Pre-conference workshop on Service-Learning at ACPA

Posted by on February 13, 2004

The National Campus Compact and the PA Campus Compact will offer a one day pre-conference workshop as part of the Association of College Personnel Administrators (ACPA) conference on April 2 in Philadelphia. A few key things to know about this event:

1.One must register for the ACPA Convention to register for Campus Compact?s pre-conference
2.The ACPA Convention is providing a service-learning track
3.Registration materials can be downloaded from the Campus Compact website (http://www.compact.org/csds/bridging_conference.html)

Some information that will be useful for you:

Campus Compact is pleased to offer a professional development opportunity in partnership with the American College Personnel Association?s (ACPA) Annual Convention on April 1-5, 2004.

A highlight of the ACPA convention this year is a service-learning track geared toward higher education professionals interested in exploring service-learning and civic engagement.

This year’s convention features a full day pre-convention workshop sponsored by National Campus Compact and Pennsylvania Campus Compact in collaboration with ACPA.

Bridging the Divides: Connecting Service, Learning, and Communities

A Full Day Pre-Conference for Community Service and Service-Learning Directors

Friday, April 2, 2004, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Philadelphia, PA

Join your colleagues for a one-day intensive discussion of effective approaches to campus-community partnerships. New and seasoned community service directors and others interested in service and service-learning will address the challenges and opportunities of working with your communities.

The day will include a keynote address from Nadinne Cruz exploring the integral relationship between student development and community; concurrent sessions on key partnerships and concerns; and a closing intergenerational panel discussion of key themes and next steps.

Presenters include:

Barbara Jacoby, director of the office of community service-learning at the University of Maryland, College Park and editor of several books on service-learning; Rosalyn Jones, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Johnson C. Smith University in North Carolina and member of the Campus Compact/AAHE Consulting Corps; Dan Kessler, co-director of Campus Programs for Action Without Borders/Idealist.org; and David Grossman, director of University of Pennsylvania?s Civic House.

You can find a draft agenda for the pre-conference workshop and registration materials for the ACPA Convention and pre-conference workshop at http://www.compact.org/csds/bridging_conference.html.

**Please note that you must register for the ACPA Convention to register for the Campus Compact ?Bridging the Divides? pre-conference workshop.

For more information or to request registration materials contact Pam Mutascio at pmutascio@compact.org.