In addition to creating engaging learning environments for students, service learning also leads to new avenues for research and publication
Campus Compact for the Great Plains
Campus Compact is a national coalition of more than 1,000 colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education. As the only national higher education association dedicated solely to campus-based civic engagement, Campus Compact enables campuses to develop students' citizenship skills and forge effective community partnerships.
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU)
Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) was founded with the purpose of bringing together Presidents and University Leaders to share, discuss, and debate important issues facing our unique institutions. It has grown from 10 presidential attendees at our first conference to over 300 attendees, 100 presenters, and key supporting sponsors at the 2013 conference.
Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) Conference
The Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) is composed of higher education member institutions, a mix of state-public and private institutions. Their goal is to work collaboratively to build strong university-community partnerships anchored in the rigor of scholarship, and designed to help build community capacity.
Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education
The mission of the Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education is to promote networking among practitioners, research, ethical practices, reciprocal campus-community partnerships, sustainable programs, and a culture of engagement and public awareness through service-learning and other forms of civic engagement.
International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement
The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) is an international non-profit organization devoted to promoting research and discussion about service-learning and community engagement. They promote the development and dissemination of research on service-learning and community engagement internationally and across all levels of the education system.
IMPACT: The National Student Conference on Service, Advocacy, and Social Action
The IMPACT Conference is historically the largest gathering in the country focused on the civic engagement of college students in community service, service-learning, community-based research, advocacy and other forms of social action
Pathways To Achieving Civic Engagement (PACE) Conference
The PACE Conference, hosted by North Carolina Campus Compact is geared toward providing faculty, administrators, and community partners with skills and techniques they can use in throughout their civic engagement work.
Continuums of Service Conference
Continuums of Service Conference, hosted by Western Region Campus Compact, will empower students, faculty, administrators, and community partners to embrace a commitment to advance civic and community engagement for a just, equitable, and sustainable future.
National Service Learning Conference
The National Service-Learning Conference, convened by the National Youth Leadership Council, is an unprecedented opportunity for youth and adults to come together to share, learn, and connect with the positive impact that youth are having in their communities and around the world while gaining academic, civic, and leadership skills. It features over 175 workshops led by national experts, organizational leaders, educators, and students.
National Conference on Volunteering and Service
Points of Light's Conference on Volunteering and Service provides attendees with an opportunity to learn, connect and be inspired by volunteer service. It is the world's largest gathering of volunteer and service leaders from the nonprofit, corporate and government sectors.
National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) Conference
The mission of NSEE is to foster the effective use of experience as an integral part of education, in order to empower learners and promote the common good. It serves as a national resource center for the development and improvement of experiential education programs nationwide.
Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life National Conference
Imagining America’s (IA) goal is to engage people in the work of democratizing civic culture in the United States and beyond. The primary focus is on the transformational task of democratizing the culture of higher education institutions through scholars and practitioners who draw on the arts, humanities, and design in their work.
International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL)
ISSOTL serves faculty members, staff, and students who care about teaching and learning as serious intellectual work. The goal of the Society is to foster inquiry and disseminate findings about what improves and articulates post-secondary learning and teaching.