DePaul/ACU Conference

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Conference on Community Engagement, Service Learning and Solidarity
DePaul/ACU Conference
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Welcome to the DePaul-ACU Conference on Community Engagement, Service Learning, and Solidarity

In Fall 2023, DePaul University was proud to host this third iteration of the Conference on Community Engagement and Service Learning in partnership with Australian Catholic University (ACU). 

Since 2019, our two institutions have worked together to share information, lessons learned, successful practices and innovative ideas to deepen engagement with our respective communities. In doing so, we have furthered our collaboration with each other and deepened our practice of community engagement.

The 2023 conference was another successful gathering, and we were pleased to host ​our friends from ACU at DePaul and to welcome them to the Windy City.

Stay tuned for information about our upcoming conference in 2025.

Schedule & Location

This conference will be held at the Lincoln Park Student Center, DePaul University, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago, IL  60614

To view the DePaul Lincoln Park campus map, click below. 

View Campus

Schedule

To view the detailed schedule of the conference, Click below.

 

Schedule

Conference Highlights

Keynote Speaker - Dr. María Nieves Tapia, Founder and Director of the Centro Latinoamericano de Aprendizaje y Servicio Solidario (CLAYSS)

Nieves Tapia

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Plenary Speakers

The Conference on Community Engagement and Service Learning will have three plenary panels offering expert knowledge on Evaluation, Tracking and Scholarship of Community Engagement, Community-Engaged Research, and Education for Advocacy, Activism and Solidarity.  Speakers to be announced soon!

​Frequently Asked Questions

You can register here. If you any questions, reach us out at engage@depaul.edu.

While we do not offer registration for individual workshops, please register for that day and feel free to attend just the event in which you are interested.

This conference is primarily in person, with select events hybrid.

We are unable to provide accommodations. Accommodations will be up to the individual/group.

DePaul University's Lincoln Park Campus is conveniently located at the Fullerton CTA El stop. To get to the Fullerton CTA stop from both the airports and/or from Union Station Chicago:

From O'Hare International Airport (ORD): Take Blue Line to the Loop, then switch to the Red Line (toward Howard), the Brown Line (toward Kimball) or the Purple Line (toward Linden), and exit at the Fullerton train stop.

From Midway International Airport (MDW): Take Orange Line to the Loop, then switch to the Red Line (toward Howard), the Brown Line (toward Kimball) or the Purple Line (toward Linden), and exit at the Fullerton train stop..

From Union Station Chicago (CHI): Walk to the Quincy CTA stop (0.3 mile), and then take the Brown Line CTA Train (toward Kimball) or the Purple Line CTA Train (toward Linden), and exit at the Fullerton train stop.

Here is a CTA Train map for your reference.