Accepting proposals through June 21! See “Request for Proposals” below.
Registration closes August 2.
Rates:
$35 early bird OCC and IKONC (Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and North Carolina Campus Compact) member through May 31, $45 after May 31
$55 Other Compact member
$75 non-Compact member
$20 Student
The 2021 Meeting will be completely virtual.
The OCC Annual Meeting offers participants the opportunity to:
1. Network with others working to advance community and civic engagement;
2. Receive resources on best practices in community partnerships, faculty development, and student learning related to community and civic engagement; and
3. Share updates on critical state, regional, and national initiatives in higher education.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Ohio Campus Compact invites you to submit presentation proposals for the 2021 Annual Meeting. **Deadline is June 21.**
We are seeking both traditional virtual and non-traditional virtual presentations (TED/TEDx-type format, hybrid, discussion-focused, etc.) generally focused on:
Advancing our civic engagement work with and for students and local communities.
- Responding to the ever changing local, state and federal political landscape.
- Civic engagement in career preparation.
- Dialogue and courageous conversations between campus and community members, including anti-racism education, diversity and inclusion, and justice and equity.
- Innovative examples and models of civic engagement programs, institutional support mechanisms, reciprocal partnership design, and responding to resource instability.
- Utilizing faculty for institutionalization of civic and community engagement.
- Identifying, engaging and supporting underserved and underrepresented students in civic engagement.
Consideration preference for presenters will be given for the following proposals:
- Presentation includes student and/or community voice, either in person or via remote/video participation
- A focus on access, equity and diverse perspectives
- Opportunities for interactive engagement between the presenter and participants
PROPOSED SCHEDULE
Thursday, August 5, 2021
3-4pm ET Book Discussion with Tia McNair on From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education (participants are responsible for obtaining the book on their own)
Friday, August 6, 2021
(Tentative schedule, all times are Eastern)
9-9:30am Welcome and conference intro
9:30-10:30am Keynote address
10:30-10:50am Keynote discussion (small groups)
10:50-11am Break
11am-12pm Breakout sessions
12-1pm Lunch break and open networking
1-2pm Breakout sessions
2-2:30pm Wrap up, reflection, closing
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- Complete the Proposal Form
- Presentations will be one hour segments from either 11am-12pm or 1pm-2pm, determined after the conference planning committee has reviewed all proposals. Accepted presenters will be contacted to work out the details of session time.
- The format of presentations is determined by the presenter(s). We are seeking both traditional and non-traditional presentation formats.
- Proposals are due by 5pm Monday, June 21, 2021 to Brenna Limbrick at admin {at} ohiocampuscompact(.)org
- Questions? Contact Brenna at 740-587-8568 or admin {at} ohiocampuscompact(.)org.
Keynote Address by Tia McNair
Dr. Tia Brown McNair is the Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices, and student success. McNair directs AAC&U’s Summer Institutes on High-Impact Practices and Student Success, and TRHT Campus Centers and serves as the project director for several AAC&U initiatives. She is the lead author of From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education (January 2020) and Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success (July 2016). In March 2020, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education named McNair one of thirty-five outstanding women who have tackled some of higher education’s toughest challenges and made a positive difference in their communities.
Breakout sessions will include information on:
- Student Learning and Support
- Community Partnerships
- Faculty Development
2021 Refund policy:
*Full refunds will be given through July 3.
*Half refunds will be giving from July 4-July 24.
*NO REFUNDS will be given after July 24.
Join us and Tia McNair on August 5th, 3-4pm ET as we discuss the recently published “From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education” (January 2020). This discussion is FREE!