Compact25 will take place over the course of three 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
Monday, March 31
7:00 AM | Registration opens
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Pre-Conference Institutes
1:00 PM | Welcome & Opening general session
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Networking break
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Breakout sessions
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Coffee break
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Breakout sessions
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Meet-ups
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Signature reception
Tuesday, April 1
7:15 AM - 8:45 AM | Breakfast
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | Meet-ups
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM | Breakout Sessions
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM | General session
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Coffee Break
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Breakout sessions
12:15 PM - 2:30 PM | Lunch on your own
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Breakout sessions
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Networking break
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM | Breakout sessions
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM | Poster session
Wednesday, April 2
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | General session
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Breakout sessions
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | Coffee break
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Breakout sesions
Regular program concludes at 12:15 PM Eastern
Organize a meet-up!
New for Compact25!
Want to host a meet-up for your community, affinity group, or special interest? Submit a Compact25 meet-up request form! We'll field requests and assign groups rooms and times for meet-ups. Space and time availabIlity is limited, so be sure to submit your request ASAP!
Priority deadline: November 15, 2024.
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 |
In Roundtable discussions, presenters workshop ideas, gather feedback, and work collaboratively toward solutions. Presenters will discuss an initiative, project, or program at a single round table with a maximum of 8 participants. 45 minutes, maximum of 2 presenters |
Poster |
Poster presentations are intended to promote exchange between presenters and attendees on civically and community-engaged projects. A physical poster must be provided that highlights the purpose, strategies utilized, and outcomes. Poster presentations have a dedicated session to promote dialogue and exchange. Poster presentations are an excellent opportunity to include student collaborators. Maximum of 3 presenters |
Author Talk |
Author talks provide participants with an opportunity to engage with the author of an impactful publication (e.g., book, book chapter, special journal issue, or journal article) in the civic and community engagement field. The session should be a blend of presenting key takeaways from the publication and dialogue with attendees. 45 minutes, maximum of 6 presenters |
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. 45 minutes, maximum of 6 presenters |
Promising Practice |
Promising Practice sessions highlight a civic and community engagement project, infrastructure, or approach working effectively to inform and inspire participants for potential replication and ideas. 20 minutes (15 minutes presenting & 5 minutes Q&A), with a maximum of 3 presenters. If accepted, you will be paired with another promising practice session to share a 45-minute session block. |
Proposals due September 27, 2024
Campus Compact is now accepting proposals for the Compact25 national conference. We seek proposals that explore our theme—Uniting through Public Purpose: Coalition Building for Impact.
We are particularly interested in proposals that explore the following key topic areas. The intention of these key areas is not to limit but to inspire and energize potential presenters around critical issues that show up in their work and the civic and community engagement field as a whole. All sessions should balance learning and exchange, represent a variety of perspectives, and meaningfully contribute to racial justice, equity, and inclusion goals.
Key topic areas
Sessions center civic and community engagement as pathways for addressing systemic inequities in education, climate justice, violence, economics and wealth, Indigenous communities, housing, and more. Sessions should showcase how institutions are creating sustainable change in their communities through engaged teaching, research, and outreach.
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 and community engagement practices and structures.
Sessions explore ways to use technology, data, storytelling, and assessment to demonstrate the impact of civic and community engagement. Discussions could explore how campuses are translating impact both internally and externally to develop new resources.
Sessions explore how individuals and campuses are building and sustaining community partnerships and centering community voice in decision-making. Topics may include partnership management and tracking, community advisory board structures and approaches, compensation and recognition policies and practices, or how campuses and practitioners are working collectively with K-12 schools, other higher education institutions, hospitals, government agencies, or cultural organizations to advance community priorities.
Sessions examine how individuals and institutions engage with others to support purposeful and respectful conversation across viewpoints with a desire to learn and understand. Highlighted session topics may cover voter education and engagement efforts, models and examples of civil discourse and dialogue programming, the student learning and skill developed through bridge-building activities, ways of centering community and student voice through the use of civil discourse, and creating safe and inclusive spaces that provide opportunities for those whose viewpoints may be traditionally marginalized or silenced
Sessions discuss how to center well-being for our students, faculty, colleagues, and community partners—and how that relates to our civic and community engagement work. Sessions may highlight programming and strategies that strengthen a sense of belonging, address discrimination, prevent burnout, or foster collective care.
Sessions explore new and innovative practices within civic and community-engaged learning and teaching. Discussions may examine implementing innovative curriculum design and delivery and strategies that foster civic skill development, create pathways for learning and action, support the development of student civic identity, and champion majors, minors, and certificates in civic engagement and leadership. Sessions may also explore how these strategies contribute to improved recruitment, enrollment, and retention or showcase how civic and community engagement can enhance career-related experiences.
Sessions explore opportunities to build robust and holistic support for campus civic and community engagement work. Presenters may discuss creating pathways and resources for community engagement professionals, developing staffing models, funding and resourcing civic and community engagement efforts, and developing institutional policies that facilitate this work, such as faculty and staff annual rewards, promotion and tenure, and community-engaged research. Sessions may also explore professional development models and skill-building for professionals such as faculty and graduate student fellowship programs.
Sessions highlight and uplift innovative community and civic engagement programs, initiatives, and models that center student voice and the roles students play in the development and implementation of co-curricular initiatives and community-campus partnerships. Sessions may focus on student empowerment through community and civic engagement, showcase unique models of implementing institution-wide days of service, or tell the story of student-led social action. Student presentations are encouraged.
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 Compact25 session proposal form. All sessions must be submitted through our online application portal to be considered.
Session Information
Addressing systemic inequities and wicked societal problems.
Anti-racist civic and community engagement teaching, research, and service
Assessment, evaluation, data, and storytelling
Authentic campus-community partnerships
Bridge building, dialogue, and discourse to support an engaged democracy
Centering mental health, belonging, and well-being
Civic learning and student success strategies
Infrastructure and support for community engagement
Student-led, student-driven engagement and leadership
Presenter Information
Download a preview of the proposal submission requirements as a pdf. Questions about submitting a proposal? Contact us at conference@compact.org.