AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

Thursday, June 7

8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Registration

8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
ADP/TDC Implementation Committee Breakfast (by invitation) 

9 a.m. – Noon
Urban Civic Minor Working Meeting (by invitation) 

9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Campus Civic Health Summit and Working Lunch (by invitation, rsvp required) 
The Campus Civic Health Initiative, a newly created effort to measure and improve campus and community civic health, will serve as a signature program of the 10th anniversary of the American Democracy Project (ADP). The initiative, part of ADP's Civic Engagement in Action Series, will engage participating institutions in assessing the civic health of their campuses and communities and developing action plans to improve civic health. The Campus Civic Health Initiative is informed by the critical work of the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) – our convening partner organization – on America’s civic health, by national thought leaders, and by research centers and projects on civic issues. This Campus Civic Health Summit will provide participating institutions the opportunity to learn about a number of models for measuring and advancing civic health, as well as provide the opportunity to develop their own action plans in consultation with convening partners. 
Presenters: Saundra Curry Ardrey and Eric Bain-Selbo, Co-Directors of the Institute of Citizenship and Social Responsibility, Western Kentucky University; Kristen Cambell, Chief Program Officer and Kristi Tate, Director of Community Strategies, NCoC (Washington, D.C.); Byron P. White, Vice President for University Engagement, Cleveland State University (Ohio); Janelle Grellner, Professor of Psychology and Patricia Loughlin, Associate Professor of History,University of Central Oklahoma; Abby Kiesa, Youth Coordinator and Researcher, CIRCLE:  The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement; Heidi Kuester, CBISA Specialist, Lyon Software; and Jen Domagal-Goldman, ADP National Manager, AASCU

9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
eCitizenship Pre-Conference Workshop: An Interactive Introduction to Campus Programs, Tools, Assessment and Results (open to all)
In this pre-conference workshop participants engage in an ongoing Athena Bridge discussion of the meaning and importance of eCitizenship on college campuses. Participants also have an update about the eCitizenship initiative at Southern Polytechnic University: what is working, what did not work and what our future plans will be; included are recommendations for methods, no-cost tools and actions for possible adoption on participants’ campuses. Finally, participants are introduced to an assessment tool that was developed and utilized at Missouri State University to examine the relationship between the use of online social networking tools and offline civic engagement for students on their campus, with a special emphasis on how the results of the assessment can be used to improve ongoing eCitizenship efforts.
Presenters: Mike Stout, Associate Professor of Sociology, Missouri State University; Renee Bricker, Assistant Professor, Department of History and Philosophy, North Georgia College & State University; Marc Kruman, Director, Center for the Study of Citizenship, Wayne State University (Mich.); Rich Halstead-Nussloch, Professor of Information Technology, Southern Polytechnic State University (Ga.)

9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop and Working Lunch
Addressing Global Challenges: Teaching from a 7 Revolutions Framework
($50 registration fee, registration required)
This day-long institute introduces participants to numerous tools for educating globally competent citizens. Global Engagement Scholars (faculty members) from 11 AASCU campuses describe how they have built courses and curricula around the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Seven Revolutions Framework (population, resources, technology, information, economic integration, conflict and governance). Institute leaders demonstrate the teaching materials and resources they have found most valuable in the courses they teach (including introductory, first-year, major and honors courses) and guide participants in anticipating how these same tools could be used effectively on their home campuses. Participants also have the opportunity to learn more about how to bring the new national Global Challenges blended learning course to their campuses. The blended learning model course, designed by the AASCU Scholars, includes a variety of teaching methods to deliver and facilitate classroom materials and activities. The course is delivered through the Epsilen eLearning Environment, a web-based application that allows students to access course materials, The New York Times Digital Content Repository and much more. Costs for the 2012-13 academic year are $50/student for AASCU institutions.
Presenters:  Steven Elliott-Gower, Director, Honors and Scholars Program, Georgia College; Dennis Falk, Professor, Department of Social Work, University of Minnesota Duluth; Keisha L. Hoerrner, Associate Dean, University College, Kennesaw State University (Ga.); Shala Mills, Global Challenges National Course Coordinator, Fort Hays State University (Kan.); William Payne, Dean, School of Fine Arts, University of Minnesota Duluth; Nathan Phelps, Faculty, Honors College, Western Kentucky University; Martin S. Shapiro, Associate Professor of Psychology and 7 Revolutions Scholar, California State University Fresno; Brett Whitaker, Instructor, Leadership Studies, Fort Hays State University (Kan.); and Yohannes Woldemariam, Assistant Professor, International Relations and Environmental Studies, Fort Lewis College (Colo.)

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
American Commonwealth Project Working Meeting (by invitation)

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The Democracy Commitment Pre-Conference Workshop and Working Lunch (by invitation, rsvp required) 

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Lunch on your Own 

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop: American Commonwealth Project Open Forum (open to all)
The American Democracy Project and The Democracy Commitment are two key partners in the new American Commonwealth Partnership (ACP). ACP is an alliance of colleges and universities, higher education groups, P-12 schools and others dedicated to the democracy college ideal for all higher education. Launched at the White House on January 10th, ACP grows out of the Civic Agency Initiative in the American Democracy Project and its ‘We the People” conference in Washington, DC in November, 2010, which laid initial plans for a movement in higher education to deepen civic identities of colleges and universities, spreading empowering pedagogies and community-connecting practices, in partnership with policy makers. At this pre-conference forum, participants have a chance to hear about several key ACP initiatives including the deliberative dialogues on higher education’s role in America’s future; “Citizen Alum,” strategies for broadening the role of alumni from “donors” to “doers”; and Empowering Pedagogies, approaches which bring civic agency into curricular and co-curricular innovation. We will also discuss ADP’s new Campus Civic Health Initiative, on ways to measure and improve civic health.
Forum Moderator: Harry Boyte, Director, Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Augsburg College (Minn.) 
Presenters:  Julie Ellison, Lead Organizer, Citizen Alum and Professor of American Culture and English, University of Michigan; Thomas Morgan, Executive Director, Center for Faith and Learning, Augsburg College (Minn.); Kara Lindaman, Associate Professor and ADP Director, and Laura Lake, student, Winona State University (Minn.); Blase Scarnati, Director, First Year Seminar Program and Global Learning, Northern Arizona University and Kaylesh Ramu, Student Government Association President, University of Maryland Baltimore County   

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Political Engagement Project Meeting (open to all)
An informal gathering of current PEP participants and those interested in participating in the Political Engagement Project.
Facilitator:  Steve Hunt, Professor, School of Communication, Illinois State University and Political Engagement Project faculty chair

1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Civic Minor in Urban Education Pre-Conference Workshop: The Nuts and Bolts of Designing and Implementing a Civic Minor in Urban Education (open to all)
Five AASCU urban campuses were selected in fall 2010 to design and implement new Civic Minors in Urban Education within three years. Each Civic Minor must be developed as a partnership between Education and Arts & Sciences faculty and be available to all university students. Each campus designated a design team headed by two Design Team leaders – one from Arts and Sciences, the other from Education – to create its own version of the Civic Minor, with both unique and common core elements. The unique elements will reflect the circumstances and needs of each particular urban community, its P-12 school district, and the university. Each Civic Minor in Urban Education will offer pre-service teachers, and their peers who might not otherwise consider a career in education, an opportunity to take other courses that develop a rich understanding of the public policy context of urban schools and community factors that affect school performance, community connection to schools, and learning outcomes for students, especially civic outcomes. AASCU's Director of Teacher Education, Jolanda Westerhof, and Design Team leaders from the five project campuses will share design specifics and implementation strategies in this hands-on workshop for faculty, service-learning/community engagement directors, deans and provosts interested in creating and implementing their own version of a Civic Minor in Urban Education. The AASCU Civic Minor in Urban Education project is funded through a grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Facilitator: Jolanda Westerhof, Director of Teacher Education, AASCU 
Campus Design Team Leaders: Kathy Wood, Interim Associate Dean, School of Education and Amitra Wall, Associate Professor, Sociology, Buffalo State College (N.Y.); Steven Hart, Assistant Professor, Literacy and Early Education and James Mullooly, Associate Professor, Anthropology, California State University Fresno; Susan Harden, UNC Charlotte Crossroads Coordinator, Adjunct Professor College of Education and Janni Sorensen, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Vicki McGinley, Professor, Department of Special Education and Hannah Ashley, Associate Professor of English, West Chester University of Pennsylvania; and Anna Lyon, Associate Professor of Teacher Education and Marjorie McLellan, Associate Professor, Department of Urban Affairs and Geography and Department of History, Wright State University (Ohio)

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
The Democracy Commitment (TDC): Welcome Session and Orientation (open to all)
All participants from TDC member colleges and those interested in learning more about TDC are invited to this session. This session focuses on getting to know each other and coordinating our participation in the conference.
Facilitator: Edmundo Norte, Dean, Intercultural and International Studies, De Anza College (CA)

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
ADP Orientation (open to all)
Is your campus new to the American Democracy Project? Is this your first ADP meeting? This session introduces you to the American Democracy Project and gives you a chance to meet and talk with George Mehaffy, ADP’s founder and Jen Domagal-Goldman, ADP’s national manager. Come learn what ADP is all about!
Facilitators: George Mehaffy, Vice President for Academic Leadership and Change and Jen Domagal-Goldman, American Democracy Project National Manager, American Association of State Colleges and Universities

