Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meetings
ADP co-organizes an annual national meeting for civic engagement administrators, faculty, staff, students and community partners focused on institutionalizing and advancing civic learning and democratic engagement work on our campuses. Learn more about our upcoming and past meetings by following the links below.
Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meetings (CLDE)
2023 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meeting
Boston, MA| May 31-June 2, 2023
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Sponsorship Prospectus
Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meetings (CLDE)
2022 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meeting
Minneapolis, Minn. | June 21-24, 2022
Meeting webpage |
Sponsorship Prospectus

2021 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meeting
Virtual Conference on June 2–4 and 9–11
Meeting webpage

2020 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meeting
Virtual Conference on June 4–5, July 24, and September 11
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Program

2019 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meeting
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | June 5-8, 2019
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Program
From 2015 to 2018, the CLDE meetings were co-organized by ADP with our community college colleagues at The Democracy Commitment (TDC) and our student affairs colleagues at NASPA. Prior to joining forces with NASPA in 2015, ADP and TDC organized an annual meeting that was similar in scope.
2018 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meeting
Anaheim, Calif. | June 6-9, 2018
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Program
2017 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meeting
Baltimore, Md. | June 7-10, 2017
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Program
2016 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meeting
Indianapolis, Ind. | June 2-4, 2016
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Program
2015 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meeting
New Orleans, La. | June 4-6, 2015
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Program
ADP/TDC National Meetings
2014 ADP/TDC National Meeting
Louisville, Ky. | June 5-7, 2014
Forging Civic Pathways for Students
Between Our Institutions
2013 ADP/TDC National Meeting
Denver, Colo. | June 6-8, 2013
21st Century Citizens:
Building Bridges, Solving Problems
2012 ADP/TDC National Meeting
San Antonio, Texas | June 7-9, 2012
Civic Engagement 2.0: Re-Imagining,
Strengthening and Deepening Our Civic Work
2011 ADP National Meeting
Orlando, Fl. | June 2-4, 2011
Beyond Voting: Active Citizenship in the
New Era