Eastern Region Campus Compact Regional Conference – Educating for Democracy: Innovating in Complex Times, March 27-29, 2019, Providence, Rhode Island. Registration is now open.

The ERCC conference aims to showcase practices advancing the field of community and civic engagement. Through a mix of session topics and formats, networking opportunities, and a variety of speakers, ERCC conference participants will explore key topics related to community-engaged scholarship, learning that promotes civic & democratic engagement, and programs and partnerships that enhance both community & campus.

Call for Proposals:
We are seeking proposals for moderated panel sessions, workshops, or poster sessions.
Through a lens of the conference theme and framing questions, proposals may cover a wide variety of topics including, but not limited to:

Civic and democratic learning pedagogies and initiatives
Evidence-based work including community-engaged scholarship and/or research, assessment, and evaluation of service-learning and civic engagement
Place-based initiatives such as anchor institution activities, community partnerships, and collective impact.
Community engagement programs and practices, especially those positively impacting the priorities of student learning and success and/or equity, diversity, and inclusion.
The role technology plays in communication, democratic expression, organizing, community development, and program management

For more details on the conference theme, session types, submission, and review process, please view the full Call for Proposals  ( https://ercc.compact.org/ercc-conference-2019/call-for-proposals/?utm_source=Internal+Review&utm_campaign=b9e6a8ad0f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_07_11_08_21_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_63d14768c6-b9e6a8ad0f-&mc_cid=b9e6a8ad0f&mc_eid=[UNIQID]  ) or visit the conference website to register (https://events.compact.org/ercc-conference-2019 ).
Proposals are due by 11:59 PM EST on November 1, 2018

Proposals due: November 1, 2018

About the Conference
The ERCC conference aims to showcase practices advancing the field of community and civic engagement. Through a mix of session topics and formats, networking opportunities, and a variety of speakers, ERCC conference participants will explore key topics related to community-engaged scholarship, learning that promotes civic & democratic engagement, and programs and partnerships that enhance both community & campus.

The 2019 conference theme is Education for Democracy: Innovating in Complex Times. Higher Education is influenced by significant social, economic, and political factors within and beyond academe, and campuses are at the nexus of multiple social movements. The field of civic and community engagement is challenged to respond, contribute, and lead change-making efforts on and off campus that improve our communities and democracy. The rate of change is quickening, and we must ensure that our scholarship and practice is evolving to ensure student, institutional, and community impact. Innovation requires us to think and act differently. We are compelled to develop new educational opportunities and processes that provide solutions to complex problems and advance our common purposes of educating students for civic and social responsibility and improving communities. The conference will explore these framing questions:

– What are the key issues that are changing the field of higher education civic and community engagement? How is it impacting our scholarship and practice?
– How can we strengthen our network of scholars, practitioners, and partners so our collective work can be enhanced and amplified?
– What innovative ideas and promising practices are advancing higher education’s community and civic engagement practices?
– How can we create a more equitable field by recognizing diverse sources of knowledge, epistemologies, as well as a set of scholars and practitioners?

Presentation Information

Through a lens of the conference theme and framing questions, proposals may cover a wide variety of topics including, but not limited to:

– Civic and democratic learning pedagogies and initiatives (e.g. dialogic practice, political learning, service-learning, etc.)
– Evidence based work including community engaged scholarship and/or research, assessment, and evaluation of service-learning and civic engagement
– Place-based initiatives such as anchor institution activities, community partnerships, and collective impact.
– Community engagement programs and practices, especially those positively impacting the priorities of student learning and success and/or equity, diversity, and inclusion.
– The role technology plays in communication, democratic expression, organizing, community development, and program management

Read more and apply: https://ercc.compact.org/ercc-conference-2019/call-for-proposals/

The Fifth Annual Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference

October 14th – 16th, 2015, Newark, New Jersey

As a vital agent of social change, higher education is integral to creating vibrant, healthy communities in our towns, cities, regions, and our nation. Join your colleagues in Newark (a city in the process of remaking itself) to learn about and discuss innovative strategies for engaging faculty, students, and the wider higher education community to create a positive impact in our communities.

For more information and to register go to http://compact.org/ercc/

The goals of this conference are:

• Demonstrate both innovation and broader impact as outcomes of community engagement.
• Highlight best practices in place-based, issue-driven faculty/student engaged scholarship.
• Advance our understanding of the intersection between community engagement and collective impact.
• Offer a strong array of pre-conference workshops that advance community engaged practice in higher education.

Workshop Proposal Framing Questions:

• What innovative ideas are advancing higher education’s community engagement practices?
• In what ways can the collective impact framework inform community engagement strategies and programs in higher education?
• How are place-based consortia involving faculty and students in ways that produce shared benefit?
• How are campuses assessing the effectiveness of such community-engaged scholarship, service-learning courses, partnerships, and community service activities?

If you’re interested in submitting a proposal for this conference, due April 7th April 15th, see the attached Call for Proposals. For more information about workshop proposals, contact Laurie Worrall, NYCC Executive director: (laurie.worrall@cornell.edu).

Submit proposals and read more here: http://tinyurl.com/2015ERCCProposal

ERCC Conference Registration, including hotel information, will open April 15th.

Conference Theme: Moving Us Forward – Fifty Years On: From Civil Rights to Critical Engagement

Wednesday – Friday, October 15 – 17, 2014
Omni Hotel, Downtown Jacksonville

Conference Highlights:

· Pre-Conference Sessions on Wednesday, October 15 include:

o Engaging the Unfinished Agenda: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act (led by faculty and staff from the University of North Florida)

o Faculty Rewards Institute: Developing Institutional Strategies for Rewarding Engaged Scholarship in Promotion and Tenure led by Dr. KerryAnn O’Meara, Associate Professor, University of Maryland, College Park and Dr. Timothy K. Eatman, Co-Director, Imagining America

o Take the Plunge! – A Mini Diving Deep Experience led by J.R. Jamison, Associate Director, Indiana Campus Compact

o Leadership Strategies to Deepen Campus and Community Engagement led by Dr. Barbara Holland, Director, The Engagement Academy

· Conference Opening Keynote by Stephen Black, Director of the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility at the University of Alabama

· Approximately 50 Workshop Session options

· Panel Discussion featuring Dr. Richard Guarasci, President of Wagner College in New York; Dr. Nancy Cantor, Chancellor of Rutgers University – Camden in New Jersey, and Dr. Mark Erickson, President of Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania. The Panel will be moderated by Dr. Andrew Seligsohn, National President of Campus Compact

· Closing Address by Dr. Marvin Dunn, Civil Rights Leader and Professor (Retired), Florida International University

Register today! Prices increase July 16.