3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Opening Plenary: Closing the Gap Between Intention and Action
How we can build a global network that will help people everywhere take action on any issue that concerns them, locally or globally, online and in person?
Presenter: Ami Dar, Executive Director and Founder of Idealist.org

5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Opening Wine and Cheese Reception 
Cocktail Party Civics: Politics without the Rant from U.S. Vote Foundation  
Facilitator:  Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, President and CEO, U.S. Vote Foundation  

6:15 p.m. 
Dinner on your own 

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Friday, June 8

7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Registration

7 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Networking Breakfast

7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast Breakout Session: eJournal of Public Affairs Editorial Board Meeting (by invitation)
Facilitators: Rachelle Darabi, Associate Provost for Student Development and Public Affairs and Andrew Lokie, Coordinator of Special Projects adn Editor of the eJournal of Public Affairs, Missouri State University

7 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast Breakout Session: ADP Campus Coordinator Meet-up (open to all ADP campus coordinators)
Informal gathering of ADP campus coordinators and/or Directors of Civic Engagement Centers.
Facilitator: Jen Domagal-Goldman, ADP National Manager, AASCU and Melanie J. Blumberg, Professor of Political Science and Campus Director of ADP, California University of Pennsylvania

7 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast Breakout Session: Global Engagement Scholars meeting (by invitation)
Facilitator: Denny Falk, Global Engagement Scholars Chair

7 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast Breakout Session: How to Host a Campus Conversation on Climate Change (open to all)
This session involves a soup to nuts discussion of how to organize and implement a Campus Conversation on Climate Change. Topics to be covered involve getting administration buy-in, event logistics, recruitment strategies, development of pre- and post-surveys and discussion guides. The workshop builds upon last year's general discussion of student-centered deliberations on Climate Change and the Campus. Participants in this workshop are invited to join a nation-wide project that will take place during a two-week period in late-September/early October 2012. For more information, go here. 
Presenters: Francis J. Schweigert, Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Public and Nonprofit Administration Program, Metropolitan State University (Minn.) and Tim Dawson, Program Manager, Program for Deliberative Democracy, Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.)

7 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast Breakout Session: Civic Agency and Student Organizing: Planning Meeting (open to all)
The American Commonwealth Partnership and ADP Civic Agency student organizing meeting launches a network of campus-based groups who work together to build the civic agency (empowerment) of students to claim their role in the work of building democracy colleges for the 21st century -- the kinds of empowering, community connected learning and educational institutions that suit the challenges of the times. The group reviews and finalizes the draft of a plan, initially developed by the students at Western Kentucky University and now incorporating feedback from students and student organizers at University of Maryland Baltimore County, Winona State University, Augsburg College, the University of Minnesota, Denver University and Northern Arizona University.
Facilitators: Paul N. Markham, Co-Director, Institute for Citizenship and Social Responsibility and Noelle Johnson, Public Achievement Coach, Western Kentucky University 

7 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast Breakout Session:  America’s Future Initiative Planning Meeting (open to all)  
The goal of the America’s Future initiative is to educate AASCU students about our looming national debt and deficits, while exploring ways in which they can interact with policy makers to end this era of financial irresponsibility.  
Facilitator: Rob Catlett, Director of Centers for Economic Education and Community Research, Emporia State University (Kan.) 

7 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. 
 What it Means to be a Steward of Place: Evidence of Institutional Practice
In 2002, AASCU published Stepping Forward as Stewards of Place. Over the last decade, many AASCU institutions have taken up the call to become “stewards” for their regions. This session shares the results of a study of AASCU campuses that received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification in 2008 and 2010, examining “ground level” engagement in the 10 years following the original report. The aim of this follow-up report is to understand existing practices as a basis for formulating recommendations for campuses to become more effective stewards of place.
Presenters:  John Saltmarsh, Co-Director, New England Resource Center for Higher Education, University of Massachusetts, Boston and R. Eugene Rice, Senior Scholar, Association of American Colleges and Universities  

7 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Making More Effective Use of Science or Knowledge When the Facts Don't Speak for Themselves 
The authority of experts has come under challenge with rising levels of public skepticism about the objectivity of science. Many sound research findings are not being put to use. Examples of failure to make use of scientific knowledge include policy gridlock on climate change, battles over autism and vaccines, and failure to accept expert recommendations on breast cancer screening. Clearly, facts do not speak for themselves. Competing public values are at stake in public policy discussions and something more is needed. As researchers at publicly funded universities, scientists have a responsibility to promote effective use of their knowledge. This roundtable discussion is intended to deepen understanding about the process of knowledge translation and to provide examples of useful or promising approaches to achieve it more effectively.
Facilitator: Roger Bernier, Adjunct Professor, College of Public Health, University of Georgia 

9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. 
Plenary: Town Hall Meeting USA with Former Members of Congress  
Discuss today’s most pressing issues—including Congress’ civility/bipartisanship crisis, the 2012 elections, and the important role of public service in our democracy and how to foster it—with two former college professors and members of Congress. This informal and open session includes ample time for audience Q&A. This session is offered in partnership with the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress and its Congress to Campus program.   
Moderator: Alberto Olivas, Director, Center for Civic Participation, Maricopa Community Colleges (Ariz.) 
Presenters: The HonorableDan Miller (R-FL, 1993-2003) and The HonorableJerry Patterson (D-CA, 1975-1985)
Student Questions by: Kaylesh Ramu, Student Government Association President, University of Maryland Baltimore County and Makisha Noel, student, Miami Dade College (Fla.) 

10:30 - Noon
Featured Session
Global Challenges National Blended Learning Course
Global Challenges: Promise and Peril in the 21st Century is a first of its kind course made possible by the collaborative efforts of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ (AASCU) American Democracy Project, The New York Times Knowledge Network, and teaching faculty from 11 AASCU institutions. The course uses the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Seven Revolutions content as a curricular framework for educating globally competent citizens. The course design relies on the most recent research on blended learning models, combining the best of on-line and face-to-face educational approaches. This groundbreaking national blended learning model course will be a template for further national blended learning model courses on other topics. In this session, the National Project Coordinator of the Global Challenges Red Balloon Project and the Chair of the AASCU Global Engagement Scholars discuss the collaborative effort and share a glimpse of the Spring 2012 pilot. A representative from Sourcebooks publishing also unveils a glimpse of the new Global Challenges eBook. 
Presenters: Shala Mills, Chair and Professor of Political Science and National Coordinator, Global Challenges Course, Fort Hays State University (Kan.); Dennis Falk, Distinguished Teaching Professor of Social Work and Global Engagement Scholar, University of Minnesota Duluth; and Peter Lynch, Editorial Manager, Sourcebooks 

10:30 a.m. – Noon
Featured Session
Transforming Campus Voices into Student Votes: Best Practices for How to Move from “Concept” to “Counted”
As new voters and – sometimes -- new residents in their campus community, college students are far more likely than other voters to lack information about voter registration, voting procedures, and their right to vote in the community in which they live. Colleges and universities can play an essential role in fulfilling our educational mission to produce informed, engaged citizens by supporting specific reforms that will break down these barriers by empowering students with the information they need. This session provides precise program ideas and best practices for what you can do to boost voter education, registration, and get-out-the-vote efforts on your campus.
Moderator:  Elizabeth A. Bennion, Associate Professor of Political Science and Campus ADP Director, Indiana University South Bend  
Panelists:  Alysa Cisneros, student coordinator, De Anza College; Susan Dzieduszycka-Suinat, President and CEO, U.S. Vote Foundation; Brandon Loso, student, Middle Tennessee State University; Amelia Ross-Hammond, Professor and Director, Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, Norfolk State University (Va); Dan Vicuna, Staff Attorney and Campus Vote Project Coordinator, Fair Elections Legal Network 

10:30 a.m. - Noon
Featured Session
National Issues Forum –Shaping Our Future: How Should Higher Education Help Us Create the Society We Want?
This session features a deliberative forum using the new NIF guide Shaping Our Future. This forum also provides an experiential introduction to key concepts and practices in deliberative politics such as naming and framing issues, choice work, and trade-offs experience with choice work. Shaping Our Future was developed by National Issues Forums and the Kettering Foundation and it will be used in collaboration with the American Commonwealth Partnership. 
Presenters: John Dedrick, Vice President and Program Director, Charles F. Kettering Foundation and William V. Muse, President, NIF Institute.  
Forums will be moderated by: Cristin Foster, Assistant Program Director, and Chris McCauley, Executive Director, David Mathews Center for Civic Life; Doug Garnar, Professor and Service Learning Program Director, and Lisa Strahley, Associate Professor of Teacher Education and Early Childhood Development, Broome Community College (N.Y.);  Kara Lindaman, Associate Professor and ADP Campus Director, Winona State University (Minn.); and Alberto Olivas, Director, Center for Civic Participation and Bernie Ronan, Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs, Maricopa Community Colleges (Ariz.) 

10:30 a.m. – Noon 
Featured Session
The National Assessment of Service and Community Engagement (NASCE) 
The NASCE is the first tool that uses student reported experience to quantitatively measure community engagement among individual students and their institutions. To date, the NASCE has interviewed 12,344 students from 28 colleges and universities of varying sizes and affiliations, spanning nine different states in the United States.  The NASCE is an instrument that 1) measures the community engagement and service performed by students, 2) measures and reports the engagement and service across nine areas of human need, 3) expresses engagement and service performed as a percent of the possible service an institution can offer, 4) provides colleges with a measurement of their capacity contribution, and 5) provides a tool that can be used to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses for use in institutional planning.  This presentation provides detailed information on the innovative methodology of the NASCE as well as the derivation, implementation and initial findings of these five outlined study aspects. 
Presenters:  Mathew Johnson, Director of Academic Community Engagement and Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies and Donald P. Levy,Director, Siena Research Institute, Siena College (N.Y.) 

