Sponsored by the CSU Office of the Chancellor and the Corporation for National and Community Service under Learn and Serve America

February 23-24, 2007
The Sainte Claire Hotel
San José, CA

Conference Format

Schedule at a Glance (.doc)
 » Keynote and Workshops 
» Panel and Workshops (.doc)

Registration Fees (.doc)

Important Deadlines (.doc)

Lodging & Transportation (.doc)

Call for Proposals
The deadline for proposal submission has passed (Oct. 13, 06).
Notification of selection has been sent to proposers.

About the Conference

Keynote Address by: Roberto Ibarra, University of New Mexico

The 2^nd Annual CSU Conference on Community-Based Teaching and Research is designed to bring together California State University faculty, advanced students, and community partners involved in service learning, community based research, and other forms of scholarship and creative activity, to enhance our research skills, collaborations, and community partnerships in promoting civic engagement and social change.

The conference theme this year is Diversity in California. California is now one of four states designated majority-minority by the U.S. Census Bureau, with 56% of the general population now minority (non-white)¹. These profound demographic shifts create new challenges and opportunities for the state in almost every arena from education to health care to economic development in which the CSU is deeply involved.

The Conference will provide an opportunity for both novice and experienced community scholars to discuss research methods and results related to the diversity theme and other topics, to build multi-campus and interdisciplinary collaborations, and to share lessons learned in addressing critical challenges in working with the many diverse communities of California and beyond.

Conference Goals

• Deepen understanding of research on service learning pedagogy and other forms of engagement related to the diversity theme and other topics
• Develop technical skills as researchers
• Build research collaborations across campuses
• Expand skills and knowledge in working with diverse students, faculty, and communities

Conference Themes

• research on engaged pedagogies (e.g. service learning and civic engagement impact on students, curriculum, and/or institutions);
• research and other forms of scholarship to address specific community needs (e.g. health disparity issues, building multicultural competencies);
• research methods involving faculty, students, and community (e.g. ethnographic methods, participatory action research, involving students in community based research).

All inquiries concerning the conference should be sent to:

Conference Registration
Judy Botelho
Assistant Director, Community Service Learning
CSU, Office of the Chancellor
401 Golden Shore, 6^th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802-4210
Phone: 562-951-4749
Fax: 562-951-4982
email: jbotelho@calstate.edu

Conference Proposals
Gerald Eisman
Service-Learning Faculty Scholar
CSU, Office of the Chancellor
401 Golden Shore, 6^th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802-4210
Phone: 562-951-4797
Cell: 562-533-5046
Fax: 562-951-4982
email: geisman@calstate.edu

¹ Source: U.S. Census Bureau. The other states are Hawaii, New Mexico and Texas. Five other states - Maryland, Mississippi, Georgia, New York and Arizona - are next in line with minority populations approaching 40 percent.