Call for Proposals: Conference of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities
Posted by on February 4, 2005
On October 1-4, 2005, California State University, Dominguez Hills will host the Eleventh Annual International Conference of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) at the Torrance Marriott Hotel in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. The conference theme is “Urban and Metropolitan Universities in Tomorrow’s Economy.”
The call for session proposals and other details are on the web at http://www.csudh.edu/CUMU/. Proposals are due March 15, 2005.
Suggested topics of interest include:
Advancing academic service-learning and related programs
Creating effective partnerships with K-12 schools
Community College – Urban and Metropolitan University collaborations
Recruiting faculty to the urban mission
Role of centers in the metropolitan mission
Role of urban and metropolitan universities in addressing urban public school challenges
Research and scholarship in urban and metropolitan universities
Civic engagement and service learning
Faculty incentives and rewards
Strategies for leveraging colleges and universities for urban economic revitalization
…and many more
If you have questions, contact Gary Levine, Associate Vice President for Academic and Community Partnerships at [email protected].
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