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

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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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