2022-2023 Programming & Resources Outlook

We've spent the last few months listening and building a robust agenda for this academic year to serve the needs of our coalition. We unveiled our plans last week during our inaugural Campus Compact Outlook (take a look at the recording for more). Scroll down to find an outline of everything we have planned and start getting involved!

Communities & networks

Convening and building member communities and networks that create deep connections and capacity for impact

• R-1 institutions: TRUCEN, The Research University Engagement Network is accepting members. Contact Clayton Hurd at [email protected] to learn more about membership and the sustained conversation groups. The first meeting of the year will take place this month!
• Community Colleges: sign up for the Community Colleges Network Relaunch event on 9/23 at 12:00 pm EDT to find out more about our robust agenda for our community college members
• Rural institutions: sign up to join a focus group to develop a new vision for the Rural Engaged Network

Responsive programming
& capacity building

Supporting members when they need it most with innovative models and programs

• Join us for a Civic Action Planning Institute at the CUMU Annual Conference
• Get in touch with our team for customized Technical Assistance & Strategic Support with civic and community engagement work on your campus
• Sign up for an information session to learn more about hosting a AmeriCorps member with the Campus Compact VISTA program
• Register for Coalition Conversation for Higher Education Institutions that are AmeriCorps sponsors
• Get in touch with Nicole Springer at [email protected] if you're interested in exploring next steps for an existing Civic Action Plan
  
  Coming soon:
  • Virtual Civic Action Planning Institutes (Fall 2022, February & June 2023)
  • Civic Action Planning Communities of Practice 
  • Civic Action Planning: The Next Step (Spring 2023)

Resources you can count on

Creating & lifting up practical tools for community-based teaching, campus-community partnership development, and more

• Browse the compact.org resource library to find syllabi, key readings, curated collections, and much more
• Create a membership account on compact.org to start curating your own collection of resources
• Check out some of our latest print publications in the Campus Compact Bookstore, including Community Colleges for Democracy and The Craft of Community-Engaged Teaching and Learning
• Register for the first of our Resourcing for Success webinars, "Building confidence and making sense of fundraising for community and civic engagement," to be held on 10/20
  
  Coming soon:
  • Launch of a new benchmarking survey (summer 2023)
    We're looking for your input on our field survey! Contact Nicole Springer at [email protected] with questions or comments.
  • New print publications, including  Anti-Racist Community Engagement: Principles and Practices and Educating Civic Professionals: A Civic Prompts Guide

Relationship-centered professional development

Building skills, leadership & capacity for change

• Start earning credentials (including the soon-to-be-released Equity & Inclusion core credential) to demonstrate your expertise in key areas and work your way toward full certification as a Community Engagement Professional
• Register for our two fall Faculty Development Workshops: "Sharing Creative Models and Innovative Approaches to Faculty Development" on 9/27 and "Engaging Community Partners as Co-Educators, Comrades, and Co-Conspirators" on 11/9
• Register for the first of our upcoming Deliberative Dialogue workshops: "Creating Space for Democracy: Methods for Promoting Civil Discourse in Higher Education," which will be held on 10/12
• Join a Fall 2022 Community of Practice in one of nine key topic areas
  
  Coming soon
  • Applications for the next cohorts for the Engaged Scholars Initiative—including a new cohort for mid-career & early tenure faculty (January 2023)
  • Civic Engagement Directors Leadership Institute (summer 2023)
  • Curriculum Redesign Institutes (January & June 2023)

Transformative student experiences

Educating students to be active and informed community members by developing leadership skills & strategies for engagement

• Share your thoughts about student programming as we expand and strengthen our student-facing work
• Make sure your institution's Newman Civic Fellow is registered for the upcoming Annual Convening of Fellows in Boston, MA
• Join an info session on 9/13 at 2pm Eastern to learn more about the Pathways for Public Service and Civic Engagement and how the framework can be used to improve the quality of student programming
  
  Coming soon:
  • Newman Civic Fellow Nominations (open 10/24)
  • Engaged Scholarship & Social Justice Undergraduate Research Conference (spring 2023)

Recognition, advocacy & visibility

Recognizing excellence and advocating for the critical role of higher education in our society

• Nominate a colleague or apply to receive a Campus Compact Impact Award. Awards are available for faculty, Community Engagement Professionals, community colleges, and four-year institutions. Applications are due September 30!
• Sign up to join future visioning sessions focused on launching an initiative to create Campus Museums of Service around the country as part of our partnership with the National Museum & Center for Service
• Get in touch to express interest in joining the Pathways for Public Service and Civic Engagement Working Group (or join in on our info session on 9/13)
  
  ​​​​​​​Coming soon:
  • HUD + Higher Ed Engagement Network (fall 2022)
  • Compact24 save the date & call for proposals (summer 2023)
  • Presidents' Policy & Critical Issue Summit (fall 2023)