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October 2018
Webinar: Community engagement and college completion
Exploring the Connection: Community engagement and college completion Colleges and universities face the significant challenge to help students from all backgrounds enter and complete college in a timely manner. This webinar will highlight the potential that community engagement offers to increase college completion rates, using specific research studies that have contributed to the growing body of evidence that connects community engagement with student success for all students. Lynn E. Pelco, Ph.D., is associate vice provost for community engagement in the Division of Community Engagement at Virginia Commonwealth University where she also directs the Office of Service-Learning. She earned her Ph.D. in school psychology from the Pennsylvania State University and has held clinical, administrative and faculty appointments at the University of South Australia, Bucknell University, The College of William and Mary, and The Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine. Her research interests include university-community partnerships, service-learning, and university student development. Helen Rosenberg, Ph.D., is Professor in the Department of Sociology/Anthropology and…
Find out more »September 2018
Voter Engagement Networking Event
Illinois Campus Compact invites you to a Voter Engagement Networking Event hosted by University of Illinois Chicago! This event is for all higher education faculty and staff to gather and share their work around voter education on campuses throughout Illinois. We will be providing lunch from 12:00pm - 1:00pm during a panel discussion about available resources featuring CEEP, State Matters, and Ballot Ready. From 1:00pm - 2:00pm there will be networking for participants to connect with staff and faculty from other institutions doing similar work. Registration is free and lunch will be provided. See you there!
Find out more »August 2018
Pen to Paper Writing Retreat
Pen to Paper is an academic writing retreat designed to provide time, space, and resources to guide faculty, professional staff, graduate students, and community partners working on manuscripts related to service-learning and community engagement. The two and a half-day retreat provides participants with time to discuss ideas with and receive feedback from editors, receive mentoring from retreat facilitators, share ideas with peers, and write. Each year attendance is intentionally kept to a minimum in order to foster personal connections between participants, editors, and senior faculty coaches. The small group also provides the space participants need to focus on engaged scholarship.
Find out more »June 2018
Forefront Intern Panel: Career Connections to Social Impact
Join Forefront and IMC for a deep dive into the Social Impact sector. Interns are invited to attend this panel discussion on careers in the nonprofit world as well as opportunities to engage through board work and volunteering. A panel of four Social Impact sector leaders will share their career insights and personal stories. Summer Interns from any Forefront member organizations are welcome to attend on a first come first serve basis. The panelists represent Voices for Illinois Children, the Siragusa Family Foundation, and Meliora Cleaning Products, a Chicago-based Certified B Corp. The conversation will be moderated by Adam Arents, Program Officer at IMC Foundation. The panelists represent diverse backgrounds and each will share how they came to their current position. The path to social impact is almost never a linear path.
Find out more »ABCD Institute Training: An Introduction to ABCD
The ABCD Institute at DePaul University is proud to present a two full day basic training event that introduces the core principles and applications of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) in the context of local geographical communities. Presentations and discussions will occur in light of current conversations about equity and social justice and will enable participants to think deeper about responses to these challenges.
Find out more »2018 Global EPICS Symposium and Workshop
EPICS continues almost 20 years of workshops and gatherings of EPICS members. This year’s gathering will bring together three groups for a synergistic set of workshops, panel discussions and roundtables. These three groups are: 1) New Faculty, instructors; professionals; IEEE volunteers and members; industry partners and others interested in learning about the EPICS model for Engineering/Computing-based Service-Learning and Community Engagement 2) Experienced EPICS leaders, faculty, instructors, administrators, students and partners from the member institutions of the EPICS Consortium 3) Indian EPICS leaders, faculty, instructors, administrators, students and partners from India including our IUCEE-EPICS institutions The symposium and workshop has special slots for each group (Monday for those new to EPICS). Tuesday and Wednesday will be a mix of interactions between groups with opportunities for discussions around common interests.
Find out more »WEBINAR: How Colleges and Universities Can Support Building Sustainable Rural Communities
In this webinar, we will address: What makes rural communities appealing to university partnerships? Combining classroom experience with experiential learning and the unique opportunities available in rural communities Current trends in rural communities and how colleges and universities can support growth strategies How we can leverage existing resources (grants, programs, etc.) that would support campus/community partnerships or that could support community growth and accessing those resources This webinar will be led by Christopher Merrett, Director and Professor in the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA) at Western Illinois University and Anne Hlavacka, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI) as well as the Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Find out more »April 2018
WEBINAR: Nuts and Bolts: Creating Respectful Partnerships with Native and Indigenous Populations
In partnership with Wisconsin Campus Compact, we welcome Sally Thompson and Crow Tribal member Shane Doyle, EdD, to walk us through some protocols for interacting with tribal members. This is the second in our webinar series, Creating Respectful Partnerships with Native and Indigenous Populations.
Find out more »March 2018
2018 Campus Compact National Conference
The Campus Compact National Conference will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 25th 2018. Full details can be found at the Campus Compact website.
Find out more »Campus Meets Community Workshop: Sustaining Reciprocal Partnerships
Register Here. Communities have much to gain from fruitful partnerships between universities and nonprofit organizations. However, it can sometimes be difficult to sustainably partner large institutions like universities with more nimble community organizations. The morning session (9am-11:30), exclusively for nonprofit partners, will feature a facilitated discussion with the Asset Based Community Development Institute about success and challenges with university partnerships. In the afternoon, (11:30 - 3pm) higher education partners are invited to network with community organizations and join them in a series of breakout sessions that include asset mapping, reciprocal storytelling, and community based research. Join the conversation March 5th, at the UIC Student Center, as we bring together civic engagement professionals from each end of the equation to share insights gained from years of experience. Together, we can shape new systems and strategies for future campus/community collaboration. Featured Speakers: Susana Vasquez is an associate vice president of the University of Chicago’s Office of Civic Engagement and has more than 25 years…
Find out more »WIU-QC 2nd Annual Food Insecurity Conference
Western Illinois University-Quad Cities invites you to attend our 2nd Annual Food Insecurity Conference on Friday March 2, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. The event will focus on the systemic causes of food insecurity as well as strategies to best support students facing food insecurity on college and university campuses. The event will feature three guest speakers and one discussion panel (please see the attached invitation for details). All are welcome to attend this free event. Advanced registration required by February 15. Register here.