10:30 a.m. - Noon
Featured Session
A Crucible Moment: Higher Education and Democratic Engagement
This session first orients the audience to the 2012 Crucible Moment: College Learning and Democracy’s Future report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education. The report will be used to frame a presentation on the upcoming 2015 application cycle for the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Elective Community Engagement Classification. Participants from two-year and four-year campuses interested in seeking the classification in 2015 are encouraged to attend.
Presenters:  Gail Robinson, Director of Service Learning, American Association of Community Colleges (Washington, D.C.); John Saltmarsh, Co-Director, New England Resource Center for Higher Education (Mass.); and Josh Young, Director of the Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy, Miami Dade College (Fla.)

10:30 a.m. - Noon
Featured Session
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Exploring the Link between Civic Engagement and Employment
Civic behaviors such as political involvement, volunteering, and giving help generate the flow of information, trust and connection in communities. Active participation in civic life is necessary for a community to be socially and economically healthy. This workshop presents research on the links between civic engagement and economic resilience and provides opportunities for discussion of the unique role that higher education institutions play in advancing civic health and community vitality. The meeting workshop includes a presentation, Q&A and discussion.
Presenters: Kristi Tate, Director of Community Strategies, National Conference on Citizenship (Washington, D.C.) and Michael Stout, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Missouri State University

10:30 a.m. - Noon
Featured Session
Community Change Studies for Civic and Democratic Work
The Community Learning Partnership (CLP), a partner of The Democracy Commitment (TDC), is expanding its Community Change Studies (CSS) programs to prepare students for careers in civic and democratic work, with an emphasis on community engagement that creates a more democratic society. This session presents program designs and curriculum for CSS certificate and degree programs in four CLP sites: Los Angeles; Cupertino; Minneapolis; New York. The session also provides a first-look at a new web-based Resource Center for developing CSS programs and curriculum that will become available to TDC members in late Fall 2012.
Presenters: Denise Fairchild, President, Emerald Cities Collaborative; Sydney Beane, Director, Minnesota Community Learning Partnership; Hector Soto, Director, Center for Neighborhood Leadership, New York; Benjamin A. Torres, CEO/President, Community Development Technologies Center, Los Angeles; Edmundo Norte, Dean, Intercultural/International Studies, De Anza College; and students from the CLP site programs

10:30 a.m. - Noon
Featured Session
Raising Money to Support a Civic Engagement Program
The experiences of campuses that have been successful at raising funds in support of a campus-wide civic engagement program is reviewed in this session. The emphasis is on external fund-raising and grant-writing strategies. Also, issues involving the leveraging of institutional budgets to prompt external support and the importance of sound project management and assessment to external fundraising are addressed.
Facilitator: Richard Dunfee, Executive Director, AASCU Grants Resource Center
Presenters: Steve Hunt, Professor of Communication and Lance Lippert, Associate Professor of Communication, Illinois State University; Gregg Kaufman, Instructor, Georgia College; and William M. Loker, Dean, Undergraduate Education and Senior International Officer, California State University, Chico 

TDC on Engaging the Community: Student Perspectives 
The Public Achievement program at Lone Star College, Kingwood offers students experience in community and democratic engagement. A panel of students from the Kingwood campus will discuss their participation in the program over the last two years and their efforts to expand and further student-led engagement. Other students from TDC institutions will show videos documenting their experiences and present on how civic engagement helped enrich their education and aid in degree completion. 
Moderator:  John J. Theis,Professor of Political Science, Lone Star College, Kingwood (Texas)     
Presenters: Blain Donnell, Student; Wendy Thorp, Student, Cory McAnally, Student; and Corey Lenon, Student, Lone Star College, Kingwood 

Failing to Forget: Teaching the Topics of Today to the Citizens of Tomorrow 
Trayvon Martin. The Occupy and Tea Party movements. Women's reproductive rights. Healthcare. Education and tuition. These and many more events mobilize students toward dialogue, organization and action, yet in many academic settings these important issues of the day are quickly overlooked. How can we better serve our students by teaching civic responsibility and democratic engagement through the everyday topics that affect their individual lives and communities? This session explores ways in which our campuses can help students organize around these events and form their own voices under the banner of civic and democratic participation. 
Presenter: Brian Murphy, President, De Anza College (Calif.)  

Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch on your Own  

Noon – 1:15 p.m. 
TDC Campus Coordinators Implementation Lunch (by invitation)   

Noon – 1:15 p.m. 
ADP Implementation Committee Meeting and Lunch (by invitation)   

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Civic Engagement: Preparing Students to Lead
Presenters discuss ways of engaging students in the political process. The initiatives include programming ranging from elementary schools to college campuses and the communities in which they co-exist.
Changing Lives: Student Involvement with a Naturalization Ceremony Through Leadership and Civic Engagement
Presenters: Susan C. Scott, Professor of Education; Mary M. Carver, Core Curriculum Coordinator of Mass Communication; Janelle Grellner, Professor of Psychology; and Patricia Loughlin, Associate Professor of History, University of Central Oklahoma
Walking Students through the Process of Enlightenment, Empowerment and Engagement
Presenter: Alauna S. Akins, Communication Instructor, Illinois State University
Kids Talk Democracy: Engaging Tomorrow's Leaders
Presenters: Geraldine M. Jones, Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs, California University of Pennsylvania and Melanie J. Blumberg, Professor of Political Science and Campus Director of ADP, California University of Pennsylvania

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Civic Engagement and the National Debt in the General Education Core Curriculum (America’s Future Initiative)
The National Debt and issues connected with it are likely to gain increasing attention and this session explores academically based student learning related to deficits, debt and civic engagement. Although economics and political science courses are featured, the nonpartisan multidisciplinary applications, connections, and extensions may inspire others.
Civic Engagement: Connecting with Classmates and the Community
Presenter: Rob Catlett, Director of Centers for Economic Education and Community Research, Emporia State University (Kan.)
Educating Students about the National Debt: A Multi-Year Study of Civic Engagement in the University Core Curriculum
Presenters: Steven E. Galatas, Associate Professor of Political Science and ADP Campus Coordinator and Cindy Pressley, Assistant Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University (Texas)

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Deliberating with a Purpose: Developing Engagement and Committing to Public Action through Conversation
It’s almost as popular to criticize talk radio, cable pundits and bloggers for undermining civil discourse as it is bemoan the absence of citizen participation at city council and school board meetings. Why aren’t people joining in the public dialogue? Maybe it’s because we aren’t engaging them. Turns out, “Ted Talks” doesn’t have a monopoly creating a smarter town square. Many universities and centers for civic life are taking on the challenge of being a catalyst for informed, civil discourse, using creative and bold formats to be a safe place for difficult conversations.
Being a Catalyst for Dialogue On and Off Campus
Presenter: Mark Neikirk, Executive Director, Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement, Northern Kentucky University
Our Community, Our Future: The Role of Citizens in Solving the Dropout Issue in Alabama
Presenters: Chris McCauley, Executive Director and Cristin Foster, Assistant Program Director, David Mathews Center for Civic Life (Ala.)
Power of Dialogue as a Tool for Social Change
Presenters: Daniel Fidalgo Tomé, Coordinator of Service-Learning and Giana C. Milazzo, Undergraduate Student in Literature, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
The Global Engagement Initiative: Research and Assessment
ADP’s Global Engagement Initiative began in 2007 as a collaboration between AASCU members with the goal of creating curriculum for educating globally competent citizens. Since 2007, several AASCU members have used this model in courses ranging from First-Year-Experience programs to upper division honors capstone seminars. This session discusses specific ways of assessing learning outcomes including the results of a single survey given at different universities and the role of ePortfolios. Other research examining how studying the future affects behavior in the present is also presented and discussed.
The Value of Vision: How a Clear Picture of the Future Affects Behavior in the Present
Presenter: Nathan Phelps, Assistant Professor of Honors and Interdisciplinary Studies, Western Kentucky University
The Global Challenges Course Assessment: A Report on the Results of a Survey Given Across Disciplines and Across the Country
Presenters: Martin Shapiro, Associate Professor of Psychology, California State University, Fresno and Ken Hill, Lecturer of Education, Kennesaw State University (Ga.)
Using ePortfolios to Showcase Service-Learning Projects and to Present Multi-Media Papers related to Complex Global Challenges
Presenter: Martin Shapiro, Associate Professor of Psychology, California State University, Fresno

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Teaching and Agitating for Social Justice
Social justice is a broad label covering a wide variety of actions that can be spurred by education in the classroom and extend to activism in the greater community. This session addresses commitments on campus and off, discusses efforts local and global and draws on several different historical perspectives.
Campus Climate, Civic Engagement and Commemoration
Presenters: Chris Stangl, Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Chester University (Pa.)
In Pursuit of Social Justice: Taking Action Against Greed and Indifference Toward the Oglala Lakota Tribe in Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Presenter: Patty Carlson, Instructor, Grace Abbott School of Social Work, University of Nebraska, Omaha
Using the Occupy Movement as a Teaching Tool for Civic Engagement
Presenters: Judith S. Willison, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Madonna LaRocque, undergraduate student, Bridgewater State University (Ma.)

