Upcoming Regional Roundtables

Community-Based Research in an Undergraduate Setting:  Models and Practices
November 6, 2009  
Hamilton College   
Noon - 3 pm

Community-based research explores an issue or answers a question that matters to the community.  Undergraduate students learn about a research process, but they also learn in a dynamic process, engaging with individuals and organizations in real-time situations.  There are many models for engagement, from one-semester projects to ongoing partnerships.  Hamilton faculty will briefly present four models of academic course-based projects with discussion of best practices for student learning and community outcomes.  

NYCC Members--No Charge; Non-members $35.   Luncheon  provided by courtesy of  Hamilton College

Registration is now closed for this event

Integrating Service-Learning into the STEM Disciplines
November 19, 2009
Columbia University
10:00am-1:00 pm
Interschool Lab on the 7th Floor of the Schapiro Center

Service-learning is an invaluable pedagogy in teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Students gain invaluable experience working with open-ended problems in the community while community partners benefit from access to colleges students and University resources.

Representatives from Columbia University's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science will discuss models for integrating
community-based learning into STEM courses. The roundtable will address Columbia Engineering's introductory engineering design course, which
integrates service-learning into the education of all undergraduate engineering students, and the potential and pitfalls of integrating
service-learning into advanced technical and non-technical STEM courses.

NYCC Members--No Charge; Non-members $35.   Luncheon  provided by courtesy of Columbia University.

REGISTER NOW -- limited to 25  

Columbia University campus map: http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/map/schapiro_center.html

Past Regional Roundtables

June 27, 2007; Risk Management/Liability Workshop; Syracuse University

This workshop is a "must" if you are responsible for developing and/or integrating community based service learning/research into curriculum or academic experiences on your campus. The goal of this session is to help you learn about and understand the enhanced liability/risk inherent in academically required community based service learning/research. You will learn about processes and procedures that can help mitigate liabilities and risks to the extent possible. Dave Pajak, director of the Syracuse University Office (SU) of Risk Management, attorney Pat Pedro from the office of University attorneys’ Bond, Schoeneck and King LLP, and Pam Heintz, director the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service (CPCS) at SU, are facilitating this workshop to help you think about how to utilize your own college and university resources to address liabilities/risks involved in community based academic work. 

August 14, 2007; Workshop on "Building Youth-Adult Partnership through Service-Learning: from Tokenism to Participation”; Nazareth College

Many campuses’ service-learning and community service efforts center on relationship building with youth through a variety of activities such as tutoring or mentoring.. Whether in school settings, community organizations or on campus, large numbers of college students interact daily with young people. For administrators and faculty supervisors, managing these many relationships is challenging, particularly if they are to be more than superficial. This workshop will explore the practices and the principles of “positive youth development” building youth-adult relationships and how service learning can engage both the college student and the youth in productive time together. Dr. Marie Watkins, Director of the Weider Center for Service-Learning at Nazareth College will host the discussion and will include local community partners to share their viewpoints as to what makes for successful, truly “engaged” relationships.

October 5th, 2007; "Fostering the Learning in Service and Community-Based Learning"; SUNY Potsdam

The focus of this roundtable will be the integration of community-based learning experiences into the classroom. Issues to be discussed include service-learning pedagogy, fostering community/classroom partnerships, and integrative course activities (including reflection, assignments, activities, and assessment). Heather Sullivan-Catlin (Service-Learning Faculty Liaison and chair of the Dept. of Sociology, SUNY Potsdam) and Ron Flores (Director of the Center for Community-Based Learning and member of Sociology Dept., St. Lawrence University) will co-facilitate this participatory session. We welcome both newcomers to service-learning and veterans alike.

November 29, 2007; “Global Service-Learning: Project Planning, Design, Implementation and Evaluation”; Cornell University

This seminar will provide participants with an overview of global service-learning models and approaches.  The seminar will focus on effective strategies for pre-departure planning, on-site project management and instruction, and ongoing assessment of community partnership and programming.  This seminar is for faculty, students  and
administrators who are interested in different approaches for designing,
implementing and assessing global service-learning courses and programs
in cross-cultural contexts.  Participants will receive a comprehensive
guide for designing global service-learning programs.

