January 2015 Network Meetings

Building the capacity of colleges and universities to produce civically-engaged graduates and strengthen communities PURPOSES: Connect NC Campus Compact member institutions in order to:  Gain relevant professional development training  Discuss issues pertinent to growth and development of the NC Campus Compact partnership  Support and inspire colleagues  Share upcoming opportunities Thank you, Hosts!

January 8: Catawba Valley Community College January 14: Duke University

SCHEDULE: 10:00 a.m. Welcome from host campus 10:15 a.m. Professional Development Session “Social Justice and Self-Reflection for Civic Engagement Professionals” 12:15 p.m. Lunch/NC Campus Compact Updates 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Campus Sharing Activity “Best Practices”

AGENDA:

1. Campus welcome

2. Professional Development : Facilitator: Dr. Silvia Bettez, Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations Department, UNC Greensboro School of Education 3. Lunch/NC Campus Compact Updates Leslie  Executive Board Updates: Presidents Forum  National Campus Compact Update  Member Survey  Changing World of Work dialogue  Designing & Delivering a Service-Learning Course – online resource  Emerging Initiatives  NC Campuses Against Hunger o Food pantries/community gardens/food recovery AmeriCorps program o Hunger Solutions webinar series #3 “Senior Hunger” January 26th (2-3) o Website & Blog  Monitoring and Measuring Community Engagement o Community College Metrics  Faculty Scholars  Partnerships  Dues renewal/membership update  Network Meeting P.D. survey 2

4. NC Campus Compact AmeriCorps VISTA Chad  Letter of Intent  Application 5. Conferences Leslie  Civic Engagement Institute – February 17, 2015, Elon University  "A Common Agenda, Collective Impact: Campus, Community, Compact"  Robert Albright (Collective Impact Forum)/Byron White (Cleveland State University)  PACE Conference/Presidents Forum – February 18, 2015, Elon University  Rick Battistoni, Providence College  CEAC (tentative at Bennett College) – Last week in May or first week in June (poll)

6. Awards Leslie  Sigmon Service-Learning Award (Faculty) (1/9)  Civic Engagement Professional of the Year (Staff) (1/9)  Lambert Engaged Leader Award (President) (1/9) 7. National initiatives/opportunities  NASCE Partnership  NCSLC (Leslie)  March 4-6, 2015, DukeEngage's 3rd International Service Learning Summit (ISL) "Global Community Partnerships," Durham Convention Center, Durham, NC  This year's summit seeks to convene those involved in global, community-based, experiential or service-learning programs to discuss effective models and strategies for outreach and to create a community of practice designed to sustain collaboration after the meeting ends. The Summit agenda will foster an environment that encourages active learning through select speakers, guided discussion, case studies, and interest groups with a focus on stakeholder inclusion and voice.  Gulf-South Summit: "Building Bridges between Education and Engagement"  March 11-13, 2015, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR

8. Social Media Update Chad  Newsletters, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn  Website (Alternative Break page; Risk & Liability page)

9. Campus Sharing Activity Campus Reps

NEXT NETWORK MEETINGS: August 4th Eastern region (Location TBD) August 6th Western region at Central Piedmont Community College