Call for presenters: Connecting Campuses with Communities

Posted by on February 19, 2012

Connecting Campuses with Communities hosted by Indiana Campus Compact  & IUPUI Center for Service and Learning May 14-18, 2012

Apply (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2012CCC)

Application deadline:  March 9, 2012

Download a PDF of the Application to preview before applying online (recommended)

This event is separated into two parts:
•    Service Learning Institute: May 14-16
•    IUPUI Research Academy: May 16-18

Pricing:
•    $200 per event or $350 for both—Faculty/Staff
•    $150 per event or $250 for both—Graduate Students

-There are a limited number of scholarships available for Indiana Campus Compact members.  If you are interested in applying for a scholarship, please contact J.R. Jamison at [email protected].

-Additionally, there is a reduced rate for IUPUI faculty for the Research Academy only.  Please contact Kathy Steinberg at [email protected] if you are an IUPUI faculty member.

Event Details – Service Learning Institute: Mon. May 14 – Wed. May 16

The Indiana Campus Compact Service Learning Institute (SLI) is a hands-on opportunity for higher education service learning instructors, or staff who support service learning curriculum design, to learn how to build or refine a service learning course through the development of learning outcomes and quality service learning experiences, as well as craft meaningful assignments and reflection and assessment activities.

Targeted Audience:
•    Faculty and graduate students who are developing a service learning course;
•    Faculty, staff, and graduate students who support service learning course design.

Institute Objectives:
•    To increase the number of high quality service learning courses;
•    To share promising practices and generate new ideas;
•    To enhance reflection, assessment, and partnerships;
•    To build a network of service learning practitioners.

Institute Topics:
•    Designing courses for well-integrated service learning;
•    Creating and assessing learning outcomes;
•    Developing meaningful reflection activities;
•    Collaborating with community partners as co-educators;
•    Community engagement and faculty reward systems.

Event Details – Research Academy: Wed. May 16 – Fri. May 18
The IUPUI Research Academy is an interactive workshop to develop skills, learn about methods and literature, develop a research project and advance research related to service learning in higher education.

Targeted Audience:
•    Service learning researchers; faculty who are developing research projects, as well as graduate students;
•    Faculty and staff who want to facilitate faculty research on service learning.

Institute & Academy Facilitators:
Indiana Campus Compact
Maggie Stevens and J.R.  Jamison
IUPUI Center for Service and Learning