January 17, 2008; “Reflection:  The Essence of Service-Learning” ; Mount Saint Mary College

Those who engage in service-learning know that it is a transformational pedagogy; one that can enhance students' understanding of course content and deepen their appreciation of complex social issues.  We also know that experience itself does not necessarily result in learning.  Reflection activities have proven to be indispensable in helping students harvest the learning from service. In the classroom and within the community, well-structured reflection challenges students to think more critically and provides the glue that holds service and learning together.
New York Campus Compact presents “Reflection:  The Essence of Service-Learning” at Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY on Thursday, January 17, 2008, from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm.  Nora Heaphy, Director of Service-Learning at City College of New York’s Colin Powell Center will lead this roundtable program that is designed as a practical hands-on approach for faculty and service-learning practitioners.
The format will include 8-10-person roundtables for sharing questions, issues and solutions.  Discussions will benefit service-learning newcomers and veterans alike.  Participants are encouraged to bring course materials – syllabi, learning objectives – for courses they are currently teaching or are planning.  Newcomers are encouraged to raise questions and share plans.

March 7-9, 2008; IMPACT: National Student Conference on Service, Advocacy & Social Action; Northeastern University

Join college students, administrators, faculty, national nonprofit organizations, socially-responsible companies and many others this spring in Boston, MA for the historically largest national convening of campus community members involved in service, activism, politics, advocacy, and other socially responsible work across philosophical and ideological lines. This event builds on the legacy set forth by the C.O.O.L. Conference and the Idealist Campus Conference, spanning an incredible 23-year history.

March 14, 2008; New York Campus Compact Regional Roundtable“Community Partners as True Partners"; The City College of New York; Sponsored by the Colin Powell Center for Policy Studies

For faculty and students engaged in service learning, strong partnerships with community-based organizations are key. Integrating the mission of the college campus with the needs and resources of the community is often a huge challenge, one that takes commitment and intentional planning. How can community organizations and institutions of higher education work together as equal partners to enhance student learning and to facilitate meaningful social change? What processes can we use to ensure that service-learning projects are based on a shared vision and agreed upon goals? How do we assess and evaluate our work and ensure that the partnership is sustained beyond a one-semester experience?

Entitled “Community Partners as True Partners," the format will include 10-person roundtables for sharing questions, issues and solutions. Discussions will benefit service-learning newcomers and veterans alike. Special Note: Participants are encouraged to bring representatives from community based organizations in which they have established partnerships. 

April 25-26, 2008; Institute for Global Service-Learning; Cornell University; Sponsored by the Cornell Public Service Center and NYCC

Service-learning programs abroad are growing rapidly. New York Campus Compact and the Public Service Center at Cornell University are presenting a two-day workshop April 25-26 in Ithaca for faculty, service-learning and study-abroad administrators and others engaged in global service-learning. Working sessions will be designed for newcomers to the field as well as for those more experienced in teaching and conducting overseas service-learning. Topics will include program design, partnerships, institutional funding and support, assessment, risk and crisis management, faculty research and scholarship, global citizenship and pedagogies for reflection and re-entry.

May 28-30, 2008; 2008 NY/PA Campus Compact Conference; Bryn Mawr Mountain Retreat and Conference Center

"After the Semester's Over......A Time to Reflect and Re-group." New York and Pennsylvania Campus Compacts are holding our first-ever joint meeting--a retreat for folks involved in community service, service learning, civic engagement and campus/community partnerships. May 28-30, 2008 at the Bryn Mawr Mountain Retreat Center in the Poconos. Roundtables, speakers and conversations in a comfortably-paced and reasonably-priced retreat setting. Opportunities to meet new colleagues, re-group, and share ideas and solutions. 

November 7, 2008; New York Campus Compact Regional Roundtable "Seamless Web or Unbridgeable Gap? -- Service-Learning and Community Service on Your Campus"; Skidmore College

November 21, 2008; New York Campus Compact Regional Roundtable "Issues of Risk Management/Liability"; Syracuse University

This Roundtable discussion is a “must” if you are responsible for developing and/or integrating community based service learning/research into curriculum or academic experiences on your campus. The goal of this session is to help you learn about and better understand the enhanced liability/risk inherent in academically required community based service learning/research. You will learn about processes and procedures that can help mitigate liabilities and risks to the extent possible.  Dave Pajak, director of the Syracuse University Office of Risk Management, attorney Pat Pedro from the office of University attorneys’ Bond, Schoeneck and King, PLLC, and Pam Heintz, director the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service (CPCS) at SU, are facilitating this workshop to help you think about how to utilize your own college and university resources to address liabilities/risks involved in community based academic work.

The Chronicle of Higher Education has featured numerous articles about assessment and accountability in higher education.  In essence, assessment asks the following “What’s working?  What needs work?  How do you know?” 

This Regional Roundtable will focus on strategies and approaches for assessing service-learning. The Conference Keynote will be presented by nationally-known service-learning expert Dr. Andrew Furco, currently Associate Vice President for Public Engagement at the University of Minnesota, and Director of the International Center on Community Engagement, and Associate Professor of Educational Policy and Administration.

