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Western Regional Colloquium on Civic Engagement and
Graduate Study at Research Universities

Thursday, April 12, 2007

 

California Campus Compact invites you to join a western regional colloquium on civic engagement and graduate study in a research university context.  Our goal is to build a network of graduate-level faculty, administrators, and student leaders at research universities who wish to explore how graduate and professional education can prepare future academics and professionals for effective civic engagement through study, research, and service.  A keynote presentation by Tim Stanton ( Stanford University), a panel of colleagues representing exemplary initiatives, and break-out discussion sessions will explore:

• Theoretical and philosophical foundations for civic engagement within and across professional disciplines and graduate degree programs
• Conditions for change within and outside universities that encourage civic engagement at the graduate level
• Innovative programmatic expressions within and among departments and schools. 

This colloquium follows-up on two similar colloquia and the Symposium on Civic Engagement and Graduate Education hosted by Stanford University last year and the 2005 and 2007 Conferences on Research Universities and Civic Engagement hosted by Tufts University and UCLA.  A southern California regional colloquium designed to build on this one will take place at UCLA on April 23, 2007.

We hope to build a sense of community among those of us who are working in this field, across many disciplines and institutions. With a stronger sense of community, we will be better able to share ideas, challenges, and solutions to common problems. Thus, the colloquium will offer opportunities for:

• Networking and sharing information about what we’re each doing
• Discussing common challenges and exploring creative solutions
• Learning about useful resources, including upcoming conferences

The logistical details:

Date: Thursday, April 12, 2007
Time: 9AM – 2PM (includes Lunch)
Location: Holiday Inn, San Jose, California.

Please Note:

This Colloquium is presented as part of the pre-conference activities of the 10th Annual Continuums of Service Conference. Information on the conference, accommodations, driving/transportation directions are available at
http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/campcomp/index.html.

Registration fee is $60 (includes lunch).

Registration for this event is tied to the Continuums of Service Conference registration. To sign up ONLY for this special preconference session (and only pay $60), please go through the process of registering for the conference and near the end, you will be given an opportunity to enter a special CODE which will eliminate all fees except for this $60 preconference fee. Enter the code PRECON in the section provided. If you have trouble with the code, please contact Scott Roley at Washington Campus Compact (scott.roley@wwu.edu) and he will assist in getting you registered.

Register online at http://www.acadweb.wwu.edu/campcomp/onlinereg.html.

 

Space is limited, so please register by April 2

Feel free to share this invitation with others who you think would be interested.

We look forward to seeing you in April!

Tim Stanton, Visiting Senior Fellow, School of Education, Stanford University.

Kathy O’Byrne, Director, Center for Community, University of California, LA.

Elaine Ikeda, Executive Director, California Campus Compact.

This colloquium is sponsored by Learn and Serve America Higher Education.