May 10th (1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

Elon University
 

RSVP to Leslie Garvin by May 1st.

A deliberative dialogue is a technique used by the National Issues Forum Institute to explore diverse views and experiences related to a specific issue. Learn more here.   

Campus Compact is collaborating with the New England Research Center  of Higher Education (NERCHE) to complete the second phase of a national study on campus community service centers. A year ago, researchers Dr. Marshall Welch and Dr. John Saltmarsh began Phase I of this study by surveying the directors of campus centers that had received the Carnegie Classification of Community Engagement.

Phase II of the study will expand the survey to include campus community engagement centers that are members of Campus Compact.  The information gleaned from the second phase of the study will help create an assessment tool that centers and Campus Compact affiliates can use in their strategic planning as well as an empirically based rubric of current and innovative practices concerning the infrastructure of campus community engagement centers.  The information will also be broken down by type of institution so campus centers (e.g. public research universities, faith-based colleges) can refer to comparable programs.

A separate invitation and link to complete the survey will be sent to directly to campus center directors via e-mail. Only ONE representative from each campus should complete the survey.   If you receive the survey link and believe there is a more appropriate person to complete it, please forward it to them.

Your cooperation and participation will make a significant contribution to the field as well as provide useful information for centers in our state. This study has received approval from the Institutional Review Board at the University of Massachusetts-Boston.  Only aggregate data are provided in the profile results and no individual center or campus will be or can be identified.   It will take about 30-minutes to complete the survey.

Thank you, in advance, for your time and consideration. 

The ACT (Appalachian & the Community Together) Assistant Director for Community Service works to strengthen and expand ACT's Alternative Break programs (known locally at Appalachian as Alternative Service Experiences - ASE), including both domestic and international efforts.  The Assistant Director manages the recruitment, selection, and training of all student ASE Peer Leaders, and faculty & staff Learning Partners.  This position works collaboratively with many offices and academic departments, in particular the Office of International Education and Development (OIED) and is responsible for ensuring the safety & risk management protocol for all break programs.  Other ASE related responsibilities include oversight of ACT scholarship processes, and the annual service photo contest.  Additionally, this staff member will help supervise and coordinate the educational efforts of one Graduate Assistant.  This position will also hold oversight of two ACT major events (TBD), and partial oversight of other major events as needed, as well as serve as the main liaison with the Service & Leadership Residential Learning Community.  The Assistant Director will informally teach student development and program planning principles to student leaders, graduate assistants, and interns. 

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