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The cornell public service center and the new york campus compact are pleased to present:

THE INSTITUTE ON GLOBAL SERVICE-LEARNING

April 25-26, 2008
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

The Institute on Global Service-Learning offers faculty, administrators and practitioners a unique opportunity to learn about global service-learning pedagogy, theory, program models, institutional support and scholarship. The Institute seeks to foster greater collaboration and dialog
among participants who are interested in advancing global service-learning theory and practice.

Conference Cost:

Registration fees :

• $225 NYCC Member
• $275 Non-NYCC Member
  

Cornell University faculty and staff (underwritten by Cornell Public Service Center):

• $100 Cornell University Faculty and Staff
  

Registration closes April 18th.  Registration fees are non-refundable but can be transferred within your school.  To find out if you are a NYCC member, please see the full list of member schools on our website at:  http://nycc.cornell.edu/membership/members_full.php

Registration Fee Covers:

• Conference Materials
• Breakfast on Saturday morning
• Lunch Buffets on both days
• Break sessions on both days

Hotel Information:

Institute participants arrange for their own overnight accommodations.  A block of rooms for Friday, April 25th have been secured with special rates at the following hotels:

• Homewood Suites at $129/night

                        Homewood Suites by Hilton
                        36 Cinema Drive
                        Ithaca, NY 14850
                        607-266-0000
                        http://homewoodsuites1.hilton.com

• Ramada Inn at $109/night (also have rooms blocked for Saturday, April 26th for anyone that needs to stay an extra night)

                          Ramada Ithaca Executive Conference Center
                          2310 N. Triphammer Rd
                          Ithaca, NY 14850   
                          607-257-3100
                          www.ramada.com  

To get the negotiated conference rate, please mention the Global Service-Learning Institute at Cornell.  Reduced conference rates are guaranteed until March 25th.          

Institute Parking:

Due to a limited amount of parking on campus, complimentary shuttles will be offered by the hotels.  Please check with your hotel for shuttle schedules.

Agenda:

Friday April 25

 

10:00               Check-in

                        Alice B. Cook House, Cornell University

 

11:00               Opening

Welcome from Ron Seeber, Vice Provost for Land Grant Affairs, Cornell University
Welcome from Dr. James M. Heffernan, Executive Director, New York Campus Compact

 

11:30               Keynote Speaker

Robert Bringle, Chancellor's Professor of Psychology and Philanthropic Studies and Director Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Center for Service and Learning

 

12:15               Lunch

 

1:00 -5:00        Sessions

 

1:00                 Getting Started: Global Service-Learning: The What, Why & How?

Richard Kiely, Faculty Director, Urban Scholars Program, Cornell University

 

2:30                 Global Service-Learning Program Models

Eric Hartman, Executive Director, Amizade Global Service-Learning Programs
Nevin Brown, President, International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership

 

3:30                 Break

 

3:45                 Global Service-Learning & Risk Management

Allen Bova, Director of Risk Management, Cornell University

 

4:45                 Wrap up

 

Saturday, April 26

 

8:30                 Continental Breakfast

 

9:00 - 1:00       Sessions

 

9:00                 Panel: Lessons Learned from the Field: Global Service-Learning in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Bolivia.

Alicia Swords, Assistant Professor, Sociology, Ithaca College
Maria Cook, Associate Professor, Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University
Donna Nielsen, Professor, Nursing, Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3)      
Jessica Friedrichs, Incoming Director of the Center for Service-Learning and Community Engagement, Carlow University.

 

10:30               Break

 

10:45               Global Service-Learning Research:  Faculty Experiences

Esther Prins, Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Learning & Performance Systems Pennsylvania State University
Nicole Webster, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Pennsylvania State University

 

11:45               Lunch and Panel. Global Service-Learning:  Past, Present & Future Directions

Richard Kiely and Robert Bringle

 

1:00                 Closing

                        Jim Heffernan, New York Campus Compact

 

 For Directions to Cornell University and for campus maps, please visit:  www.cornell.edu/maps/

Direct questions about the conference to:

New York Campus Compact
607-255-2366
e-mail: nycc@cornell.edu

Cornell Public Service Center  www.psc.cornell.edu   and the New York Campus Compact (NYCC) www.nycc.cornell.edu