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November 2023
Civic Engagement Mini-Summit
Alongside the Civic Action Academy student conference, we are adding professional development and networking opportunities for staff and faculty. This year's focus is on equity work in the field of higher education and community engagement. Schedule Friday, November 10 (optional) 4:30 pm - Keynote with Dr. Kesho Scott Saturday, November 11 9:00 am - light breakfast 9:30 am - Critical Service Learning with Dr. Tania Mitchell 11:30 am - lunch 12:30 pm - Student Activism & Community-Centered Pedagogy with Dr. Kesho Scott 3:00 pm - Closing Plenary & Student Panel with Dr. Tania Mitchell 4:15 pm - end Questions can be directed to Kara at ktrebilsmith@compact.org. Register Here
Find out more »Civic Action Academy
Register for the Civic Action Academy The 2023 Civic Action Academy will be held on November 10-11 in Grinnell, IA at Grinnell College. This professional development opportunity will bring students from Iowa and Minnesota together to learn new ways of making a difference and building skills through civic and community engagement. Sessions will offer skill-building in civic action including leadership, dialogue, advocacy, and more. Students will also have a chance to learn what others are doing on other campuses and network with peers. Dr. Tania D. Mitchell and Dr. Kesho Scott as our keynote speakers for the 2023 Civic Action Academy. They will also provide workshops for faculty and staff on Saturday, November 11 as part of the Civic Engagement Mini-Summit. Their talks will focus on equity work in the field of higher education and community/civic engagement. Read Dr. Scott's bio here and Dr. Mitchell's bio here. Students are invited to arrive early and participate in a pre-conference opportunity on Friday afternoon.…
Find out more »October 2023
Network Gathering
Join colleagues from Minnesota and Iowa for connection, resource-sharing, and idea generation. This network gathering will feature a workshop on Subverting Resistance to Social Justice and Diversity Education: Constructive Approaches with Undergraduate Students. Faciliated by Andy J. Johnson, Ph.D. (he, him, his); Tanden L. Brekke, Ed.D. (he, him, his); and Trahern Crews (he, him, his) Using storytelling, this workshop will explore key components of the Moving Towards Social Justice Model (MTSJ) and Relational Partnership Development Model (RPDM). Through the collaborative relationship of a faculty member (Andy), community leader (Trahern), and community-engaged learning director (Tanden), the practices of problem conceptualization, creative problem-solving, trust building, and taking risks led to mutually beneficial projects that worked towards social justice. During this workshop, participants will: Examine reasons why some traditional classroom strategies for teaching social justice have unintended negative consequences and learn to develop alternative strategies designed to work with resistant students. Learn about key components of the MTSJ and RPDM models that subvert student…
Find out more »2022 Future-Focused Listening Tour Recap: What we learned and where we’re going
Join us virtually as we share what we learned from our campuses about the current landscape of community and civic engagement and how that's informing our work moving forward. Register via Zoom.
Find out more »August 2023
Network Gathering – Cedar Rapids
Join colleagues from Minnesota and Iowa for connection, resource-sharing, and idea generation. This is the first of four network gatherings scheduled for the 2023-24 academic year. Lunch will be included in registration and more details about timeline and topics will be shared later this summer.
Find out more »June 2023
Practicing Democracy: Educators Workshop
Join us for this FREE workshop hosted by St. Catherine University and Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact. The event will be facilitated by Nick Longo from Providence College, who authored the Practicing Democracy toolkit. Registration is limited to 50 people. The workshop will offer practical strategies for embedding civic engagement across the curriculum and will help educators: create opportunities for students to engage in critical reflection create opportunities for students to connect across difference prepare to facilitate inclusive and participatory problem-solving work with students to become "civic professionals" The workshop will be held in the President's Dining Room, 3rd floor in the Coeur de Catherine building. Guests will not need a parking pass to park in the O'Shaughnessy lot: https://www.stkate.edu/about/visit-campus.
