The document provides an agenda for the Ohio Campus Compact State Conference held on August 7, 2013 at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. The agenda includes registration from 9:30-10 AM, a welcome address and keynote speech from 10-10:45 AM, and three concurrent workshop sessions from 11:15 AM to 12:30 PM on topics such as the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, building a statewide service-learning program, and strategic planning for community engagement programs. From 1:45-3:15 PM, four concurrent roundtable discussions are scheduled on recruiting faculty for service-learning courses, building institutional support for engagement programs, community partnerships, and fundraising. Closing remarks and a reception follow from 3

1. Ohio Campus Compact State Conference
Wednesday August 7, 2013
Higley Hall
Denison University
Granville, Ohio
AGENDA
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Registration, continental breakfast
Higley Hall first floor
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Welcome Address Dick Kinsley, Executive Director
Higley Auditorium 105 Ohio Campus Compact
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Keynote Address "Preparing a Generation to do Public Work"
Higley Auditorium 105 Dr. Adam Weinberg, President
Denison University
10:45 -11:00 a.m. Q&A
11:15– 12:30 WORKSHOP SESSIONS
Higley Hall 4
th
floor classrooms
A: Tools, resources & approaches
to crafting a successful Carnegie
Classification application
B: Building a statewide
Connect2Complete learning
community
C: Strategic planning for
community engagement
centers/offices/programs
Classroom: Higley 223 Classroom: Higley 405 Classroom: Higley 117
DESCRIPTION: The Carnegie
Community Engagement Classification
recognizes institutions with strong
commitments to community service.
Successful applications require extensive
data collection and documentation—is
your campus ready? Get tips from
experienced applicants and learn more
about Campus Compact resources to aid
in the application process.
DESCRIPTION: Utilizing peer mentoring
and service-learning to support
vulnerable community college students in
achieving academic success, the
Connect2Complete initiative has enjoyed
initial success on campuses where the
program has been piloted. This session
will highlight best practices and explore
ways in which this model can be
replicated on other campuses.
DESCRIPTION: Does your community
engagement program lack a long-term
plan? Learn how Miami University’s
strategic planning process helped to
facilitate growth and set the stage for
national recognition. Be ready to “Plan
your work and work your plan” as part of
this session specially geared toward
campus community engagement
programs.
PRESENTERS: Dick Kinsley & Susan
King, Ohio Campus Compact, plus a
panel discussion with:
Jason Bricker-Thompson, Director,
Office of Civic Engagement, Hiram
College,
Melissa Kesler Gilbert, Associate
Dean, Experiential Learning &
Community Engagement, Otterbein
University, and
Michael Sharp, Director, Center for
Service-Learning & Civic Engagement,
University of Cincinnati
PRESENTER: Lesha Farias, Senior
Program Director, Ohio Campus
Compact
PRESENTER: Monica Ways, Director,
Office of Community Engagement and
Service, Miami University
Connecting
Campus &
Community

2. 12:30- 1:30 p.m. LUNCH Slayter Hall 3
rd
floor
Participants will be asked to sit at tables grouped by institution size and type. Discussion questions will be
available at each table.
1:45 – 3:15 p.m. ROUNDTABLES Higley Hall classrooms
Discussion and networking sessions led by a facilitator.
ROUNDTABLE TOPICS
1:45 – 3:15 p.m.
1: Strategies to recruit,
engage & support faculty
with service-learning
courses
2: Building institutional
support for campus
community/civic
engagement programs
3: Building & Sustaining
Reciprocal Community
Partnerships
4. Fund Development:
securing & sustaining
financial support for
your engagement work
Classroom: Higley 117 Classroom: Higley 405 Classroom: Higley 223 Classroom: Higley 413
DESCRIPTION: Looking for
ways to effectively add service
experiences to existing
courses? Considering the
pro’s & con’s of offering
stipends? Confounded by the
expectations of new faculty?
Join us to share ideas on
creative ways to initiate,
sustain and grow service-
learning experiences on your
campus.
DESCRIPTION: Is your
engagement office operating in
obscurity? Looking to build
broader institutional and
leadership support for your
work? This discussion will
focus on strategies to identify
and cultivate institutional allies
to support your community
engagement initiatives.
DESCRIPTION: Does your
campus have a system to
really understand your
community partners’ needs
and limitations? How do you
structure communication
protocols with community
partners? This roundtable
will explore what works (and
perhaps what doesn’t) when
interacting with community
partners.
DESCRIPTION: When
budget cuts come around, will
engagement offices be
among the first or last to be
affected on your campus?
Our discussion will focus on
strategies to develop
institutional and community
support to sustain and grow
your program.
FACILITATORS:
Jane Rosser, Service
Learning Director, Bowling
Green State University
and
Michael Sharp, Director,
Center for Service-Learning &
Civic Engagement, University
of Cincinnati
FACILITATORS:
Cathy Sayer, Director,
Service-Learning & Civic
Engagement, Wright State
University
and
Melissa Kesler Gilbert,
Associate Dean
Experiential Learning and
Community Engagement,
Otterbein University
FACILITATORS:
Krista Kiessling, Director of
Service Learning, Civic
Engagement and Leadership,
Owens Community College;
and
Paul Valdez, Volunteer
Coordinator, United Way of
Greater Toledo
FACILITATORS:
Theresa Beyerle, Associate
Director, Institute for
Teaching and Learning,
University of Akron
and
Judy Millesen, (invited) MPA
Director, Voinovich School of
Leadership & Public Affairs,
Ohio University
3:25 – 3:40 p.m. A look ahead: College civic & community engagement trends &
opportunities for collaboration Lesha Farias Higley Auditorium 105
3:40 p.m. Closing Remarks Dick Kinsley Higley Auditorium 105
4:00 p.m. Reception with President & Mrs. Weinberg
Henderson Gardens, Monomoy House, 204 West Broadway
NOTE: parking is available on Broadway and Burke Art Gallery (enter at Cherry Street light).
Rain Site: Slayter Hall 3
rd
Floor
5:00 p.m. Conclude event