3:30 PM                 

Toward Collective Impact: Leading the CLDE Movement in a Deeply Polarized Era

• Chair: Lynn Pasquerella, President, American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), a Lead Partner in the CLDE Coalition
• Jonathan Alger, President, American University, a Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement Coalition Partner (CLDE Coalition) and a CLDE Full Participation Institution (FPI)
• Mac Powell, President, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), which has made “civic responsibility” a required general education outcome 
• Lenore Rodicio, Senior Fellow, The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, former Provost, Miami Dade College, and a leadership mentor for Achieving the Dream 
• Aaron Thompson, President, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education and Member, the Multi-State Collaborative for College Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement (MSC/CLDE)
• Rajiv Vinnakota, President, Citizens and Scholars, and Founder, Presidents for Civic Preparedness 

4:10 PM

Full Speed Ahead: Taking Action to Make College CLDE Inclusive – and Directly Connected to Student Success (Concurrent Sessions, Choose One):

1. Expanding Students’ CLDE Participation and Overcoming the Obstacles —Working Sessions Organized By Institutional Sector
Leaders in these sessions come from “Full Participation Institutions (FPIs),” Postsecondary institutions that already make civic learning part of their degree requirements and/or from state systems and organizations that are national leaders in the CLDE movement: 

• Community Colleges
  • Nicola Blake, Senior Fellow for Strategic Initiatives and Student Success, Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, City University of New York, and former faculty member and interim Provost at Guttman Community College, an FPI
  • David Hubert, Associate Provost for Learning Advancement, Salt Lake Community College, an FPI
  • Patty Robinson, Faculty Director, Civic and Community Engagement Initiatives, College of the Canyons, an FPI 
•  Liberal Arts Colleges
  • Mojgan Behmand, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty, Dominican University, an FPI

  • Bernadette Ludwig, Associate Professor of Sociology & Director of Civic Engagement, Wagner College, an FPI

  • Kelly Sorensen, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Ursinus College, an FPI

• Regional Public Universities
  • Cathy Copeland, Director, American Democracy Project, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)

  • Abdou Ndoye, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Northern Kentucky University, an FPI 

  • Cynthia Lynch, Assistant Vice Provost, Center for Civic Engagement, Salem State University, an FPI 

• Research Universities
  • Meg Daly, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education, The Ohio State University, an FPI 
  • Anne Jones, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Arizona State University, an FPI
  • Dayna Osherwitz, Associate Provost for Institutional Planning and Effectiveness,  Southern Methodist University, an FPI

2. Leveraging the Civic, Career, and Student Success Power of High Impact Practices (HIPs)

• Chair: David Scobey, Director, Bringing Theory to Practice and Founder, The Paradigm Project, a movement to drive transformative change and make engaged learning the norm for today’s diverse students
• Derek Price, Principal and Founder, DVP-Praxis Ltd. and co-author of empirical studies showing how participation in HIPs fuels completion and students’ gains in both academic and practical skills   
• Christopher Minnix, Director, Blazer Core Curriculum,  University of Alabama at Birmingham, an FPI. The Blazer Core Curriculum weaves multiple HIPS into students’ academic and real-world learning  
• Byron White, Associate Provost for Urban Research and Community Engagement, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, an FPI, and Director of urbanCORE (Community-Oriented Research and Engagement)

• Bridget Trodgen, Dean of Undergraduate Education and Academic Student Services, American University, an FPI

3. Tracking – and Reporting – Students’ Participation and Gains from Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement

• Chair:  David Paris, Senior Advisor, CLDE Coalition and Co-Chair, CLDE Working Group on Documenting Students’ CLDE Participation and Gains
• Charles Ansell, Vice President for Research, Policy, and Advocacy, Complete College America, Co-Chair, CLDE Working Group on Documenting Students’ CLDE Participation and Gains, and lead author for CCA’s forthcoming report on the links between student success and high impact civic engagement practices
• Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research and the National Study of Student Engagement Institute (NSSE), and lead development of NSSE’s Civic Engagement Module, which institutions can use to document students’ gains from civic learning and democracy engagement
• Deirdre Harkins, Senior Analyst, Ithaka S+R, and co-author, Assessing the Civic Campus: The Link Between Higher Education and Democracy, an AASCU publication
• Ioana G. Hulbert, Researcher, Ithaka S+R, and co-author, Assessing the Civic Campus

5:10 PM

Views from Philanthropy – Philanthropic Leaders Share Practical Advice on What It Will Take to Make CLDE Inclusive, High Impact, and Funded

• Chair: Carol Geary Schneider, Senior Advisor, CLDE Coalition

• Debra Humphreys, Vice President of Strategic Engagement, Lumina Foundation

• Isabel Roche, Executive Director of Special Programs in Higher Education, Endeavor Foundation

• Jamey Rorison, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

5:40 PM

Wrap-up and Where to Learn More

5:45 PM

Adjourn

3:30 PM   

What is College Civic Learning and Democracy Engagement (CLDE)?  How Will It Benefit Today’s Students and Tomorrow’s Democracy?

• Martha Kanter, College Promise
• Carol Geary Schneider, CLDE Coalition

3:45 PM

Every Student, Every Degree:  What Do Students Advise on CLDE-Related College Learning? 

• Dawn Whitehead, Association of American Colleges & Universities
• Maggie Atherton, Salisbury University
• Emmanuel Gómez, Pasadena City College and Long Beach State University
• Liora Petter-Lipstein, University of Maryland
• Dylan Rexroth, George Washington University
• Taylor Easter, Widener University

4:15 PM

How Can Inclusive CLDE Learning Help Bridge Democracy’s Divides?

• Bobbie Laur, Campus Compact
• Ronald Crutcher, University of Richmond
• Mary Ellen Giess, Interfaith America
• Kara Dillard, James Madison University
• Trygve Throntveit, Minnesota Humanities Center
• John King, State University of New York

4:50 PM

From Vision to Full Participation: How Are Leaders Taking Action to Make Civic Learning Both Inclusive and Transformative?

• Nancy Shapiro, CLDE Coalition and Multi-State Collaborative
• Yolanda Watson Spiva, Complete College America
• Anthea Sweeney, Higher Learning Commission
• Terri Taylor, Lumina Foundation
• Tim Eatman, Rutgers University - Newark

5:30 PM

Adjourn