Skip to content

Send an email to Sandy Hoar, hoar@gwu.edu if you are interested in possibly submitting  an abstract, to receive updates, or for any questions.

The Community-Based Primary Health Care (CBPHC) Working Group of the International Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) presents a one day Pre-Conference to the APHA Annual Meeting in Atlanta, USA

Conference to be held: Saturday, November 11, 2023

...continue reading "Call for Abstracts: Community-Engaged Approaches to Addressing Mental Health and Other Non-Communicable Diseases"

Campus Compact is now accepting proposals for the Compact24 national conference. We seek proposals that explore our theme: Now is the moment: Higher Education Civic and Community Engagement as the Way Forward.

Proposals Due September 8th.

Sessions should balance learning exchange, contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and represent a multiplicity of perspectives. Here are some examples of what Compact24 sessions could look like:

  • Dialogue session grounded on a critical question in the field
  • Workshop focused on sharing knowledge for practical application
  • Roundtable discussion to workshop ideas or gather feedback
  • Promising practice session highlighting effective approaches
  • and many more!

Learn more and start your proposal →

The 23rd SENCER Summer Institute will be held on-line August 3-6, 2023. The Institute will be centered on: SCIENCE EDUCATION, DEMOCRACY, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: BUILDING THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE. Register here.  Deadline to submit proposals is July 7th.  Submit proposals here. 

Meeting Description and Registration Information ...continue reading "Call for Proposals: SENCER Summer Institute 2023"

Registration and the Request for Proposals for the 2023 IARSLCE Conference are now open! For more details, visit their website.

The conference will be held from Oct. 25-27 at Tulane University. ...continue reading "Call for Proposals: 2023 IARSLCE Conference: Redefining Research, Access, & Inclusion in SLCE"

The International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement is hosting their 2023 conference themed Redefining Research, Access, & Inclusion in SLCE. Join SLCE in furthering accessibility to service-learning and community engagement. The conference will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from October 25-27, 2023. Registration and proposal requests will open on May 1, 2023. Click here to learn more and register.

The Michigan Journal of Community Service-Learning invites book reviews of recent (published within the last five years) literature about service-learning and community-based research that not only describe a work’s content and approach but also examine the ways in which the work can be applied to pedagogy, practice, and policy. Learn more here. 
...continue reading "Call for Book Reviews: Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning"

The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning has a rolling call for proposals on research, theory, pedagogy, and other issues pertinent to (a) civic engagement, (b) campus-community partnerships, (c) curriculum-based and co-curricular service-learning, and (d) engaged/public scholarship in higher education. Learn more here. 

The IJRSLCE Editors have issued a call for manuscripts for Volume 11 of the International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement. The Editors are seeking submissions that reflect the breadth of scholarship in the service-learning and community engagement field, with articles from different disciplines and countries, reflecting a range of methodologies. The deadline for submissions to be considered in the 2023 volume is May 15, 2023. Learn more here.  

The Coalition for Urban and Metropolitan Universities has opened a call for papers for a special edition journal on "Productive Tensions and Uncomfortable Conversations".  Submission deadline is June 15th 2023.  Learn more here.  ...continue reading "Call for Papers: Coalition for Urban and Metropolitan Universities"

The Community-Based Global Learning Collaborative has opened a call for proposals on "Higher Education for the World We Need".  This will be a co-edited blog series and anticipated edited volume. The Collaborative seeks 1,000 - 2,000 word, public-facing, online essays to be considered for publication as part of a collection on the theme - Higher Education for the World We Need - at https://www.cbglcollab.org/blog. The essay submission deadline is March 30, 2023. Follow this link for more information.  

The Compact24 conferences focus on the role of higher education in building healthy communities and fostering a just society. The conferences will take place in person from April 7th-10th 2024, in Denver Colorado. Compact24's call for proposals will open and early registration on May 15th click here to be notified. Click here to learn more about the conferences.

Educational Partnerships for Innovations in Communities Network (EPIC-N) is a network that bridges community engagement and local government. EPIC-N is hosting a virtual conference on How Can We Leverage Teaching, Research, and Service to Build a Better World?. The conference will take place virtually from Monday, June 12 - Wednesday, June 13. EPIC-N is also looking for presenters for this event. Consider presenting at the EPIC-N Conference this summer using THIS LINK. Proposals are due Friday, March 24. They are doing a call for several kinds of sessions:

  • Research Presentation - 60 mins - Faculty and academic staff are encouraged to present about how they have been or are thinking about leveraging EPIC-N projects for their research agendas.
  • Practitioner Presentation - 60 mins - A session that has one or more presenters presenting about diving deeply into a certain subject relevant to planning, managing, implementing, or evaluating an EPIC-N program.
  • Peer Coaching Salon - 30 - 60 mins - This is an interactive session that encourages peer coaching between people in the network. You will pitch a problem you’re having in your work, and participants will roll up their sleeves and help you problem-solve.
  • Flash Talk - up to 10 mins - This session highlights an interesting project or an idea that you’re working on at your institution or with a community partner.
  • Other - Please propose other formats as desired. New engaging sessions are of interest to conference organizers.
If you have any questions, you can e-mail:
Gavin Luter, gavin@cows.org, or Ada Inman, ada@epicn.org.

GWI Research Scientist Alina Potts, alongside co-editors Santi Kusumaningrum of PUSKAPA Indonesia, and Anny Modi of Afia Mama in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are seeking papers for a special journal issue. Contributions of original research, reflection articles, and case studies, with the central theme of using feminist methodologies to explore issues of violence, displacement, and/or power are welcome. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2023. Click here to learn more 

GW is a member of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU). The next CUMU Annual Conference will be hosted in Washington, DC on October 15-18th, 2023. Why not submit a conference proposal?

From the Call for Proposals (DUE APRIL 3): ...continue reading "Call for Proposals: CUMU Conference will be hosted in DC next Fall"

Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Institute of Civic Studies and Learning for Democracy (ICSLD), to be held at James Madison University September 3-10, 2023. ...continue reading "Call for Applications: Institute of Civic Studies and Learning for Democracy"