Colleges and universities have developed increasingly sophisticated strategies for advancing civic and community engagement focused on student learning, social impact, and creating healthy and just communities. However, these strategies often remain siloed within institutions and across institutional contexts. A new joint planning effort led by the American Association of Colleges & Universities and Campus Compact will aim to organize these collective efforts nationally and more fully enable higher education institutions to support and advance democracy.
As a first step, we are convening a Design Team of campus leaders from across higher education. Design Team members will audit existing campus democratic engagement activities and programming to help build an understanding of the current landscape. The Design Team’s findings will lead to a guide that will enable other campuses to audit their work—and ultimately lead to the development of collaborative tools and resources to scale and streamline democratic engagement across colleges and universities.
Join us for an information session to learn more about this unique collaboration and how you can contribute to the project by applying to become a Design Team member.
Opening Remarks from:
- Bobbie Laur, President, Campus Compact
- Ashley Finley, Vice President of Research and Senior Advisor to the President, American Association of Colleges and Universities
Design Team Facilitators:
- Karina Kloos, Democracy Hub Lead, Stanford University
- Scott Warren, SNF Agora Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
- Tom Schnaubelt, Assistant Director of the Center for Revitalizing American Institutions at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Who should attend?
This event is free and open to AAC&U and Campus Compact members. This information session is great for folks with a desire to conduct a future audit and/or who have been charged to do so by their campus leadership. Experience with some type of campus-wide audit or assessment would be beneficial.
Campus leaders and faculty from diverse postsecondary institutions, including large and small 2-year, 4-year, public, private, MSIs, faith-based, secular, liberal arts, research intensive, and comprehensive are encouraged to attend.
Questions? Get in touch with us at campus@compact.org.