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8th Annual ADP National Meeting

Agents and Architects of Democracy: Moving from Rhetoric to Reality

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 pm 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.

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
6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Opening Reception at Waterplace
Waterplace is in walking distance to the hotel. No fee for paid registrants and paid guests.

Saturday, June 19, 2010
5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Closing Reception at the Westin
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.  

2010 ADP National Meeting Program

Thursday, June 17
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration
  Pre-Conference Private Sessions (Invitation Only)
9 a.m. – Noon Pre-Conference Meeting: 7 Revolutions (Invitation Only)
9 a.m. – Noon Pre-Conference Meeting: Civic Agency (Invitation Only)
9 a.m. – Noon Pre-Conference Meeting: Political Engagement Project (Invitation Only)
9 a.m. – Noon Pre-Conference Meeting: Deliberative Polling (Invitation Only)
9 a.m. – Noon Pre-Conference Meeting: America's Future (Invitation Only)
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch for 9 a.m. – Noon Pre-Conference Meetings (Invitation Only)
1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Pre-Conference Meeting: eCitizenship (Invitation Only)
 
  Pre-Conference Events
(Open to All Registrants – no additional charge)
12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m

7 Revolutions Institute: Educating Globally Competent Citizens

In this Institute, participants will be offered an in-depth exploration of the 7 Revolutions with the 7 Revolutions Scholars. Each Institute participant will receive a tool kit for using the content of the 7 Revolutions in on-campus projects and courses. This practical and insightful Institute is ideal for universities that want to deepen their commitment to providing effective international education in a variety of disciplines.
12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop: Advancing Community Engagement with Student Leaders

Facilitated by Judy Botelho, Director, Center for Community Engagement, Chancellor’s Office, The California State University
1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop: Deliberative Polling

Facilitated by Jim Fishkin, Director, Center for Deliberative Democracy, Stanford University
1 pm – 3:30 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop: Getting Started with the American Democracy Project
1 pm – 3:30 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop: Preparing an Application for the Carnegie Foundation 2010 Elective Community Engagement Classification

Presenters:
Lorilee Sandmann, Associate Professor, The University of Georgia,
Kerry Ann O’Meara, Associate Professor, College of Education,
Dwight Giles, Professor, University of Massachusetts, Boston,
Eugene Rice, Director, Forum on Faculty Roles and Rewards, American Association of Higher Education,
John Saltmarsh, Director, New England Research Center for Higher Education.
 
  Official Opening Events
2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Refreshment Break
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Opening Plenary

Welcome and Remarks:
George L. Mehaffy, Vice President, Academic Leadership and Change, AASCU

Presenter:
Elizabeth Coleman, President, Bennington College
6 pm – 8 pm Opening Reception
 
Friday, June 18
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration
7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Breakfast Breakout Sessions
9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Plenary Session

Presenter: Xolela Mangcu, Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution (invited)
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. – Noon

Concurrent Sessions: Block 1

Funding Civic Engagement Outreach Programs

Presenters: Rich Dunfee, Director, Grants Resource Center, AASCU, and Beth Olsen, Director of Grants Administration, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

The economic crisis poses problems for institutions and local communities searching for viable resources. To confront this challenge, sponsored program offices must seize leadership roles as agents of change and work to align institutional resources to face these challenges efficiently, with our local communities in mind. This session explores opportunities for funding civic engagement, community development and human services. To be successful, it is essential that applicants understand the funding trends, organize applications to meet expectations of funders, effectively research funding opportunities in a highly volatile field, and facilitate change in programs so they are better able to be sustained.
10:45 a.m. – Noon Other Concurrent Sessions (TBA)
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Campus and Friends Showcase
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Featured Sessions: Block 1

Framing Issues Using America’s Second Language:
Community, Prevention, and Social Justice

Presenter: Lawrence Wallack, Dean, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University

The first “language” of American culture is individualism. A second language of community— rooted in progressive social values that are also common to the American experience—serves as the first language of social change. These values resonate with many Americans but are not easily articulated. Also, there is a strong tradition of not trusting government, particularly “big government,” that is embedded in our first language. Consequently, personal-behavioral, individualistic understandings of health and social problems prevail. Advancing a social change/public policy approach to advancing effective public policies requires invigorating America’s second language by recognizing the underlying core social justice values and better articulating these values.
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Presenter: Mary Evins, Associate Professor of History and ADP Campus Coordinator, Middle Tennessee State University
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Voices of Students: Civic Agency
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Presenter: Rick Battistoni, Professor, Providence College
3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: Block 2
5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Cinema and Civic Learning Workshop: Using Democracy Film for Higher Education Instruction

Presenters: Gregg Kaufman, American Democracy Project Director, Georgia College and State University, and Michael Camerini, Epidavros Project

The workshop brings documentary filmmakers and educators together to imagine a collaboration resulting in the development of instructional materials for the university classroom.
 
Saturday, June 19
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast Breakout Sessions
8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Featured Sessions: Block 2

Agents and Architects of Institutional Engagement: Lessons Learned from Carnegie Classified Community Engaged Institutions

Presenter: John Saltmarsh, Director, New England Research Center for Higher Education
8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. eCitizenship Initiative

Presenter: Kevin Deegan-Krause, Associate Professor, Wayne State University
10:45 a.m. – Noon

Concurrent Sessions: Block 3

Lessons from an Organizing Class

Presenters: Harry Boyte, Co-Director, Center for Democracy and Citizenship, and Dennis Donovan, National Organizer, Public Achievement
10:45 a.m. – Noon Other Concurrent Sessions To Be Determined
Noon – 2 p.m. Lunch and Plenary Session
2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: Block 4
3:45 p.m. – 5 p.m. Concurrent Sessions: Block 5
5:30 p.m. Closing Reception