Organization Development for an Engaged Campus: Assessing Narratives and Architecture to Direct Future Change
At the intersection of the fields of engagement and organization development lie the strategies, structures, and processes of community-engaged praxis. This qualitative inquiry focused on the experiences of community engagement professionals at an urban, state-related research university. This study provided an understanding of the activities that contribute to the institutionalization of engagement through the lens of the architectural approach. The architectural approach addresses the key aspects of organization development, including the institutional conditions, design, and infrastructure that interconnect and integrate with narratives across different levels of the university as a system. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the…
Ohio Campus Compact Presents: Community Collaboration: Making Microcredentials Webinar with Erica Noll Crawford, M. Ed. (Miami University)
Learn more and register here.
OCC AmeriCorps Information Session
Learn more about Ohio Campus Compact’s host site opportunity for the 2023-2024 Student Resource Center AmeriCorps program. Register here.
Spring 2023 Community Building Institute
The Community Building Institute is a foundational webinar series that prepares early-career public professionals, and aspiring changemakers of all kinds, to address community needs in a responsible, equitable, and inclusive manner by centering the voices of community stakeholders. This is accomplished by educating participants on the six-step community building cycle.
COMPACT22 A Better Way Forward: Innovation with Equity at the Center
Compact22 is Campus Compact’s all-virtual 2022 national conference. It is the largest and most inclusive national conference focused on the role of higher education in building healthy communities and fostering a just and equal democracy.
2022 Annual Meeting – Cultivating Change and Sense of Belonging on Campus: The Future of Community and Civic Engagement.
Ohio Campus Compact’s Annual Meeting is being held on Thursday, August 4th, 2022. This year’s event will be located at The Blackwell Inn & Pfahl Conference Center on The Ohio State University campus. Our theme is “Cultivating Change and Sense of Belonging on Campus: The Future of Community and Civic Engagement.” 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…
NYLC’s 32nd Annual National Service-Learning Conference
The Call for Proposals is NOW OPEN for the 32nd Annual National Service-Learning Conference! Workshops are the heart of the National Service-Learning Conference, providing professional development opportunities for youth and adults alike. With the 2021 theme, “Engage. Evolve. Energize!” we will be evolving to a new model of offering both online recorded sessions available for 30 days before and after the Conference dates for registered participants* as well as a limited number of live online sessions during the virtual Conference on April 14-15, 2021. *Following this time period, recordings will be added to NYLC’s archive and available to NYLC…
Indiana Campus Compact’s Coming Together for the Common Good Summit
Proposal deadline is December 7. Registration opens in December! We are seeking sessions that take our theme, Coming Together for the Common Good, and weave it into the broad subject of community engagement in higher education with topics that address current situations, a look to the future, or even a constructive look back. Presenters are invited to describe how they define and achieve the common good in their work, we are a not limiting proposals to a specific conception of the common good. For questions, please contact Liza Blomquist, Director of Communication and Outreach, Indiana Campus Compact at 317-274-6505 or liza {at} incampuscompact(.)org
2021 Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education
The mission of the Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education is to promote networking among practitioners, research, ethical practices, reciprocal campus-community partnerships, sustainable programs, and a culture of engagement and public awareness through service-learning and other forms of civic engagement.
Introduction to Structural Racism Fall Intensive 2020
Presented by Community-Campus Partnerships for Health: Institutional and systemic racism are a direct result of laws, policies, and practices. Inequities have been systematically integrated into the fabric of our society across every sector – law, education, housing, health. As systems are built, they too can be dismantled. Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) has emerged as a leader in exploring the role of partnerships in addressing structural racism. The intensive examines historic and contemporary manifestations of institutional and systemic inequities. The format for the “Introduction to Structural Racism” Intensive is designed for participants to look through the lens of equity and…
Introduction to Community Organizing for Community Engagement Professionals
Community Engagement Professionals often have multiple roles, both formal and informal, many of which require them to organize others (students, other faculty/staff, community members) to advance mission, programming, and institutional change efforts. While typical training and academic preparation focuses on disciplines and project management, it overlooks our role as organizers. The goal of this training is to provide an overview of the theory and practice of community organizing as a framework and tool for activating change within and beyond campus, specifically for enhancing the work of community engagement staff and faculty. Participants will be provided a brief overview of various elements of community…
Living Room Conversations: Coronavirus: Race in the Time of Corona
At this point, Race and the Coronavirus can not be separated. In our efforts to feel like we can do something to protect ourselves, some of us have succumbed to our baser instincts. This is evident in the ways some Americans have treated people of Asian descent or how people of African descent are being treated in China. By talking about race in light of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 impact on our world, we are acknowledging awareness of the importance of this continued work. As we develop our ability and capacity to communicate across differences, we also become better global problem solvers….
Introduction to Community Organizing for Community Engagement Professionals
Presented by Campus Compact for Southern New England and Massachusetts Department of Higher Education About the Training: Community Engagement Professionals often have multiple roles, both formal and informal, many of which require them to organize others (students, other faculty/staff, community members) to advance mission, programming, and institutional change efforts. While typical training and academic preparation focuses on disciplines and project management, it overlooks our role as organizers. The goal of this training is to provide an overview of the theory and practice of community organizing as a framework and tool for activating change within and beyond campus and with a variety of…
Upcoming webinars and events
Find upcoming webinars and trainings around DEI, COVID-19 and more here: https://ohiocampuscompact.org/events/
Risk Management in Community Engagement: Considerations and Recommendations in the Time of COVID-19
Part of the Campus Compact Summer 2020 webinar series, this webinar will share and discuss aspects/issues for community engagement professionals and faculty to consider when establishing risk management guidelines for online service-learning and volunteerism. What are the questions that should be considered in risk assessment? What are the added factors to consider in the pandemic? Hear from a panel of risk management professionals and a community engagement representative representing different institutions. Register using the Campus Compact link below.
Carnegie Foundation’s Introduction to Networked Improvement Basics
Intended for individuals and teams, Introduction to Networked Improvement Basics grounds participants in the core concepts of an improvement science approach to change. The course is a 12-week, mediated online experience that will familiarize participants with key concepts, strategies, and tools of improvement science within an education context. This course is well-suited for those looking to: Understand the principles and practices of improvement science Learn how to engage in improvement science practice with colleagues Apply an improvement science approach to real problems Summer 2020 Cohort: May 27 through August 28, 2020
Student-Ready Campus Summit
**This is an event of MN Campus Compact. Please visit the link in this post for more information.** Join us on October 25, 2019 in the Twin Cities for a day of learning, sharing, and planning how to increasingly address students’ basic needs, especially by engaging students as agents and leaders in this work and community partners as key allies.
10th Annual Circle of Change Leadership Conference
**This is NOT an Ohio Campus Compact event- for more information please visit the link in this post.** The Circle of Change Leadership Experience, a 501 c (3) organization, hosts a variety of transformational leadership development programs each year for a diverse group of student leaders throughout the nation. Each November, the Circle of Change Leadership Experience hosts its annual three-day national leadership conference in Los Angeles, California. This three-day experience brings more than 250 diverse student leaders from across the country to discover the leader from within, develop the leadership and professional skills necessary to attain career leadership success…
Compact20 Virtual Gathering
The Compact20 Virtual Gathering will offer a compact, online-only conference over three days—providing free, accessible opportunities for learning, networking, and pursuing our ongoing commitments. Throughout, we will emphasize key questions facing us now, exploring topics such as online community-engaged learning, civic digital literacy, place-based justice, civic learning ecosystems, student voting participation, and more.
