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A conference for
participants in CAPHE's Engaging Communities
and Campuses grant program helped campuses deepen their commitment
to community engagement, according to college representatives. Forty-three
participants, representing 13 campuses and their community partners,
attended this conference in Miami, FL, in April to review the progress
of their first year of work in the program.
Teams
participated in concurrent and plenary sessions, constituency group
meetings, and team exercises, while program consultants and evaluators
were available to help teams with hands-on technical assistance in each
of the
four key areas of work: institutional infrastructure, academic culture,
partner relationships, and faculty skills and knowledge.
"The
gathering was critical for us in deepening our institutional commitment
to community engagement and envisioning strategies for taking our program
to the next level of implementation. This has really increased my motivation
to go back and do more," said participant Frankie Shakelford, professor
of Norwegian languages, Augsburg College (MN).
A
sample of project activities include the integration of a service-learning
component into all freshman seminars, the creation of a new general
education curriculum that includes community-based experiences from
freshman to senior year, a regional collaborative focusing on developing
and mobilizing community assets to support children and youth, and the
development of a community technology center to provide computer literacy
to residents.
The
13 campuses participating in the program include Augsburg College
(MN), Bates College (ME), Calvin College (MI), Chatham College
(PA), Emory & Henry College (VA), Loyola University
(LA), Madonna University (MI), Mars Hill College (NC),
Otterbein College (OH), St. Joseph's College (ME), Tougaloo
College (MS), and Wartburg College (IA). The third and final
conference is scheduled for next spring, and the grant program concludes
in June 2003.
Independent
The Council of Independent
Colleges
One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 320 • Washington, DC 20036
tel:
(202) 466-7230 • Fax: (202) 466-7238 • e-mail: mailto:cic@cicnche.edu • www.cic.edu
Last updated: July 10, 2002
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