Network Regional Meetings
[Members only] Launched in 2003, network meetings offer community and civic engagement professionals, from the NCCE network, the opportunity for professional development and connection. Network meetings occur in early August and early January. We are always seeking member campuses to host the in-person August meetings (one in the eastern region and one in the western region). The January meetings are virtual. Campuses interested in hosting can reach out to the NCCE office to receive an overview of host responsibilities.
In addition to the professional development session, each meeting includes NCCE updates and program highlights from member campuses. The August in-person meeting includes continental breakfast and lunch. There is no charge to attend, but participants must RSVP. Campuses may send multiple representatives.
From 2019 – 2024, we facilitated a six-year professional development curriculum developed from The Community Engagement Professional in Higher Education: A Competency Model for an Emerging Field and the Community Engagement Professional’s Guidebook: A Companion to the Community Engagement Professional in Higher Education. Special thanks to the NCCE community engagement professionals who assisted with the curriculum design and facilitation: Bob Frigo, Kernodle Center for Civic Life, Elon University; Dr. Jaime Russell, UNC Wilmington; Dr. Tamara Johnson, UNC Charlotte; and Dr. Lane Perry, Western Carolina University.
Professional Learning Curriculum
- 2019-20: Facilitating Students’ Civic Learning and Development
- 2020-21: Cultivating High-Quality Partnerships
- 2021-22: Facilitating Faculty Development and Support
- 2022-23: Adopting and Promoting the Public Purposes of Higher Education & Critical Perspectives and Commitments”
- 2023-24: Administering & Evaluating Community Engagement Programs
- 2024-25: Envisioning and Leading Institutional Change
If you are an NCCE member campus and would like access to the professional learning materials, contact Leslie Garvin.
Join us for the 2025 Summer Network Meetings
Western Region – Tuesday, August 5th at Central Piedmont Community College (Charlotte, NC)
Eastern Region – Wednesday, August 6th at Alamance Community College (Graham, NC)
10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Network Meetings are an opportunity to learn, share, and connect with community engagement professionals from our 40-campus network. This gathering will launch the NCCE Strategic Planning process using Ripple Effect Mapping. Help shape the future of the higher education civic and community engagement movement in North Carolina!
The agenda will still include Ripple Effect Mapping, an update of NCCE opportunities and resources, and campus sharing (from you!).
Open to all administrators, faculty, and staff who facilitate civic and community engagement at an NCCE member campus.
We look forward to a meaningful time of connection and sharing.
Recent Network Meetings
January 2025 [Virtual]
July 2024 (Meeting and NCCE Open House)
Elon University
Professional Learning Topic: “Envisioning and Leading Institutional Change”
January 2024 [Virtual]
Professional Development Topic: “Administering & Evaluating Community Engagement Programs”
Featured presenter: Dr. Patti Clayton, NCCE’s Practitioner-Scholar-In-Residence
August 2023
Greensboro College
Professional Development Topic: “Administering & Evaluating Community Engagement Programs”
January 2023 [Virtual]
Professional Development Topic: “Critical Perspectives and Commitments Deserving Attention from Community Engagement Professionals”
August 2022
(August): Wingate University & Alamance Community College
Professional Development Topic: “Adopting and Promoting the Public Purposes of Higher Education”
August 2021 & January 2022 [Virtual]
Professional Development Topic: “Facilitating Faculty Development and Support”
August 2020 & January 2021 [Virtual]
Professional Development Topic: “Cultivating High-Quality Community Partnerships (through an Equity Lens)”
August 2019 & January 2020
(August): NC Central and NC A & T State University
(January): Campbell University & UNC Charlotte
Professional Development Topic: “Facilitating Students’ Civic Learning and Development”
January 2019 & August 2018
(January) Durham Technical Community College & Davidson County Community College
(August) Western Carolina University and Wayne Community College
Professional development: The Community Engagement Professional in Higher Education: A Competency Model for an Emerging Field (Dr. Lina Distilio, author and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Community Engagement, University of Pittsburgh)
Professional development session: NCCE’s Community of Practice, Inquiry, and Learning (COPIL) facilitated discussions and exercises exploring key concepts in CCE field.
January 2018 & August 2017
(January) Wake Forest University
Professional development: Review and small group discussions related to the new NCCE strategic plan, as well as a facilitated conversation about free speech using the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education’s “Free Speech & Inclusion on Campus” discussion guide.
(August) Pfeiffer University and UNC Pembroke
Professional development: Roundtable discussions on topics selected by participants, as well as lighting presentations of scholarship by colleagues.