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UNIVERSITIES FIGHTING WORLD HUNGER SUMMIT

University of Southern Maine-Portland 96 Falmouth St, Portland, ME, United States

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.

$40.00 – $100.00

EASTERN REGION CAMPUS COMPACT BIENNIAL CONFERENCE

Omni Providence Hotel 1 W Exchange Street, Providence, RI, United States

Education for Democracy: Innovating in Complex Times Campus Compact believes that higher education is instrumental to creating just, inclusive, sustainable democracy.  In support of that vision, the Eastern Region Campus Compact (ERCC) Conference is a convening of campus executives, scholars, practitioners, students, and community partners, committed to enhancing our democratic society through community and civic engagement.  ERCC provides a venue for thinking critically about the issues, trends, and challenges in our shared work and for building stronger networks among colleagues. ERCC aims to build personal, institutional, and field-level capacity to foster change on- and off-campus; enhance community-engaged teaching, scholarship, and service; and ultimately transform our students, institutions, and communities. Each ERCC Conference will highlight innovative theories and practices that are advancing the field of higher education community engagement showcasing: replicable practices that better prepare college students for success in their professional and civic lives; pragmatic strategies to develop meaningful, reciprocal community partnerships that transform communities and the academy; approaches to ...

Census 2020 and Higher Education

Zoom

Through this webinar, we will discuss the vital role that colleges and universities can play in ensuring a fair and complete count in the 2020 Census. A complete count is essential to ensuring that states maintain their federal funding levels and their representation in federal government. By working with students, staff, faculty, administrators, and most importantly, community partners, colleges and universities can support their communities in maintaining important resources. In this webinar, we will explore available resources as well as highlight schools gearing up for this work in 2020. Sherrie J. Taylor, Northern Illinois University Center for Governmental Studies Research Associate and Liaison to the State Data Center, joined CGS full-time in April 2001, after working as a Graduate Assistant for two years. She works with the public and a wide range of institutions in supplying data knowledge based primarily on the public data provided by state and federal agencies. As the project manager of the NIU role in the...

CSD Meeting

Campus Compact for New Hampshire 3 Barrell Court, Concord, NH, United States

This is our standard Community Service Director meeting.

Summer Intensive on Community-Engaged Scholarship

Kellogg Center 219 S Harrison Rd, East Lansing, MI, United States

Attention: Early career, tenure-track faculty and advanced graduate students seeking faculty or staff positions in higher education Michigan State University's Office of University Outreach and Engagement is hosting a Summer Intensive that will focus on community-engaged research and community-engaged teaching and learning, including service-learning and community-based research in classes. The Summer Intensive is composed of interactive workshops, lunches in disciplinary clusters and with senior community-engaged scholars, dialogue with community partners, and time to develop your own community engagement plan for your return to campus. At the end of four days, you will come away with: Conceptual frameworks and scholarly resources Practical partnership, collaboration, and evaluation tools Perspectives from community partners on engagement Career advice from senior community-engaged scholars about promotion and tenure Strategies for publishing community-engaged scholarship Strategies for translating university knowledge for public audiences Support from a network of interdisciplinary colleagues Online applications due: April 5, 2019. Click here for application and more information.

$550

2019 International Symposium on Global Community-Engaged Learning

Volta Serene Hotel Ho, Ghana

Michigan State University’s Office for Education Abroad is partnering with Adanu (a Ghanaian-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization) to offer an innovative international  symposium on Global Community-Engaged Learning. This symposium will discuss best practices in the field of Global Community-Engaged Learning. Participants will visit Ghanaian community partners and speak with community members while learning with and from each other about key elements of Global Community-Engaged Learning, program design, facilitation, and assessment. Participants in the symposium will gain an understanding of: Key principles of global community –engaged learning Elements of successful community –university partnerships Intentional community-engaged learning program design Strategies for connecting U.S./Africa higher institutions in the field of community-engaged learning and teaching Possibilities and risks associated with Global community-engaged learning Program assessment and evaluation Click here for more information and to register.

$1600

CSD Meeting March 13th

Campus Compact for New Hampshire 3 Barrell Court, Concord, NH, United States

CCNH Community Service Directors Assessment Workshop Gavin Henning, a leading expert in assessment, is coming to help you understand and maximize the power of assessment in your work. This workshop is sponsored by Campus Compact for New Hampshire and is geared towards Community Service Directors and their colleagues in community engagement, service learning, and civic engagement. Arrival and networking begins at 9:30 AM followed by the workshop at 10 AM. Lunch will follow at 1 PM. We look forward to seeing you! Register today!

Equalizing Online Learning

This session, part of Campus Compact's Fusion Webinar Series, will focus on strategies for addressing the challenges in a remote teaching environment, including equity and accessibility issues; effective approaches for building community in an online setting and communicating expectations and strategies for student success. Learn more at https://www.compactnh.org/2021/02/25/fusion-drop-in-sessions/.

Preparing Students for Remote Learning and Assessing Student Learning in an Online Setting

The shift to remote learning this past year has highlighted challenges and opportunities for incorporating effective assessment and evaluation of student learning in an online setting. Additional challenges and opportunities emerge when community-engaged learning is at the center of your course. The goal of this session is to provide frameworks, examples, and resources for implementation in your own community-engaged online courses. This session is part of Campus Compact's Fusion Webinar Series. Learn more at https://www.compactnh.org/2021/02/25/fusion-drop-in-sessions/.

Flipping the Online Classroom

This session, part of Campus Compact's Fusion Webinar Series, will focus on designing and implementing courses with high levels of student interaction, engagement, and community-based learning. Find registration and other information at https://www.compactnh.org/2021/02/25/fusion-drop-in-sessions/.

Rural College Access and Success Summit

CCNH is excited to serve as co-host of the 2021 Rural College Access and Success Summit with Partners for Education, an initiative of CCNH member campus Berea College. More than 900 attendees have signed up to participate in the virtual summit, to be held on April 26–30. The summit is one of the few national convenings to focus on education in rural America. This year’s event brings together leaders from higher education, K–12 schools, government, and nonprofits to share strategies for ensuring that rural youth have the opportunity to transition successfully from high school to college and career. Registration and other information is available here.

Virtual Retreat on Leading for the Future

Save the date to join us and community engagement colleagues for an essential retreat, “Leading Community Engagement into the Future.” Date: May 25, 2021 Time: 9:30 am – 12:00 noon EDT Location: Anywhere! Hosted virtually on Zoom Registration: Details to come

Affinity Network: Rural-Serving Institutions

3 sessions, by Zoom
FIND SPACE TO STRATEGIZE TOGETHER, ASK QUESTIONS, FIND ANSWERS, AND RECEIVE SUPPORT.

This affinity network is open to Campus Compact member institutions that primarily serve rural areas (an area that is defined, identified, or otherwise recognized as rural by a governmental agency of the state in which the area is located).

It provides space and structure for community engagement professionals to discuss issues of shared interest and in designing creative approaches to advance community engagement within their institutional and personal contexts.