Conference: Demonstrating Public Value of Higher Education

Posted by on October 31, 2003

NORTHEAST REGIONAL CAMPUS COMPACT CONFERENCE
APRIL 15 AND 16, 2004 IN WORCESTER, MA

“DEMONSTRATING THE PUBLIC VALUE OF HIGHER EDUCATION”

We invite you to share your expertise and submit a proposal to present a workshop at the second Northeast Regional Campus Compact Conference scheduled for April 15 and 16, 2004 in Worcester, MA. This conference is being planned and sponsored by Campus Compacts in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

PROPOSAL FORMS CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM MACC’S WEBSITE:
http://www.tufts.edu/as/macc

As in past Campus Conference conferences, our audience will comprise students, faculty, community service and service-learning directors, Academic Deans, Department Chairs and community partners. This year’s conference title and theme is “Demonstrating the Public Value of Higher Education.” The conference will demonstrate the public value of higher education by highlighting community-based teaching, research and service efforts along with regional and national best practices for higher education community engagement. There will be a focus on assessment and evaluation of both community and student impact as participants explore the issues of accountability and civic responsibility. All proposals should support these conference goals.

All proposals should be submitted to MACC. Proposals selected will provide conference participants with a wide variety of professional development opportunities drawing on expertise throughout the region. Proposal selection will be completed and you will be notified by the end of November. All presenters are asked to pay a reduced registration fee of $50 for the conference.

All topics are welcome proposals. A few professional interests suggested by our members include:

Strategies/models that demonstrate the public purpose of higher education

Enhancing mutual understanding between higher education and community partners–how to initiate and sustain these relationships

Measuring the impact of service and service-learning on students and communities

Defining community and campus outcomes for partnerships

The evolution from community service and service-learning to civic engagement

Organizing for institutional change

Faculty roles and rewards

Multi-cultural service-learning

Indicators of civic engagement

Faith-based reflection

Working in rural or urban areas

Finding your voice (for students)

Workshops will be 90 minutes in length, and can be facilitated by one or more people. We ask that the workshop be interactive, with time for discussion and questions. Proposals out side of New York and New England are due Nov. 24. 2003.