Regional, National, & International Conference Information

For information on various regional/national/international conferences and workshops related to service-learning, please visit the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse site.

Additional statewide conference/workshop information is available on the North Carolina Campus Compact website.

Note: Would you like to present information at a workshop or conference about your experiences utilizing service-learning pedagogy within your discipline? ASU's Hubbard Center can provide you with some financial assistance. For more information, please go to the Hubbard Center's website.

ASU Advanced Service-Learning Topics Workshop Series for FALL 2009

Thanks to all of your feedback about what you need, what you want, and whom you'd like to hear from, we've designed a broad range of events and programs to help you most effectively utilize service-learning in your classroom.

Because we value your time and want to recognize you for taking steps toward professional development, ACT and Faculty & Academic Development have collaborated to provide you with the following rewards:

**If you attend at least 2 of these ACT workshops during the 2009-10 year...you may be selected to receive the service-learning book of your choice (up to $35). Up to 3 ASU faculty will be chosen.

***If you attend 3 or more workshops during the year, you may be eligible to have your conference fees paid for either the 12th Annual NC "Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement" Conference (held at Elon University each February) or the 9th Annual International Research Conference on Service-Learning & Civic Engagement (held each October, location TBA). Up to 5 ASU faculty will be chosen!

SEPTEMBER
Service-Learning & Community-Based Research 101
Friday September 25th (12-1:30pm) ~ Stick Boy Foccacia, Salad, & Drinks Provided
Location: Price Lake Room, Plemmons Student Union (2nd Floor)
Please register on-line by Friday September 18th.
Facilitators: Dr. Norm Clark, Faculty Coordinator for Service-Learning & PSRP & Mrs. Shari Galiardi, Service-Learning Director

For beginners or those new to ASU!  Come learn the basics and discover the infinite resources and services available to ASU faculty and students.  You will leave this workshop with tangible ideas and multiple resources for incorporating S-L & CBR into your courses.  Don't miss out on the S-L & CBR book prize drawing, too!

OCTOBER
Opportunities for Scholarship with Service-Learning
Thursday, October 8th (3:30-5pm) ~ Snacks & Drinks Provided
Location: Price Lake Room, Plemmons Student Union (2nd Floor)
Please register on-line by Friday, October 2nd.
Facilitator: Dr. Lynne Bercaw, CSU Chico

As service-learning becomes increasingly widespread in higher education, more opportunities are emerging for S-L practitioners to pursue scholarship.  This workshop will provide you with an overview of what to consider when developing a scholarly agenda in S-L, ideas for places in which to publish and present S-L scholarship, and resources for including your work with S-L in the review, promotion, and tenure process.  You will also learn about NC Campus Compact's Research & Scholarship Initiative!

Community-Based Research Matchmaking Luncheon
Friday, October 23rd (12-2:00pm) ~ Stick Boy Foccacia, Salad, Drinks, and Dessert Provided
Location: 168 University Hall
Please register on-line by Friday, October 16th.
Facilitators: Mr Todd Mortensen, Assoc. Director for ACT Community Partnerships, & Dr. Norm Clark, Faculty Coordinator for Service-Learning & the PSRP

Here's a chance to develop research connections with community partners.  This won't be a lecture/workshop, but rather a chance for faculty and community partners to ear together and talk about specific collaborative research projects that can be conducted by either faculty or students. Discover new ways for your research to make a difference!

NOVEMBER
The Impact of Health & Human Services -- Luncheon & Tour
Friday, November 6th (12-3pm) ~ Stick Boy Foccacia, Salad & Drinks Provided
Location: Price Lake Room, Plemmons Student Union (2nd Floor); Panel followed by tour of 3 local non-profit agencies
Please register on-line by Friday, October 30th
Facilitator: Mr Todd Mortensen, Assoc. Director for ACT Community Partnerships

Take a more in-depth look at the impact of Health & Human Services action in our local community.  A panel of local agency representatives who work on these important issues will offer a real world and local view of this important issue.  Following the panel discussion, join us on a tour of three local agencies to gain a hands-on perspective of their day-to-day activities and services, as well as learn about the service-learning and community-based research opportunities for you and/or your students.

Changing Horizons of Expectation: Community Service-Learning & Music Education in the Greater Mangaung Area, South Africa -- Luncheon
Thursday, November 12th (12-2pm) ~ Stick Boy Foccacia, Salad & Drinks Provided
Please register on-line by Friday, November 7th.
Facilitator:  Ms. Elene Coetzer, Professor of Music at the University of the Free State, South Africa

Learn about the development and challenges of the Manguang String Programme, along with issues related to compulsory service-learning in a University setting in South Africa. The Manguang String Programme is a music programme focused on helping children from historically disadvantaged backgrounds in rural areas. Under the guidance of Ms Coetzer, the programme has grown from 30 young learners in 2000 to nearly 500 in 2009, including children from isolated rural areas in the greater Free State Province.

Elene’s Bio
Elene Coetzer earned a Bachelors Honours Cum Laude in Music in 2005, and a Bachelors Honours in Language Studies in 2007 from the University of the Free State, South Africa. In 2000 she began her career as music educator within the Manguang String Programme. She oversees beginner violin tuition, beginner orchestra tuition and music theory classes and mentors future music educators within the string programme.

In 2008 she implemented and now coordinates the community service-learning module of the Music Department at the University of the Free State. This module is compulsory to all final year students in the Music department.

In July 2009, she presented her research and work at the international conference of Music in Society in Venice, Italy. She plans to complete her Masters in Music Education in 2010.