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Print Flyer

The Faculty Collaborative for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, the Committee on Service and Service Learning, and the Office of Community Service present:

"Student Engagement: The Campus Compact Vision"

Presented By:

Rick Battistoni, Ph.D.

Campus Compact Consultant

Professor of Political Science, Providence College

When: Wednesday, Feb. 25th, 2009

Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Where: SC207

Lunch will be provided.

Please RSVP to: http://learn.quinnipiac.edu/survey/facultywkshop/Faculty-Collaborative-02-25-09.asp

Rick will lead an interactive conversation addressing current research and recent trends in service-learning and student civic engagement, and how these speak to the program at Quinnipiac -- how it can be broadened and/or deepened to enhance student learning and engagement.

Audio Recording (No Video)

For the past 20 years, Rick has been a leader in the field of community service-learning, especially as it relates to questions of civic education and engagement. From 1994-2000, he served as the founding Director of the Feinstein Institute for Public Service at Providence College, the first in the nation degree-granting program combining community service with the curriculum. Previously, Rick developed and directed service-learning efforts at Rutgers and Baylor Universities.

A scholar in the field of political theory with a principal interest in the role of education in a democratic society, Dr. Battistoni has written a number of books and articles, including Civic Engagement Across the Curriculum: A Resource Book for Faculty in all Disciplines (Campus Compact, 2002). Battistoni is a member of the board of directors of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation, and has given presentations and workshops for several national educational organizations (e.g., AACU, NSEE, Campus Compact, The Kettering Foundation), and on college campuses nationwide.