many critical topics. One-week virtual course with three live sessions: Monday, June 6, 2:00–4:00 pm EST Tuesday, June 7, 2:00–4:00 pm EST Thursday, June 9, 2:00–4:00 pm EST Topics covered in sessions: Solving critical social challenges through civic engagement Climate change and food insecurity:...
Faculty development workshop on addressing climate change and food insecurity, offered by Maine Campus Compact With our planet in crisis and communities facing growing challenges, higher education is called to action to take the lead in addressing two of the world’s most pressing social issues: climate change and food insecurity. In service to the highest ideals of democracy, faculty are well-positioned to help prepare students to address complex global problems. To help prepare faculty for this vital role, we are offering a timely one-week virtual course with three live sessions stemming from Maine Campus Compact’s Campuses for Environmental Stewardship (CES) program. This course will bring together faculty participants to consider ways to implement community-engaged teaching/learning while addressing many critical topics. One-week virtual course with three live sessions: Monday, June 6, 2:00–4:00 pm EST Tuesday, June 7, 2:00–4:00 pm EST Thursday, June 9, 2:00–4:00 pm EST Topics covered in sessions: Solving critical social challenges through civic engagement Climate change and food insecurity:...
Join us to learn more about becoming an AmeriCorps VISTA with Campus Compact. Get an overview of the VISTA program, find out about benefits for members, and get a better understanding of position requirements. The Campus Compact VISTA team will share important information about resources that will help you get a better understanding of what it means to be an AmeriCorps member with Campus Compact. REGISTER
Faculty development workshop on addressing climate change and food insecurity, offered by Maine Campus Compact With our planet in crisis and communities facing growing challenges, higher education is called to action to take the lead in addressing two of the world’s most pressing social issues: climate change and food insecurity. In service to the highest ideals of democracy, faculty are well-positioned to help prepare students to address complex global problems. To help prepare faculty for this vital role, we are offering a timely one-week virtual course with three live sessions stemming from Maine Campus Compact’s Campuses for Environmental Stewardship (CES) program. This course will bring together faculty participants to consider ways to implement community-engaged teaching/learning while addressing many critical topics. One-week virtual course with three live sessions: Monday, June 6, 2:00–4:00 pm EST Tuesday, June 7, 2:00–4:00 pm EST Thursday, June 9, 2:00–4:00 pm EST Topics covered in sessions: Solving critical social challenges through civic engagement Climate change and food insecurity:...
Faculty, practitioners, senior administrators, presidents, and partners are invited to join Campus Compact as we launch the new academic year with the 2022–2023 Outlook. This year, we're deepening our existing work and launching new initiatives to pursue our mission: Advancing the public purposes of higher education. Hear from Compact team members and partners about our comprehensive support for campuses and how you can get involved! Date: August 31, 2022 Time: 2:00–2:45 Eastern Register