Find out more »February 2018
Respectful Partnerships with Native and Indigenous Populations Webinar
Respectful Partnerships with Native and Indigenous Populations (Thursday, February 22 @ 9 AM PST / 10 AM MST / 11 AM CST / 12 PM EST) As colleges and universities attempt to better connect with Native American populations, we need some guiding frameworks. Join Sally Thompson for an interactive discussion about how her work was transformed by working with native populations. She will share her story and the lessons she learned along the way, in hopes of leaving participants with some practical tips that can guide their work with indigenous populations.About Sally Thompson Dr. Sally Thompson has spent nearly forty years working with the native tribes of the West. Trained as an anthropologist at the University of Colorado, she has worked in Montana as an archaeologist, ethnographer, and ethnohistorian. As founder and director of the Regional Learning Project at the University of Montana (2001-2010), Sally oversaw a team of specialists developing curriculum resources on regional history, geography and culture. Her…
Find out more »January 2018
On Campus Food Pantries Webinar
On Campus Food Pantries Webinar January 29 @ 2 PM Explore ways that on-campus food pantries are working with local food pantries to make their efforts more successful. There will be several campus experiences highlighted, including: – Western Technical College + Hunger Task Force La Crosse (La Crosse, WI) – UW-Green Bay + Paul’s Pantry (Green Bay, WI) – Western Illinois University-Quad Cities (Moline, IL) A partnership Wisconsin Campus Compact, Illinois Campus Compact and the Hunger Task Force of La Crosse Registration
Find out more »November 2017
Listening, Learning, & Engagement Institute: Transformational Communication
Transformational Opportunity for Compact Members APPLICATION: Due March 21, 2017 Institute Description: Colleges and universities must play a leadership role in promoting racial and social justice. Despite well-meaning intentions, both the systems we work in as well as our own fears and resulting biases limit our capacity to work, communicate and build relationships in ways that uphold equity and inclusion. For most, the impacts on us and others are as invisible as our biases: from whom we choose to collaborate with to how we interact with our colleagues and students. Early and persistent experiences of institutional oppression left their residue on us. The intention of this institute is to come together in community to understand the impacts of and heal from the effects of institutional and internalized oppressions in order to create a more just and connected present and future. We will do this by deepening our understanding of who we are, where we come from and why equity and justice…
Find out more »Prepare for Carnegie Classification at Prairie State College
Campus Compact is pleased to offer a series of workshops and webinars in partnership with John Saltmarsh and the Swearer Center at Brown University, the new administrative home of the the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. This series will support member campuses that are first-time applicants or reclassifying for the 2020 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. On November 1, 2017 the series will offer a workshop at Prairie State College in Chicago. This one-day workshop is part of the Carnegie Series, which is offered at locations across the country. It is designed to assist campuses preparing for the Carnegie Community Engagement classification. The workshop will address preparation for both first-time applicants and campuses that are reclassifying (those classified in 2010). The workshop will include: an overview of the 2020 process additions and changes to the documentation framework review of the documentation framework and complete application strategies that have been effective for successful application There will be opportunities to work though aspects of the…
Find out more »October 2017
Technical Assistance Webinar for Nonprofits Applying for Tyson Program
If your organization needs technical assistance in regards to the application process for the Tyson Summer Community Internship Program, consider attending this webinar! Click here to register for the webinar!
Find out more »Illinois State University Hosts Dr. Barbara Jacoby October 13th!
The Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning at Illinois State University is very excited to host Dr. Barbara Jacoby as she shares her expertise on service-learning and healthy campus-community partnerships. Each session is free but registration is required. More information and the registration form can be found on the ISU's Community Engagement website. Click here to register!
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Developing Civic Engagement Programming with Barbara Jacoby – Hosted by North Central College
On October 12th, North Central College hosts Dr. Barbara Jacoby for a day-long development conference open to registered attendees with limited space reserved for NCC staff and faculty. Dr. Jacoby is Campus Compact’s Engaged Scholar for Faculty Development. She has published numerous books including Looking In, Reaching Out: A Reflective Guide for Community Service-Learning Professionals. Space for this development conference is limited, and preference will be given to faculty, staff and students belonging to ILCC member campuses. Prospective attendees can sign up to attend topics and sessions individually. Click here to register! The schedule is listed below:
Find out more »14th Annual CUMU Conference: The Urban Advantage
The CUMU Annual Conference is the largest nationwide meeting of leaders from urban and metropolitan universities and colleges. We are a diverse community filled with people who are focused on working in partnership to create vibrant, safe, thriving, and equitable neighborhoods, communities, and cities to work, live, and learn. The Urban Advantage Just as urban and metropolitan universities and colleges serve an important role in their communities, cities serve important roles in students' academic and personal growth. Urban institutions provide them with the resources to grow and thrive in a fast-paced environment. With better opportunities for experiential learning, research and development, creative activity, and partnerships that create immediate and substantive impact on communities, this urban advantage is on display in Denver, the setting of this year's conference. From a mile above sea level, learn about the ways administrators and scholars are changing the face of urban institutions, and the way these colleges and universities are contributing to the city they…
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