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2007 Professional Development Institute for Community Service and Service-Learning Professionals
Monday, July 23 - Friday, July 27, 2007
University of San Diego, San Diego, CA

CSD Think Tank Meeting
June 11, 2007 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Northeastern University
"Developing a Strategic Plan for Service Learning/Civic Engagement Centers"

Community-University Partnerships: How Do We Achieve the Promise?
April 26 - April 28, 2007
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Through its work on regional economic and social development, the University of Massachusetts Lowell has become a leader in building community-university partnerships. The Committee on Industrial Theory and Assessment invite faculty, staff, administrators and students from U.S. and foreign universities to submit abstracts.

Read the Community-University Partnerships November 2005 brochure.

Tools for Change: An institute for student leaders in the 21st century
April 21, 2007
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Tools for Change is a day-long institute devoted to the principles of student leadership and social justice. Students who attend this workshop will be exposed to various skill sets to help expand their leadership to create social change. With an opening address and scheduled breakout sessions, Tools for Change aims to provide student leaders on campuses with the resources necessary to make a difference. The theme for this years Tools for Change is student leadership in the 21st century. The state-wide institute will address the current obstacles and challenges facing student leaders today as well as new innovative ways to increase participation and civic engagement. This institute will also allow students to network with other student leaders who are working to promote change within their communities.

Scheduled workshops include:

• Passionate Presenting
• The Basics of Community Organizing
• Laying the Foundation for Ethical Leadership
• Doing more with more: Easy Tips for Effective Fundraising
• Power Mapping
• Spreading the Message of Social Justice through Institutes and Workshops
• Beyond Volunteer Vacations: Using Alternative Breaks as Training Grounds for Change

NERCHE Spring Colloquium With Dr. Jon Wergin
March 13, 2007
Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center - Shrewsbury, MA

View informational flyer.

Bentley Hosts Institute for Faculty and Students Celebrating 'Students as Colleagues'
November 2-3, 2006

To mark Campus Compact's publication of Students as Colleagues: Expanding the Circle of Service-Learning Leadership, the Bentley Service-Learning Center will host a two-day Institute for faculty, administrators, and students on November 2-3, 2006. The Institute, which is co-sponsored by Massachusetts Campus Compact (MACC) and the New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE), will take place on the Bentley Campus in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Save the Date: Celebrating 20 Years of Campus Compact
October 16-17, 2006

We will celebrate 20 years of success and launch an exciting new vision for the next two decades.

Monday evening, October 16
The event begins Monday evening, October 16, at Campus Compact's 20th Anniversary Gala in Chicago, celebrating two decades of educating citizens and building communities. Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter will announce a new partnership with Campus Compact and will present the Illinois Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Awards for Campus-Community Collaboration, honoring joint projects that address critical areas of public need.

Also on October 16, we will honor the 2006 recipients of Campus Compact's Howard R. Swearer Student Humanitarian Award, Frank Newman Leadership Award for public and community service, and Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning. Presenting will be Thomas Ehrlich, senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and president emeritus of Indiana University.

Tuesday, October 17
The following day, October 17, we also invite you to be part of our 20/20 Visioning Summit to discuss ways higher education can best help society over the course of the next 20 years. Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, will give a keynote address.

Presidents of Campus Compact member institutions will be able to purchase tables at the gala dinner for members of their campus community, including faculty, staff, students, and community partners. Campus Compact members will join a host of higher education, government, philanthropic, corporate, and community leaders from across the country in celebrating the public work of higher education.

Access to Success: A Forum for College Students about College Access in Massachusetts
Friday, October 13, 2006 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bill Bordy Auditorium, Emerson College, 216 Tremont Street

Massachusetts Campus Compact and ACCESS Boston are collaborating on this statewide student forum. We are inviting all college students to attend, particularly those who are volunteering with young people in tutoring and mentoring programs.

The divide between the rich and poor continues to grow in our nation, with immigrant and minority populations being particularly hard hit. This divide is reflected in students access to, and success in, college. A college education can translate not only into individual economic and social improvement but also civic participation. However, the financial, educational, and social obstacles that exist, particularly with low-income and first generation students, are challenging to overcome when doing so alone or without the necessary resources. Look at the facts:

• Of 34 Valedictorians in the Boston Public School District, 11 of them did not have the financial means to get to college even after scholarships and loans were factored in.
• Nearly twice as many Caucasian students earn a bachelors degree by their late twenties (35%) as African-American (18%) or Hispanic students (19%).
• Over the first decade of the 21st century, 4.4 million college-qualified high school graduates from low- and moderate-income families will not attend a four-year college, and 2 million students will attend no college at all.

Addressing issues of college access extends beyond the admissions and financial aid offices. As tutors, mentors and active community volunteers, college students can have a profound impact on how young people, beginning as early as first grade, view the possibility of going to college. By taking a college positive approach with young people, college students can serve as more than just role models and educators. They can be a bridge for young people to discover college access and success.

In this forum you will:

Gain an in-depth understanding of the current situation regarding college access through statistics, research, personal accounts, and small group breakout session Discover how various sectors - non-profit, for-profit, foundations, education - are working together to ensure higher education access for all Learn the tools, resources, and education needed to use a college positive approach to help youth find means of access and success in college.

The College/University as Urban Developer Conference
October 5, 2006

The New England Resource Center for Higher Education invites you to attend the October 5, 2006 conference with David Perry and Wim Wiewel entitled, "The College/University as Urban Developer. The event will take place from 8:30 AM to 3 PM at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA, and will be hosted by the NERCHE and the Worcester UniverCity Partnership.

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