From sarena@u.washington.edu Mon Feb 7 17:39:29 2000 Received: from jason04.u.washington.edu (root@jason04.u.washington.edu [140.142.78.5]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id RAA55652; Mon, 7 Feb 2000 17:39:26 -0800 Received: from homer22.u.washington.edu (sarena@homer22.u.washington.edu [140.142.77.2]) by jason04.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW00.01) with ESMTP id RAA32798; Mon, 7 Feb 2000 17:39:25 -0800 Received: from localhost (sarena@localhost) by homer22.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id RAA94762; Mon, 7 Feb 2000 17:39:24 -0800 Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 17:39:24 -0800 (PST) From: Sarena Seifer To: hspice@u.washington.edu, sparx@u.washington.edu, ccp@u.washington.edu Subject: Service-learning conference in Seattle in April Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Dear Colleagues, I would recommend this to anyone interested in service-learning in higher education - in the health professions and in other disciplines. Sarena ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Sarena D. Seifer Executive Director, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Research Assistant Professor, University of Washington Schoool of Public Health and Community Medicine UW Box 354809 ~ Seattle, WA 98195-4809 Tel. 206/616-4305 ~ Fax. 206/616-9415 ~ Fax-on-demand 1/888-267-9183 sarena@u.washington.edu ~ http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph.html Community-Campus Partnerships for Health is a nonprofit organization that fosters partnerships between communities and educational institutions that improve health professions education, civic responsibility and the overall health of communities. For more information about CCPH, please call 415/476-7081, email ccph@itsa.ucsf.edu or visit our website (above). ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The WESTERN REGION CAMPUS COMPACT CONSORTIUM (WRCCC) presents The Third Annual "CONTINUUMS OF SERVICE" Conference: "RELATIONSHIPS, RESPONSIBILITY, AND RIGOR: SERVICE-LEARNING IN THE NEW CENTURY" UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE APRIL 12-14, 2000 Please visit the WRCCC WEBSITE for full conference highlights and registration information: http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~wrccc/events.htm REGISTER NOW, space is limited! SHARE AND LEARN WITH THESE SERVICE-LEARNING LEADERS: OPENING PLENARY: "Engaged Communities and Campuses" - ELIZABETH HOLLANDER, Executive Director, National Campus Compact - NOLA FREEMAN, Activity Coordinator, Pike Market Senior Center - DAVID PERSHING, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Utah - KIM JOHNSON BOGART, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education, University of Washington. - SHERRIL GELMON, Associate Professor, Portland State University, National Campus Compact Engaged Scholar KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: - JODY KRETZMANN, "Relationships that Help Build Communities from the Inside Out." Dr. Kretzsmann is Director of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute, Northwestern University. - ROBERT CORRIGAN, "The Role of Higher Education in Civic Engagement and Renewal." Dr. Corrigan is President of San Francisco State University. - AMY DRISCOLL and SHERRIL GELMON: "Mentoring Faculty in Development of Engaged Scholarship." This unique, interactive role-play is led by Dr. Driscoll, Director of Teaching, Learning, and Assessment at CSU Monterey Bay, and Dr. Sherril Gelmon, Associate Professor, Portland State University, National Campus Compact Engaged Scholar. Student and community partner roles in faculty promotion and tenure will be addressed. SESSION HIGHLIGHTS: Among the over 50 SESSIONS to choose from includes: - MARILYN SMITH, "Strategic Directions for the Corporation for National Service" - DWIGHT GILES, "Authentic Reflection, Theory, and Practice" - TRAVIS DEMONTIGNEY, "Empowering Students to Lead and to Serve" - JEFFREY HOWARD, "Writing for Service-Learning Publication" - SHERRIL GELMON, "Strategic Directions for Service-Learning Research" - PAUL ROGAT LEOB, "Generation at the Crossroads: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time" - ANDREW FURCO, "Institutionalizing Service-Learning in Higher Education: WRCCC's Three-Year Study" - DALE RICE, "Academic Service-Learning: A S-L Primer" CONFERENCE OVERVIEW/AUDIENCE: The "Continuums of Service" conference is an inclusive gathering for HIGHER EDUCATION service-learning practitioners AND their community, school, and campus-based partners. Hallmarks of this annual conference include active learning, regional networking, mentoring opportunities, and critical reflection on issues germane to service-learning and community-campus engagement. To ensure diverse perspectives, specific themes and sub-themes are identified by a four-state advisory board comprised of community partners, higher education faculty, students, and campus staff. SCHOLARSHIPS: Limited Scholarships are available. FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact: NICOLE MEINZER 360/650-7312 nicole.meinzer@wwu.edu Please plan to join us! SEE YOU IN SUNNY SEATTLE IN THE SPRING! Best Regards, Kevin ***************************************************************** Kevin Kecskes Program Director Western Region Campus Compact Consortium Western Washington University, MS-5291 Bellingham, WA 98225 Phone: 360-650-7554 Fax: 360-650-6895 kkecskes@cc.wwu.edu The Consortium Website is: http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~wrccc/ "The work will show us how to do it." - Estonian proverb .