Pioneers Who Created the Summit
Amanda Buberger, Tulane University; Vincent Ilustre, Tulane University; Jan Shoemaker, Louisiana State University; Tom Schnaubelt, Stanford University; Richard Conville, University of Southern Mississippi; John Wyble, Louisiana CASA; Hunter Phillips Goodman, formerly at the University of Southern Mississippi; Not pictured: Marcia McDonald, Belmont University; Roger Henry, Brevard College
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 consists of representatives from the following 12 states: Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Tennessee, and Virginia. Members may represent individual institutions or professional organizations such as Campus Compact.