The early afternoon will feature moderated break-out roundtables focused on 1) engaging community partner site supervisors in assessing student learning outcomes; 2) developing methods to evaluate student learning outcomes in courses ; 3) assessing the impact of service-learning students on community organizations; and 4) implementing long-term and longitudinal mechanisms (e.g. alumni surveys) for measuring long-term impact of service-learning on students’ civic engagement.

This workshop is designed for faculty, service-learning administrators, institutional researchers and assessment directors, and community partners.
 

March 11, 2009; New York Campus Compact Regional Roundtable “Service Learning Partnerships with Local Schools:
Optimizing Opportunities for All Majors”; Adelphi University

This roundtable discussion will explore both the successes and the challenges arising in partnerships between campuses and local schools through service learning projects. School settings provide a variety of learning opportunities for students of every major or professional track. Schools represent an experiential learning opportunity which is stimulating, relevant and community-based.   Conversely, college students provide a range of skills and contributions to school operations, whether in classrooms, after-school programs or administrative projects.  Not surprisingly, optimal service-learning partnerships must be both reciprocal and carefully tended. This roundtable will feature conversations on how universities and local schools, through service learning projects for students in all disciplines, have worked to bring to each other the benefits of experiential teaching and learning.
University and local school service-learning practitioners will provide models of tried-and-true collaborations, focusing on the design and implementation of varied service learning projects as well as the lessons learned over the years. The roundtable format will be highly interactive, inviting participants also to design templates of possible service learning collaborations for their respective educational settings and needs.    All participants are encouraged to bring their own syllabi, working agreements, templates and questions and stories to share.

April 1, 2009; “Finding One’s Public Voice:  How Service-Learning Helps Students Develop Intellectual As Well As Personal Strengths”
Featuring Dr. Edward Zlotkowski; St. John's University

Too often community- based work is understood solely in terms in community need and individual generosity.  This presentation explores some of the most critically important intellectual and personal strengths, which are difficult to develop in any other way.
Our colleagues at St. John's University are hosting renowned service-learning leader and pioneer Dr. Edward Zlotkowski on April 1st, 2009.  Although the presentation is part of a lecture series for St. John's faculty and staff, 50 spaces for members of New York Campus Compact have been reserved by Janet Mangione in the Office of Academic Service-Learning.  We greatly appreciate this generous offer and fine professional courtesy.  "Sharing resources" in action!

Click here to see the flyer for Ed's engaging topic, "Finding One’s Public Voice:  How Service-Learning Helps Students Develop Intellectual As Well As Personal Strengths."

April 16, 2009; “Community Partners as True Partners”; Onondaga Community College

For faculty and students engaged in service-learning, strong partnerships with community-based organizations are key.  Integrating the mission of the college campus with the needs and resources of the community is often a huge challenge, one that takes commitment and intentional planning.  How can community organizations and institutions of higher education work together as equal partners to enhance student learning and to facilitate meaningful social change?   What processes can we use to ensure that service-learning projects are based on a shared vision and agreed upon goals?  How do we assess and evaluate our work and ensure that the partnership is sustained beyond a one-semester experience?

June 15, 2009; 21st Century Experiential Learning: “Managing the Risks & Issues for Campuses, Students & Community Partners” Nazareth College

The goal of this session is to help you learn about and understand the risks, including legal liability, inherent in experiential learning in the 21st century. Through a morning lead workshop and afternoon small group discussions you will learn about processes and procedures that can help manage liabilities and risks related to experiential learning.

Dave Pajak, director of the Syracuse University Office of Risk Management, attorney Pat Pedro from the office of University attorneys’ Bond, Schoeneck and King LLP, and Pam Heintz, associate vice president for engagement and director of the Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service (CPCS) at Syracuse University, are facilitating the workshop to help you think about how to utilize your own college and university resources to address liabilities/risks involved in community based experiential learning.

Brought to you by:
New York State Campus Compact, www.nycc.cornell.edu
National Society for Experiential Education, www.nsee.org
New York State Cooperative and Experiential Education Association, www.nysceea.org

The purpose of this NYCC Regional Roundtable is to share the lessons learned through the 2008-2009 Native American Studies Academic Discipline Network between 3 colleges and the staff of the Ganondagan State Historic Site.  Our partnership has taught us the joys and opportunities to create a 'community bowl'  as we built a service-learning collaboration.  This  informal, yet structured, facilitated discussion will share ideas about service-learning as a means to bridge cultures, expertise, and shared resources to achieve a sense of true reciprocity between faculty, community and students.

Siena College will host a round table discussion on the importance of incorporating engaged scholarship (Academic Service Learning, Community Based Research etc.) into the promotion and tenure process. To broaden the network and dialogue on this key issue, Harvey Teres from Syracuse University will be speaking about focusing faculty rewards through publicly engaged scholarship.