Conferences

American Democracy Project Conference: American Association of State Colleges and Universities

Diversity and Civic Engagement
The American Democracy Project (ADP) is a multi-campus initiative focused on higher education’s role in preparing the next generation of informed, engaged citizens for our democracy. The project began in 2003 as an initiative of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), in partnership with The New York Times. June 11-13, 2009. Baltimore, Maryland.
http://www.aascu.org/meetings/adp09/

National Outreach Scholarship Conference

Pathways of Engagement: Connecting Civic Purpose to Learning and Research—Locally and Globally
The purpose of the 9th National Outreach Scholarship Conference is to provide an opportunity for critical reflection on the public mission and work of an academic institution—along with the scholarship that underpins this work—and to strengthen institutional support for engagement and public scholarship. September 28-30, 2009. Athens, Georgia.
http://www.outreach.psu.edu/outreach-scholarship/

IMPACT Conference

National Conference on Service, Advocacy, & Social Action. Historically the largest conference in the country of campus community members involved in service, activism, politics, advocacy, and other socially responsible work across philosophical and ideological lines. March 6-8, 2009. Washington, DC.
http://www.impactconference.org

Association of American Colleges and Universities

Educating for Personal and Social Responsibility: Deepening Student and Campus Commitments
National Conference will bring together faculty, student affairs personnel, academic administrators, students, and others to explore how to move education for personal and social responsibility to the center of institutional culture and academic practice. The program will feature promising practices that develop students’ civic engagement and social responsibility in both a local and global context; personal and academic integrity; ability to examine and understand differing (and often competing) perspectives; and ethical and moral reasoning. October 1-3. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
http://www.aacu.org/meetings/PSR09/index.cfm