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Schedule
The Planning Committee for the IMPACT Conference has worked diligently to create a jam-packed schedule for this year's conference. You'll see many of your favorite schedule components -- Opportunities Fair, Hunger Banquet, student-led workshops, a powerful opening ceremony -- and even a few new surprises!
Please direct all questions about programming to Hunter Phillips Goodman and Steven Janowiak, Programming Co-Coordinators, at programming@campusconference.org -- NOT via the Changing the Present system. Please direct all other questions about the conference to Heather Cronk and Abby Kiesa, Planning Committee Co-Chairs, at chairs@campusconference.org.
This schedule may change slightly as we collect student input and get closer to the event.
Workshop Block 2
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8:00am-12:00noon |
Breakfast, Registration, Opportunities Fair
The Opportunities Fair is a chance for conference attendees to mix, mingle, and network with conference sponsors -- a vast collection of national nonprofit organizations and socially-responsible companies.
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12:00noon-1:00pm |
Lunch in Regional Affinity Groups
Regional Affinity Groups will be determined by conference attendees' region of the country (Southeast, Midwest, Rockies, etc.) -- these groups will meet together during this session to share what's happening in their region, and will meet together again toward the close of the conference..
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1:00pm-4:00pm |
Friday Forums
Friday Forums are a chance for conference attendees to delve into a topic head-first, setting the context for a wide variety of issues -- chosen by students -- to be covered throughout the course of the weekend. These sessions are led by nonprofit organizations with a long track record of significant action on topics chosen by students, and are a great opportunity for conference attendees to broaden their knowledge about these particular areas of interest. We will be posting more information about speakers and topics very soon!
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4:00pm-5:30pm |
Opportunities Fair
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6:00pm-7:30pm |
Hunger Banquet
Oxfam America is leading a powerful program to demonstrate the inequality of access to food around the world -- join in this exercise to learn more about what you can do to tackle this important issue!
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8:00pm-9:30pm |
Opening Session
This high-energy session illuminates the power of numbers -- seeing so many engaged and passionate students together in one place is often a high point of the conference. Powerful keynote speakers and stunning performances always round out this session. Stay tuned to learn more about our keynote speakers!
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9:30pm on |
Evening Entertainment
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8:00am-9:00am |
Breakfast, Interfaith Service
We're thrilled to have Rev. Nancy Taylor, from Old South Church in Boston (UCC), joining us for this service. Students interested in taking part in organizing an educational, respectful, diverse interfaith service should contact the Programming Committee (programming@campusconference.org) to let us know!
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9:00am-10:30am |
Workshop Block 1 (click to view workshops)
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11:00am-12:30pm |
Workshop Block 2- Mouseover to view workshop descriptions!
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Accent Is Not An Issue: A Discussion of Socio-Linguistic Issues on College Campuses
In this workshop, we will discuss socio-linguistic issues on college campuses, using elements of a presentation and an interactive role-play activity. We will focus on the issues that affect the ESL, multilingual, and international students’ communities. Topics that will be discussed include social injustice; the misunderstanding between first generation, international, and ESL students; and the educational barriers faced. This workshop will give you the tools to bring socio-linguistic sensitivity to your campuses.
Facilitators: Ankana Barua, MACC AmeriCorps*VISTA, North Shore Community College; Megan Marincic, MACC AmeriCorps*VISTA, Simmons College; Lindsay Vick, MACC AmeriCorps*VISTA, Middlesex Community College
- Building a Movement: Ready, Go, Get Set
Students are powerful agents of change, and over the past 25 years they have helped build a movement based on community service and social justice. Come engage with the founder of COOL and President of the Bonner Foundation. Strategize about how to build a movement on your campus and other campuses across the nation.
Facilitator: Wayne Meisel, President, Bonner Foundation
- Building Campus Power: Leading and Mobilizing for Change
Find out more about what kind of leader you are and how you can maximize your impact and effectiveness. In this interactive workshop, you will learn how to mobilize other students and lead a powerful team to win on your issue or cause. Participants will also view excerpts of the Center for Progressive Leadership’s training video, “YouthTrain,†with tips and tools for successfully recruiting and retaining volunteers back on campus.
