Join us for The Future of Community Engagement in Higher Education Summer Research Institute

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

The Future of Community Engagement in Higher Education

4th Annual Summer Research Institute

July 17 & 18, 2013

Location: Tufts University

Granoff Family Hillel Center

220 Packard Avenue, Medford, MA 02155

About the Summer Research Institute...

      The 4th Annual Summer Research Institute on the Future of Community Engagement in Higher Education is quickly approaching!  This summer institute brings together scholars from around the United States to develop and strengthen certificates, minors and majors in community engagement. Learn more about the Center and the Summer Research Institute here.

      This summer, the institute will offer a particular opportunity to dialogue about the ‘place’ for place-based education and the implications for forging community connections against the backdrop of an increasing trend towards online learning.

Key Highlights include...

·  Our keynote speaker, Paul LeBlanc, President, Southern New Hampshire University on College for America – The Future of Civic Engagement in an Online World

·  Sessions exploring the intricacies of...

                          --Strengthening academic programs in Community Engagement
                          --Using & integrating core competencies in Civic Engagement
                        --The impact of online education for Community Engagement

Registration & Call for Presentations...

Check out the complete agenda here & Register to attend now!

To learn more about the Center for Engaged Democracy & the Summer Research Institutes, please visit our website here.

The registration fee for the summer institute is $70. The combined reduced rate for the summer institute and the Frontiers conference is $200. Registration for one or both of these conferences is available on the registration page.

We welcome your presentation proposal or ‘critical friends’ small group discussion sessions for the Institute.

Please contact democracy@merrimack.edu for any questions or concerns you may have.

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Renée E. Hopkins

Assistant Director, Center for Engaged Democracy 

democracy@merrimack.edu

http://www.engageddemocracy.org/