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The WESTERN REGION CAMPUS COMPACT CONSORTIUM announces the first annual
Continuums of Service Regional Conference scheduled for June 17 - 18, 1998
at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.
The Continuums of Service Conference is open to all higher education
participants and community partners in the Western region. Participants
will work with mentors and colleagues from across the region and country to
address issues specific to institutionalizing service-learning.
A request for presenters and registration materials will be forthcoming.
WORKSHOPS AND SALONS
The Continuums of Service Conference will host interactive workshops and
salons focused on field-generated topics such as faculty development,
departmental development, evaluation, student leadership and strategic
planning. A unique aspect of the Continuums of Service Conference is the
emphasis on mentoring, networking and resource sharing among conference
participants and presenters.
TEACHER EDUCATION
A concurrent teacher education track, co-hosted by the National
Service-Learning In Teacher Education Partnership (NSLTEP), is scheduled
for Wednesday, June 17th, 1998. The one-day track will highlight 3 NSLTEP
participant programs and offer interactive sessions on topics such as
principles of service-learning pedagogy and evaluating service-learning
impacts on K-12 teachers and students. Registration for the teacher
education track will be limited to 30 participants.
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WESTERN REGION CAMPUS COMPACT CONSORTIUM is a four state (CA, HI, OR, WA)
coalition of ninety-two college and university Presidents and Chancellors
that seeks to increase campus-wide participation in community and public
service and to integrate community service as a valued component of higher
education. The members of the Consortium are committed to enhancing
student and institutional responsibility, citizenship, leadership and
awareness of community assets and issues, while reinvigorating higher
education's concern for improving the quality of life in our society. The
Western Region Campus Compact Consortium serves as a liaison and consultant
among both campuses and community based organizations interested in forming
partnerships toward positive community, faculty, student, staff,
administration and program development.
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The Western Region Campus Compact Consortium and the National
Service-Learning in Teacher Education Partnership receive generous support
and funding from the Corporation for National Service, Learn and Serve:
Higher Education.
For additional information, please contact:
Julie Muyllaert
WA State Continuums of Service Program Coordinator
Washington Campus Compact
Western Washington University
MS-9044
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 650-7554
juliem@cc.wwu.edu
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Kevin Kecskes
Program Director
Western Region Campus Compact Consortium
Western Washington University, MS-9044
Bellingham, WA 98225
ph 360/650-7554
fax 360/650-6895
kkecskes@cc.wwu.edu