Thanks so much for your interest in attending the Summit on Political Engagement: Connecting Service to Politics and Politics to Service and the Bonner Summer Leadership Institute, June 4-7, 2008.
Here you may learn about and submit a workshop to present. Click here to submit (or edit) your workshop. THE DEADLINE
IS MONDAY, MAY 12.
There are three workshop blocks during the Summit on Political Participation, all on Thursday, June 5th. Each one will feature 8-12 workshops on a range of diverse topics. Participant attendance may range from 15-50 people, depending on the appeal of your topic and description. Here we’re looking for any topics that pertain to connecting service with politics, including by individuals, on campuses, within programs, and on local, state, national, and even international levels. The workshops during the Summit (first
day and a half) should feature students and faculty/administrators
as colleagues and presenters. Sample topics might include:
Reflection on service to connect it to politics
Elections, voter registration, voter education
Grassroots mobilizing, organizing, and movement building
Advocacy, activism, and lobbying
Litigation & the courts
Public policy research and formulation
Specific issue-based illustrations of strategies and best practices (e.g. sustainability & the environment, hunger & homelessness, poverty reduction, diversity & multiculturalism)
There are two workshop blocks during the Summer Leadership Institute, both on Friday, June 6th. As a skill and knowledge building opportunity for student leaders, staff, and faculty, these workshops can address a range of topics connected to building and managing campus-based service programs, related academic connections, civic engagement more broadly, community partnerships, and so on. Again, each block will feature 8-12 workshops on a range of diverse topics. Participant attendance may range from 15-50 people, depending on the appeal of your topic and description. Sample topics might include:
Strategies for student voice, development, leadership, and training
Community partnerships, the site-based model, place-based partnerships
Campus-wide initiatives, strategies for developing campus-wide centers
Campus or organizational initiatives, best practices, and models
Each workshop block is 75 minutes. We advise that your workshop include interactive dimensions, for example by incorporating problem-solving projects, group dialogue or sharing, case studies, and so on. Many people who attend your workshop may have relevant ideas or examples to share, even in an open exchange, or have questions to discuss.
Try to create a catchy title and description. These are featured in the printed program and are the way that participants choose what to attend. Here are a few samples:
Being Purple in Red and Blue States: Building Coalitions for Change
Taking the Classroom to the Streets: Strategies for Engaging in Public Policy Research and Legislative Initiatives
Web What? Using Facebook, MySpace, Blogs and Internet Organizing Tools
Please make sure to note any equipment or AV needs you anticipate. It is recommended that you bring a laptop if you will be projecting a document. Not all of the workshop rooms have these capabilities, but we will try to accommodate you. In addition, you will be able to pick up flip chart paper, markers, post-its, and other general supplies at the Workshop Presenters’ Table at Registration.
Once you submit a workshop, you should receive an automatic reply to the email you list for the primary contact. Note that additional presenters’ emails are not collected, so you will need to forward that information to them if necessary. After May 5th, we will be in touch to confirm when your workshop will be offered, address any questions, or suggest changes.
If you have any other questions, please contact Ariane Hoy at ahoy@bonner.org.
