PA and NY Campus Compact Retreat, May 28-30, 2008
Renewing Our Civic
Imagination
PA and NY Campus
Compact Retreat
May 28-30, 2008
Bryn Mawr
Mountain Retreat and Conference Center, Honesdale, PA
REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL MAY 5, 2008
REGISTER NOW
Retreat Purpose and Focus Audience: This retreat’s purposes are renewal, reflection,
networking and relaxation for administrators/staff and VISTA members who are
part of a Community Service/Service-Learning office from Pennsylvania,
New York and
surrounding states. The retreat is framed with different kinds, sizes, and
configurations of sessions that create an environment to rediscover how we can
renew our civic imagination.
Sessions 1-4: Nadinne Cruz will
lead and facilitate these sessions that will focus on who we are as professionals; who students are; how we fit in our
institution; and how we
interface with community. Nadinne is an
internationally respected speaker, author, and consultant on public service
education. As former director of the Haas
Center for Public Service at Stanford University, Cruz founded the Public
Service Scholars program and taught service-learning courses for the Program in
Urban Studies.
Discussion Groups: Sessions 1-4 will be followed by small group
discussion that will give us a chance to further explore and share our thoughts
and learnings.
Roundtable Sessions: Small informal sessions with interactive
presentations from practitioners around skill and content development topics
such as institutionalizing service-learning, working with faculty, assessment,
resource development, risk management, community-based research, student leadership/citizenship
development, and Learn and Serve subgrantee reports. See below for a complete list of Roundtables.
Affinity Groups: Meet colleagues from similar types of
institutions or with similar experience or exploring how to share resources.
Location:
Bryn Mawr
Mtn. Retreat
Center, Honesdale, PA offers hiking
trails, picnic tables, an outdoor theatre, a lake for boating, a gym, and
playing fields. PACC/NYCC will have exclusive use of and access to these
conference facilities. Bryn
Mawr Mtn.
Retreat Center
is 45 min NE of Scranton, PA.
Accommodations: Surrounded by 200
private acres of storybook woods, meadows, luxurious lawns and unlimited
recreational facilities, Bryn Mawr is a unique alternative to crowded hotel
settings. All accommodations
have hot/cold running water, indoor plumbing and electricity. There is a
payphone for your convenience in the Dining Hall. The rooms do not have alarm
clocks, telephone/internet access, or TVs. Linens are provided by the
conference center. Further information on accommodations can be found on the
registration form and at Bryn Mawr’s web page.
Retreat Schedule and Format (tentative):
Wednesday, May 28
2-4 pm Registration/Check In
4 pm Session I: Who We Are; How our Identity
Impacts our Work; How Do We Sustain our Civic Imagination? (Nadinne Cruz)
5 pm Discussion Groups
6 pm Dinner
7 pm Theatre Group
Thursday, May 29
8 am Breakfast
9 am Session 2: How We Fit in our Institution;
How Can We Infuse Civic Imagination into the Institution? (Nadinne Cruz)
10 am Discussion Groups
11 am Roundtable Sessions
12 pm Lunch by Affinity Groups
1 pm Session 3: Who Students Are; How Can We
Effectively Cultivate their Civic Imagination? (Nadinne Cruz)
2 pm Discussion Groups
3-6 pm Break: Free time for participants; Sign up
sheets will be available for yoga class, guided hikes, and sports activities
6 pm Dinner
7 pm Fun and Entertainment
Friday, May 30
8 am Breakfast
9 am Session 4: How We Interface With Community;
Nature Of Relationships; How Can We
Nurture Their Civic Imagination? (Nadinne Cruz)
10 am Discussion Groups
11 am Roundtable Sessions
12 pm Lunch by Affinity Groups
1 pm-2:45 pm Celebration/Reflection
3 pm Conclusion of retreat, check out
Roundtable Topics
-Promoting Service-Learning
and Civic Engagement to Faculty
-Assessment of Service-Learning
and Community Service programs
-Resources for Program Building
(Compact, VISTA, Scholars, etc)
-Grant Writing to Grow Service-Learning
and Community Service Programs
-Legal Issues and Risk
Management with Service Programs
-Learn and Serve
Discussion—Performance Measures and Best Practices
-Integrating Meaningful Service-Learning
Components Into Curriculum
-Managing Service-Learning or
Community Service Centers/Programs
-Marketing and the Use of
Media to Service-Learning or Community ServiceCenters/Programs
-Presentation from Learn &
Serve Discipline and Regional Networks
-Community-Based Research—Pedagogy
and Practice
-Building Student Leadership
in Service-Learning or Community Service Centers/Programs
-Establishing Reciprocal
Relationships with Communities
-Asset-Based Community
Development Practices
-Recruiting and Engaging
Students in Community Service
-Building Federal Work Study
Community Service Programs
-Understanding Millennial
Students
-Diversity Issues in Service-Learning
or Community Service Centers/Programs
Registration
Registration for this retreat is all-inclusive and includes the following:
* Two nights shared room/bath accommodations at the Bryn Mawr Retreat &
Conference Center
(Wednesday, May 28, 2008 and Thursday, May 29, 2008). Note: We have worked closely with our hosts at the Bryn Mawr Mountain Retreat &
Conference Center
to provide you with appropriate accommodations. Please note that all available
rooms and bathrooms are shared.
* Six meals (includes dinner Wednesday, May 28th through lunch Friday, May
30th).
* All program costs for the retreat.
Registration costs for the retreat are as follows:
Early Bird, Campus Compact Members (before April 11, 2008) $210
Early Bird, Non-Members (before April 11, 2008) $240
Regular Registration, Campus Compact Members (before May 1, 2008) $220
Regular Registration, Non-Members (before May 1, 2008) $250
PACC/NYCC VISTA Members (before May 1, 2008) $210
Registrations will not be accepted after May 1, 2008. REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL MAY 5, 2008
Participants must
register online for this retreat. Click here to access the registration form.
Please note that we are unable to accept online payment for this conference and
that registration dates indicate the date that registration and payment must be
received. Early bird registration is open until April 11, 2008 and regular
registration is open until May 1, 2008.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL MAY 5, 2008
Questions about the PA and NY Campus Compact Retreat can be directed to mlowrey@paccompact.org or (717) 796-5072 x 1.
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