AAC&U Annual Meeting
January 25-28, 2012
Washington, DC / Grand Hyatt Hotel

SHARED FUTURES / DIFFICULT CHOICES
Reclaiming a Democratic Vision for College Learning,
Global Engagement, and Success

2011 EHRLICH CIVICALLY ENGAGED FACULTY AWARD

The Joy of Engagement: Motivating Faculty to Work with Communities
In partnership with Campus Compact, AAC&U welcomes Sherril B. Gelmon, Professor of Public Health at Portland State University, who is the recipient of Campus Compact's 2011 Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award. Professor Gelmon, in conversation with a university president and a state director for Campus Compact, will highlight strategies for motivating faculty to become engaged with their communities. Particular attention will be given to mechanisms to help faculty find joy in such work, with illustrations of different perspectives on how to translate engagement into teaching and scholarship.

Sherril B. Gelmon, Professor of Public Health and Chair, Division of Public Administration, Portland State University

Respondents: Devorah A. Lieberman, President, University of La Verne; Julie Plaut, Executive Director, Minnesota Campus Compact

Civic Engagement: Demonstrating Excellence in Practice
Join a discussion with the top finalists from Campus Compact's 2011 Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award. In a conversation facilitated by Campus Compact, the panel finalists will reflect upon their experiences and discuss best practices in community engagement. Their perspectives will reveal their distinct institutional, disciplinary, and community contexts, and the impacts of these on community based practice. They will also explore strategies for developing students' civic skills, knowledge, and commitments over time; facilitating open inquiry and active engagement among diverse groups and institutions; and integrating the professional and democratic purposes of higher education.

Stuart Greene, Associate Professor of English Center for Social Concerns, University of Notre Dame; Frederic Waldstein, Irving R. Burling Chair in Leadership, Director of the Institute for Leadership Education, and Professor of Political Science, Wartburg College; Sunil Bhatia, Director, Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy and Associate Professor of Human Development, Connecticut College; and John Poulin, Professor of Social Work, Widener University