Author: Amee
The Reflections of Our Amazing Time in Denver: Yup, it really was that good.
Our 2013 ADP/TDC national meeting in Denver has come and gone. We’re just now getting back into the swing of things, because that week was a wonderful, wonderful whirlwind. Right before we left we had the final numbers: nearly 600 people – students, faculty, staff, administrators, and national organizations – came together from around the [...]
Read More...SGA: Training Ground for Civil Servants of Tomorrow
REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE ‘RANGER’ BY CARLOS FERRAND When Student Government Association Secretary Justin Wideman enrolled at Northwest Vista College in fall 2007, he selected a major out of appreciation of the kindness he saw as a child. As a young boy, Wideman suffered from severe asthma and acid reflux. [...]
Read More...#ADPTDC13: Students-Only Activities in Denver
Attention all TDC Students! If you’re not already stoked about #ADPTDC13 (and we have already given you five reasons you should be), we wanted to let you know about one more thing: we’ve assembled some activities just for you! Read below to find out more about two students-only sessions and a PAR-TAY! FRIDAY, JUNE 7, [...]
Read More...The Plenaries: Reason #2 You Should Come to #ADPTDC13
By Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, National Manager, ADP Yet another reason to attend the 2013 ADP/TDC National Meeting in Denver from June 6-8: our incredible array of plenary (keynote) speakers! We’re excited to welcome to our stage Denise Fairchild of Emerald Cities Collaborative; CIRCLE’s Peter Levine; four incredible students: Bianca Brown, Justin Machelski, Quinta Tangoh, and Rachel [...]
Read More...The People: Reason #3 You Should Come to #ADPTDC13
By Stephanie South, Program Associate, AASCU Looking back on the conferences I have attended in the past, spread across a wide array of subjects, there is one constant: the connections, as opposed to the content, are always what I remember most and the real determinate of value to me. I believe that most people share [...]
Read More...#ADPTDC13 Sponsor: Introducing GiveGab–The Social Network for Volunteers
We’re excited to introduce TDC campuses to one of our #ADPTDC13 National Meeting Sponsors: GiveGab. GiveGab is a new social network for volunteers and volunteer managers. Two GiveGab representatives will be at our national meeting in Denver, June 6-8, 2013 to talk to you more about their product and to demo it for you. In [...]
Read More...The Pre-Cons: Reason #4 You Should Come to #ADPTDC13!
By Amee Bearne, National Coordinator, The Democracy Commitment Pre-conference sessions offer fantastic opportunities for faculty, staff, and students alike to come together to develop their skills and collaborate toward a specific end goal, generally a project or program that can be taken back to the campus for implementation. This year the American Democracy Project and [...]
Read More...TDC/ADP 2013 National Meeting CFP Deadline Extended to Feb. 15!
(Click the picture above for the CFP online submission page.) Yup! You read that right; we’ve extended our Call For Proposals until Friday, February 15th! We’ve received many stellar proposals so far, but we realized that our deadline is a bit earlier than it has been in the past. Some of our colleagues are just [...]
Read More...The Place: Reason #5 You Should Come to #ADPTDC13
By Stephanie South, Program Associate, AASCU As a born-and-raised-in resident of Colorado for 23 (and a half) years, I cannot tell you how excited I am to travel back to my home state in June for this year’s ADP/TDC National Meeting. But as anyone who has ever been to Colorado will tell you, no connection [...]
Read More...#ADPTDC13: CIRCLE’s Peter Levine to Give Plenary Talk
Friday, June 7, 2013 | 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Plenary Session: A Defense of Higher Education and its Civic Mission Presenter: Peter Levine, Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship and Public Affairs and Director of CIRCLE, Tisch College/CIRCLE, Tufts University The liberal arts and the civic mission of higher education are under attack in this [...]
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