The PACE Perspective: College Mini Fairs

PACE staff tabling at a College Mini Fair.

October 3, 2024 – The PACE team recently visited the thirteen northernmost schools in New Hampshire to participate in College Mini Fairs, an annual event series held in September organized by the New Hampshire College & University Council. With over ten colleges and universities in attendance, the PACE team helped guide students toward the colleges that aligned with their interests in post-secondary education. PACE focuses on the various pathways that would be suitable for a student’s career and educational goals. Both students and staff welcomed the support and perspectives that PACE provided at the Mini Fairs about exploring options for…

Future Ready Workshops: Skills for School and Beyond

North Country PACE Logo

Join the North Country PACE Team for an interactive series of Future Ready Workshops designed specifically for students in grades 6-12. The Future Ready Workshops include different weekly topics that will inspire and prepare students for their futures by building a strong foundation of skills to enhance their academic performance, improve communication abilities, and develop resilience. The Skills for School and Beyond workshops will begin on October 2 and run weekly on Wednesdays through November 6, from 10 AM to 10:45 AM at the Gorham Public Library. All Future Ready Workshops are free to attend, but registration is required. Review…

New Hampshire Rural Library eSummit

Join Us for the New Hampshire Rural Library eSummit Tuesday, September 24 | 12:00 – 5:30 PM (EST) Click Here to Register Agenda at a Glance The inaugural New Hampshire Rural Library eSummit, is a free, half-day virtual event supported by the New Hampshire College & University Council, the New Hampshire Statewide Family Engagement Center, and Partners for Rural Impact. The summit’s theme, Bridging the Gap with Children and Families, looks to bring together rural, school, public, and academic library practitioners, educators, and community members from across the state. The event focuses on improving educational outcomes by connecting families with…

PACE Career Exploration Day Connects Local Leaders to Student Learners

Students visiting a new building site with Adam Nyborg Independent Construction.

Thirty-four eighth grade students from Profile Middle School participated in an immersive career exploration event to learn more about potential career opportunities from ten local business leaders in Littleton and Franconia, NH. The pilot Career Exploration Day event was organized by members of PACE (Persistence and Continuing Education), a federally funded program through Campus Compact for New Hampshire that provides career and college readiness programming to middle and high school students in northern NH. PACE Coordinator, Jennifer Gilbert, organized the Career Exploration Day event to encourage students to envision possible future career paths through hands-on site visits with local businesses….

Reflecting on Rural Conversations: Nurturing Educational Equity in Northern New England

Martin Van Der Werf speaking at Rural Conversations.

Voices from across Northern New England and beyond converged, physically and virtually, at Rural Conversations, a hybrid event hosted in May 2024 by Campus Compact for New Hampshire to explore the current landscape of educational equity in rural areas. Participants from K-12 education, higher education, and community development sectors gathered in-person and online through a live stream from the Granite Edvance conference facility in Concord, NH, to hear from the event guest speakers and exchange ideas for expanding rural access. Under the theme of ‘Convening Northern New England Around Rural Access’, Stephanie Lesperance, the Chief Strategy Officer at Campus Compact…

Manchester West’s Career Day: Connecting Students with Real-World Possibilities

Ruff Life Pet Service dog at Career Day.

Manchester West High School offered students an opportunity to learn more about potential career paths at their 7th annual Career Day event in April. Drawing in a remarkable crowd of over 750 participating students, the day was a success with more than 100 industry professionals, representing over 60 diverse fields, ready to share their insights and expertise. Students had a wide variety of industries and professions to learn from, ranging from dog training entrepreneurship to financial advising, medical biofabrication, marketing, mortuary science, adventure photography, music production, and the intricate world of cybersecurity. Natalie Barney, the Access Coordinator for GEAR UP…

College and University Presidents Celebrated 20 Years of Honoring Leaders Who Improve New Hampshire Communities

