Monday, November 12, 2012

Symposium on Service-Learning, Dec. 5-7

[Announcement from he-sl]


Symposium on Service-Learning
BEST PRACTICES FOR ENGAGING STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES
December 5 - 7, 2012 • Marriott Inner Harbor • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ACPA’s inaugural Symposium on Service-Learning, co-sponsored by the Commission for Student Involvement, will provide a forum for exchanging innovative ideas and promising practices relevant to service-learning practitioners and scholars. The symposium will take place December 5-7, 2012 at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland, and focus on four central themes: 1) Developing a Common Language, 2) Exploring Key Elements, 3) Exchanging Best Practices, 4) Connecting with One Another.

This Symposium will be specifically geared toward new to mid-level professionals in student affairs working with service-learning programs or offices, though interested graduate students, academic faculty, and community partners are welcome to participate. Educational formats at this symposium will include: topic-based plenary sessions, campus and community spotlights, community and student panels, structured small-group discussions, and individual working time.

ACPA and the Commission for Student Involvement are pleased to present an extraordinary lineup of Keynote Presenters who will offer their combined knowledge and expertise as notable scholars and practitioners in the field. They include: Robert G. Bringle (Appalachian State University), T.W. Cauthen III (University of Georgia), Andrew Furco (University of Minnesota), Barbara Jacoby (University of Maryland), Susan Robb Jones (The Ohio State University), Peter Mather (Ohio University), KerryAnn O'Meara (University of Maryland), and Kristan Cilente Skendall (University of Maryland). For more information about these presenters and the Symposium, visit our website

The Symposium will also feature campus and community spotlights highlighting best practices at colleges and universities from across the country, as well as organizations engaged in service and civic work such as Campus Compact, Break Away, and the American Democracy Project. Participants will also benefit from small discussion groups, student and community panels, and a resource fair, all intended to provide necessary space for processing, networking, and sharing.

All-in-all, the Symposium will provide a forum for exchanging innovative ideas and promising practices relevant to service-learning practitioners and scholars. For more information about the symposium including the full schedule, registration, hotel, transportation, travel, and more, visit our website

Or, contact Symposium Chairs, Sarah Hermsmeier from the University of Kentucky (shermsmeier@uky.edu, 859-257-4673), or Daniel Fidalgo Tomé from The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (daniel.tome@stockton.edu, 609-652-4256).

NOTE: The Early Bird Registration Deadline has been extended to Friday, November 16, 2012.

We hope you will join us for this inaugural symposium in Baltimore!

SARAH L. HERMSMEIER
Program Director, Civic Engagement
Office of Student Involvement
University of Kentucky
106 Student Center
Lexington, KY 40506-0030
PHONE: 859-257-4673

VOLUNTEER. EDUCATE. ADVOCATE. EVERYDAY.

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” ~ Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

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