National Gathering of Educators for Community Engagement

Posted by on April 23, 2004

Are these topics that you and your staff, students, and faculty are concerned about?

* Working, Living & Learning in Multicultural Communities * Life-Long Paths: Vocation, Spirituality & Work* Doing Community Work & Education Times of Crisis * Making the Case: Assessment, Evaluation, Outcomes & Impacts* Learning Through Social Movements: Then & Now * Local History and Place * Student-Directed Social Action* Environmentalism and Sustainable Living * Labor Issues and Socio-economic Class * Issues in International Service-Learning *

Come to a conference that empowers faculty, students, community partners, service directors, and administrators to work and learn together. The National Gathering honors knowledge in all it forms and creates a venue unlike any other conference nationwide. Join us this June on the edge of the Appalachian Mountains at historic Berea College.

REGISTER NOW FOR THIS HISTORIC EVENT
Educators for Community Engagement invite you to attend the 10th Anniversary of the National Gathering, in Berea, Kentucky, on the edge of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
http://www.e4ce.org/NG2004

Whether you are new to E4CE or an old friend, this “Reunion on the Ridge” promises to be a powerful event. The coordinating committee in Berea has worked hard to design service-learning workshops related to this unique Appalachian setting. These experiential community sessions will introduce you to the heart of the National Gathering, the learning circles. Come meet new friends, reunite with longtime colleagues, and tackle some of the most important issues facing campuses and communities today.

June 17, 18, 19th 2004

We have created a entire new website for this important Gathering! Visit http://www.e4ce.org/NG2004 to find out why this will be one of the most memorable service-learning events of the year. Through critical workshops and learning-circles we will share our knowledge and stories about the topics through deep dialogue that is empowering and transforming.

Newly Announced Community Workshops
The E4CE 2004 National Gathering will begin with one-day workshops. These will include topics of interest to beginning and advanced practitioners, and new topics, such as environmental issues and others related to our location, theAppalachian region. Many of these workshops will be led by local community or anizations. The Gathering will also feature special events, including the presentation of the 2004 Thomas Ehrlich Faculty for Service-Learning.

Berea College offers a unique setting for celebrating our past and looking forward. The College was founded in 1855 to serve the Appalachian region and to provide interracial education, especially to African Americans and whites, men and women. Berea is a federal work college, and is unique in that it offers full-tuition scholarships to all students, who must come from low-income backgrounds. The rich cultural, service, and social justice traditions of Appalachian communities will provide an exciting context for our Gathering.

As always the Educators for Community Engagement seeks inclusion of all stake holders and so we offer scholarships and special team rates. Visit the website for Additional information and registration materials: http://www.e4ce.org/NG2004. Remember your registration costs includes a one year membership in the Educators for Community Engagement!

Topics Include:
* Leading Learning Circles
* Local History and Place
* Issues in Community Work for the Seasoned Practitioner
* Doing Community Work & Education Times of Crisis
* Community-based Research
* Life-Long Paths: Vocation, Spirituality & Work
* Making the Case: Assessment, Evaluation, Outcomes & Impacts
* Community Building & Development: Being In, Of and With Communities
* Learning Through Social Movements: Then & Now
* Working, Living & Learning in Multicultural Communities
* Student-Directed Social Action
* Environmentalism and Sustainable Living
* Labor Issues and Socio-economic Class
* Issues in International Service-Learning

http://www.e4ce.org/NG2004