Connecting Communities: The University And Multi-ethnic Civic Engagement February 7, 2008

CONNECTING COMMUNITIES: THE UNIVERSITY AND MULTI-ETHNIC CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
A Southern California Regional Symposium

FEBRUARY 7, 2008

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: GEORGE SANCHEZ, Professor in American Studies and
Ethnicity and History, University of Southern California

THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE is hosting a one-day symposium to
examine how multi-ethnic civic engagement practice and scholarship has
bridged the historical gulf between universities and diverse
communities.
Specific attention will be given to successful institutional programs,
policies, and models for making multi-ethnic civic engagement an
integral
part of undergraduate and graduate education, faculty development, and
town-gown relations.

THE SYMPOSIUM WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO:

-CONNECT civic engagement advocates.
-COMMUNICATE institutional challenges in civic engagement.
-BUILD a foundation for productive networking around civic engagement
work.
-IDENTIFY resources and best practices for successful civic engagement
initiatives.

SYMPOSIUM PANELS:
-Institutionalizing Civic Engagement
-Civic Engagement in Graduate Education
-Engaged Scholarship and Faculty Development
-Community Collaborations, Curricular Innovations, and Policy-Based
Research

PLUS, an Asian American and Pacific Islander Policy and Civic Engagement
Workshop organized by the UC Asian American and Pacific Islander Policy
Multi-Campus Research Program.

LOCATION: Student Center, Pacific Ballroom C.

CURRENT UC IRVINE SPONSORS:

-Graduate Division
-Office of Community and Government Relations
-ADVANCE Program
-School of Humanities
-School of Social Ecology
-School of Social Sciences
-Department of Asian American Studies
-Department of Chicano/Latino Studies
-African American Studies Program
-Department of History
-Community Outreach Partnership Center
-Center for Service in Action
-Service-Learning Task Force

This symposium is co-hosted by the California Campus Compact and
the University of California Asian American and Pacific Islander Policy
Multi-Campus Research Program.

EVENT INFORMATION:

This event is free and open to the public.

If you would like to receive symposium registration information please
e-mail: [email protected]

FOR FURTHER PROGRAM INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Victor Becerra, Director, Community Outreach Partnership Center
School of Social Ecology, UCI
[email protected] (949) 824-9337

Linda Vo
Chair, Department of Asian American Studies, UCI
[email protected] (949) 824-3003

James Parker
Coordinator, Graduate Student First Year Initiative, UCI
[email protected] (949) 824-5513