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Partnering with Community Institutions for Civic Engagement
Through partnerships, local institutions can provide meaningful opportunities for student service-learning and civic engagement. Students, in turn, can provide valuable service to those local institutions. This session highlights two universities’ successes and challenges in working with local nonprofits and faith-based organizations.
Service Learning in Memphis: Finding Untold Stories
Presenter: Dale Hartnett, Adjunct Lecturer in Communications, The College at Brockport, SUNY
Creating Sustainable Partnerships: Resource Sharing across Higher Education and K-12 Institutions
Presenter: Michelle Hargrave, Director, Office of Civic Engagement, University of Minnesota Duluth

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Student Advocacy, Student Activism and Student Voting: Campus Initiatives Gearing-up for the Fall
This panel showcases programs at respective schools that, along with community partners, are creating meaningful personal connections toward the improvement of voting, policy development and good civic habits on campuses and within the communities. College and university undergraduate students are building relationships with young people in low-income and immigrant neighborhoods, working together with campus partners to generate new campus civic culture and researching campus population demographics to better impact voter registration and turnout.
My Vote, Our Future: Using Voter Registration to Engage Communities
Presenters: Cynthia Kaufman, Director, Institute of Community and Civic Engagement and Alysa Cisneros, Student Coordinator, De Anza College (Calif.)
Your Vote Counts: An HBCU's Campus-wide Initiative in Collaboration with Community Partners to Increase Civic Activism and Influence Public Policy Among Students
Presenter: Amelia Ross-Hammond, Professor and Director, Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, Norfolk State University
Student Voting in the Presidential Election: The Impact of Proximity to the Polls in Undergraduate Voter Participation
Presenters: Raven Dohuky, Brandon Loso, Josh Moore, Forest Stroud and Kelsey Tellez, Students; and Mary A. Evins, ADP Campus Coordinator, Middle Tennessee State University
 
1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session 
Democracy in Action—Sustained Dialogue Campus Network (SDCN): Empowering Students with Skills to Make Positive Change in their Communities  
Sustained Dialogue (SD) is a fully student-run, student-led semester long process that provides students with the skills to moderate and participate in difficult discussions related to aspects of diversity and other issues of social division on campus.  Learn how colleges and universities across the country have developed their SDCN programs and the changes that have resulted on their college campuses and in their communities.  Join representatives from the International Institute on Sustained Dialogue and Cuyahoga Community College as they share lessons learned and the “how to.” 
Presenters: Jennifer Batton, Director, Global Issues Resource Center, Cuyahoga Community College (Ohio); John Dedrick, Vice President and Program Director, Charles F. Kettering Foundation (Ohio) 

1:30 p.m.- 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Promoting Engagement Among First-Year Students In and Out of the Classroom
Presenters from three campuses as well as The New York Times discuss curricular and co-curricular initiatives for first-year students that have proven successful in enhancing student learning, connecting students to communities, and developing engagement competencies so students can become productive, engaged global citizens.
Incorporating The New York Times into Your First Year Curriculum
Presenters: Kevin Cappallo and Lynn Hall, National Education Directors, The New York Times
Civic Engagement in the First Year
Presenters: Rachelle Darabi, Associate Provost, Missouri State University and Keisha Hoerrner, Associate Dean for University College, Kennesaw State University (Ga.)

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Whole People, Whole Institutions: Strategies for Transcending Engagement Silos
Civic engagement is most effective and powerful when integrated into the life and self-concept of both individual students and institutions. In this session, explore ideas and experiences relating to the process of deepening institutional commitments to promoting profound and enduring democratic engagement.
Defining a Civically Engaged Graduate
Presenter: Tony Johnston, Professor, Middle Tennessee State University
Building a Democratic Culture on Campus: Strategic Spontaneity, Urgent Patience, and Other Necessary (?) Paradoxes
Presenters: David Hoffman, Assistant Director of Student Life for Civic Agency and Craig Berger, Coordinator for Campus and Civic Engagement, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Strengthening Civic Commitment at Winona State University: Evaluating the Past and Celebrating the Future
Presenters: Kara L. Lindaman, Associate Professor of Political Science; Alexandra Griffin, Student; and Courtney Juelich, Student, Winona State University (Minn.)

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Assessing the Outcomes of ADP on Campus: A Round Table Discussion
Ten years into the American Democracy Project—it’s time to begin assessing efforts on campus and ask if our curriculum and programs are achieving the outcomes we have set. Keene State College has done some limited assessment and we are hoping to engage other campuses in a discussion of the assessment process from determining outcomes to assessment strategies and future program development. Following the discussion, participants are provided with a resource inventory of information collected.
Presenters: Kimberly Schmidl-Gagne, Program Coordinator; Michael Caulfield, Instructional Designer; and Patrick Dolenc, Professor of Economics, Keene State College (N.H.)

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
The Legal and Political Position of Women in America
From the broad perspective of women’s rise in politics and law, to the specific role of black women’s political identity in America, this workshop provides a perspective of how women have persevered in an environment of exclusion.
Reorienting Ourselves in a Crooked Room: Finding Your Authentic Political Self while being an American Black Woman
Presenters: Lindsey Ardrey, Graduate Assistant, Public Achievement Coordinator and Saundra Ardrey, Chair, Political Science Department, Western Kentucky University
From the Kitchen to the Cabinet: Women's Rise in Law and Government in America
Presenter: Darrel Harrison, Professor/Program Director, San Diego Community College District – Miramar (Calif.)

3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. 
Concurrent Session
Expanding Roles for Publicly Engaged Faculty
As the definitions, expectations and opportunities for civic engagement in higher education continue to evolve, presenters explore the impact these changes are having on the role of faculty.
From Relative Obscurity to Rock Stars: The Meteoric Rise of Community Engaged Faculty and the Benefits and Challenges of Institutionalizing Engagement
Presenters: Janni Sorensen, Assistant Professor of Geography and Earth Sciences and Susan Harden, UNC Charlotte Crossroads Coordinator, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Profiles of Publicly Engaged Scholars: Expanding the Citizenry of Academe
Presenter: Timothy Eatman, Assistant Professor of Higher Education/Director of Research, Syracuse University/Imagining America (N.Y.)
Contingent Faculty as Publicly Engaged Teachers & Scholars: Goals and Aspirations
Presenters: Julie Ellison, Professor of American Culture, English, and Art and Design, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Dale Hartnett, Adjunct Lecturer in Communications, The College at Brockport, State University of New York; and Gregg Kaufman, Instructor, Georgia College

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
The Global Engagement Initiative: Effectively Using Pedagogy and Curriculum to Drive Change across Institutions
The consolidation of relevant curriculum and interactive pedagogy is essential for student engagement. This group of presentations offers proven combinations of these tools to address prescient global challenges and global citizenship with the goal of affecting change in a variety of institutional settings and populations.
Integrating Global Challenges into a First Year Seminar in a Community College Setting
Presenters: Maureen Provost, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education and First Year Experience; Fagan Forhan, Director of Experiential Learning Opportunities and Civic Engagement; and Gregory Clement, Assistant Dean of Students, Mount Wachusett Community College
The Global Village Project: Using Effective Pedagogy to Engage Students in Examining Present and Future Geopolitical Challenges
Presenters: Ken Hill, Lecturer of Education, Kennesaw State University (Ga.) and Martin Shapiro, Associate Professor of Psychology, California State University, Fresno

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Activism 2.0: Tools and Practices for Change through eCitizenship
With the recent evolution and social significance of social networking, it is becoming increasingly important to explore opportunities for meaningful integration of social networking sites as opportunities for guided and purposeful learning of the tools themselves, and their increasing significance in civic engagement and education.
Social Media and Social Change: Frameworks for Connecting eCitizenship to Leadership
Presenter: Brian LeDuc, Manager, Leaders in Kennesaw (LINK) Ascend Program, Center for Student Leadership, Kennesaw State University (Ga.)
Engaging Students in eCitizenship through OpEd Writing, Ethical Debates and Peer Review: The Anthropology Community Action Project
Presenter: Karol Chandler-Ezell, Assistant Professor, Anthropology Program, Stephen F. Austin State University (Texas)
The Medium is the Messenger: Using Web 2.0 Tools in the Classroom
Presenter: Chapman Rackaway, Associate Professor of Political Science, Fort Hays State University (Kan.)

3 p.m - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Crafting Global Civic Engagement
This session encourages participants to engage in a discussion around how the American Democracy Project can incorporate global elements into civic education. Specific programming is offered as an example of how institutions can promote global civic engagement to their students.
ADP Beyond Borders: How FHSU is Developing Globally Engaged Citizens
Presenters: Kelly Nuckolls, Student Coordinator and Brett Whitaker, Instructor of Leadership Studies, Fort Hays State University (Kan.)
Building a Global Public Community: Service Learning Projects that Span the Distance
Presenters: Shyam K. Sriram, Campus Faculty Director, The Democracy Commitment and Tamra Ortgies Young, Director of Adult Learning Initiatives, Georgia Perimeter College
Comparative Citizenship Education: A Review of Emerging Principles of Civic Education in the Arab World and Reflections on the Mission of American Community Colleges
Presenter: Layla Azmi Goushey, Assistant Professor of English and Chair, St. Louis Community College (Mo.)

