IMPACT Student Conference

IMPACT: National Student Conference on Service, Advocacy & Social Action will continue the legacy of bringing together approximately 1,000 students, year of service members, campus administrators, and nonprofit professionals for the historically largest national convening of campus community members involved in service, activism, politics, advocacy, and other socially responsible work across philosophical and ideological lines.

The Conference Planning Committee consists of representatives from several nonprofit organizations focused on civic engagement—such as CIRCLE, Oxfam, Bonner Foundation, PledgeBank, Youth Service America, and the ONE Campaign—and campuses from across the country—such as the University of Idaho, Emerson College, Vassar College, Southern Oregon University and Miami University (Ohio). Amy Smitter (MICC) and Char Gray (PACC) have been serving on the planning committee and MACC will also be playing a pivotal role. In conjunction with these three state offices, and the many nonprofit and campus partners of this event, we are pleased to announce the following details:

Campus Compact has negotiated a conference registration discount for students from member schools: $20 off student rate until January 7 (we are aware that this date might be problematic for some students, but given that the conference is in March, this is what we could negotiate).

The Conference Planning Committee values Campus Compact’s strong network and history of support for this event; therefore, we are one of only two organizations highlighted in conference materials in this way. There is a link provided on the registration page for registrants to determine whether their school is a member (www.campusconference.org).

We will also present the 2007 Swearer Award here. You may remember that we had originally planned to do this at the Idealist/COOL conference so this collaboration works out well. In addition, I will be working with IMPACT on an extended workshop for CSD/SLD’s (Friday Forum). This conference announcement is also on the front page of our website.