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Scholars in Service to PA Summer Institute

Attention all Community Service and Service Learning Administrators and Faculty!

The Scholars in Service to Pennsylvania program presents...

2009 Summer Institute

The Scholars in Service to PA Summer Institute will bring together community service and service-learning professionals from across the state. The institute is designed to focus on building skills and techniques for volunteer training, group facilitation, and student development. Scroll down for the agenda.

Date: July 14-15, 2009

Location: Indiana University, Indiana, PA

Cost: FREE

The Summer Institute will take place at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. All plenary sessions will be in the Hadley Union Building (HUB)'s Monongahela Room. Click here for a campus map. The HUB is in the top right corner near School Street and West Avenue.

Registration

Click here to register

Lodging

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Comfort Inn-Indiana, 1350 Indian Springs Rd. Rooms for Monday, July 13 and Tuesday, July 14 at a special conference rate of $95 per night. Please make your own reservation by calling (724) 465-7000 and mentioning “Scholars in Service to Pennsylvania.” You must reserve your room by Sunday, June 13 in order to get the reduced conference rate.

Agenda

Location: Hadley Union Building (HUB) Monongahela Room. Workshops will be in the Monongahela and Conemaugh Rooms.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

11:00 AM Registration Opens

12:00 PM Lunch

12:45 PM Introductions and Icebreaker

1:15 PM Workshop Block I

  • Supporting K-12 Service-Learning in After-School Settings
  • Hunger & Homelessness in Rural PA

2:30 PM Break

2:45 PM Workshop Block II

  • Environmental Programs and Outreach
  • Post-Secondary Readiness Preparation

4:00 PM Afternoon on your Own

6:30 PM Dinner at the Coventry Inn

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

9:00 AM Breakfast (HUB)

9:30 AM Workshop Block III

  • Best Practices in Orientation and Leadership Development
  • Using Scholars to support Faculty for Service-learning

10:45 AM Break

11:00 AM TBA

11:45 AM Lunch

12:45 PM Workshop Block IV

  • Planning Regional Student Conferences for Fall 2009
  • Performance Measures and Community Capacity-Building

2:00 PM Break

2:15 PM Workshop Block V

  • Leveraging Federal Work-Study to Support Community Service
  • Community Hub/Volunteer Impact Training

3:30 PM Wrap-Up

4:00 PM End