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Getting Students Involved in Veterans Recognition and Support Programs
This session focuses on getting the campus student body involved in a variety of activities that foster support, recognition and contact with veterans who have served our country. A variety of projects which involve students and campus/community partners are discussed along with how to engage with partners, build relationships with them and ensure that they are mutually reciprocal.
Engaging Students to Connect with Heroes
Presenters: Mary Ann Wood, Director of Public Affairs Support and Katherine Nordyke, Director, Office of Citizenship and Service Learning, Missouri State University
Students Serving America's Wounded Warriors
Presenters: Christine M. Bailey, Instructor of Political Science/Public Administration; John Lyons, student; and Shane Stikeleather, Oil and Gas Man, Istrouma Resources (Texas) and student, Ferris State University (Mich.)

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
State Higher Education Policy and Civic Learning and Engagement
What is the role of states' higher education authorities in setting policies to strengthen civic learning in public colleges and universities? Two state systems examine processes, possibilities and challenges in their areas and open a dialogue about how departments of higher education might best influence civic learning within our institutions in order to maximize effectiveness and catalyze systemic change in the education of today’s students.
Moderator:  John Saltmarsh, Co-Director, New England Resource Center for Higher Education, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Development of a Statewide Policy for Civic Learning and Civic Engagement 
Presenters:  Richard G. Rhoda, Executive Director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission and Mary A. Evins, Associate Professor of History and ADP Campus Coordinator, Middle Tennessee State University 
Civic Education and Engagement and Massachusetts’ Vision Project for Higher Education 
Presenters:  Shelley Tinkham, Assistant Commissioner for Academic, P-16 and Veterans Policy at the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education and Fagan Forhan, Director of Experiential Learning Opportunities and Civic Engagement at Mount Wachusetts Community College (Mass.)  

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Working with Community Partners – Opportunities, Challenges, Successes and Boundaries
This session describes a variety of projects across disciplines and the co-curriculum which involve faculty, staff, students and community partners. The panelists discuss how to best engage with the community partners, build relationships and ensure that they are mutually reciprocal, in addition to highlighting potential obstacles when building collaborative partnerships. Thoughtful sharing and discussion among audience members about the ins and outs of building, maintaining and sustaining meaningful community partnerships is encouraged.
Presenters: Becca Berkey, Coordinator of Experiential Education; Kayla Donahue, student; Marjorie Droppa, Assistant Professor of Health Science; Therese Seibert, Professor of Sociology; and William Fleeger, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Keene State College (N.H.)

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Connecting Civic Learning in Classrooms and Communities
This session features two approaches to strengthening civic learning. Participants are involved in a lesson demonstration and receive materials about both approaches.
Creating a Law-Based Civics Course at Your Community College: Connecting Civic Learning and Civic Engagement
Presenter: Ellen Eason-Montgomery, Professor, Director of Criminal Justice Program, Howard Community College (Md.)
Building a Minor in Civic Engagement: Intentional Infusion of Civic Engagement through Course Re-Design
Presenters: Lance Lippert and Joseph Zompetti, Associate Professors of Communication; and Phillip Dawson, graduate assistant, Illinois State University

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Deliberative Politics and Organizing for Deliberative Decision Making 
This session discusses the role of public deliberation in democratic politics, introduces research on developing frameworks for productive public deliberations over controversial issues and provides information useful to people who want to organize and lead forums on campuses and in community.    
Presenters: John Dedrick, Vice President and Program Director, Charles F.  Kettering Foundation; Cristin Foster, Assistant Program Director, David Mathews Center for Civic Life; Chris McCauley, Executive Director, David Mathews Center for Civic Life; Bill Muse, President, National Issues Forums Institute 

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Creating a Culture of Student Engagement  
This presentation focuses on how institutions can capitalize on previously dispersed activities to create an intentional effort to advance student engagement through empowerment.  Symbolic and authentic empowerment is examined and student presenters highlight the opportunities and challenges encountered through this empowerment. 
From Advocates to Administrators: The Creation of a Student-Run Office of Sustainability 
Presenters:  Manuel R. Abarca IV, Sustainability Coordinator and Taylor Hermann, Assistant Sustainability Coordinator, University of Central Missouri 
Of the Students, By the Students and For the Students 
Presenters:  Shari Garber Bax, Vice Provost and Kayla Meine, Undergraduate Student, University of Central Missouri 

4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. 
Concurrent Session
Connect, Engage, Occupy: Civic Engagement and Networks of Participation from Campus to Community
This session explores civic engagement and its effects on student retention, using network analysis to increase civic participation, and engagement in the Atlanta Occupy movement. Using multiple research methods allows us to understand civic engagement in multiple sectors and better predict outcomes for students, campuses and communities.
Whither Occupy? Predicting Future Political Engagement by Occupy Members
Presenter: Joe Corrado, Associate Professor of Political Science, Clayton State University (Ga.)
What's more Democratic than Participation? Using Community-Based Participatory Action Research with Technology to Build Democratic Citizenship
Presenter: Courte C. W. Van Voorhees, Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Leah Ashwill, Director, WKU ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships, Western Kentucky University
Retention and Civic Learning in Higher Education
Presenter: Hilary Stallings, Manager of Recruitment and Resources, Middle Tennessee State University

4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Activating Knowledge
This session is about effective strategies that have been successful in increasing student participation in the civic affairs of university campus and community.
From "The Pledge" to Civic Engagement
Presenter: Khodadad (Khodi) Kaviani, Education Program Director, Central Washington University
Strategies for Achieving Campus-wide Participation and Success by the Ferris State University Political Engagement Project
Presenters: Richard W. Griffin, Co-coordinator of Political Engagement Project and Professor; Richard Hewer, Co-coordinator of the Political Engagement Project and Associate Professor; and Christie Bailey, Political Engagement Faculty and Instructor, Ferris State University (Mich.)
"The Reading Tent": Implementing a Community Service Program through ACAD 101, Student Leaders, Academic Affairs and Technology
Presenter: Ellin McDonough, Program Director for Service Learning, Winthrop University (S.C.)

4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Developing the Next Generation of Leaders through Organizer Training and Mobilizing Youth Cultural Resources
This session looks at some successful models for using community colleges as a base for training the next generation of community organizers. It also looks at ways that we can draw on the cultures that our students bring to college, as a basis for engaging them to become advocates for social change.
Presenters: Cynthia Kaufman, Director, Institute of Community and Civic Engagement and Kei Fischer, Community Organizer, De Anza College (Calif.)

4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Creating A Civic Culture
This session explores strategies for pulling together key players to launch Democracy Commitment and civic engagement initiatives on community college campuses. Topics include creating a culture of civic engagement through spaces for students to be empowered and creatively engineering the institutionalization of ‘civic engagement’ on campus, including the numerous forms this can take.
From Committee, to Office, to Center—and Beyond!: The institutionalization of Civic Engagement at a Community College
Presenter: Fagan Forhan, Director of Experiential Learning Opportunities and Civic Engagement, Mount Wachusett Community College (Mass.)
Launching The Democracy Commitment: First Year Initiatives at Delta College
Presenters: Lisa Lawrason, Assistant Professor of Political Science; and Kimberly Klein, Associate Professor of Political Science, Delta College

4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Community as Classroom: Community Based Learning to Enhance Students’ Employment and Civic Engagement Skills
Presentations in this session provide three models of community based learning to strengthen students’ capacities to gain marketable job skills, work effectively in diverse communities and address social problems in their locales.
ENGAGE Social Issues: Bringing University Partnership to Community Colleges
Presenter: Lora Jorgensen, Associate Director for Center for Community Engagement and Learning, University of Alaska Anchorage
The Vita Project—Students Working with Diverse Communities Through Service Learning
Presenter: Salley Deaton, Professor of Business Studies, San Diego Community College District - San Diego City College (Calif.)
The P-16 Initiative: Creating Pathways for Active Citizenship Among K-12 and University Students
Presenters: Julie Dierberger, P-16 Coordinator, Service Learning Academy and Paul Sather, Director Service Learning Academy, University of Nebraska, Omaha

4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Sharing and Promoting the Scholarship of Civic Engagement: Two Projects You Should Know About!
Hear more about the forthcoming American Political Science Association monograph on civic engagement. Learn about the theories, best practices and assessment techniques covered in the book and sign up to receive notification of publication. Participants also learn about the eJournal of Public Affairs: how it started, what it is and how you can become a contributor and reader as a way to extend our conversations and develop your knowledge about civic engagement and public affairs.
From Service-Learning to Civic and Political Engagement: An Overview of APSA's Forthcoming Book on Civic Engagement Pedagogy
Presenter: Elizabeth A. Bennion, Associate Professor of Political Science and ADP Campus Director, Indiana University South Bend
Extending Our Conversations Through the eJournal of Public Affairs
Presenters: Rachelle Darabi, Associate Provost, Student Development and Public Affairs; Marc Cooper, Professor; and Andrew Lokie, eJournal of Public Affairs, Missouri State University

4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Promoting Civic Engagement: Innovation, Coordination and Mobilization
Presenters share ideas for promoting civic engagement through year-round programming that includes signature events, community outreach, and national initiatives. Of special interest are ideas for budget-friendly election year activities, such as Issue Expos and Campaign Watch.
Presenters: Melanie J. Blumberg, Professor of Political Science and ADP Campus Director; Emily M. Sweitzer, Professor of Justice and Behavioral Crime; Gary J. DeLorenzo, Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems; and Geraldine M. Jones, Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs, California University of Pennsylvania

4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Institutional Cultural Change through ADP
Collaborators in this session explore how the civic agency work of the ADP has become embedded in the institutional culture of Georgia College and how the Lander University ADP is attempting to find ways to embed enhanced civil discourse in curricular and co-curricular experiences. The program includes individual presentations, role playing and audience participation and discussion.
Georgia College's ADP Quilt: How Civic Agency is Stitched into the University's Culture
Presenter: Gregg Kaufman, Instructor, Georgia College
Civil Discourse in the Academy: The Lander University Initiative
Presenters: Alice Taylor-Colbert, Dean, College of Arts and Humanities and Chad Kinsella Assistant Professor of Political Science, Lander University (S.C.)

