Call for Proposals: Bridging Gaps in Education, in Communities and across the Globe

Posted by on September 09, 2013

We are currently accepting presentation proposals for the 17th Annual Continuums of Service Conference (COS), Civic Engagement: Bridging Gaps in Education, in Communities and across the Globe, to be held April 2 – 4, 2014 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Conference participants will explore current issues and disparities in educational access and success, health, wealth, and environmental sustainability. We will have the opportunity to critically examine the manifold pressures of educating students to be global civic leaders and preparing them for a dynamic workforce, while serving the public good and creating healthy, sustainable communities. The challenges facing our communities are complex; it is imperative that we prepare students to be empathetic and skilled leaders, applying their education to solve these critical issues. We will also explore multiple models and research from throughout our region that demonstrate how civic engagement and service-learning can narrow the gaps of injustice and inequity, both locally and beyond our shores.

Specifically, the Annual Continuums of Service Conference seeks to:

• Provide a warm, welcoming, and intellectually stimulating conference experience for service-learning and civic engagement professionals at all levels of experience, from novice to advanced.
• Provide opportunities for administrators, faculty, and their campus and community partners to share, discuss, learn about and advance civic engagement and civic learning knowledge, best practices and research.
• Showcase and promote innovative and cutting edge civic engagement programs, research, and initiatives from throughout the western region.
• Honor place-based relevancy, local culture and leadership.
• Create a strong western region network of practitioners to build and strengthen connections and collaboration among civic engagement and service-learning colleagues.

Please visit the COS website for detailed proposal submission instructions and complete Continuums of Service Conference information.

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