Professional Development

Workshops and Conferences

Outreach and Engagement Workshops

Bring your lunch and learn about practical and useful tools that can help you engage your teaching, research, and service with the community. These sessions are open to all university personnel and are free of charge.

Digital Tools for Outreach and Engagement

Check out the related resources and follow-up workshops on the Workshop Resources page.

The Digital Union is offering an additional workshop on this topic on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 3pm–5pm. Information and registration link.

Workshop Resources

If you weren’t able to attend a workshop or want to follow up on what was presented, these resources provide the information you need.

Upcoming Conferences

Outreach Scholarship Conference 2008: Innovation and Leadership for Engagement, October 7-9, 2008, Penn State University. http://www.outreachscholarship.org. The conference is co-sponsored by the Ohio State University, the University of Georgia, University of Wisconsin-Extension/UW Colleges, the University of Alabama, North Carolina State University, and Michigan State University. SAVE THE DATES: 2009, September 28-30, University of Georgia; 2010: October 4-6, North Carolina State University.

Imagining America Conference: Layers of Place, Movements of People, Los Angeles, CA, October 2-4, 2008. Early registration deadline: September 2. Presentations include Tenure Team Initiative on Public Scholarship, Public Engagement in the Virtual World of Second Life, Structures and Restrictions: Academic Units, Civic Engagement, and the Shape of the University. http://www.imaginingamerica.org/conferences.html

Call for Poster Presentations: The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Second Biennial Conference, Working Together for Sustainability on Campus and Beyond, November 9-11, 2008, Raleigh, NC. The conference is intended to demonstrate how colleges and universities and their partners can lead the way to a sustainable future. Poster Submission Deadline: September 1, 2008. http://www.aashe.org/conf2008/call.php

Fourth National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation: Creating Cultures of Collaboration, October 3-5, 2008, Austin, TX. Brings together leaders and future leaders in public engagement, conflict resolution, and related fields to share resources and strategies, build lasting relationships, increase the visibility and effectiveness of their work, tackle challenges, and initiate collaborative projects. http://www.thataway.org/events/?page_id=6

Dream the Possible: Learn.Lead.Change, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, November 7-8, 2008, will engage campuses and students in a variety of ways including innovative, student-led workshops, inspiring key-note speakers, information through poster sessions, a graphics competition, and an opportunity to receive grant money for a new project/program. Closing Keynote: Matthew Segal, Executive Director of SAVE (Student Association for Voter Empowerment). Deadline for Workshop Proposals: September 10, 2008. Sponsors: Ohio Campus Compact, The Ohio State University, Kent State University, Fifth Third Bank, & Wilmington College. http://www.ohiocampuscompact.org/page.cfm?ID=96

Call for Proposals: 2nd Annual Fostering Global Citizenship Conference, Burlington, Vermont, November 10-11, 2008, sponsored by the University of Vermont and Vermont Campus Compact; co-sponsors: School for International Training/World Learning and Middlebury College. Seeking proposals for interactive workshops that relate to fostering global citizenship in higher education and include the following topics: intercultural communication, intercultural or international partnerships, cross-cultural experiential engagement, curriculum design, civic engagement/citizenship, or assessment/evaluation. Deadline: September 15, 2008. http://www.vtcampuscompact.org/globalcitizenshipdirectorylinks.php

Call for Proposals: 11th Community-Campus Partnerships for Health Conference—Creating the Future We Want to Be: Transformation through Partnerships, Milwaukee, WI, April 29-May 2, 2009. Conference sessions will address one or more of four subthemes: (1) the transformational power of community-campus partnerships; (2) sustaining partnerships and the outcomes they achieve; (3) building capacity among all partners; (4) community-campus partnerships as a global movement; (5) Innovative and promising partnership practices; (6) community-based participatory research as a tool for social justice; (7) interprofessional, interdisciplinary and/or intersectoral collaborations; and (8) youth and student leadership. Deadline: October 10, 2008. http://www.ccph.info/