Jul. 13-14, 2025
Indianapolis, IN
Conference

American Democracy Project Summit

Join a community that builds and supports civic engagement within higher education.

Submit proposals by March 18.
ADP

Grow civic engagement in higher education.

The American Democracy Project Summit will be a welcoming and inclusive space that encourages campus collaboration, builds leadership skillsets, and strengthens the narrative for higher education’s pivotal role in building a strong democracy. The meeting will show best practices, model how institutions are growing civic engagement, provide guided team-planning time, build individual civic skillsets and mindsets, and demonstrate collective visioning opportunities. We will feature presenters with ideological diversity, intent on creating common ground through a nonpartisan exchange of ideas.

Democracy can be frustrating, slow, and contentious. Often, the civic engagement work done on a campus can feel isolated and be un- or under-appreciated. This meeting, with the theme of “Full Participation,” will change that narrative by showcasing that, through AASCU’s American Democracy Project, there are resources and a community that exists to help build and grow civic engagement within higher education.

Who should attend:

  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students
  • Senior campus leaders
  • Student affairs administrators
  • Community partners

Benefits of participation:

  • Connect with colleagues sharing best practices to incorporate experiential learning opportunities and enact pedagogical and programmatic strategies
  • Strengthen community and campus integration of civic engagement
  • Build the institutional culture, infrastructure, and relationships needed to support a thriving democracy
  • Embed the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to support democracy on campus
  • Discover ways to implement and assess institution-wide civic learning objectives

Call for Proposals

Submit proposals by March 18.

  • Students and teams encouraged to present their work
  • Open to all participants
Registration

More information will be available soon.

Location

Hyatt Regency Indianapolis
One South Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN

More information on accommodations and reservations will be available soon.

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