ADP Winter 2018 Updates & Announcements

With our recent effort to significantly increase our ADP programming, you might be interested in some of the upcoming ADP activities, including opportunities to get national recognition for deserving folks on your campuses.  Please pass along to those who might be interested as well.  Thank you in advance for your support.

Three (3) items:

1. Free Webinar
2. National ADP Awards Nominations
3. National Meeting June 6-9, 2018

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Register Now: Free Webinar Featuring Assessment of Civic Competency and Engagement

Wednesday, February 28 | 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. EST
Register now.

Walking our Talk: Converting Civic-Focused Mission Statements to Student Learning
Many higher education institutions include complex civic concepts as part of their missions, but how do we know if we are translating these lofty goals into student learning? Assessment is often viewed as a secondary or even bureaucratic institutional practice but done well it supports learning improvement processes that prioritize student development, organize institutional efforts, and direct change. This session will discuss recent ETS research initiatives focused on national trends in the assessment of civic competency and engagement as well as an institutional perspective on assessing and addressing these skills in students.
Presenters: Ross Markle, Senior Assessment Strategist for Higher Education, ETS; and Kara Owens, Special Assistant to the President for Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment, Salisbury University (Md.)

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Nominations for Three ADP National Civic Engagement Awards Due March 30, 2018

• The William M. Plater Award for Leadership in Civic Engagement is given each year to an AASCU chief academic officer in recognition of his or her leadership in advancing the civic mission of the campus. Chief academic officers may be nominated by anyone. The president or chancellor must endorse the nomination. Nomination materials for the 2018 Plater Award must be submitted electronically by March 30, 2018. For information and cover sheet: http://www.aascu.org/programs/adp/awards/WilliamPlater/
  
• The John Saltmarsh Award for Emerging Leaders in Civic Engagement is presented annually to an emerging leader (e.g., early career faculty/staff) in the civic engagement field from an AASCU institution. Emerging Leaders may be nominated by anyone. Nomination materials for the 2018 Saltmarsh Award must be submitted electronically by March 30, 2018. For information and cover sheet: http://www.aascu.org/programs/adp/awards/JohnSaltmarsh/
  
• The Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement is presented annually to a senior faculty member in the civic engagement field from an AASCU institution. Senior ADP faculty members may be nominated by anyone. The provost or chief academic officer must endorse the nomination. Nomination materials for the 2018 Burch Award must be submitted electronically by March 30, 2018. For information and cover sheet: http://www.aascu.org/programs/adp/awards/BarbaraBurch/
  

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Participate in ADP’s National Conference: The 2018 Civic Learning & Democratic Engagement (CLDE) Meeting

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 to Saturday, June 9, 2018
Hyatt Regency Orange County • Anaheim, California

The American Democracy Project (ADP), The Democracy Commitment (TDC), and NASPA are committed to advancing the civic engagement movement in higher education. Join us in Anaheim, California for our annual conference which brings together faculty, student affairs professionals, senior campus administrators, students and community partners. Together we will ensure that students graduate from our colleges and universities–both public and private–prepared to be the informed, engaged citizens that our communities and our democracy need.

Learn more about ADP and how to be engaged during our ADP Organizing Meeting on Thursday, June 7 from 9 a.m. – Noon. Annual awards will be presented during this meeting.

For more information: http://www.aascu.org/meetings/clde18/
Register now for the best rates.

 

Free 2/28 Webinar–Walking our Talk: Converting Civic-Focused Mission Statements to Student Learning

Walking our Talk: Converting Civic-Focused Mission Statements to Student Learning 

Register Now!

Many higher education institutions include complex civic concepts as part of their missions, but how do we know if we are translating these lofty goals into student learning? Assessment is often viewed as a secondary or even bureaucratic institutional practice, but done well it supports learning improvement processes that prioritize student development, organize institutional efforts, and direct change. This session will discuss recent ETS research initiatives focused on national trends in the assessment of civic competency and engagement as well as an institutional perspective on assessing and addressing these skills in students.

Join AASCU’s American Democracy Project and The Democracy Commitment on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 from 1 p.m. -2 p.m. for a free, live, hour-long webinar: Walking our Talk: Converting Civic-Focused Mission Statements to Student Learning. Register now.

Welcoming Remarks:
Jennifer Domagal-Goldman, American Democracy Project National Manager

Presenters:
Ross Markle, Senior Assessment Strategist for Higher Education, ETS
Kara Owens, Special Assistant to the President for Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment, Salisbury University (Md.)

The webinar will be held Wednesday, February 28, 2018 from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Eastern.

If you are interested in participating on the webinar, you may register online by February 28. The webinar link and dial-in instructions will be provided via email after you submit your online registration. Please note that the webinar will be recorded and available afterwards on our websites.

