“Best in Class” Student Engagement Conference

Posted by on August 14, 2011

Pennsylvania Campus Compact
“Best in Class” Student Engagement Conference
Holiday Inn-Harrisburg East, Harrisburg, PA
Sponsored by the Jenzabar Foundation

On October 21-22, 2011, Pennsylvania Campus Compact will be hosting a student service leadership conference in Harrisburg, PA. This conference will convene college and university students from across the mid-Atlantic region with the following goals:

Develop the leadership skills of students as they manage civic engagement programs through campus-community partnerships which address community-identified needs;
Expose students to careers in the fields of non-profit community development, civic engagement, and higher education;
Educate students on how to leverage civic engagement for addressing issues facing communities.

To this end, this conference will focus on the Social Change Model for Leadership Development, specifically the “7Cs” of student leadership. Students will attend a leadership institute consisting of four small group sessions that will educate and engage them on how the 7Cs play out on their campus and in their own lives.  Through small groups, students will be able to gain new knowledge by synthesizing concepts from Leadership for a Better World and drawing on their own experience.  Throughout the process, students and facilitators will be following an innovative Social Change Model Curriculum developed specifically for this conference.

During the student leadership institute, Civic Engagement Administrators (CEAs) will attend a concurrent track which addresses the student leadership curriculum and provides networking and professional development.  Stay tuned for more information.

Additionally, 2 concurrent workshops will be available to all institute participants focusing on other student leadership development topics, hot issues, and nonprofit careers.

Call for Workshop Proposals
Attached you will find a Call For Workshop Proposals for this conference.  These workshops will focus on Student Leadership Development, Hot Issues in Our Communities, and Nonprofit Careers.  The deadline for submitting a proposal is September 8th.

Who Should Attend?

Students involved in civic engagement (service-learning, community service, community-based research, advocacy, etc.)
PACC Community Fellows
AmeriCorps Members
Administrators, Faculty, Community Partners

Please note that the student leadership institutes in this conference are designed to build on one another, so attendance to ALL sessions is required.

Registration Information:
Conference registration fees are as follows:
Campus Compact Members:
$190 for Civic Engagement Administrators (faculty, staff, community partners)
$75 for Students from Campus Compact member campuses
$75 for any current AmeriCorps Member
$50 for PACC Community Fellows
$100 for Facilitators (INVITED ONLY)

Non-CC members:
$220 for Civic Engagement Administrators (faculty, staff, community partners)
$105 for Students from non-member campuses
$75 for any current AmeriCorps Member

Registration Deadline is September 30, 2011

Please note that the student leadership institutes in this conference are designed to build on one another, so attendance at ALL sessions is required.

Registration includes meals, breaks, and conference materials.  Please follow this link to register for the conference https://www.elbowspace.com/servlets/cfd?xr4=&formts=2011-08-10 11:15:43.952037.  Registration deadline is September 30, 2011.

Hotel Information:  Registrants are responsible for reserving and paying for their own hotel reservations.  PACC has reserved a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg East, 4751 Lindle Road, Harrisburg, PA  17111 at the rate of $89 (plus taxes) per room/night.  Call (717) 939-7841 to make your reservations.  In order to receive the $89 room rate you must call in to make your reservations.  Online reservations will not receive the conference rate.  Also, make sure that you mention you are attending the PA Campus Compact Conference to receive the conference rate.  The hotel will be releasing our block of rooms on October 6, 2011.  The conference rate and room availability will not be guaranteed after October 6th.

Directions:  Directions to the hotel can be found on the Holiday Inn Harrisburg East Website at http://www.hiharrisburg.com/directions.asp.  The hotel is located at 4751 Lindle Road, Harrisburg, PA  17111.

Agenda:  As workshops, presenters, etc are confirmed the agenda will be updated on our website at http://www.paccompact.org. Please note that the student leadership institutes in this conference are designed to build on one another, so attendance to ALL sessions is required.

Acknowledgements:  Pennsylvania Campus Compact would like to thank the Jenzabar Foundation for their support of this event.

All information about the conference will be on the PACC website at http://www.paccompact.org.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact any PACC Staff Member.