DePaul/ACU Conference

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Conference on Community Engagement, Service Learning and Solidarity
DePaul/ACU Conference
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Community Engagement, Service Learning and Solidarity

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

DePaul University is 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.

This year we are looking forward to another successful conference, and we are pleased to host our friends from ACU at DePaul and to welcome them to the Windy City.

Call for Abstracts

We welcome the submission of abstracts for in-person or online presentations related to the praxis, research, and scholarship of community engagement and service-learning (CE/SL).

Abstracts are to be limited to 250 words and presentations will be 20 minutes in duration. There also will be opportunities for a physical and virtual poster presentation session. Submissions close: Thursday, August 31, 2023.

Submit an Abstract

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

A detailed schedule of events will be posted soon.

To view the Preliminary Conference Schedule, click below.

 

Schedule

Conference Highlights

Keynote Speaker - To Be Announced

Previous Keynote Speakers

The Conference on Community Engagement and Service Learning has been privileged to have the following as keynote speakers in 2019 and 2021:

  • Dr. Valerie C. Johnson, DePaul

  • Professor Jim Nyland, ACU/Engagement Australia

  • Carol-joy Patrick, Griffith University, Service-Learning Australia

  • Rachel Tomas Morgan, Notre Dame US

  • Professor Sandra Jones, ACU

  • Netty Horton, CatholicCare Victoria

  • David Stefanoff, CatholicCare Sydney

  • Vivian Cinque, ACU

  • Professor Billy Osteen, University of Canterbury

  • Dr. Caryn Chaden, DePaul

  • Dr. Nila Ginger Hofman, DePaul

  • Dr. Matthew Pink, ACU

  • Dr. Howard Rosing, DePaul

​Frequently Asked Questions

Registration will be open soon.  Stay tuned for more details.  For more information, email us at engage@depaul.edu.

Registration is free.

Please email 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.

Please email us at engage@depaul.edu

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.