Symposium on Service Learning & Civic Engagement: Call for Proposals

5th Annual Symposium on Service Learning & Civic Engagement
“Responding to the Challenges and Opportunities for Engagement”
Western Carolina University – Cullowhee, NC
June 11, 2009

The Symposium provides a forum for scholarly discussion of issues, perspectives, and best practices in service learning. It also facilitates the exchange of information and ideas on innovative and creative civic engagement strategies and programs. The proposal should be based on a service-learning/civic engagement program, project (including research), or course and may address the Symposium theme in various ways. It should deal with specific pedagogical issues or perspectives on student learning emerging from service-learning/civic engagement research or practice.

Proposals should be for 50-minute Seminar/Workshop Sessions or Poster Presentations.

Seminar/Workshop Sessions should focus on one at least of the following areas: Presentation of research findings, literature review and discussion, presentation on best practices in service learning/civic engagement, or “how-to” presentation on campus-community collaboration.

Proposal submission deadline: Friday, March 20

For further information, visit the Symposium Web site, http://www.wcu.edu/9818.asp, or contact Glenn Bowen, gbowen@email.wcu.edu or 828-227-7184.