Description: The overwhelming majority of higher education civic engagement practices consist of single-course, single-semester initiatives. In this session, participants will learn about two well-established multi-semester programs, where cohorts of students develop skills, critical knowledge, engaged scholarship, and connections to communities through sustained, developmental curricula designed with learning outcomes for 21st century community leadership in mind. Attendees will have the opportunity to share their own best practices, apply the principles from these programs to their own campuses, and contribute to an innovative assessment of such programs.

Presenters: Rick Battistoni, Professor of Public and Community Service Studies and Political Science, Providence College, RI; John Reiff, Director, UMass Office of Community Service Learning at Commonwealth College, UMass-Amherst; Art Keene, Professor of Anthropology, UMass-Amherst.

Description: The Engaged Department Initiative (EDI) is a nation-wide effort to support academic units to strategically integrate community engagement. Two units from the University of Vermont have been participating in the EDI, with a major focus on realigning service-learning curriculum to progressively develop students' knowledge, skills, and abilities. Case studies will be presented to share replicable tools and processes such as curricula mapping, identification of learning outcomes, and creation of developmental models to inform course design. A group brainstorming session will provide an opportunity for participants to explore how these integrations strategies for could be applied at their home academic unit.

Presenters: Kimberly DePasquale, Coordinator of Community-Based Learning AmeriCorps/VISTA Vermont Campus Compact, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, VT; Kelly Hamshaw, Program Assistant and Liaison to the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, Community-University Partnerships and Service-Learning, University of Vermont, VT; Carrie Williams-Howe, Associate Director, Community-University Partnerships and Service-Learning, University of Vermont, VT; Kate Elmer Westdijk, Program Coordinator, Community-University Partnerships and Service-Learning, University of Vermont, VT.

Description: How can we pursue an institution-wide approach towards educating students as global problem-solvers and engaged citizens? What cross-campus collaborations are needed? What are the challenges to and strategies for changing institutional culture in this direction? How are roles being redefined? How long does it take? Through presentation and conversation, this session will explore examples of institutions that are endeavoring to fully embrace their vision to prepare global citizens and difference makers.

Presenters: Dr. Matthew H. Roy, Assistant Provost & Director, Center for Civic Engagement, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Joe Mark, Academic Dean, Castleton State College, VT

Moderator: Liz McCabe Park, Executive Director, Maine Campus Compact.

Description: As colleges and universities focus more time and energy on recruiting students from underrepresented populations, it is essential to gain a better understanding of college access in order to promote institutional change. Participants in this workshop will:

1. Discuss the concept of college access and participants' relationship to it,
2. Explore how college access is communicated to students in grades K-12,
3. Consider ways that universities can train all volunteers to be college positive,
4. Brainstorm action steps for their campus.

Presenters from Simmons College will discuss how utilizing College Positive Volunteers on campus can dramatically impact college access and success for youth in their surrounding communities. This workshop will also spotlight the Student Bridges Program at UMass Amherst, and the experiences of tutor/mentors in the program. By really listening to students' stories, we can enhance our understanding of college access and better position ourselves to be catalysts for change.

Presenters: Billie Jo Day, MACC AmeriCorps*VISTA, College Access and Success Coordinator, Simmons College, MA; Malcolm Chu, Student Bridges, MACC AmeriCorps* VISTA, UMass Amherst; Melissa Lopes, Student Bridges Tutor-Mentor and FAMUS Retention Coordinator, UMass Amherst; Jelisa Difo, Student Bridges Retention and Alumni Coordinator, UMass Amherst

Description: We have developed and implemented a vibrant community partnership to teach public health, address community public health needs, and develop health policy to sustain these improvements. Students are then prepared for real-world health issues, with skills to collaboratively improve health after finishing their academic training, in other communities, states, as well as globally. In this workshop, we will use our Community-Academic partnership model in public health, a strong and sustained partnership between the University Of Vermont College Of Medicine, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and the United Way of Chittenden County, Vermont to demonstrate both process and outcomes.

Presenters: Jan K. Carney, MD MPH, Associate Dean for Public Health, University of Vermont College for Medicine, VT; Hendrika J Maltby, PhD, RN, FRNCA, Associate Professor College of Nursing and Health Services, University of Vermont, VT; Kathy Mackin, United Way of Chittenden County.

Description: There are many possible benefits of civic engagement in higher education- the active and collaborative nature of the learning, the chance to cross boundaries of difference and inequality, and the opportunity for students to feel that they are creating change in the world, to name a few. For civic engagement to be effective, however, students need adequate preparation and support. Over the past year, Holly Lasagna and Ellen Alcorn at the Harward Center at Bates College have developed and piloted a series of student orientation activities that can be used across disciplines, with students at various developmental levels, and in formats adjusted for academic, volunteer and other co-curricular cohorts. During this highly interactive session, we will share elements of our orientation process, including activities, reflection papers, and partnership agreements, all aimed at helping students to work with community partners in a way that is mutually respectful, responsive, and effective.

Presenters: Holly Lasagna, Associate Director of the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, Bates College, ME; Ellen Alcorn, Assistant Director of the Harward Center for Community Partnerships, Bates College, ME

Description: Nationwide, deliberative democracy has emerged as an effective approach to engaging everyday citizens in public life. The challenge now is to move from discrete, disconnected experiments to a cohesive, systemic deliberative democracy. Advocates for deliberative democracy are excited by the possibility that colleges and universities will contribute to the "movement" to a more deliberative democracy and educate students in effective dialogue and deliberation. In this session, participants will consider some of the best tools employed by communities - study circles, public conversations, issue forums and framing, intergroup dialogue, and others - and how what communities have learned can be applied to classroom teaching. How can democratic strategies be built into course design? How do faculty manage the inevitable uncertainties of a dialogic process, particularly politically, culturally, and ideologically charged situations?

Presenter: Nancy L. Thomas, Director of The Democracy Imperative, Senior Associate, Everyday Democracy (formerly Study Circles Resource Center), University of New Hampshire, NH

Description: This workshop will focus on the challenges and benefits of campus/community relationships within the context of an Independent Study Project (GISP), combining academic analysis of, and participation in a community organizing initiative that ideally puts residents at the center of the agenda. Students, university staff, community residents, and organizers will discuss the specific ways that this created opportunities for reciprocal learning and teaching regarding a deeper understanding of race and class, identification of resources, relevant community issues, and analysis of systems and change strategies.

Presenters: Claudia DeCesare, Coordinator, Community Partnerships, Swearer Center for Public Service, Brown University, RI; Elmer Stanley, Resident Engagement Leadership Coordinator, Making Connections, Providence, RI; Judy Perry, Resident Leadership Network, Making Connections, Providence, RI; Allen Kramer, Brown Student, Providence, RI; Evan Schwartz, Brown Student, Providence, RI.

Description: With our current societal challenges, we must be intentional about our direction and personal work style to be most effective in preparing undergraduates as well prepared citizens. This is a personal development opportunity for civic engagement staff to analyze, reflect upon, and plan for new ways of approaching our discipline. The theme of the engaged campus will be discussed after a presentation of my recent research on trends of six different campuses and by applying organizational management frameworks to address limitations. Through small group interactions, large group discussion, and personal reflection participants will prepare an action plan linking self direction and performance to program mission and vision.

Presenter: Audra Grady, Academic Administrator for Experiential Learning, Brandeis University, MA