[Announcement from HE-SL listserv]
Community Engagement Assessment Symposium
Friday, February 28, 2020
Miami University Regionals' Hamilton Campus
1601 University Boulevard
Hamilton, Ohio 45011
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It is a dynamic time for community engagement in higher education. This interactive event will bring together our community to inform assessment practices that foster and improve student learning and institutional quality.
Miami University Regionals' Center for Social Impact and Designing Sustainable Community Partnerships Faculty Working Group are excited to offer a day focused on community engagement assessment. The day will be led by H. Anne Weiss, director of assessment for Indiana Campus Compact.
SCHEDULE SUMMARY:
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.--- Registration and light breakfast
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.--- Morning Session- Naming, Defining, and Measuring: Assessing the Hidden Outcomes of Community-Engaged Experiences
11:30 - 12:15 p.m.--- Buzz Lunch
12:30 - 4:30 p.m.--- Afternoon Session: What is Our “Flavor” of Service-Learning?- Identifying Essential Characteristics and Examining the Intensity of Engagement with Community
(Details for each session are below and can also be found on the link shared above.)
TICKET PRICING: (note: all ticket fees will be charged an additional processing fee from Eventbrite)
· - All Day Symposium ticket:
o $100.00
o includes breakfast, morning session, lunch, and afternoon session
· All Day Trio ticket:
o $255.00 plus fees (a $15 savings for each group member)
o discounted registration for groups of three
o includes breakfast, morning session, lunch, and afternoon session for each member of the group
· Morning Session ticket:
o $35
o includes breakfast and morning session
· Afternoon Session ticket:
o $75
o includes Buzz Lunch and afternoon session
· Buzz Lunch ticket
o $15
o includes lunch only
o for individuals who attend the morning session but unable to participate in the afternoon session
AUDIENCE:
- faculty and staff interested in community engagement
- program officers and chairs
- senior administrators
- civic engagement professionals and organizational leaders currently engaged as a partner with an institute of higher education
INTENDED OUTCOMES:
- INTEGRATE: Choose a practice to integrate into your own class or program
- CONNECT: Connect with a colleague or community partner who might help implement or model a useful idea
- RELATE: Relate your own student or community engagement to the bigger picture, or find a way to relate student or community engagement to enhance your own program outcomes and plans for change
- ADVANCE: Consider how learning about student outcomes and achievement can help your course, department and the university to advance both on campus and in the community
For more details and to REGISTER, visit-
DETAILS FOR SESSIONS:
Whether you come for one session or the entire day, we hope you will join us for this informative and engaging learning experience.
MORNING SESSION: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. (Registration and a light breakfast will be available at 8:30 a.m.)
Naming, Defining, and Measuring: Assessing the Hidden Outcomes of Community-Engaged Experiences
· Explore elements of students’ civic learning for the purpose of building a robust assessment plan. Through conversations, we will identify research scales, constructs, and other measures for assessing civic learning. Bring your questions, real-life experiences, and creative ideas to this session.
BUZZ LUNCH: 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
· This won't be your ordinary lunch break! Designed around topics that come directly from symposium participants, "bee" ready for an engaged and informative conversation of your choice. You will leave the Buzz Lunch not only with a full belly but also new connections and inspiring ideas.
· Note: We ask that all buzz lunch participants attend at least one of the assessment sessions.
AFTERNOON SESSION: 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
What is Our “Flavor” of Service-Learning?: Identifying Essential Characteristics and Examining the Intensity of Engagement with Community
· Higher education's response to calls for greater engagement with communities continues to evolve. Pedagogy of active, community-engaged experiences support progressive levels of learning providing opportunities for service learning and research. Our time will be focused on the following topics-
o characterizing “high impact” practices,
o assessing the fidelity of teaching and learning interventions, and
o faculty development
· You don't want to miss this hands-on workshop with a lot of group activities and only moments of lecture woven throughout.
For more details and to REGISTER, visit-
QUESTIONS?
Contact Collette Thompson, MU Regionals' Center for Civic Engagement director, at
collette@miamioh.edu