Find out more »May 2023
Engaged Faculty Institute – Spring Cohort
Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact is offering a two-week, online, cohort-based learning experience for faculty, instructors, and staff interested in designing and facilitating community-engaged courses. The Engaged Faculty Institute Online (EFI Online) builds on the Engaged Faculty Institute curriculum developed by California Campus Compact and Campus Compact of the Mountain West. The EFI Online is best suited for individuals who are ready to design or re-design at least one specific community-engaged course. Staff who teach and/or support faculty development and educational development efforts on their campuses are also welcome to participate. This opportunity is free for Individuals from Campus Compact member institutions. Additional details can be found on the registration form. Spring Cohort of EFI Online: May 15-26. Register now. Registration closes Friday, April 28.
Find out more »April 2023
2023 IAMNCC Awards Celebration
Join us April 13 at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN to celebrate our 2023 awardees. Purchase tickets to attend the event here. Nominations are due March 13. Access the online form here. Each year we invite our member campuses to recognize special achievements on campus and in community with the annual Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact Awards. In preserving traditions in both states in our network, two types of awards are offered each year: Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact Presidents’ Awards recognize outstanding contributions in civic and community engagement by students, faculty, staff, collaborative teams, and community organizations. Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact Engaged Campus Awards recognize great projects, partnerships, and programs related to civic and community engagement. For the 2023 award cycle, each member campus is invited to nominate awardees for the Engaged Campus Awards and select one awardee in each category for the President’s Awards. Awardees may be individuals or groups at the discretion of the member campus. Questions about the awards process and…
Find out more »February 2023
Network Gathering – Virtual
Join colleagues from Minnesota and Iowa for connection, resource-sharing, and idea generation. This is the third of four network gatherings scheduled for this academic year. We will spend much of this gathering in conversation circles (participants will choose one). A few of the options we intend to offer are: Student Basic Needs: Convening the folks on our member campuses who are working toward meeting students' non-academic basic needs. Election Engagement: Reflecting on campus engagement in the 2022 election and looking ahead to 2024. Bridging Community and Career Engagement: Creating a space for staff who have been tasked with both community and career engagement on their campus. Culture of Care: Continuing the conversation from our in-person gatherings. How can we center community care in our work with students, colleagues, and partners? We will also share Compact updates including our preliminary reflections on the Future Focused Listening Tour. These events are open to faculty, staff, students, and partners. Register here.
Find out more »January 2023
Newman Civic Fellowship Nomination Support Call
Have questions about nominating a student for Campus Compact's Newman Civic Fellowship? Join us for a virtual Q&A to learn the ins and outs of the program. Nominations are due February 1, 2023.
Find out more »Engaged Faculty Institute Online – Winter Cohort
Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact is offering a two-week, online, cohort-based learning experience for faculty, instructors, and staff interested in designing and facilitating community-engaged courses. The Engaged Faculty Institute Online (EFI Online) builds on the Engaged Faculty Institute curriculum developed by California Campus Compact and Campus Compact of the Mountain West. The EFI Online is best suited for individuals who are ready to design or re-design at least one specific community-engaged course. Staff who teach and/or support faculty development and educational development efforts on their campuses are also welcome to participate. This opportunity is free for Individuals from Campus Compact member institutions. Additional details can be found on the registration form. Winter Cohort of EFI Online: January 3-17. Register now. Registration closes Wednesday, December 14.
Find out more »December 2022
National Campus Compact Open House and Info Session
Find out how to get the most out of your institution’s Campus Compact membership! Join us for a Virtual Open House to learn more about all the tools, resources, and programs available to Campus Compact members. We’ll share information about ways everyone on your campus—faculty, staff, senior leaders, and students—can leverage Campus Compact membership to support institutional priorities and move forward civic and community engagement work.
Find out more »College Civic Learning for an Engaged Democracy – Forum 1
Presented by the CLDE Coalition and the University of Virginia's Karsh Institute of Democracy with generous support from The Endeavor Foundation. Both forums 1 and 2 will be virtual and held over two half-days. Registration is free for all who wish to join. These forums are hosted by Campus Compact, a lead partner in the CLDE Coalition.
