Roundtable Discussions

The Roundtable Discussions will take place after breakfast on Friday, March 28, 8-9 a.m. in Ballroom A. During this time there will also be an information session on Gulf-South Summit Executive Committe Recruitment. Click here for more information.

Roundtable Topics

• Student Voice in Service-Learning
  • Moderators: *John Brown, Nadine Umotoni & Jeremy Lavender
• Exemplary University Community Partnerships
  • Moderators: *Margaret-Mary Sulentic Dowell & *Freret Neighborhood Center, & Elizabeth Wurz
• Service-Learning in Allied Health Professions
  • Moderators: Eboni Saurage & Laura B. Willis
• Working with University Administration to Institutionalize Service-Learning
  • Moderatos: *Lynn Pelco, Sanjay Mehta & Nick Tringali
• Online Service-Learning
  • Moderators: Terry Silver & Elizabeth Berzas
• Global Service-Learning
  • Moderators: Steven Jones & Paul Matthews
• Service-Learning in Non-Traditional Academic Timelines
  • Moderator: Cody Cocchi
• Service-Learning in Two Year & Community Colleges
  • Moderators: Susan Webb-Curtis & Shyam Sriram
• Service-Learning In & Through the Arts
  • Moderators: Wanda Sullivan & Mary Afton Day
• Service-Learning with Military & Veterans
  • Moderators: Casey Mull, Mary Lundy, & Chesley Davis
• Innovative Service-Learning Partnerships
  • Moderators: Lauren Ricciardelli & Brooke Blackwell
• Minority Serving Institutions & Service-Learning
  • Moderators: Amelia Ross-Hammond & Phillis George
• Exploring Critical Discourse Opportunities in Service-Learning
  • Moderator: Joel H. Scott

Executive Committee Membership Recruitment Session

Moderators: Amanda Buberger & Cathy Hamilton

Your institution can be part of the leadership of the Gulf-South Summit! This session will provide information on institutional sponsorship, expectations, and activities.

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.

Membership in the Gulf-South Summit Executive Committee will consist of representatives from among the following 12 states: Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Members may represent individual institutions or professional organizations such as Campus Compact. Ideally, the committee will total a minimum of 12 members. Members will serve an initial 3-year term, with an option for an additional term if hosting the conference or changing committee. Members must serve on the Executive Committee for one term before hosting the Summit.

Roles and Responsibilities of Members:

• Attend meetings at least twice a year (one during the Summit and one during the summer planning meeting of the host institution)
• Commit institutional resources of at least $1000 to sponsor the Summit on an annual basis (sponsorship is received annually on July 15)
• Build relationships with national organizations as well as local and regional institutions
• Promote the Summit and its goals
• Actively participate in the Summit planning committee, chairing or co-chairing a sub-committee, and submitting committee reports to the chair.

Standing Committees

Host and Local Arrangements, Fundraising, Speakers and Workshops, Awards, Scholarships, Program and Request for Proposals, Round Tables, Exhibits, Finance, Evaluation, Membership, and History

Application for Membership:

Prospective members should submit to the current committee chair a one-page summary of qualifications for membership and a letter of support and commitment from an institutional representative with authority to commit funds for minimum sponsorship of $1000 and travel expenses to required meetings for each year of the three-year term of office. For more information, contact Amanda Buberger, Membership Committee Co-Chair, at abuberg@tulane.edu, or contact Cathy Hamilton, Membership Committee Co-Chair, at chhamilt@uncg.edu

Last Updated: March 17, 2014