CCNH will host our first CSD meeting of the year at Dartmouth College. We will be joined by colleagues in Maine and Vermont. We ask all CSD's to register through our Eventbrite form. We look forward to seeing you there!
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz. What do these words actually mean for students, faculty, and staff of color who frequently feel excluded and marginalized? How can systems that weren’t built to educate students of color become places of belonging, liberation, and wholeness? This webinar will share real world examples and suggestions for promoting racial equity across college & high school. Mila Buckland is a first-generation college graduate, second-generation immigrant. She identifies with the pronouns she/her/hers and as Southeast Asian American. Buckland is the Curriculum and Training Manager at Campus Compact of Oregon. In her role, she supports Campus Compact’s Racial Equity Across College and High School (REACH) efforts; REACH is Campus Compact’s strategic initiative to build a statewide coalition and movement for racial justice in higher education across college and high school in Oregon. Her area of expertise is in gender equity and inclusion of Asian, Pacific Islander students. Kaycie López Jones holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Analysis: Human...
In 2008, Campus Compact convened an intentionally diverse group of ten engaged faculty and staff who named themselves the Engaged Scholars for New Perspectives in Higher Education. Over the last decade, they have published and presented collaboratively and taken on new leadership roles in their institutions and the field. Many consider the group’s initial retreat a formative experience: in their words, it “was a catalyst for developing my scholar practitioner identity,” “one of the most joyful experiences of my career,” and a central element of “my story of leadership development and what keeps me grounded in the work I do.” In order to offer this kind of opportunity for more emerging leaders across the United States, Campus Compact is piloting a regional cohort in the Eastern Region this year, with an eye towards future replication in other regions. The Campus Compacts of the Eastern Region, in partnership with the Swearer Center at Brown University, are accepting nominations for up to ten engaged...
Keynote Presentation by Paradigm Shift Educators and administrators are tightly knit with Millennials and Gen Z, as both colleagues and service providers. How we work with younger generations is not the question, but rather how do we integrate their ideas and values into our culture? This workshop will discuss the three major trends we see with Millennials and Gen Z, and the questions associated with those. We will also discuss practical strategies on creating environments in which they thrive both as students and as fellow staff members. Registration will open at 9:30am with the Keynote Presentation kicking off at 10am. Lunch will be provided. Agenda: Registration Welcome Keynote Presentation Lunch and Roundtable Response Panel Closing Remarks
Inspired by Eric Liu’s You Are More Powerful Than You Think and his notion of civic power, this webinar will introduce the concept of community colleges as “Civic Power Plants” generating power in the civic life of their students and campuses. How can community colleges harness their true public purpose by educating for democracy and sending it out to make a difference in the civic lives of the communities that they serve? This webinar will feature examples of civic engagement from across the diversity of the community college realm. Verdis Robinson is Director for Community College Engagement at Campus Compact. As an advocate of community college civic education, Robinson directs The Democracy Commitment (TDC) initiative as part of his portfolio. Before becoming national director of TDC, Robinson was a tenured Assistant Professor of History and African-American Studies at Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY. Mr. Robinson is a fellow of the Aspen Institute’s Faculty Seminar on Citizenship and the American and Global Polity,...
This webinar is an opportunity for Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) and Campus Compact to explore the intersection of faith and service as it relates to student motivation to engage in civic engagement. Dr. Janett Cordovés will introduce the work of IFYC and research they have done around how students in faith communities engage with their campuses and communities through civic engagement. Dr. Cordovés will be joined by staff and students to talk about their experiences. Janett I. Cordovés, Co-Curricular Partnerships Manager, equips and empowers campus professional staff to be interfaith leaders. Prior to joining the IFYC team, Cordovés worked in higher education for thirteen years, serving in various roles including student support services, such as residence life and crisis response, as well as in academic initiatives with first-year seminars, orientation, and senior experience courses. Cordovés has recently completed her doctorate in Ethical Leadership and successfully defended her research on the influence of spirituality on first-generation college students’ level of grit and equanimity. In her...
This is our standard Community Service Director meeting. If you plan on attending please RSVP to Chelsea at christiansen@compactnh.org.
Widely known through the work of the Harlem Children’s Zone and the federal government’s Promise and Choice Neighborhood programs, geographically specific community engagement initiatives have the potential to positively address the challenges of inequity and injustice within our communities. While we may be familiar with these types of place-based initiatives from non-profit organizations or governmental grants, less is known about this type of strategy in higher education. This webinar will include a presentation of a recent national study and the facilitators’ recent book on place-based community engagement in higher education, followed by an exploration of several of the most salient topics arising from this promising new strategy. Erica Yamamaura is Associate Professor and Program Liaison Coordinator of the Student Development Administration Program at Seattle University. A long-time believer in the use of service-learning and community-based projects as part of her pedagogy, she engages in project-based learning in graduate education in her work at Seattle University. Since 2013, Yamamura has also conducted...