Presidents Award Winners

Campus Compact for New Hampshire’s 20th Annual Presidents’ Awards Recognized Students, Faculty, and Community Partners for Outstanding Public Service. Campus Compact for New Hampshire proudly celebrated the remarkable achievements of individuals and organizations dedicated to community betterment at the 20th annual Presidents’ Awards ceremony on April 9th at the Manchester Country Club in Bedford. The event highlighted two decades of honoring outstanding students, faculty members, and community partners who exemplified an unwavering commitment to driving positive change across New Hampshire’s colleges. The Presidents’ Awards ceremony is sponsored by Campus Compact for New Hampshire (CCNH), a statewide consortium of college and…

Rural Conversations

Click the button below to join the Rural Conversations livestream from your smartphone, computer, or tablet! Rural Conversations: Convening Northern New England Around Rural Access May 22, 2024, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM (EST) Or you can join the event with Zoom’s Phone one-tap feature by clicking either number below. Phone one-tap: US: +13092053325,,88149619564# or: +13126266799,,88149619564# Please join us for Rural Conversations: Convening Northern New England Around Rural Access on May 22nd! We are excited to offer a hybrid experience and hope you can join the event. There is no cost to attendees! This convening will bring together both k12 and higher…

Instant Admissions Event Opens Doors for GEAR UP NH Students

Prospective college students continually note that the waiting period between applying to a school and receiving an admission decision is one of the more stressful parts of the college experience. Recognizing this, Campus Compact for New Hampshire launched Instant Admissions, events that happen twice a year designed to streamline the application process and foster college readiness among its students. The latest Instant Admissions event, held in mid-February at Lisbon Regional High School, brought together juniors and seniors from four high schools across the state, all of whom are actively engaged in a college access program facilitated by Campus Compact for…

Recap: Civic Learning for an Engaged Democracy Forum 2

Computer screen showing the words Civic Learning for an Engaged Democracy

Earlier this month, Campus Compact was proud to host the CLDE Coalition’s second Planning and Action Forum for Educators and Policy Leaders, Bridging the Divides, Including All College Students: Diversity, Equity, and High Impact Civic Learning Pathways. Over the course of two days, attendees heard from coalition leaders, policy experts, and higher education professionals who shared thoughts and ideas for how to institutionalize civic learning practices at higher education institutions and build a shared framework for civic learning. Forum sessions were recorded and are now viewable on the Campus Compact YouTube channel. Check them out here!

Save the Date: Second Symposium on Anti-Racist Community Engagement

Crowd of people with some holding signs reading "black lives matter"

Join us for the second Campus Compact Symposium on Anti-Racist Community Engagement! Date: March 31, 2023 Time: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Eastern Location: Virtual and in person at UMass Dartmouth This hybrid event will occur physically at UMass Dartmouth and virtually throughout the world. It will feature panels and workshops led by: Authors from a forthcoming book, Anti-Racist Community Engagement, to be published by Campus Compact in Summer 2023, and Members of the New England Equity and Engagement Consortium on civic learning outcomes grounded in racial equity. The symposium will also feature opportunities for participants from across the country…

Facilitating Conversations for Change: Leading Constructive Dialogues

Drawing on a forthcoming Campus Compact guide for using civic prompts to educate future citizen professionals, this session will help participants facilitate constructive conversations on campus. Participants will engage in a participatory online workshop to explore complex campus controversies and then reflect with peers on how to develop campus capacity for tackling wicked problems. Session participants will leave with ideas and tools for leading these kinds of inclusive dialogues with students, staff, and faculty. Free for Campus Compact members. Date: November 16, 2022 Time: 1:00–2:30 Eastern Location: Virtual Register →

Pathways of Public Service and Civic Engagement

Campus Compact and the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University have announced a new partnership to expand the reach of the Pathways of Public Service and Civic Engagement and support its associated Working Group. This academic year, the entities will co-facilitate and support the Working Group, a collaborative effort undertaken by 88 institutions and organizations across the U.S. and abroad to implement, analyze, use, and refine the Pathways framework and survey. Beginning in the 2023–2024 academic year, Campus Compact will assume fiscal and programmatic management and work in partnership with Working Group members to identify rotating leadership co-chairs. Furthermore,…

