Upcoming Events
Rhode Isand Student Service Summit
Taking the Lead: Social Change Agents for the 21st Century
Friday, February 19, 2010 from 10am - 4pm college students from across Rhode Island will come together for the 2nd annual statewide student summit on community engagement, student leadership, service and service learning. College students have been called upon to provide leadership not only on their campuses but also in Rhode Island communities. The goal of the RI Student Service Summit is for students to inspire and learn from each other and community members and to realize the power of working together towards positive goals for community achievement and change.
Highlights of the Summit include:
* Networking with college students in Rhode Island
* Student - led project presentations
* Breakout groups on Student Leadership
* Community member facilitated discussions on community based leadership
Click here for more information.
The New England Campus Compact Regional Conference
Higher Education and the Greater Good:
Meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century
The 2010 New England Regional Campus Compact Conference will bring together faculty, staff, administrators, students and community members from New England and beyond to engage in discussions, presentations, workshops and intensive institutes to explore the ability and capacity of higher education to address our institutions' and society's most pressing issues.
The conference will be held on April 14, 2010 in Burlington, Vermont, and will include a keynote address, poster sessions, concurrent workshops and roundtable discussions, networking opportunities and a reception followed by Vermont statewide awards. Pre- conference institutes will be held on April 13, 2010.
Proposals are now being accepted for workshop sessions, roundtable discussions, institutes and poster sessions. Click here for more information and how to apply.
Sponsored by The Campus Compacts of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont and the UVM Office of Community- University Partnerships & Service- Learning. For more information, visit the Vermont Campus Compact website.
2009- 2010 New England Campus Compact Webinar Series
New England Campus Compact is launching a webinar series beginning November
2009. These high tech webinars are designed to provide a low cost, travel
free professional development opportunity to learn from experts on civic and
community engagement from our region and across the nation.
The topics will
vary to offer each campus several opportunities to engage different
administrators, faculty, staff, community partners and students. A New
England Campus Compact state office and The University of
Massachusetts- Dartmouth will host and provide technical assistance during
each webinar.
Participation will cost $50.00 for each Campus Compact member institution and $100.00 for nonmembers. Registered campuses are encouraged to provide access to the webinar in a space that accommodates several participants and/or include it as a part of a larger learning experience.
Tapping into Social Innovation: Involving Students int he Action
November 19, 2009 from 1:00-2:00pm
Click here for more information and to learn how to register.