Overview

Join students, faculty, staff and community partners from more than 80 national colleges and universities who are committed to and engaged in service and civic engagement to strengthen our communities, nation, and world.  We’ll focus on a myriad of issues around which we work—such as the arts, community economic development, education, health, homelessness, hunger, and youth development—in order to better understand what works in tackling these issues and how to achieve the most impact. Through issue-based tracks, we’ll have the opportunity to learn about program models, best practices, and how to connect our service to long-term systemic solutions through public policy research, advocacy, and action. Hosted by Stetson University in partnership with the Bonner Foundation, this Summer Leadership Institute will give all participants a chance to more deeply examine the work we do and how to organize around issues we care about to achieve impact.