Facilitators: Alexandria Barabin, National New Leader Program Coordinator, Center for Progressive Leadership; Heather Arnold-Renicker, National Program Associate, Center for Progressive Leadership
- Creative Impact: Visual Artists as Change Makers
The role of the artist in society is rapidly changing and expanding. Can art transform lives, change people’s viewpoints, or shape public policy? See the work of contemporary artists that address issues such as the environment, racial and cultural identity, immigration, human rights, health care, consumerism, and politics. We will compare work and outcomes by artists addressing similar issues and engage in dialogue. The goal of this workshop is to inspire creative thinking on the urgent issues facing our global society and to explore visual ideas and solutions.
Facilitators: Nora Chovanec, student, Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Tufts University
Mindy Nierenberg, Senior Program Manager, Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Tufts University
- Faces of Homelessness
Come listen to homeless and formerly homeless speakers who will share their experiences and perspectives on the causes of and solutions to the growing tragedy of homelessness in the U.S. This presentation provides personal insight from the “real experts†about the realities of homelessness and what people can really do to make a difference. A powerful and moving multi-media slide presentation on homelessness will precede the speakers. Find out firsthand what it really means to be homeless in America.
Facilitators: Michael O'Neill, Director, Faces of Homelessness and Speakers' Bureau, National Coalition for the Homeless; Speakers Bureau Members, National Coalition for the Homeless
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Fueling the Fire: Ancient Hints for Sustaining Commitment to Social Change
The world’s spiritual traditions have produced and sustained some of history’s most dedicated and effective leaders in the struggle for justice and social change. This workshop will lead participants through interactive and reflective exercises drawn from Judaism, Zen Buddhism, Christianity, the Hindu yoga tradition, and Islam. These activities can be used to challenge, focus, energize, and inspire volunteer and professional justice workers of any age, experience level, and belief system.
Facilitator: Chris Skrable, Service-Learning Coordinator, Loyola University Chicago
- Fundraising for Your Group
Fundraising is a fundamental part of organizing. You need funding to run events, produce materials, and increase the effectiveness of your organization. Lots of groups don't have the money they need and don't know where to start in raising it. This training gives you the framework to plan and run a successful fundraiser.
Facilitator: Leighanne Cole, New School Organizing Director, Student PIRGs
- Great Expectations: Young Voter Turn-Out November 2008
What are people doing to encourage students to get out to vote? Are you ready to cast your ballot in November? We want to hear what you have to say! Through a facilitated discussion, we will share ideas and resources on mobilizing voters across the country. We’ll talk about what’s been done to increase turnout, what works, and what doesn’t. By sharing our ideas, we can come up with a list of strategies and resources that you can take back to your campus to get more students involved in the 2008 election.
Facilitators: Supraja Murali, Kristen Keefe, Alka Jhaveri, and Sarah Choi, Team Vote-CP Students, University of Maryland; Abby Kiesa, Team Vote-CP Mentor, University of Maryland
- Presentation of Campus Compact Swearer Student Humanitarian Award
Each year since 1987, five students at Campus Compact member schools have been honored with this prestigious award. The award recognizes students for their innovative strategies in addressing community issues and needs, and their efforts to build and sustain this work among their peers and within their institution. Join us in congratulating this year's winners!
- Roles of Effective Facilitators
This workshop provides a basic introduction to techniques and tips for facilitation, which are useful for trainings, discussion groups, and other formats. It is an introductory workshop, exploring some of the knowledge and skills a facilitator needs to be effective in leading groups. It focuses in particular on presenting the roles of effective facilitation.
Facilitators: Trish Tchume, Community Outreach Manager, Action Without Borders/Idealist.org; Hannah Kane, Director of Community Outreach, Action Without Borders/Idealist.org; Julia Smith, Community Outreach Coordinator, Action Without Borders/Idealist.org
- Service Beyond Our Borders: A Model for International Service Trips
This workshop will discuss everything from why you might serve abroad to how you might get started on planning your international service trip. We will explore important logistical priorities, cultural awareness issues, reflection topics, and how to help students bring this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity home. This workshop will help you get started and will point you in the right direction so you, too, can make this fantastic opportunity a reality on your campus.