This is our standard Community Service Director meeting. If you plan on attending please RSVP to Chelsea at christiansen@compactnh.org.
Building on the 2014 “What Went Wrong?” conference, this session offers a framework for analyzing and transcending the wrongness of structures and practices in community-academic research, education, and social action partnerships that limit effective democratic participation and the distribution of power of those who experience marginalization. Susan Gust is a community activist and small business owner. In 2003-04 she was named a Humphrey Institute Public Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota. She co-founded and chaired the Phillips Neighborhood Healthy Housing Collaborative a community-university and public agency research partnership. Cathy Jordan is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Extension at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on community-based research projects that aim to address community-defined needs, contribute to social and policy change, enhance scientific methodology, and contribute valid information to our knowledge base. Brian Lozenski is Assistant Professor of Urban and Multicultural Education at Macalester College. His research explores the intersections of critical participatory research, Africana Studies, and cultural relevance, particularly in the education...
In this webinar attendees will focus on identifying, articulating, and mapping civic learning and developmental outcomes (civic identity, civic-mindedness, civic agency, civic literacy, intercultural competency, etc.) for their program of study or major. A curriculum map is a tool to assure the content of a program of study or major is being presented and assessed, all content is linked to learning goals (e.g. institutional, accreditor), and that content is sufficient to reach learning and developmental goals. A curriculum mapping exercise can show gaps in learning, overlaps in content, and indicate where weaknesses or opportunities can and should be addressed. Anne Weiss has over seven years of experience in leading collaborative assessment, evaluation, and inquiry projects focused on resolving complex problems within higher education institutions- especially as it relates to civic or community engagement. In the role of Director of Assessment with Campus Compact of Indiana, Weiss develops data collection instruments, conducts literature reviews, performs data collection, analysis, and interpretation, plus advises...
Colleges and universities face the significant challenge to help students from all backgrounds enter and complete college in a timely manner. This webinar will highlight the potential that community engagement offers to increase college completion rates, using specific research studies that have contributed to the growing body of evidence that connects community engagement with student success for all students. Lynn E. Pelco, Ph.D., is associate vice provost for community engagement in the Division of Community Engagement at Virginia Commonwealth University where she also directs the Office of Service-Learning. She earned her Ph.D. in school psychology from the Pennsylvania State University and has held clinical, administrative and faculty appointments at the University of South Australia, Bucknell University, The College of William and Mary, and The Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine. Her research interests include university-community partnerships, service-learning, and university student development. Helen Rosenberg, Ph.D., is Professor in the Department of Sociology/Anthropology and directs the Certificate Program In Gerontology at the...
This is our standard Community Service Director meeting. If you plan on attending please RSVP to Chelsea at christiansen@compactnh.org.
The largest statewide gathering of New Hampshire public and private university and college heads with business and civic leaders to address critical issues facing New Hampshire and beyond. We are pleased to announce an updated list of state, regional and national leaders to serve as panelists and speakers at the 2nd Annual Higher Education Summit. Keynote Speaker, New York Times bestselling author and former top editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education, Jeffrey J. Selingo Sarah A. Flanagan, Vice President for Government Relations and Policy Development, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Thomas L. Harnisch, Director of State Relations and Policy Analysis, American Association of State Colleges and Universities State Senator Jay Kahn, Chair, New Hampshire State Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee Representative Mel Myler, Chair, New Hampshire House of Representatives Education Committee Presidents and Chancellors of over 10 New Hampshire Colleges and Universities Dr. Barbara E. Brittingham, President, New England Commission of Higher Education And we expect...
On March 15th-16th, the University of Southern Maine will co-host the upcoming Universities Fighting World Hunger (UFWH) Summit in Portland, Maine, which will bring hundreds of students, faculty, and activists together for two days of action-oriented workshops and inspiring presentations from leaders at the frontlines of fighting hunger. UFWH is a coalition of higher education institutions dedicated to educating individuals in all disciplines about the causes of hunger to encourage them to take effective action, both at home and abroad. The 2019 UFWH theme is Fighting Hunger in a World of Plenty: Shifting Power and Taking Action, which will showcase a wide spectrum of food systems issues, such as questions of power, justice, public health, and community well-being. The goal of the UFWH Summit is to inspire university students, faculty, and staff to take meaningful actions that address the root causes of food insecurity and offer systematic solutions to hunger.
