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Auburn University extends an invitation to one and all to attend the 2014 Gulf-South Summit at Auburn, Alabama. This year’s Summit is entitled "Creating capacity collaboratively: Connecting learning and civic outcomes." The conference will be held March 26-28, 2014.

The mission of the Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education is to promote networking among practitioners, research, ethical practices, reciprocal campus-community partnerships, sustainable programs, and a culture of engagement and public awareness through service-learning and other forms of civic engagement.

Now in its 12th year, the Gulf-South Summit has become one of foremost annual conferences on service-learning in the United States. Originally organized by several major southern universities, the Summit continues its tradition of meeting in the South for its hospitality and pleasant spring weather. However, the Summit is truly national in scope, annually attracting faculty, students and service professionals from all over America to network with colleagues and meet leading authorities on civic engagement.

Auburn University is a long-time institutional sponsor of the Gulf-South Summit. This is the first time the Summit has been held in Alabama, and we are eager to provide attendees with an excellent conference experience, as well as the pleasant surroundings of campus, our college town and area attractions.

Auburn University, as a land-grant institution, is committed to serving the citizens of Alabama and beyond. Recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the scope and quality of its curricular and community engagement, Auburn has an extensive organization dedicated to outreach and service learning.

Auburn’s Office of Public Service (OPS) is the university’s central service learning office and home to the AuburnServes engagement network linking faculty, students and staff to more than 140 community providers across the state of Alabama. The Office of Professional and Continuing Education is Auburn’s full service conference office, offering hundreds of professional, training, and enrichment programs each year. Our external partners, Alabama Possible and the David Mathews Center for Civic Life are among the state’s leading organizations promoting community engagement. Alabama Possible was recognized in 2010 as the Gulf-South Summit’s Outstanding Community Partner.

More information on Auburn University’s rich outreach heritage and its commitment to excellence in engagement can be found by visiting the university’s website at www.auburn.edu/outreach.

The Summit is also made possible through the support of a number of institutional sponsors. Together, we cordially invite you to join us in Auburn for the 2014 Gulf-South Summit.

Last Updated: August 19, 2013