4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Supercharging Student Learning: Strategies for Embedding Service Learning and Civic Engagement Throughout the Curriculum
Ideally, service learning and civic engagement activities in higher education not only connect campus and community, but reinforce the curriculum and student learning. This panel explores the ways that three institutions have deeply embedded outreach activities within an academic program's pedagogical mission, simultaneously providing a more rewarding experience for students and forging links between students and society. The panel discusses specific strategies for course design, long term project implementation, and isolating lines of synergy between academic departments and university administration.
Integrating Civic Engagement Through Academic Debate
Presenter: Joseph P. Zompetti, Associate Professor of Communication, Illinois State University
Getting to Know Your Communication Department: Synergies Between Disciplinary Knowledge and Engaged Outreach
Presenter: Marcus Paroske, Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Michigan-Flint
Utilizing Service-Learning to Engage Students in Deliberative Polling Activities to Benefit Communications and Address Community Issues
Presenters: Brian Calfano, Associate Professor of Political Science and Katherine Nordyke, Director, Office of Citizenship and Service Learning, Missouri State University

4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Conceptions of Engagement: Exploring the Nexus of Philosophy, Power and Place
What do different conceptions of engagement imply about the process of engagement? In this session, we present three perspectives on engagement: (1) How honest and informed philosophical questioning is a necessary antecedent to effective democratic activity; (2) How alternative ways of framing civic engagement goals and strategies can carry significant ramifications for student learning; and (3) How seeing higher education institutions as "place-builders" and individuals as "placekeepers" can help transform civic engagement.
The Missing Ingredient in Citizenship and Democracy: Philosophical Engagement
Presenter: Wes Martin, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Keene State College (N.H.)
Framing Matters: The Politics of Creating a Powerful, Authentic and Congruent Language of Engagement
Presenters: Craig Berger, Coordinator for Campus and Civic Engagement and David Hoffman, Assistant Director of Student Life for Civic Agency, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Place Building Theory: A New Paradigm for Advancing Civic Engagement in Higher Education
Presenter: Michael Kimball, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Northern Colorado

6 p.m. 
Dinner on your own

 

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Saturday, June 9

7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Breakfast

7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Breakfast Breakouts

7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Breakfast Breakout Session
The National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC): Civic Health Initiatives Partnership Opportunities (open to all)
The NCoC is a nonprofit organization chartered by the US Congress to advance the nation’s civic life. NCoC currently works with 25 communities across the country to use civic data to measure and understand how our communities and democracy are functioning. These partnerships have produced reports, infographics and initiatives that promote dialogue and action around civic engagement. Join NCoC to learn more about partnership opportunities in 2012. 
Facilitator: Kristi Tate, Director of Community Strategies, NCoC

7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Breakfast Breakout Session  
Public Achievement Coaches Meeting 
A time for Public Achievement coaches to share stories, build relationships and make plans for connecting during the next school year. 
Facilitator: Dennis Donovan, National Organizer for Public Achievement, Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Augsburg College (Minn.)

7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Breakfast Breakout Session
Constitution Day – 225^th Anniversary – Planning (Open to all) 
Interested in brainstorming ideas for how ADP and TDC campuses can commemorate the 225^th signing of the U.S. Constitution when observing Constitution Day on and around September 17, 2012? Join us for an informal conversation about program planning! We’ll also explore the possibility of publishing a Constitution Day toolkit. 
Facilitator: Amy Jordan, Professor of Organizational Leadership and ADP Campus Coordinator, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith 

7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Breakfast Breakout Session
Democracy Plazas Meeting (Open to all) 
Want to learn more about creating a Democracy Plaza experience on your campus? This meeting is for those interested in this signature civic engagement practice. 
Facilitator: H. Anne Weiss, Graduate Assistant in Civic Engagement, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis 
  
7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Breakfast Breakout Session  
ADP Implementation Committee Meeting (by invitation) 
Facilitators: Jen Domagal-Goldman, ADP National Manager and George Mehaffy, Vice President of Academic Leadership and Change, AASCU 

7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Breakfast Breakout SessionIntegrating Global Challenges into a First Year Seminar in a Community College Setting (Open to all) 
Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Mass. is the only community college currently using Global Challenges (formerly known as 7 Revolutions), an ADP initiative, in their curriculum. Presenters share their framework for embedding Global Challenges into a First Year Experience (FYE) course focused on the development of student success skills based on completion of a one-year pilot. Participants then engage in a think-tank style dialogue about how to meaningfully integrate the Global Challenges into an FYE/intro course at a community college, being mindful of the challenges and barriers our students face every day. Presenters look to participants to help build recommendations and strategies as to how community colleges can use this vehicle to help students take back democracy's colleges—the community college. 
Presenters:  Maureen Provost, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education and First Year Experience; Fagan Forhan, Director of Experiential Learning Opportunities and Civic Engagement; and Gregory Clement, Assistant Dean of Students, Mount Wachusett Community College (Mass.) 

U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC) (Open to all) 
This informal session outlines how ADP and TDC campuses can participate in FMC’s Congress to Campus Program, which strives to facilitate face-to-face discussions between students and former members of Congress about civic engagement and public service. Come learn how to bring former members to your campus!  
Facilitators: Elizabeth Ardagna, Member Services Manager, U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress; The Hon. Dan Miller (R-FL, 93-03); and The Hon. Jerry Patterson (D-CA, 75-85)              

TDC Campus Coordinators Meeting (By invitation) 
Facilitators: Amee Bearne, TDC National Coordinator, AASCU and Bernie Ronan, Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs, Maricopa Community Colleges (Ariz.) 

eJournal of Public Affairs Open Meeting (Open to all)
This breakout session acts as a follow-up to the “Extending Our Conversations through the eJournal of Public Affairs” presentation.  The opportunity for questions and discussion about civic engagement and public affairs will be offered, along with an appeal to participate and contribute to the eJournal of Public Affairs.
Facilitators: Rachelle Darabi, Associate Provost for Student Development and Public Affairs; Marc Cooper, Professor; and Andrew Lokie, Coordinator, Special Projects & Editor, eJournal of Public Affairs, Missouri State University 

8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Plenary Session: Community Strengths, Assets and Other Ideas We Don't Really Believe
Language about community strengths and assets is present in nearly every grant proposal, statement of purpose and presentation related to university-community engagement: "We will build on the strengths and assets of the community." And yet, in the implementation of our engagement efforts, the community's assets are more an afterthought than the substance of the work. The dominant framework for engagement continues to view the community as deficient and in need of fixing, and residents as clients rather than producers. Byron White will address why our rhetoric and convictions so often fall short of our practice, and what can we do to walk our talk.
Presenter: Byron P. White, Vice President for University Engagement, Cleveland State University (Ohio)

10 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Featured Session
Putting Democratic Engagement to Work on Campus: A conversation with John Saltmarsh, co-editor of To Serve a Larger Purpose: Engagement for Democracy and the Transformation of Higher Education (2011).
This session is focused on a discussion among participants on issues, challenges, and questions from the chapters and the critique offered in the book. One point of conversation might be putting the conceptual framework of “democratic engagement” in place on campus, providing concrete strategies for using the book, To Serve a Larger Purpose: Engagement for Democracy and the Transformation of Higher Education to implement change. Collectively we can discuss strategies for faculty, staff, administrators, students, and community partners to implement democratic engagement on campus, drawing, in many cases, on campus examples. 
Presenter: John Saltmarsh, Director, New England Resource Center for Higher Education and Co-Editor of To Serve a Larger Purpose 

10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Featured Session
Exploring 21st Century Approaches to Civic Dialogue: New Tools for a Digital Democracy
A discussion of innovative tools for promoting civic engagement and civil discourse around critical issues on college campuses.
Democracy Plaza: Student Updates, Research Questions and Moving into the Future Electronic Space of Civil and Civic Dialogue
Presenters: H. Anne Weiss, Graduate Assistant in Civic Engagement; Youngbok Hong, Associate Faculty of Art; and Anthony Greco, student, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
The Civil Debate Wall: Using Digital Media to Train Effective Citizens
Presenters: Shelby Taylor, Digital Communications Director and Emma K. Humphries, Assistant in Citizenship, Bob Graham Center for Public Service, University of Florida

10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Featured Session 
Capturing and Assessing Student Voting on Your Campus      
Using public voting data, it is difficult to assess student turnout on a single campus and what institutional strategies positively affect turnout. In 2012, CIRCLE will be working with interested campuses and partners to fill this gap. We are developing a free service to calculate turnout using data collected by a national firm. This session will discuss current student voting research, what participants most want to know about student voting, and how campuses can get involved to assess strategies used to register and mobilize students. 
Presenter: Abby Kiesa, Youth Coordinator and Researcher, CIRCLE:  The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement 

10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Featured Session
ADP: Advancing the Civic Frontier
In this session, Tom Ehrlich, who has been instrumental in guiding the intellectual work of ADP, asks us to consider the new challenges and opportunities that we face in the civic engagement movement. In particular, he focuses on the need to engage students in the civic work of protecting and promoting public education at every level and on the use of social media and other emerging technologies to enhance teaching and learning about civic work.
Presenter: Tom Ehrlich, Visiting Professor, School of Education, Stanford University (Calif.)

