Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Conference 2008: Valuing Higher Education

Deadline for abstract submissions: Thursday 31 July 2008.

Today, economic values can seem to dominate higher education: throughout the world, governments seek to develop their higher education systems to improve national competitiveness in an increasingly globalised market place. Individuals, too, may have economic reasons for seeking higher education. Yet economic values are not the sole drivers: moral, social, philosophical and educational values are all central to the debate.

The Society welcomes scholarly and empirical contributions on the wide variety of issues envisaged under the conference theme. You are invited to join this exploration of 'valuing higher education' by presenting a paper, sharing in a symposium based around your own and others' research or scholarly work, organising a poster or simply by attending the Conference, or the Postgraduate and Newer Researchers Conference on the same theme.

For full information and to submit a proposal visit the Conference website at:
www.srhe.ac.uk/conference2008.

2008 International Service-Learning Conference Engaging Your Campus and the World through International Service-Learning

Deadline Extended to July 1, 2008

Please consider submitting a proposal for the 2008 International Conference on Service-Learning held October 2-3, 2008 at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.

Utah Valley University and the International Partnership for Service-Learning are hosting an International Service-Learning Conference for campus teams and individuals involved in or interested in international service-learning. This conference may be beneficial for study abroad departments, service-learning faculty, international centers, volunteer and service-learning departments, and other organizations interested in service-learning at an international level.

Please e-mail your submission to volunteer@uvsc.edu by July 1, 2008.

For more information
www.uvsc.edu/volunteer

Youth Service Institute 2008: Across the Street, Around the World

The Call for Presenters deadline is July 11, 2008.

Across the Street, Around the World youth are improving their communities through service and service-learning. Whether teaching a child to read or raising money to send bed nets to Africa to eradicate malaria, there's no issue - large or small - not being addressed. Mark your calendars to join Youth Service America in Orlando, FL for the 2008 Youth Service Institute October 26-28. The Institute will present opportunities for participants to strategize critical ways to think AND act both locally and globally. It is the ideal environment for individuals and organizations to further develop their programs while learning inventive ways to engage young people as assets and resources on Global Youth Service Day and throughout the year.

To download the Call for Presenters or to learn more about the Youth Service Institute, please visit www.ysa.org institute or contact Andraea LaVant at alavant@ysa.org or 202-296-2992 x 112.

Advancing Collaboration: the 5th annual conference of the Midwest Consortium for Service-Learning in Higher Education

Proposal Submission Deadline has been extended to June 6, 2008

Faculty, staff, administrators, students, and community partners are invited to submit proposals that address one of the following Thematic Areas:

• Best Practices in Collaboration


• Service-Learning and Educational Initiatives


• Service-Learning and Engaged Scholarship

AUDIENCE: Faculty, staff, administrators, students, and community partners, from member and non-member institutions, are invited to present and attend. Proposals should be in one of four formats: interactive, individual/group, round table, or poster.

For more information and to submit online, go to "Call for Proposals."
midwestconsortium.org/2008rfp.aspx

Special Issue of the International Journal of Organizational Analysis

Shaping Our Unscripted Future with Service-Learning: When Technology, Globalism, and Community Engagement Collide

Paper submission deadline is September 26, 2008.

The goal of this special issue is to provide IJOA readers, as well as service-learning authors and practitioners, with an overview of the application and outcomes of service-learning as a teaching tool in today's rapidly changing environment. This special issue will explore the strengths and challenges of service-learning practice in the context of our unscripted future - with a specific focus on the interrelationships between technological advances, global access and interest, and community engagement. Topics will include not only how service-learning is being applied as a tool to explore and understand complex environments but also why service-learning is being used in terms of leveraging educational opportunities into desired outcomes for students, universities, and community members. Our goal is to expand the current literature in directions that reflect today's global, diverse, interconnected, and uncertain organizational environments.

For manuscript submission guidelines, see: www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/ijoa/notes.jsp

Authors are strongly encouraged to contact either of the two guest editors, Amy Kenworthy-U'Ren (akenwort@bond.edu.au) or Laurie DiPadova-Stocks (ldipadovastocks@park.edu), to discuss possible submissions. Early submissions are encouraged.