Facilitators: Steve Janowiak, Director of Student Activities and Leadership, University of Idaho; Bruce Mann, Volunteer and Alternative Break Programs Intern, University of Idaho; Matthew Haley, Volunteer and Alternative Break Programs Intern, University of Idaho
- Service-Learning Teaching Assistants: Taking the Headache Out of Service-Learning
(Administrator-Focused Workshop)
This workshop will describe the role of service-learning teaching assistants in supporting the implementation and utilization of service-learning in academic programs. Relying on our experience, we will cover the integration of teaching assistants in coordinating service-learning placements, facilitating communication between partners, and developing tools to facilitate meaningful reflection. Participants will learn to assess the need for a teaching assistant, identify the skill sets required, and assess the teaching assistant's effectiveness. Using case studies, participants will develop a template to implement for their own uses.
Facilitators: Ann Golub-Victor, Associate Clinical Professor @ Department of Physical Therapy, Northeastern University; Susan Lowe, Associate Clinical Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Physical Therapy, Northeastern University; Diane Fitzpatrick, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Northeastern University
- Social [Net]Working: Leveraging the Power of Online Resources for Social Change
How do you translate what’s happening online into real off-line action? What’s the difference between signing up for a cause and actually making a real impact? How do you use the internet to build on live events? How do we include non-wired groups in our online platform for change? Join youthnoise.com staff members in an open discussion and open space skill sharing platform to talk about these issues and learn from one another’s experiences.
Facilitators: Lauren Hauser, Outreach Manager, YouthNoise; Mark Hawkins, Senior Program Manager, YouthNoise
- Starting and Leading a Social Venture on Campus
Are you passionate about social change? Have an idea about how to make the world a better place? This workshop will tell you how to get started and ensure success. The founder of Conscious Lifestyle will draw from his experiences of running nonprofit organizations while a student and also engaging in activism. He will also discuss lessons learned from the Conscious Lifestyle venture that are making change on campuses across the country. Topics covered will include: social entrepreneurship, funding opportunities (including from Conscious Lifestyle), sustainability, and partnerships.
Facilitator: Michael Del Ponte, Founder and President, Conscious Lifestyle
- Students and Farm Workers: From Charity to Action!
Cesar Chavez said that while food baskets and blankets are appreciated, what farm workers need is for people to share their economic, social, and political power with those who are striving for their own power to be recognized. Learn how you and your organization can transition from providing aid to the disempowered to joining them in their struggle for justice and a life with dignity! Students around the country are working to change the oppressive social, political, and economic conditions of farm workers. From political advocacy to peaceful marches, there are many ways iyou can make a difference!
Facilitator: Lariza Garzon, Organizer, National Farm Worker Ministry
- Talking About Choice
With our fundamental rights and freedoms at greater risk today than ever, it is critical that we stand up and speak out strongly about our pro-choice values. Do you feel uncomfortable, unsure, or even just a little out of practice when it comes to articulating your pro-choice values—especially when hit with tough questions? If so, this interactive workshop is for you. We will arm you with the information you need to talk about choice openly, proudly, and effectively in your campus community.
Facilitators: Emily Goodstein, Director, Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom (SYRF), Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Amber Wobschall, Organizer for National Initiatives, NARAL Pro-Choice America
- The Silent Epidemic
HIV has become the silent epidemic in our country. About 50% of all new caes every year are in people between the ages of 12 and 24. One-third of people who have it don't even know they have it. In India and Africa, the numbers are staggering. This workshop will answer all your questions on this virus and what you can do to help yourself and others. Learn concrete strategies for organizing on campus.
