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This one-day symposium examined how multi-ethnic civic engagement practice and scholarship has bridged the historical gulf between universities and diverse communities. Specific attention was 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 nation is experiencing transformative demographic shifts, with California leading the country in terms of ethnic and racial diversity. Universities play a crucial role in understanding the impact these transformations will have and for working collaboratively with local leaders to identify innovative responses for addressing the needs of new and diverse communities. This symposium will bring together scholars, staff, administrators, and graduate students from across disciplines and institutional settings to share ideas and strategies for how to cultivate and sustain civic engagement program and scholarship ventures. The symposium provided opportunities to:
Plus, there was 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. Throughout the day, the UCI Bookstore hosted a special sale on books related to the topics of service-learning, civic engagement, community-based scholarship, university-community partnerships, and ethnically focused research during the symposium. All faculty, staff, and students interested in learning more about these areas were encouraged to stop by to look at this collection of scholarship. This symposium was co-hosted by the California Campus Compact, the University of California Asian American and Pacific Islander Policy Multi-campus Research Program based at UCLA, and the University of California, Irvine. Schedule
Welcome MessageThe purpose of this symposium is to illustrate the value of diversity in engagement and its significance for community capacity building efforts. Collaborative civic engagement projects allow us to work together to enrich our communities and enhance our campuses, building the foundation for a democratic future.Engaged scholarship and practice leverages the leadership, imagination, talent, and resources of higher education. Today’s symposium will provide multiple opportunities to learn how multi-ethnic civic engagement efforts have, and will continue to serve as engines of social change in our communities. If you are new to the issues of university engagement, we hope your attendance today will improve your understanding of how service-learning programs, campus-community partnerships, and other forms of civic collaborations position the academy to address critical issues. If your attendance at this event reflects a continuing passion, we hope you will network with colleagues new and old to share your knowledge and experiences. On behalf of the schools, divisions, and departments here at UCI that have invested in this effort and the California Campus Compact and the UC Asian American Pacific Islander Multi-Campus Policy Research Program, we welcome you today to our campus and to the symposium. Sincerely, Linda Trinh Vo, Chair Department of Asian American Studies Victor Becerra, Director and Academic Coordinator Community Outreach Partnership Center School of Social Ecology James Parker, Coordinator Graduate Student First Year Initiative Division of Student Affairs For maps and directions to the University of California, Irvine, please visit http://www.uci.edu/campusmaps.shtml To view symposium poster, click here. AcknowledgementsWe would like to recognize and thank the following individuals and offices for their contributions to this event. Their cooperation and support is another shining example of the power of community engagement in action. We wish to also thank the staff and volunteers who worked behind the scenes to make this symposium happen.
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For further program information please contact: Victor Becerra Director, Community Outreach Partnership Center School of Social Ecology, UC Irvine vbecerra@uci.edu Linda Vo Chair, Department of Asian American Studies, University of California, Irvine volt@uci.edu James Parker Graduate Student First Year Initiative, Coordinator - Division of Student Affairs University of California, Irvine parkerja@uci.edu Interested in attending? click here to register Free and open to the public |