Educators for Community Engagement Conference

Posted by on April 14, 2006

Registration is now open for the 2006 Educators for Community Engagement National Gathering!
http://www.e4ce.org/NG2006/

“Many Voices, Common Ground”
June 15-17, 2006

University of Wisconsin, Parkside
(located between Racine and Kenosha, 30 miles south of Milwaukee and 55 miles north of Chicago’s O’Hare Airport)

ECE’s National Gathering is like no other conference for faculty, staff, students, and community leaders committed to service-learning/community-based learning and civic engagement.

The heart of the National Gathering is the learning circle, a powerful form of democratic dialogue. In an era of polarized political debate, widespread distrust, and far too much isolation, this event offers a space for people to share their stories, knowledge, and perspectives as equals. By coming together to explore critical questions and imagine new possibilities for partnerships and change, we prepare ourselves to deepen our work at home.

On June 15th, participants will choose among site visits and workshops, including one led by the recipient of Campus Compact’s 2006 Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning. Participants then join a learning circle for the rest of the event, exploring one issue in greater depth. Most learning circle topics will focus on particular community issues, such as housing and homelessness, environmental sustainability, community and economic development, racism and classism, and youth issues; a few will focus on broader philosophical themes.

Please visit http://www.e4ce.org/NG2006 to register for the National Gathering and view updates on the program, registration, and scholarship opportunities. More information about Learning Circles is available at http://www.e4ce.org/LearningCircles/LearningCircles.htm. If you have questions, please contact Dan Neumann, neumann@uwp.edu/262-595-2002, or Heather Vallejos, vallejos@uwp.edu/262-595-2637. We hope to see you in Wisconsin this June!

Sponsored in collaboration with Wisconsin Campus Compact and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, University of Wisconsin-Extension, Alverno College, and Gateway Technical College.