Facilitators: Heather Nash, American Red Cross; Mechelle King, AmeriCorps, National AIDS Fund; Brandy Peoples, AmeriCorps, National AIDS Fund
- Theatre for Change
In this participatory workshop we will explore the use of Theatre of the Oppressed techniques in creating spaces for dialogue and social change. Emphasis will be placed on the relational aspects of activism and the importance of embodied experience in perspective taking. Presenters will also discuss their experience using theatre in applied settings.
Facilitators: Paul Monson and Stephanie Raill, Graduate Assistants, Miami University
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Unlimited Possibilities: Teaching Tolerance and Creating Change Through Service Learning
Creating a culture of caring where 10,000 children give back through service-learning, this workshop examines Children Inc.’s model K-8 program involving a not-for-profit agency, 60 schools, business partners, multiple funding sources and monitored outcomes. Additionally, presenters will highlight and discuss examples of high-quality service-learning projects that promote peace, teach tolerance, and aid in providing solutions to social ills throughout Northern Kentucky. Handouts demonstrate how all involved partners can create unlimited possibilities for good in any region.
Facilitators: Maria Carter and Mary Kay Connolly, Co-Directors and Service Learning Coordinators, Children Inc. Mayerson North Kentucky Service Learning Initiative
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What Does It Mean To Be A Good Citizen?
Do you think of yourself as a “good citizen� What constitutes being a “good citizen†in the U.S.? In this workshop, we will explore different approaches to active participation in one’s government and society. Drawing on the Bonner Program Civic Engagement experience, this workshop takes the idea of what active citizenship is, or can be, and allows us to think critically about how we participate. We will interactively engage in discussions based on our personal beliefs about citizenship. Participants will be able to bring newly-conceived notions to their campuses encouraging dialogue and active participation among students.
Facilitators: Michael Austerlitz, Ruth Orellana, Garima Sing, and Erin Shields, Bonner Leaders and Congress Representatives, Democracy House at Middlesex County College
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12:30pm-2:00pm |
Campus Administrators Event
For the first time ever, we are giving campus administrators a chance to meet with conference sponsors in a more intentional (and less hectic) way! This event is an effort to connect the great organizations involved with sponsoring the conference with those staff members who are regular fixtures on campuses across the country -- and to give administrators a chance to ask specific questions and collect resources to bring back to campus with you! Campus Administrators will be provided with lunch at this event.
Student Lunch in Issue Affinity Groups
Similar to Friday's lunch session, conference attendees will be eating lunch together in affinity groups -- this time those groups will be determined by issue area and will give attendees an opportunity to share their work with others who are passionate about a given area of interest. If you're interested in facilitating an issue-based affinity group discussion, please click here to learn more!
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2:00pm-3:30pm |
Workshop Block 3 (click to view workshops)
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3:30pm-5:00pm |
Opportunities Fair
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5:30pm-6:30pm |
All-Conference Session
A dynamic and thoughtful program will aim to help participants pull together the conversations they have been a part of throughout the day. Stay tuned for more information about keynote speakers at this exciting addition to this year's program!
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6:30pm on |
Plenty of Social Options!
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8:00am-9:00am |
Breakfast
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9:00am-10:30am |
Workshop Block 4 (click to view workshops)
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11:00am-12:30pm |
Workshop Block 5 (click to view workshops) |
12:30pm-1:30pm |
Lunch in Regional Affinity Groups
Building on the earlier regional meetings, conference attendees will have a chance to plan for the future and to build regional alliances that spark energy for civic engagement and social justice work in their home regions. The Planning Committee will be supporting the formation of these regional collaborations, which will also serve as the backbone for a growing national network of engaged and passionate college students!
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1:30pm-2:15pm |
Closing Session
Ending on just as high a note as we began, this closing session will challenge conference attendees to translate their learning over the weekend into action. Highlighted by keynotes and rousing calls to action, you're sure to leave the conference ready to tackle the world!
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3:00pm-6:00pm |
Closing Service Project
Getting back to a conference tradition, the Planning Committee hopes you'll join us in leaving a positive mark on our host community by participating in a service project organized by peers in Boston. Get your hands a bit dirty before you head back home!
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