Compact24 will take place over the course of four days and feature a wide variety of engaging, interactive sessions focused on civic engagement, community-engaged research, civic- and service-learning, institutional change, university-community partnerships and more.
Preliminary Schedule
Sunday, April 7
Registration opens
Welcome reception
Affinity group meetings (For Example, TRUCEN)
Monday, April 8 & Tuesday, April 9
Pre-Conference Institutes (Monday Morning)
General sessions
Workshops
Networking opportunities
Network & community meetings
Action planning for institutional follow-up
Peer & practitioner coaching
Signature reception
Wednesday, April 10
Regular program concludes before noon Mountain Time
Sustainability experience
To encourage diverse opportunities for learning and exchange, sessions may take one of the following formats. Presenters must select their session type when submitting a proposal for consideration.
Roundtable |
Roundtable discussions will be used to facilitate and workshop ideas, gather feedback, and work collaboratively toward solutions. In small groups of 8-10, participants will discuss an initiative, project, or program that is in development. |
Poster |
Poster presentations are intended to promote exchange between presenters and attendees on research and/or community-engaged projects. A physical poster must be provided that highlights the purpose, methodology, participants involved, findings, implications for the field, and outcomes. Poster presentations are displayed throughout the conference and have a dedicated session to promote dialogue and exchange. Poster presentations are an excellent opportunity to include undergraduate and graduate student collaborators. |
Dialogue Session |
Dialogue sessions provide facilitators with the opportunity to engage participants in a deliberative dialogue experience grounded on a critical issue or question in the field. During the experience, participants both explore the topic area and get hands-on experience utilizing a dialogue practice/approach. Facilitators will propose the ideal number of participants based on their proposed dialogue approach. |
Author Talk |
Author talks provide participants with an opportunity to engage with the author of an impactful publication (or book chapter) in the civic and community engagement field. The session should be a blend of presenting key takeaways from the publication and dialogue with attendees. |
Knowledge-to-Action Workshop |
Knowledge-to-Action sessions are focused on sharing specific knowledge, theories, skills, or methods for practical application. These sessions should be interactive, and participants should leave with actionable recommendations for practice. |
Promising Practice |
Promising practice sessions highlight specific civic or community engagement projects, infrastructure, or approaches that are working effectively on their campus with the goal of informing and inspiring participants for potential replication and ideas. |
Community or Network Meeting |
Community sessions are held at the beginning and end of conference days. The format is open and can be designed to suit the needs of the facilitator and attendees. These meetings can support geographically focused groups, affinity networks, design teams, in-person meet-ups for communities of practice, and others. |
Proposal submission for the Compact24 conference is now closed.
Below you will find more information about the proposal submission process. Submissions explored our theme: Now is the moment: Higher Education Civic and Community Engagement as the Way Forward. We encouraged proposals representing the breadth of our institutional members including public, private, two-year, four-year, minority serving institutions, rural and urban based institutions, faith based institutions, and graduate colleges and universities, along with organizations outside of higher education, including community-based partners. All sessions should balance learning and exchange, contribute to diversity, equity & inclusion, and represent a multiplicity of perspectives.
All presentation proposals were encouraged to fall within Campus Compact’s primary impact areas:
We were particularly interested in proposals that explore the following key topic areas. The intention of these key areas was not to limit or categorize, but to inspire and energize potential presenters around critical issues that show up in their work and in the civic and community engagement field as a whole.
Key topic areas
Sessions provide space to reflect on where we have been and deliberate where we are going. Sessions may explore language used in our field, transitions from historical approaches to current innovations, links between civic engagement and workforce development, and structures and functional approaches to advancing the work.
Sessions explore anti-racist civic and community engagement work and may also focus on the integration and operationalizing of diversity, equity, and inclusion in civic/community engagement practices and structures.
Sessions explore how campuses and practitioners are centering community voice. Topics may include community advisory board structures and approaches, compensation and recognition policies and practices, and more.
Sessions focus on supporting early-career faculty and staff and intentionally creating new pathways and on-ramps into the field for historically underrepresented individuals.
Sessions focus on strategies we can use to bring people together across difference through deliberative dialogue and bridge-building activities that intentionally incorporate diverse viewpoints in these divisive times.
Sessions explore ways to use technology, data, storytelling, and assessment to capture impact and tell the story of civic and community engagement. Discussions could explore how campuses are translating impact both internally and externally to develop new resources and fundraising opportunities. Sessions may also dive into approaches to integrating fundraising into your operations, employee development, and student engagement.
Sessions explore how campuses and practitioners are working collectively with K-12, other higher education institutions, hospitals, government, and/or cultural institutions to advance specific priorities in communities. We invite many different approaches: collective impact, community-first, anchor partnerships, sector-wide partnerships, or multi-site networks, for example.
Sessions explore new and innovative practices within civic and community-engaged teaching and learning. Discussions may examine implementing innovative curriculum design and delivery and other strategies to foster civic skill development, creating pathways for civic learning and action, supporting the development of student civic identity, and championing minors and majors in civic engagement and leadership. Sessions may also explore how these strategies contribute to improved recruitment, enrollment, and retention.
Sessions center on how community and civic engagement are pathways for addressing systemic inequities in education, climate justice, violence, economic and wealth disparities, indigenous communities, housing, and more. These sessions should showcase how institutions are creating sustainable change in their communities through engaged teaching, research, and outreach.
Sessions discuss how to center well-being for our students, professional colleagues, and community partners—and how that relates to our community engagement work. Sessions may highlight programming and strategies that strengthen a sense of belonging for students, foster well-being for all individuals engaged in our work, or address the impact and mental health challenges associated with COVID-19, discrimination, and other societal issues.
Additional details:
Proposal review
Proposals will be reviewed by the Conference Program Committee and peer reviewers using the following criteria:
Below you will find a preview of the questions that will be asked on the Compact24 session proposal form. All sessions must be submitted through our online application portal to be considered.
Session Information
Presenter Information
Download a preview of the proposal submission requirements as a pdf
Questions about submitting a proposal? Contact us at conference@compact.org.