10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Featured Session
Introducing Citizen Alum—Alumni as Doers, Not (Just) Donors
This session is an introduction to Citizen Alum as a strategy for institutional culture change. The particular focus of this panel is integrating alumni relations into campus-wide public/community engagement.
Presenters: Julie Ellison, Lead Organizer, Citizen Alum, University of Michigan; Jodi Bantley, Coordinator, Community Service-Learning, Center for Community-Based Learning, Metropolitan State University (Minn.); LeeAnn Lands, Associate Professor of History and American Studies; and Lisa Duke, Director, Office of Alumni Affairs, Kennesaw State University (Ga.)

10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Featured Session 
Next Generation Civic Engagement 
Higher education plays a significant role in preparing the next generation of informed, engaged citizens for our democracy—but we need new ways of teaching personal and social responsibility to a digitally native generation of students.  This session describes the redesign of a civic engagement course at the University of North Texas into blended and online formats and provides examples of experiential learning activities.  It also addresses the importance of anchoring course redesign to a foundation of thoughtfully identified student learning outcomes. 
Presenters: Brenda McCoy, Director, Bachelor of Applied Arts & Sciences Program and Michael Simmons, Senior Associate Director, Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment, and Redesign, University of North Texas 

10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Featured Session
Realizing the Potential of The Democracy Commitment and the American Democracy Project: Developing Partnerships between Universities, Community Colleges and Municipalities
Over the last 10 years scholars, educators, administrators, and others have devoted significant attention to the development of programs that support education for citizenship in higher education. These efforts have born significant fruit as evidenced by the many programs featured at the TDC/ADP Joint National Meeting. A central concern for the next 10 years will be how those in higher education will sustain the commitment civic engagement, especially in light of personnel changes and budgetary constraints. Presenters on this panel discuss how campuses can develop meaningful partnerships across campus and community to ensure that education for democracy remains a vital component of higher education.
Presenters: Deborah Halperin, Director of Action Research Center, Illinois Wesleyan University; Sarah Diel-Hunt, Heartland Community College (Illinois); Steve Hunt, Professor of Communication, Jan Murphy, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Lance Lippert, Association Professor of Communication and Frank Beck, Associate Professor, Illinois State University

10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Featured Session
Defining, Creating, Assessing, Closing the Loop: Long Term Assessment of Social Responsibility
In this session participants, while learning about the very practical aspects of one school's comprehensive model for assessing social responsibility, are actively engaged in reviewing their own institution's efforts and selecting areas for improvement. Using a template to guide them in defining terms, identifying organizational structures, and exploring potential means of determining impact, participants develop their own action plan to improve the results of efforts on their home campuses, including rare models for directly assessing student learning of outcomes in social responsibility.
Presenters: Gregory Mellas, Service Learning Director and Spanish Faculty; Michael Seward, English Faculty; and Cheryl Neudauer, Biology Faculty, Minneapolis Community & Technical College (Minn.)

10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Featured Session 
Linking High-Impact Learning and Community Engagement 
Come join a conversation about how campuses might thoughtfully link High-Impact Practices (HIPs)—such as first-year experiences, course-based internships, writing intensive courses, undergraduate research and capstones—with civic and community engagement.  Presenters share examples of what the Bonner Foundation and its network of campus-based intensive programs have begun to articulate as high-impact community engagement practices (HICEPs).  Practices include multi-year commitments and agreements with community partners, multi-year faculty connections, policy research projects and more.  Presenters hope to foster conversation and sharing amongst a national learning community for campuses with civic partners like AAC&U, AASCU (and ADP), Bringing Theory to Practice, Imagining America, NERCHE and others in the field. 
Presenters: Mathew Johnson, Director of Academic Community Engagement and Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies, Siena College (N.Y.) and Ariane Hoy, Senior Program Officer, Bonner Foundation 

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Campus & Friends Showcase, Poster Session and Lunch

12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Mini- Plenary
ADP and TDC: Reflecting on our Past and Looking to our Future 
Hear reflections on the founding and continuing work of two leading civic engagement organizations in higher education – the American Democracy Project and The Democracy Commitment.
Moderator: George Mehaffy, Vice President for Academic Leadership and Change, AASCU 
Panelists:  Tom Ehrlich, Visiting Professor, School of Education, Stanford University (Calif.);Felice Nudelman, Chancelor (elect), Antioch University (Ohio); Brian Murphy, President, De Anza College (Calif.); and Bernie Ronan, Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs, Maricopa Community Colleges (Ariz.) 

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
The Service Learning Trio: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Have you reached your service learning potential? In this collaborative session, discover unique service learning ideas from different standpoints that illustrate a learning by serving approach allowing students to experience philanthropy firsthand, while at the same time engaging in real-world application of course concepts.
Service Learning: Connecting Students' Minds to Course Content
Presenter: Jeffrey W. Fox, School-Based Scholars Coordinator, Adjunct Professor of Communication, Northern Kentucky University
Collaborative Engagement and Personal Responsibility: "Not Yo' Mama's Service Learning Projects"
Presenter: Cora Ann Williams, Professor, Speech Communication, Lone Star College System – Kingwood (Texas)
Interdisciplinary Service Projects: Do's and Don'ts
Presenters: Cindy L. Pressley, Assistant Professor and Karol Chandler-Ezell, Assistant Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University (Texas)

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Putting Students at the Center of Civic Engagement
Students can be more that passive recipients in courses and on our campuses. This session highlights how students at three universities engaged in efforts to address problems beyond the classroom to create change on their campus and community.
Students Speak & Step Up: Engaging Students in issues that matter to them & supporting student driven solutions to enhance and improve our communities
Presenter: Jennifer Mair, Adjunct Faculty, Communication Studies, Skyline College (Calif.)
More than "Winning:" How Students Organize to Solve Campus Problems
Presenter: Paul N. Markham, Co-Director, Institute for Citizenship and Social Responsibility, Western Kentucky University

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Students Engaging Change
This session shares various efforts across three institutions where students are engaging in change in their communities. From first year civic engagement opportunities (some of which start before students enter campus), to violence and bully prevention, students across universities are finding out what it’s like to be citizens in their democracy.
Addressing Needs of Those Affected by Violence through Community Engagement
Presenter: Maureen Moffitt Wilt, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Central Missouri
Before Day One: First-Year Students' Creating their Path Towards Civic Engagement
Presenters: Brandon Martin, Graduate Assistant for Civic Engagement; Cara Daniello, student; and Kerry Duda, Community Service Center student staff, Ramapo College of New Jersey
TRANSFORMERS Program Development & Assessment: A Community Engagement Approach to Anti-Bullying
Presenters: Cheri J. Simonds, Professor of Communication; Michael Blight, Elizabeth Flood, Stevie Munz and Matt Spialek, graduate teaching assistants, Illinois State University

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Building a Better Civic Engagement Experience
This session focuses on how three institutions have created innovative curricular and programmatic initiatives to offer civic engagement education. Models for how these types of initiatives and pedagogies could be implemented on other campuses is shared, as well as best practices for their use and creation.
Integrating Course Redesign Principles into Civic Engagement Curriculum: Teaching Large Sections of Global Challenges Students
Presenter: Brett Whitaker, Instructor of Leadership Studies, Fort Hays State University (Kan.)
Creating Integrated Student Focused Initiatives
Presenters: Mark Gempler, Associate Director of the Student Center; Kim Schmidl-Gagne, Program Coordinator in Academic Affairs; and Dylan Morrill, student, Keene State College (N.H.)
Building Research Skills for International Students through Global Challenges
Presenters: Paula Moore, ESL Academic Specialist and Katherine Nordyke, Director of Citizenship and Service-Learning, Missouri State University

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Strategies for Institutionalizing Civic Engagement
How can campuses support and sustain their commitment to civic engagement? Representatives of three colleges share specific strategies for effective and enduring institutional engagement practices.
An Engaged Campus: Coordinating Volunteer and Service Opportunities, Activities and Community Relations
Presenters: Deborah Smith-Howell, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Dean, Graduate Studies and Sara Woods, Associate Dean, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of Nebraska, Omaha
Recognition and Rewards: Kudos and Dollars: Towards Institutionalization of Civic Engagement
Presenters: Kaylene A. Gebert, Professor, Speech and Theatre and Judith Iriarte-Gross, Professor and Director of MTSU's Women In STEM Center, Middle Tennessee State University
Work You Need to Do in Order to Do Your Work: MDC's Story of Institutionalizing Civic Engagement
Presenters: Jo Anne Zarowny, Program Manager, Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy (iCED) and Tamica Ramos, Wolfson and Medical Center Campus Director, Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy (iCED), Miami Dade College (Fla.)

