Campus Compact California and Campus Compact of the Mountain West staff have pulled together content and facilitators that highlight innovations and deep thinking in strategic priority areas for the Campus Compact network and specific programs and initiatives that are making waves at member institutions. All webinars begin at 12 pm … Continued
Partnerships: A Journal of Service-Learning & Civic Engagement has a new volume out. Launched in 2009, Partnerships focuses on how theories and practices can inform and improve partnerships, connections, and collaborations between students, faculty, community agencies, administrators, disciplines, and more. This peer-reviewed journal of North Carolina Campus Compact is hosted by … Continued
The deadline to register for the 2016 PACE Conference is January 15, 2016. The Conference details are below: 2016 PACE Conference February 10, 2016 High Point University, High Point, NC PACE Overview Faculty, staff and administrators are invited to attend this daylong conference that seeks to inform and advance the … Continued
The UNCG Alumni Association’s Spartan Legislative Network will once again be hosting the Greensboro Municipal Candidate Forum on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6-8 p.m. in the Virginia Dare Room of the Alumni House. Moderated by UNCG alumnus and longtime WFMY anchor Dr. Lee Kinard, the Q&A event is free and … Continued
The IMPACT Conference is historically the largest gathering in the country focused on the civic engagement of college students in community service, service-learning, community-based research, advocacy and other forms of social action. The IMPACT Conference brings together college students, nonprofit professionals, campus administrators, and team of service members to share … Continued
A Think Tank on Social Innovation and Civic Engagement – Live Stream October 26 @ 9:30 am – 4:00 pm | Free On Monday, October 26, Campus Compact will live stream the proceedings of the “Think Tank on Social Innovation and Civic Engagement in Higher Education” hosted by the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community … Continued
UNCG’s Office of Leadership & Service-learning has sharpened its pencils and tallied the university-wide numbers. And UNCG’s students have reached a milestone: They are now engaging in more than 1 million community service hours annually. The 1 million hours documented in community service include UNCG students in myriad activities throughout … Continued
Dr. Jan Van Dyke passed away July 3. Her profound impact on the arts in our city and state will endure. The UNCG professor emeritus was honored June 15 in a ceremony dedicating the name of the Jan Van Dyke Performing Arts Space in the Greensboro Cultural Arts Center. She … Continued
IEI is proud to announce the release of 2015 NC Civic Health Index. The report highlights an extraordinary opportunity: to strengthen our communities, lift our statewide economy, and improve the bottom lines of businesses of every size by improving “civic health.” In authoring the report, the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) … Continued
The mobile market/urban farm partnership that Dr. Marianne LeGreco (Communication Studies) and many of her students work with was just funded by the USDA for almost $100,000. The Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services received a $99,987 National Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) grant. The Mobile Oasis Farmers … Continued