Please share this webinar information with others on your campus that may benefit from participation.

Webinar: Working with Your Local Election Office

Our partners at the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge have another great webinar to offer you!

WORKING WITH YOUR LOCAL ELECTION OFFICE
Tuesday, October 24 |  2:00 PM EST  |  60 minutes

Though referred to by different names in different states, all communities have local elections offices and officials. These nonpartisan organizations (i.e., election board, supervisor of elections office, election commission) and their staff are responsible for controlling elections and voting procedure. Unfortunately this local resource sometimes goes unrecognized by college campuses working to increase student voter engagement. Developing a strong relationship with your local election office and officials is integral to this work.

In this webinar, speakers will share their knowledge and insights from working on college campuses, working with election boards, and working for the government encouraging citizen participation. Webinar participants will learn why developing a strong relationship with their local board is important, how to develop that relationship, and how to collaborate to increase participation. The presenters will also discuss challenges campuses face when trying to work with their local board and how to navigate and overcome those obstacles.

Speakers

• Marissa Corrente, Elections Coordinator, Early Voting/Special Events, Office of Bill Cowles, Orange County Supervisor of Elections
• Kevin Winchell, Associate Director of Community Engagement, Stetson University

Register here.

For questions or additional information please contact Catherine Fish at cat@civicnation.org

Free Webinar on Understanding and Using Your NSLVE Data on 9/23/17

UNDERSTANDING AND USING YOUR NSLVE DATA
Wednesday, August 23 |  2:00 PM EST  |  60 minutes

The National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) is the first and only nonpartisan study of individual and institution-level data on college student voting. More than 1,000 campuses are participating and will receive their data from the 2016 presidential election this summer. Reports will also include comparison data from the 2012 presidential election.

If you’re wondering what your campus should do once it receives its report, then we hope you’ll join us for this conversation. Participants will learn how to read and analyze the data to inform campus activities and programming. The results are designed to increase political engagement and to help foster a campus climate for civic learning and participation.

A presenter from the Institute for Democracy in Higher Education at Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life will share resources and tools on how to maximize use of the data and offer advice on sharing the results across your campus.

Note: Participants are strongly encouraged to review their campus reports in advance of the webinar. A full list of NSLVE’s participating campuses can be viewed online here. To obtain a copy of your institution’s report, please complete this online form.

Speaker:  Ishara Casellas Connors, Associate Director, Institute for Democracy and Higher Education, Tufts University

Register here.

UPCOMING WEBINARS

For complete details and to register, please visit the ALL IN Challenge Webinar Series website.

September 13 – Developing a Democratic Engagement Action Plan
October 24 – Working With Your Local Election Office
November 9 – Fundamentals of Student Organizing 
December 7 – How to Make Your Campus a Polling Place

Civic Assessment Webinar Recording & Materials

We had a record number of participants for our joint American Democracy Project and The Democracy Commitment Civic Competency & Engagement: Building an Impactful Assessment Process webinar, which was supported by ETS.

ETS is continually engaging in the research and practice of higher education student learning outcomes assessment, and has recently built assessment frameworks in the areas of Civic Competency and Engagement as well as Intercultural Competency and Diversity. To stay informed on the development of these unique assessment modules, and take advantage of early adopter offers, visit the ETS mailing list sign-up page and select “College Program Assessments (Student Learning Outcomes and Student Success).” You may also learn more about ETS’s work with institutions to support effective student learning outcomes processes by visiting their website: www.ets.org/highered.

SLIDES & RECORDING
You can access a pdf version of the webinar slides. The full recording can be viewed here (1 hour and 3 minutes).

REPORTS
In addition, here are two ETS publications that were mentioned during the webinar that may be useful as you reflect on how we assess civic competency and engagement.

• Assessing Civic Competency and Engagement in Higher Education: Research Background, Frameworks, and Directions for Next Generation Assessment – 2015 ETS Research Report
• Assessing Intercultural Competence in Higher Education: Existing Research and Future Directions – 2016 ETS Research Report

ASSESSMENT PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS AT CLDE 2017
Wednesday, June 7^th from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Civic Engagement Assessment Pre-Conference Workshops with Networking Lunch
Organizers: H. Anne Weiss, Director of Assessment, Indiana Campus Compact and Assessment Specialist in Community Engagement, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; and Ross Markle, Senior Research & Assessment Director, Global Higher Education Division, ETS

Attend both half-day assessment pre-conference workshops for a reduced price and participate in our assessment networking lunch from Noon – 1 p.m. Alternatively, you can register for either the morning or afternoon session.

• 9 a.m. – Noon | Planning for Institution-Wide Data Collection on Civic and Community Engagement
• 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Measuring Civic Outcomes During College (see below)

You’ll find more information about the 2017 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement conference (CLDE17) here. Register by May 1 for our best rates.

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