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.

Winter Workshop: Digital Tools for Outreach and Engagement

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

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.

Call for Panels: Fourth Annual Summit on Higher Education and Economic Development. Emerging Trends, Effective Engagement, Standards of Excellence and Emerging Techniques, St Petersburg, Florida, November 9-11, 2008. A panel consists of a 2-3 speakers and a moderator addressing a topic relevant to University Economic Development Association members and consistent with the Summit’s themes during a one-hour period. Deadline: May 16, 2008. Request application form from Dr. Glenn Freedman, UEDA Panel Committee, glenn.freedman@okstate.edu; http://www.universityeda.org/

Summer Institute on Service-Learning: Service Learning: A Strategy for Keeping Youth in School, June 23-25, 2008, Clemson University National Dropout Prevention Center, will focus on the development of resilience in young people through service-learning. Participants will come away with a clear understanding of what resilience looks like, how to implement high-quality service-learning, and to be intentional in the fostering of the specific protective factors that produce resilience. Sponsored by a partnership of the National Dropout Prevention Center, the Institute for Global Education and Service Learning, and Youth Leaders from Richland School District Two in Columbia, South Carolina, all partners in the International Service-Learning Exchange. http://www.dropoutprevention.org/conferen/conferen.htm#2008_SISL

Call for Proposals: Engaging Your Campus and the World through International Service-Learning, October 2-3, 2008, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. Seeking workshops, panels, or poster presentations for this conference that will help campus teams and individuals learn about best practices in international service-learning. Participants will have an opportunity to develop a campus plan for international service-learning programs and academic courses. Proposal Deadline: June 1, 2008. http://www.uvsc.edu/volunteer

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