Find out more »November 2022
2022 Civic Action Academy
The 2022 Civic Action Academy will be held on November 11-12 in Des Moines, IA at Grand View University. For the fifth year in a row, this unique professional development opportunity will bring students from Iowa and Minnesota together to learn new ways of making a difference and building skills through civic and community engagement. Sessions will offer skill-building in civic action including philanthropy, leadership, dialogue, advocacy, and more. Students will also have a chance to learn what others are doing on other campuses and network with peers. Event registration is $30/student for IAMNCC member campuses. Those from non-member campuses can register for $80/student. Hotel information is available on eventbrite and details will be shared once you register. Questions can be directed to Monique at mellefson@compact.org.
Find out more »October 2022
Network Gathering – Twin Cities
Join colleagues from Iowa and Minnesota for connection, resource-sharing, and idea generation. As we gather back in person for the first time since early 2020, we are prioritizing time for reconnection, getting to know new folks in the network, and informal conversation. Gatherings are open to faculty, staff, students, and partners. If you are ordering lunch, please register by Friday, September 30th.
Find out more »September 2022
Network Gathering – Des Moines
Join colleagues from Iowa and Minnesota for connection, resource-sharing, and idea generation. As we gather back in person for the first time since early 2020, we are prioritizing time for reconnection, getting to know new folks in the network, and informal conversation. Gatherings are open to faculty, staff, students, and partners. If you are ordering lunch, please register by Friday, September 16th.
Find out more »May 2022
2022 Virtual Awards Celebration
Join us for our 2022 Awards Event Celebration! This free, virtual event will be held from 11 am - 12 pm on Wednesday, May 4. Help us celebrate our 2022 Presidents' & Engaged Campus Award winners and all of the great work being done by our member campuses and their communities.
Find out more »April 2021
Webinar: Critical Consciousness for Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning
This webinar idea grew out of a Campus Compact Community of Practice entitled 'Developing Students' Critical Consciousness through Meaningful Praxis in Community Engagement'. During this Community of Practice, facilitators and participants alike found the need to continue this ever-increasingly important dialogue and consider ways to further enhance, development, and theorize critical consciousness in community engaged teaching and learning. Presenters will 1) define critical consciousness as it has been articulated in current and relevant research, 2) describe ways to engage others in their own safe exploration of critical reflection as it relates to the development towards a critical consciousness, and 3) provide examples of how critical consciousness has the ability to "intervene in order to change outcomes and realities" and transform and empower the lives of youth. Speakers: Aaliyah Baker, Amy Shanafelt
Find out more »March 2021
Webinar: Innovative Ways to Meet Campus-Community Needs through National Service
National Service programs like AmeriCorps and VISTA have a long standing history with Campus Compact, across networks, regions, and the country. Compacts are finding creative solutions to campus-community problems to address student basic needs, co-creating student learning experiences, and much more. Join us for this call to learn just a few ways that our National Service members are helping Campus Compact fulfill its mission. Speaker: Monique Ellefson
Find out more »February 2021
Webinar: The Quest for Authentic Community Engagement: How Market Forces Shape Community Engagement and What to Do About It
It is no secret that market forces play an important role in shaping almost everything in the world, and the higher education civic engagement movement (CEM) is no exception. Market forces have created pressures within higher education that have created the “entrepreneurial university” driven by neoliberalism, which imbues the business creed across the university. How did this happen? What does it mean for the CEM? How does it shape the quest for authentically building just, neighborly communities centered on equity and voices of those most marginalized? What can be done about it? This multidimensional session involves a historical background from an activist urban historian, followed by a panel of practitioner/scholars sharing their perspectives about how to do authentic engagement work within this context. Practical suggestions for how to incorporate this work into Civic Action Planning will also be explored. There will also be an opportunity for people to think collaboratively about what agency they have in countering these market forces…
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