NEW! Supporting Ukraine: Perspectives from Colleagues Abroad

In this webinar, hear perspectives from colleagues in Europe about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impact on higher education. Find out more about what is going on on the ground from government, policy, and student perspectives and learn what higher education can do to help locally and globally. Date: April 28, 2022 Time: 12:30–2:00 Eastern Location: Virtual Speakers: Facilitator—Bobbie Laur, Campus Compact President Kateryna Suprun, Acting Head, Digital Transformation of Education and Science Expert Group, Directorate of Digital Transformation, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Jakub Grodecki, Vice-President, The European Students’ Union Sjur Bergan, Former Head of Education…

2022 CCNH Presidents’ Awards Celebration

Join us for the 2022 Campus Compact for New Hampshire Presidents’ Awards Celebration! This annual gathering brings together students, faculty, staff, presidents, and community partners from of our member colleges and universities. We’ll recognize and celebrate the contributions of outstanding campus-community engagement leaders. Date: April 12, 2022 Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern Location: Hosted virtually Those on campus who are scheduled to participate have received invitations with links. If you have any questions contact Larissa Striga for more information, including how to access this event.

Developing Peer Leadership and Support Programs for Student Success

This workshop will explore peer mentoring and peer supervision models as strategies for enhancing student outcomes. Learn how to create or enhance a successful program. Christie Maier, Associate Director of Student Success and Transformative Learning at the University of Kentucky, will lead the workshop. She will share her expertise and provide participants with best practices for creating and expanding peer-led programming. Date: March 17, 2022 Time: 10:00 am Eastern Location: Virtual This workshop is presented by the New Hampshire GEAR UP Alliance, a joint program of CCNH and the New Hampshire College & University Council. REGISTER

See the Full Agenda for Compact22: A Better Way Forward

The full agenda for Campus Compact’s upcoming Compact22 national virtual conference is now available online. Compact22–with the theme “A Better Way Forward: Innovation with Equity at the Center”–will take place over the course of three days, March 29–31, 2022. It will feature engaging, interactive sessions focused on civic engagement, community-engaged research, civic- and service-learning, institutional change, university-community partnerships, and more. Compact22 will offer learning and networking opportunities with faculty, staff, senior administrators, students, and community partners. These higher education stakeholders are dedicated to the common goal of harnessing the power of higher education to achieve a more equitable tomorrow. Conference…

Compact22–A Better Way Forward: Innovation with Equity at the Center

 

Compact22 is Campus Compact’s all-virtual 2022 national conference. It is the largest and most inclusive national conference focused on the role of higher education in building healthy communities and fostering a just and equal democracy. Dates: March 29–31, 2022 Times: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm Eastern time Location: Virtual In the past two years, we have faced a COVID-19 pandemic, an overdue racial justice reckoning, and deep threats to our democracy. The turbulence of our recent history has clearly illustrated our shortcomings—and the possibilities for positive change. It is the responsibility of higher education to seize the opportunity of this…

2022 Engaged Scholarship Symposium

The UMass Dartmouth community and Campus Compact invite you to join the 2022 Engaged Scholarship Symposium. Date: February 25, 2022 Time: 12:00 – 2:00 pm Location: The Grand Reading Room of the UMass Dartmouth Clair T. Carney Library. Registration also includes a virtual option. Higher education has been criticized for hiding in the Ivory Tower—isolating ourselves from our communities and producing irrelevant research. The Engaged Scholarship Symposium is designed to celebrate scholarship’s use in shaping policy and enriching our communities. Participants will learn strategies for involving students in active teaching and research, as well as examples of engaged scholarship across…

Peer Mentoring for Student Success

Campus Compact for New Hampshire is pleased to sponsor an upcoming workshop, “Developing Peer Leadership and Support Programs for Student Success.” The workshop will explore peer mentoring and peer supervision models as strategies for enhancing student outcomes. Attendees will learn how to create or enhance a successful student program. Christie Maier, Associate Director of Student Success and Transformative Learning at the University of Kentucky, will lead the workshop. She will share her expertise and provide participants with best practices for creating and expanding peer-led programming. Date: March 17, 2022 Time: 10:00 am Eastern Location: Virtual This workshop is presented by…