Continuums of Service Conference--Open Registration

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Dear Colleagues,

Please plan to join us for the Western Region Campus Compact Consortium's Sixth 
Annual Continuums of Service Conference, "Service-Learning in Challenging 
Times: Contexts and Crossroads," April 9-11, 2003 at the DoubleTree Hotel in 
Bellevue, Washington.

--Sign-up for one of four in-depth pre-conference workshops (registration 
required).
--Participate in provocative and interactive keynote sessions.
--Choose from over 40 engaging concurrent sessions, including a Student Track 
and a Community Partnership Track.
--View 20 interactive poster sessions.
--Network with over 450 of your colleagues from around the region and country.

Conference information and on-line registration are available at 
www.wwu.edu/~campcomp/cos/ <http://www.wwu.edu/~campcomp/cos/> (best viewed 
using Internet Explorer 5.0+ or Netscape 6.0+). You may also download, 
complete, and fax or mail the registration form available on-line. There is an 
$18 processing fee for faxed and mailed registrations.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2003
Space is limited; we encourage you to register early. Limited scholarships are 
available.

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Welcome Reception and Opening Plenary: Wednesday April 9, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
"Forming Communities Through Stories"
Featuring SWIL KANIM, Actor, Musician, and Storyteller, Lummi Nation

Keynote Address: Thursday, April 10, 8:45 - 10:15 am
"Citizenship as a Way of Life"
Featuring DR. BILL GRACE, Executive Director, Center for Ethical Leadership

Keynote Address: Friday, April 11, 8:45 - 10:15 am
"Students at the Crossroads: Service, Advocacy, Activism" 
Featuring: NANCY LANDA, Student, California State University, Northridge; 
SHANNON BREWER, Student, University of San Diego; DICK CONE, Moderator, 
University of Southern California (retired)

PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS

On Wednesday, April 9, from 1:00 - 4:00 pm the conference offers four 
pre-conference workshops:

"Introduction to Service-Learning," Rhosetta Rhodes, Spokane Falls Community 
College; Sima Thorpe, Gonzaga University; Patricia Chantrill, Eastern 
Washington University; Keith Kelley, Whitworth College; Sallie Christensen, 
Spokane Public Schools

"Advancing the Service-Learning Research Agenda," Andrew Furco, University of 
California, Berkeley; Sherril Gelmon, Portland State University; Barbara 
Holland, National Service-Learning Clearinghouse/ETR Associates

"Strategic Planning for Service Learning Success," Lynn Badertscher, Fresno 
City College

"The Power of Community Partnerships," Amy Hilzman, Lifelong AIDS Alliance; 
Patti Gorman, Seattle Central Community College; Marie Sandy, Pitzer College; 
Lily Rodriguez, CCFR and Associates; Denise Palmer, A Christian Place Magazine

SHARE AND LEARN WITH LEADERS IN THE FIELD, FEATURED IN THE FOLLOWING CONCURRENT 
SESSIONS:

STUDENT TRACK

"Apathy and Activism: Student Action for Change," Dick Cone, University of 
Southern California (retired); Nick Longo, National Campus Compact

"Student Directions in Civic Engagement," Annie Bolick-Floss, Tara Pueblo, 
Lenora O'Keith, Corey Dobyns, and Rebecca Sanchez, Humboldt State University

"Student-Led Programs: Attaining the Full Potential of Service-Learning," Kali 
Stanger, Shaival Shah, William Bowen, and Jessica Oliva, Stanford University

"A Walk in the Woods: How PSU Seniors Impact Institutional Capacity," Chris 
Carey, Kevin Kecskes, Ronnie Craddock, Sarah Wald, and Ruthie Dreger, Portland 
State University

"Claiming our Voice: Student Leadership for Public Problem Solving," Adam 
Smith, Layne Newton, Caitlin Csipkay-Brehm, Phil Christian, and Amy Spring, 
Portland State University; Martha Gaugh, Portland Public Schools

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP TRACK

"Assessment Strategies for Building and Sustaining Community Campus 
Partnerships," Sherril Gelmon, Portland State University; and Barbara Holland, 
National Service-Learning Clearinghouse/ETR Associates

"K-HE Partnerships: Uniting Systems, Curricula, Students and Community," Roger 
Henry and Barbara Baird, Brevard Community College

"How to be an Effective Community Partner," Cesie Delve Scheuermann, Salem 
Parks Foundation; Erin Swezey, Washington Campus Compact

"Engaging as Citizens: Transforming Community-University Partnerships in a 
Service-Learning Immersion Program," Marie Sandy and Yvonne Gutierrez, Pitzer 
College; Lily Rodriguez, CCFR and Associates

"A Toolkit for Campus Community Partnerships," Steven Jones, National Campus 
Compact

OTHER CONCURRENT SESSIONS

"National Policy Toward Service and Service-Learning in a Changing Time: What's 
the Latest? What Can Your Campus Do?" Elizabeth Hollander, Campus Compact; 
Marsha Adler, San Francisco State University

"Service Learning:  Social Change or Status Quo," Kent Koth, Stanford 
University; Ron Krabill, University of Washington, Bothell

"Who is Learning in Service-Learning?" Seth Pollack and Pamela Motoike, 
California State University, Monterey Bay; Christy Teranishi
 
"Building Engagement Across the Campus: Creating Engaged Departments," John 
Saltmarsh, Edward Zlotkowski, Campus Compact; Sherrill Gelmon, Portland State 
University

"Institutionalizing Service-Learning in the California State University: 
Innovations Developed and Lessons Learned," Season Eckardt, The California 
State University, Office of the Chancellor; Trisha Studt, California State 
University, Fresno; Patricia Rozee, California State University, Long Beach; 
Amy Stafford, Sonoma State University

"Creating a New Context: Civic Engagement at Research Universities," Michaelann 
Jundt, University of Washington; Lori Vogelgesang, University of California, 
Los Angeles; Marshall Welch, University of Utah

"Creating Engaged Departments: Moving Faculty Culture from Private to Public, 
Individual to Collective Focus for the Common Good," Kevin Kecskes and Amy 
Spring, Portland State University

"Service-Learning and Connections to Policy," Terry Pickeral and Susan Vermeer, 
Education Commission of the States

"Service-Learning in Teacher Education:  Origins, Current Challenges, and 
Future Goals," Jeffrey Anderson, Seattle University; Robert Howard, University 
of Washington, Tacoma; Don Hill, Service-Learning 2000 Center

"The Challenges of Recruiting and Retaining Engaged Faculty," Maureen Rubin and 
Jennifer Romack, California State University, Northridge; Susan Agre-Kippenhan 
and Sherril Gelmon, Portland State University

"A Critical Race Approach to Service-Learning," Begum Verjee and Parker 
Johnson, University of British Columbia

We hope to see you in Bellevue in the spring!

Warm Regards,

Julie Muyllaert
Continuums of Service Conference Co-Coordinator
ph: 360.650.4229
fx: 360.650.6895
em: julie.muyllaert@wwu.edu