Subgrantee Meeting — October 25-27, 2007
hosted by Macalester College in St. Paul, MN

We will have a lot more details for you in the coming months, but we wanted to give you these dates so you can begin making your travel plans.

We have set-up an online meeting registration form (below) and will be drafting an agenda over the summer for which we will be seeking your input. Please give our online survey feedback to help shape the meeting agenda: http://www.surveymonkey.com/

Draft Agenda

Thursday, October 25
2:30 pm	Shuttle from Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel to Macalester College	Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel
3:00 pm	Welcome	Macalester College
3:30	Workshop Block #1: National Networking and Developing Resources Grant updates; Discussion and networking with peers; sharing resources developed in the first year; initiative goals; assessment & evaluation.
5:30	Dinner & Program: CBR and Urban Engagement — "Gaining Democracy through Hard Work"	Macalester College
8:00	Shuttle to hotel
Friday, October 26
	Continental Breakfast	Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel
8:30 am	Shuttle from Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel to Macalester College
9:00	Workshop Block #2: Engaging and Supporting CBR Participants Breakout sessions focused on projects and resources developed over the last year: - Faculty support, recruitment and training, developing faculty cohorts, overcoming hurdles to participation, selecting appropriate projects and assignments, establishing effective communication, engaging new faculty - Building and maintaining community relationships, identifying appropriate partners and projects, managing expectations, establishing roles and responsibilities, continuing the work - Developing structures to support student projects, preparation and timing, organizing logistics, managing data collection	Macalester College
10:30	Break
10:45	Workshop Block #3: Innovative Approaches for Expanding the Impact of CBR Learn from interactive presentations with your peers: - Engaging Community Members in Research and Policy - Ongoing Partnerships: multi-semester/multi-year projects - Increasing Student Development Opportunities	Macalester College
12:00 pm	Lunch
12:30	Workshop Block #4: Research in Action — Off Site Option departs
1:00	Workshop Block #4: Research in Action — On-Site Options - PolicyOptions, moderated by Bobby Hackett - Program Assessment: Evaluating Student and Community Impacts	Macalester College
2:30	Break (off site participants return to Macalester College)
2:45	Workshop Block #5: Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary CBR Select one of several workshops focusing on models from the first year of the grant: - Interdisciplinary courses, projects, and partnerships - Research courses and seminars - CBR in the Arts & Humanities - CBR in the Social Sciences - CBR in the Sciences & Engineering	Macalester College
4:00	Break
4:15	Workshop Block #6: Using CBR — Informing Public Policy and Communicating Results - Public Policy: Experience from Campus Projects and Courses - Public Communication of CBR: Sharing Research with the Community	Macalester College
5:30	Shuttle to hotel
6:00	Dinner on your own or join a group	Midtown Global Market (easy walking distance)
	Optional after dinner activities-TBA Walker Art Center Intermedia Arts Science Museum of Minnesota
Saturday, October 27
	Continental Breakfast	Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel
9:00 am	Workshop Block #7: Deepening CBR on Campus Interactive presentations and discussions: - Making the Case for Administrative Support: Outcomes, Priorities, Incentives, Funding - New Connections and Collaborations: Models for CBR and Service Centers; connecting with other service, research and policy organizations on- and off-campus, keeping track of CBR projects and programs	Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel
10:15	break
10:30	Discuss Next Steps & Adjourn	Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel
11:45	Lunch (a boxed lunch will be provided to stay or go)

 

Our Host

Macalester College will host Thursday and Friday’s conference events. Learn more about community-based research at Macalester by visiting their Civic Engagement Center website. The site also offers information about the surrounding community and Macalester’s community partners, some of whom will be featured during the conference.

Cost

These details may change, but based on the initial subgrantee conference last fall, we should have funding in the national budget to pay for the lodging and meals for three people from each of the original 20 subgrantee campuses and two people from each of the 11 innovation subgrantee campuses for Thursday and Friday nights.

This figure is based on double-occupancy. Since we know many people will want to have singles, we've arranged with the hotel to bill you for the additional cost for those who would prefer a single room.

We will also ask you to pay for a fourth person if you choose to bring one. Due to meeting space considerations, we ask that you limit your campus team to four people.

Each subgrantee campus will be responsible for their own travel expenses and can use subgrantee grant funds or matching funds for this purpose, as well as the additional costs for room & lodging at the hotel.

Please note that community partners are welcome to attend the conference, and some additional funding is available to those partners presenting with their academic partners in conference sessions. This funding is available on a competitive basis; if you are interested, please contact Denise Keller at dkeller@princeton.edu or (609) 258-9750.

Registration

Click here to register online.

Lodging

We will be organizing at the Sheraton Midtown Minneapolis hotel near the Macalester College campus for everyone's convenience. Room reservations will be made for you by our staff here based on your registration information. Transportation between Macalester and the hotel will be provided.

Directions

This webpage has information on how to get to Macalester College by car, train, shuttle or taxi.  Shuttle and train information is on the bottom of the page.

Questions

If you have any questions please call or email Denise Keller by email - dkeller@princeton.edu or (609) 258-9750