Higher education professionals from Campus Compact member institutions are invited to join us for an interactive meet-up exploring how we create change, build coalitions, and advance civic and community engagement within our institutions—even when we don’t have formal authority to make change happen.

Drawing on the Tempered Radicals framework, we’ll explore practical strategies for navigating institutional dynamics, identifying opportunities for action, and building the relationships and coalitions that help move the work forward. Participants will have opportunities to reflect on their own institutional context, learn alongside peers, and connect with Campus Compact staff and colleagues from across the region.

Whether you serve as your institution’s official Campus Champion or are deeply engaged in advancing civic and community engagement on your campus, this gathering is designed to offer useful tools, new connections, and space to think strategically about the work ahead.

Join Campus Compact for a half-day event that will introduce concepts and guide attendees through the early phases of the Campus Action Planning development process.  

In addition to sessions led by our CAP Fellows, we are pleased to include leadership and facilitation from Jenny Kern, Senior Vice President, from Spitfire Strategies as a feature of the symposium. The session will provide the opportunity to explore how values, messaging, and stories can play a critical role in advancing the civic and community engagement work of Campus Action Planning to bolster democracy and cultivate community flourishing.