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January 2020
Building Democratic Skills Through Deliberative Dialogue
In the face of ever-increasing polarization and divisiveness, there is a great need and desire for an effective, accessible, and inclusive tool for diverse people to engage across difference in pursuit of common ground for action on major social issues. A Deliberative Dialogue Forum brings people together in a small gathering to deliberate about challenging public issues. The process is guided by a neutral moderator and a discussion guide that presents multiple approaches to addressing the problem. Deliberative Dialogue provides an effective framework for mutual understanding and a common purpose that allows people to discuss difficult issues, weigh options, and ultimately take action. This workshop will provide an overview of the National Issues Forum deliberative dialogue model and allow participants to engage in a brief practice Forum. Since 2013, NC Campus Compact as trained over 550 faculty, staff, students, and community members from 71 colleges and universities, representing 12 states, to moderate deliberative dialogues Campus Compact’s National Webinar series returns…
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Campus Engagement Directors Retreat
Applications due January 31, 2016 - more information about the process. The Campus Engagement Directors Retreat was created by Marshall Welch and John Saltmarsh exclusively for Campus Compact member campuses, The retreat is intentionally designed to be a relaxed setting for a center director and administrator to: Have un-interrupted time and space to ensure an intimate and productive experience Undertake an empirically based assessment of engagement infrastructure for the purpose of strategic planning Leave the retreat with a completed inventory of current practice Complete a strategic program plan to launch an initiative on campus Who Should Attend? We suggest each institution send two participants: the center director administrator to whom director reports Campus Compact member participants must apply and be selected for attendance. We are limited to 15 campuses (2 participants from each campus). www.stmarys-ca.edu/office-of-engagement/campus-engagement-directors-retreat/application-process Why Should You Attend? To take advantage of the rare gift of focused time and space in a beautiful location for intentional strategic planning to promote and…
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