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2010 ADP National Meeting

Agents and Architects of Democracy

June 17-19, 2010 • The Westin Providence

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The American Democracy Project (ADP) has been created to identify and develop strategies and approaches to prepare all undergraduates to be informed, engaged citizens for our democracy. Yet as a recent study by our colleagues at AAC&U found, a gap exists between aspirations about civic engagement and actual campus practice. The question is how can we work to create “institutional intentionality” in our universities, moving from pockets of excellence that affect a few students to a broad effort that reaches all students? This question has animated ADP since its inception. Our theme this year reflects that commitment: “Agents and Architects of Democracy.”

For the past seven years, the American Democracy Project has brought together faculty members, staff, student affairs professionals, students, senior university administrators, community members, and partner organizations for an annual conference that explores the role of universities in preparing the next generation of informed, engaged citizens for our democracy. Last year, more than 400 participants joined us in Baltimore. This year, we plan to gather in the historic city of Providence, Rhode Island.

The 2010 American Democracy Project National Meeting is a rich collection of large and small group sessions, presentations, discussions, and other events.

We’ll begin with a series of pre-conference sessions on Thursday, June 17th, featuring the work of our Civic Engagement in Action initiatives, including:

  1. Political Engagement Project
  2. Deliberative Polling
  3. America’s Future
  4. Stewardship of Public Lands
  5. 7 Revolutions
  6. Civic Agency
  7. eCitizenship

The formal conference begins at 4:00 p.m. with a keynote address by Elizabeth Coleman, President of Bennington College. Coleman was responsible for the major restructuring of Bennington College that resulted in creating an institutional focus on civic engagement and the fundamentals of liberal education. Following this keynote is the opening reception. We will also have a set of amazing featured speakers, including remarks given by Peter Levine, CIRCLE, Rick Battistoni, Rhode Island College, Nancy Thomas, The Democracy Imperative, John Saltmarsh, NERCHE, and Scott Jaschik, InsideHigherEd."

Friday and Saturday will be filled with a combination of exciting plenary speakers, breakfast breakouts, featured and concurrent sessions, ending with a gala closing on Saturday night.

Please join us for a spectacular event, designed to inform, engage, and inspire.

Fees

The registration fee includes all program sessions and materials; opening reception on Thursday; breakfast on Thursday and Friday; refreshment breaks throughout the meeting; and closing reception on Saturday night.

All meeting attendees, including presenters, are expected to pay the conference registration fee.

Registration Type Fee
Individual (Rate for a single representative from a campus) $530
Team Member (Per person rate for two or more representatives from the same campus) $470
Student (Rate for a student currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program) $360
Guest* (Rate for a guest registrant that covers food and drinks during the opening reception) $95

*A separate invoice will be sent for guests. Included in the guest registration fee are food and drinks during the opening reception, Breakfast on Friday and Saturday, and the Closing Reception.

Please note: the guest registration fee does not include admittance to the concurrent, featured, or plenary sessions.

Functions and Events

Thursday, June 17, 2010
5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Opening Reception at The Westin
No fee for paid registrants and paid guests..

Saturday, June 19, 2010
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Closing Reception at Waterplace
No fee for paid registrants and paid guests.
Waterplace is in walking distance to the hotel. No fee for paid registrants and paid guests.

For questions about the ADP National Meeting, please contact:
Cecilia M. Orphan
National Project Manager
202.478.7833
orphanc@aascu.org

Registration Information:

Please select among the three options below.

Register online using AASCU’s new registration system. (Available to AASCU members or anyone who has attended the ADP Meeting in the past).

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Register via the downloadable registration form, to be mailed or faxed in. (Available to all registrants, but required for those who are not an AASCU member or who have never attended the ADP Meeting in the past). Download Form (pdf)
Contact Felicia Durham at 202-478-4673 to register for this meeting.