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
The Gift of Experiential Learning: Case Studies in Student Lobbying and Policymaking
This panel focuses on unique methods of encouraging experiential and active learning in political science. Panelists discuss a unique student-conducted forum on public policy as well as a field trip to a state house where students took part in active lobbying on a social justice issue and also met their legislators.
Teaching the Skills of Advocacy: Case Study of the Student Public Policy Forum
Presenters: Alberto Olivas, Director, Center for Civic Participation, Maricopa Community Colleges (Ariz.) and Brian Dille, Residential Faculty, Political Science, Mesa Community College (Ariz.)
Georgia Politics 101: A Lobbying Assignment at the State Capital
Presenter: Shyam K. Sriram, Faculty Director, Georgia Perimeter College

1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Context Matters: Seizing Opportunities for Education, Action and Advocacy
Join representatives from a national organization and an urban campus to learn how each creates opportunities for students to have an impact on national and global issues and in the communities where they live, study and work. Offered in this session are examples of internships, service-learning, community partnerships, advocacy projects and ideas for assessing the impact of this work.
Building Civic Literacy in the Nation's Capital
Presenter: Andrea Barron, Senior Program Manager for Civic Engagement, The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars
The Power of the Footprint: How One Campus Forged Community Partnerships and Built Synergies Recognized by Carnegie
Presenters: Margaret W. Cohen, Director and Associate Provost for Professional Development; Lynn M. Staley, Assistant Teaching Professor and Chad Hankinson, Associate Teaching Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis

3 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Partnering with Community Institutions for Civic Engagement
Through partnerships, local institutions can provide meaningful opportunities for student service-learning and civic engagement. Students in turn can provide valuable service to those local institutions. This session highlights two universities’ successes and challenges in working with local nonprofits and faith-based organizations.
Engaging Students with Local Non-Profit Community
Presenter: Cindy Pressley, Assistant Professor of Government, Stephen F. Austin State University (Texas)
Organizing Religion: The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Democratic Work
Presenters: Paul Markham, Co-Director, Institute for Citizenship and Social Responsibility and Terry Shoemaker, Program Coordinator, Institute for Citizenship and Social Responsibility, Western Kentucky University

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Civic Engagement Across the Curriculum
This session considers multiple ways for incorporating civic learning and engagement in the undergraduate curriculum. How do we teach for civic responsibility, learning and engagement? Presenters consider how civic engagement is integrated across the curriculum, as well as incorporated in STEM education for non-majors and in distance education.
Integrating Civic Responsibility and Purposeful Civic Learning into the Curriculum
Presenters: Gail Robinson, Director of Service Learning, AACC; Josh Young, Director, Institute for Civic Engagement and Democracy, Miami Dade College; TBD, Miami Dade College student
STEM Education and Civic Engagement for Non-Majors. Developing Citizen Scientists
Presenters: Judith Iriarte-Gross, Director, Women in STEM Center and Kaylene Gebert, Professor of Speech and Theatre, Middle Tennessee State University
Civic Engagement and Distance Education
Presenter: Jeff Dense, Professor of Political Science, Eastern Oregon University

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Community, Sustainability and Stewardship
These sessions explore the possibility for strengthening student connections to community through projects and programs emphasizing sustainability, environmental awareness and stewardship. The presenters discuss course design, student learning outcomes and opportunities for creating and supporting community partnerships.
Putting Down Roots: Building Strong Community Connections through Tree-Planting Projects
Presenter: Christina Jarvis, Associate Professor of English, SUNY Fredonia
Leaving a Legacy: Engaging Students in Park Management and Natural Resource Planning
Presenter: William Fleeger, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Keene State College (N.H.)
Teaching about Sustainability: The Fundamental Global Challenge
Presenter: Dennis Falk, Professor of Social Work, University of Minnesota Duluth

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
The Sights and Sounds of Participatory Democracy: Speaking and Acting for the Public Good
Every citizen of the academy, whether they are student, staff, faculty or administration, needs both the opportunity and the training to engage in effective public discourse. The academy should consider two critical ingredients needed to support public speaking for the public good: a safe and identified location where all can engage in public discourse and a center that can assist with the development and honing of the skills and techniques needed for effective public speaking (a center for civic engagement and public discourse). Panelists discuss opportunities created in and beyond the academy for student engagement in the civic sphere.
Public Speaking for the Public Good
Presenter: Michael McCarthy, Lecturer in Communications, Keene State College (N.H.)
Re-Igniting the Potential for Conversation: The Rhetoric of Personal Connection for Civic Action
Presenter: Heather Lettner-Rust, Assistant Professor of English, Longwood University (Va.)
The Struggle for Respect: Using Concepts of Participation and the Role of Civic Literacy to Engaged Diverse Students in Civic Activities
Presenters: Amelia Ross-Hammond, Professor and Director of Service-Learning and Civic Engagement, Norfolk State University (Va.)

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Social Media: Revolution and Evolution in Modern Society
This panel examines how social media can be used to enhance democratic value of participation in the classroom. Special attention given to student ownership of these media as a prerequisite for participation. A concurrent focus specifically examines student engagement, and models to best execute these projects.
The Revolution of Social Media to Facilitate Greater Participation in Democracy
Presenter: Steven Peist, Reading Faculty, Modern Languages, Estrella Mountain Community College (Ariz.)
Building Active Citizenship in and Beyond the College Classroom: Blogging for Diversity and Justice
Presenter: Anne B. Cross, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University (Colo.)
Using Facebook to Advance Civic Engagement and Global Learning in the Classroom
Presenter: Carlton Anthony Usher II, Associate Professor, Kennesaw State University (Ga.)

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Assessing Civic Engagement Skills
This session explores the institutional and instructional resources and strategies that impact civic learning for education majors as well as majors from a variety of other disciplines. Panelists discuss assessment techniques and their results when it comes to effectiveness in teaching students about civic engagement.
The Impact of a Year Long Immersion Program
Presenter: Adam Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, Salisbury University (Md.)
Assessing Pre-Service Teachers Knowledge of Civics: Lessons Learned from Texas
Presenter: Paul Nagel, Associate Professor of Elementary Social Studies Methods, Northwestern State University (La.)

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Designing and Implementing Programs for Actively Engaged Citizenship
Learning doesn’t take place solely in the classroom. Through innovative practices, creative design process, and partnerships across the campus, community, and country, these presenters have found significant advocates on- and off-campus. Presenters share their experiences and insight on establishing points of collaboration and creating significant, purposeful experiences for students in the process.
Leadership in Action: Engaging Practitioners in Collaborative Partnerships for Meaningful Student Leadership
Presenters: Brian M. Wooten, Director, Center for Student Leadership and Assistant Professor for University Studies; Josh Hunt and Brian LeDuc, Managers for Leadership Programs, Kennesaw State University (Ga.); and Heather J. Larabee, Assistant Dean and Director of Campus Activities, University of South Carolina
Youth & Seniors—American Democracy: An American Partnership
Presenters: Christie Brungardt, Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies and Director of the Women's Leadership Project, Fort Hays State University (Kan.) and Katherine Nordyke, Director of Citizenship and Service-Learning, Missouri State University
The Western Carolina University Poverty Project: A Framework for Engaged Learning at a Regional Comprehensive University
Presenters: Jennifer Cooper, Interim Director of Service Learning and John Whitmire, Associate Professor Department of Philosophy and Religion, Western Carolina University

3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Session
National Civic Minor in Urban Education Project: Five New Models that Integrate Service Learning with Public Policy Coursework
Five AASCU urban campuses were selected in fall 2010 to design and implement new Civic Minors in Urban Education. Each minor must be developed as a partnership between Education and Arts & Sciences faculty and be available to all university students. Each minor will offer pre-service teachers, and their peers who might not otherwise consider a career in education, an opportunity to take courses that develop a rich understanding of the public policy context of urban schools and community factors that affect school performance, community connections to schools and learning outcomes for students. This session will include a presentation of the five models, specific information about their implementation and any issues or obstacles encountered, plus time for Q&A.
Presenters: Jolanda Westerhof, Director of Teacher Education, American Association of State Colleges and Universities and participating campus representatives: Kathy Wood, Interim Associate Dean, School of Education, and Amitra Wall, Associate Professor of Sociology, Buffalo State College (SUNY); Steven Hart, Assistant Professor of Literacy and Early Education and James Mullooly, Associate Professor of Anthropology, California State University-Fresno; Susan Harden, UNC Charlotte Crossroads Coordinator and Adjunct Professor of Education and Janni Sorensen, Assistant Professor of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Vicki McGinley, Professor of Special Education and Hannah Ashley, Associate Professor of English, West Chester University of Pennsylvania; Anna Lyon, Associate Professor of Teacher Education and Marjorie McLellan, Associate Professor, Department of Urban Affairs and Geography and Department of History, Wright State University (OH)

4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Closing Plenary
Going Public: Aligning Classroom Pedagogy with Institutional Commitments to Civic Engagement
Many AASCU-member universities stress regional, civic engagement as a key strategic priority. Yet translating that priority to the classroom via faculty teaching practices can be challenging. This session provides participants with an overview of an innovative teaching approach that improves students’ civic dispositions and retention. The approach, Public Sphere Pedagogy (PSP), embeds a tailored public arena in varied courses to permit discussion of students’ research, questions and concerns about contemporary issues. Faculty, staff, administrators and community members act as dialogue partners with students, helping all participants to move their thinking and their plans for civic action forward. At CSU, Chico, PSP has broad faculty appeal and is used in disciplinary areas as varied as Political Science, Communication Studies, Economics, and English to improve students’ engagement with subject matter learning, assist students’ construction of civic dispositions, and increase students’ persistence to graduation. This session includes both a set of models of embedded public spheres (e.g., a student-led Town Hall, a “Great Debate,” and a multi-media festival where students present and discuss their work) and tools for developing PSP approaches on participants’ home campuses.
Presenters: Thia Wolf, First-Year Experience (FYE) Director and a Professor of English Studies; Ellie Clifford Ertle, Lecturer of Political Science and Faculty Coordinator for the Town Hall Meeting Program; Zach Justus, Assistant Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences; and William Loker, Dean of Undergraduate Education and Professor of Anthropology, California State University, Chico.

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Closing Reception and Dinner (offsite at Acenar on the Riverwalk)