The third community forum entitled "Immigrant Women Speak about their Health," will be held on Wednesday, July 28 from 6-8 pm at the Josephine Butler Parks Center, 2437 15th Street NW.

Panelists include immigrant women who are health educators and advocates within the Vietnamese, Latino, Chinese, Ethiopian and African refugee communities in the District. Simultaneous interpretation will be available in Vietnamese, Spanish, Cantonese, Amharic and French. Though health disparities have been of local and national concern for years, much more needs to be known about immigrant communities' health status, access to care, and perspectives on health. This forum provides an opportunity for immigrant women themselves to describe the multiple factors that affect the health of women and girls within their communities in the District, and to offer solutions to problems. After we hear the panelists' stories, we will ask the audience to participate in small group discussions about the Priorities, Barriers and Recommendations they would make on these issues. We ultimately hope to build a citywide coalition to advocate for improved policies and programs for women and girls in the District.

Future Forums: September's forum is on employment issues and October's forum will focus on violence.

For More Information: Contact Heather McClure, CLA's Director of Research and Policy at (202) 328-9451 or hmcclure@consejo.org.

Sponsored by the Upper Midwest Campus Compact Consortium and the American Association for Higher Education, this workshop will feature Rick Battistoni, Professor of Political Science and former Director of the Feinstein Institute for Public Service at Providence College, and the director of Project 540, a national initiative funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. For more information, contact JoAnn Campbell at 651-603-5088 or joanncampbell@mncampuscompact.org, or Sandra Hansen at 319-352-8660 or Sandra.Hansen@wartburg.edu.

Service-Learning in Management** September 17-18, 2004** Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

This workshop for faculty in business management will be facilitated by Professor Laurie DiPadova-Stocks, founding director of the Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement at Northern Kentucky University and an originator of the Academy of Management Initiative for the Advancement of Civic Engagement and Service-Learning in management education, and John A. Miller, Christian R. Lindback Professor of Management at Bucknell University, whose Management 101 service-learning course has been adapted on more than 30 campuses. Co-sponsored by the Upper Midwest Campus Compact Consortium, the American Association for Higher Education, and the Carlson School of Management. Early bird registration deadline is August 17, 2004; the final deadline is September 7, 2004. For a copy of the workshop brochure, see or contact JoAnn Campbell at 651-603-5088 or joanncampbell@mncampuscompact.org for more information.

Service-Learning in the Arts** October 29-30, 2004** Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Facilitator Susan Agre-Kippenhan, chair of the Art Department and Professor of Graphic Design at Portland State University, Jill Dawe, Associate Professor of Piano at Augsburg College; and William Reichard, Program Director of HECUA¹s City Arts Program, will facilitate an exploration of outstanding models as well as issues associated with civically engaged arts education. The workshop is co-sponsored by the Upper Midwest Campus Compact Consortium, HECUA, and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Early bird registration deadline is September 30, 2004; the final deadline is October 18, 2004. For a copy of the workshop brochure, see www.mncampuscompact.org or contact JoAnn Campbell at joanncampbell@mncampuscompact.org or 651-603-5088 for more information.

Community Service and Service-Learning Director Professional Development Retreat** October 31 - November 3, 2004** University of Utah, Salt Lake City

This professional development retreat is intended to help build a community of practitioners that celebrates, reflects, challenges, and supports the vast amount of service and civic engagement work within higher education. Participants will have the opportunity to assess their own knowledge and skills; reflect on their person approaches to their work; join a community of committed and supportive colleagues; discuss critical questions with experienced practitioners; obtain the latest tools and resources; and advise the Compact on future programming in this area. For more information, see or contact Pam Mutascio at 401-867-3950 or pmutascio@compact.org. Please note that this retreat is designed for coordinators/directors who have been in the field or in their positions for no more than five years.

Civic Engagement Institute for Academic Leaders** October 28-29, 2004** Augsburg College

This institute for deans, dept. chairs, and provosts will be facilitated by four nationally recognized leaders: Eugene Rice, Senior Scholar at the American Association for Higher Education, Nadinne Cruz, consultant and former director of the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University, Robert Exley, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Iowa Western Community College, and Susan Agre-Kippenhan, Chair of the Art Department at Portland State University. Institutional change through policy and culture, intellectual frameworks for civic engagement, and successful models of engaged curriculum will be some of the issues discussed. Lori Vogelgesang of UCLA¹s Higher Education Research Institute will also present the results of research on service-learning. Co-sponsored by the Upper Midwest Campus Compact Consortium, the American Association for Higher Education, and Augsburg College. Early bird registration deadline is September 30, 2004; the final deadline is October 18, 2004. For a copy of the institute brochure, see or contact JoAnn Campbell at joanncampbell@mncampuscompact.org or 651-603-5088 for more information.