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Thursday, June 3 Registration: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Conversation Spirituality, Dinner and Opening: 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. Social Justice Evening Plenary Session: 7:00 p.m. Prior to the conference, a small group of Paul Loeb persons from Christian colleges will meet and informally to explore the possibility of Friday, June 4 forming an ongoing group to strengthen Service-Learning Breakfast: 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. service-learning on our campuses. Conference Morning Plenary Session If you are interested contact: Barbara Jacoby June 3 – 5, 2004 Concurrent Paper Sessions Judy Hutchinson, Azusa Pacific University Lunch: 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Messiah College * Grantham, PA Afternoon Plenary Session: [email protected] Jennifer Lindholm Concurrent Paper Sessions John Eby, Messiah College Dinner: 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. [email protected] Evening Session: 7:00 p.m. Guest Speakers: Saturday, June 5 Breakfast: 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Paul Loeb Morning Session Barbara Jacoby Lunch: 12:15 Jennifer Lindholm INSERT Messiah College LOGO Registration Information Box 3027 One College Avenue $100.00 includes meals and lodging in Grantham, PA 17027 single rooms (air-conditioned). Paper deadline: March 1, 2004 Registration deadline: April 1, 2004 Conference is co-sponsored by the Agapé Center for Service and Learning, Conference Director: Messiah College; The Boyer Center; John W. Eby * [email protected] and (717) 766-2511, ext. 7142 The Lilly Foundation, Inc.

Conference Coordinator: www.messiah.edu/agape/conference Andrea Haldeman * [email protected] (717) 766-2511, ext. 7255 Learning of Messiah College is hosting and planning the conference. Purpose Request for Papers Guest Speakers Paul Loeb – Keynote Speaker Service-Learning at faith-based Conference participants are invited Author of: Soul of a Citizen: Living with colleges and universities gives students to submit proposals for papers, workshops Conviction in a Cynical Time opportunities to bring together what the or presentations. These may be conceptual, Mr. Loeb is an associated scholar at the academy often separates: academic empirical or descriptions of innovative Center for Ethical Leadership in Seattle. He knowledge, community service, social and programs. A one page proposal should be is also the author of Generation at the Cross civic responsibility, personal growth, sent to John W. Eby earlier but no later than Roads, Hope in Hard Times, and Nuclear theological reflection and spirituality. While March 1, 2004. Persons whose proposals Culture. He is well known as an many faith-based colleges have strong are accepted will be notified as soon as inspirational speaker. Mr. Loeb will give the service-learning programs, there are many possible. It is possible that selected papers opening keynote address Thursday evening others who want to develop new programs may be published. Listed below are some and lead a workshop Friday morning. or strengthen programs that already exist. possible topics. Other suggestions are Barbara Jacoby – Plenary Speaker Other institutions want to move from strong welcome. Author of: Building Partnerships for community volunteer service programs to Service-Learning • Creative programs working at spirituality, academically-based service-learning. Ms. Jacoby is director of commuter affairs social justice, social policy, advocacy, and and community service at the University of social change; The conference will focus on critical Maryland. She is an advisor to the President • Exploration of various theological issues for service-learning at faith-based for America Reads and also the editor of perspectives on service; colleges and universities. It will include Service-Learning in Higher Education. She • Issues related to building effective discussion of the particular contributions is a well known speaker and consultant on community partnerships with both faith- faith-based programs bring to service- service-learning. Ms. Jacoby will give a based and other organizations; learning. Program participants will share plenary presentation and lead a workshop on • Particular issues encountered by faith- model programs, models of effective building community partnerships. based colleges in service-learning; community partnerships, and innovative Jennifer Lindholm – Plenary Speaker ways to encouraging moral and civic • Integrating evangelism and justice in education. Particular attention will be given service-learning; Associate Director of the Cooperative to spirituality as both a motivation and a • Descriptions of model programs; Institutional Research Program at the Higher result of participation in service. The • International service-learning; Education Research Institute and project conference will be structured to include • Civic engagement; director, Spirituality in Higher Education: A conceptual presentations and to facilitate • Moving from voluntary service to service- National Study of College Students’ Search conversations and sharing among learning; for Meaning and Purpose funded by the participants. • Identification of particular perspective Templeton Foundation. Ms. Lindholm will faith-based organizations bring to service- present findings from this study and lead a Because of financial support from learning. discussion. the Lilly Endowment, Inc., costs will be Conference Participants – Some low. The Agapé Center for Service and participants will present papers, workshops and presentations, and reports of innovative programs.