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IMPACT NATIONAL CONFERENCE
February 21 - 24, 2013
Community Engagement Center
University of New Mexico
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Logo Designed By:
Brandon Gassaway
University of New Mexico
Conference Booklet Created By:
Community Engagement Center Staff
University of New Mexico
Thank you to the Pueblo of Zia for
permission to use the sacred Zia symbol.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome to IMPACT 4
Welcome to the University of New Mexico 5-6
Welcome to Albuquerque 7
Planning and Advisory Committees 8
Issues and Emergencies 9
In Memory of John Sarvey 10
Thank You 11-12
Recommended Restaurants 13
SECTION 1: GENERAL CONFERENCE
Schedule for All Conference Sessions 14-17
Keynote Speaker Biographies 18-21
Social Events 22-23
SECTION 2: ALL CONFERENCE
Workshop Block 1 25-29
Workshop Block 2 30-34
Workshop Block 3 35-39
Workshop Block 4 40-44
Workshop Block 5 45-49
Workshop Block 6 50-54
Workshop Block 7 55-60
SECTION 3: WORKSHOPS
Campus Maps 61-63
Sponsors 64-73
SECTION 4: EXHIBITORS
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We are excited to welcome you and 500 of your closest friends to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the
2013 IMPACT Conference! This is the 29th anniversary of this event, which started a quarter century
ago by a few students who decided that being involved in community is important to one’s education,
and that connecting with others who believe the same thing is really powerful. This conference is build
upon the idea that young people can change the world - in both small and large ways.
Look around you this weekend. You are among friends who are running mentoring programs,
organizing river clean-ups, lobbying Congressional representatives, revising the laws made by those
Congressional representatives, advocating on behalf of their neighbors, and activating classroom
learning.
Take this opportunity to connect with your peers, to find out what’s going on across the country, and
to discover all the ways that you can help move forward the cause of social justice. Most importantly,
think hard about how you can take what you learn this weekend back to your campus and your
community - that is the heart of this conference.
Now more than ever we need young leaders prepared to tackle community issues with energy,
knowledge, and a network of fellow change makers. Meet each other this weekend and start
discovering your IMPACT!
In Service,
2013 IMPACT Conference Planning Committee
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THURSDAY AGENDA
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
12:00PM - 7:00PM REGISTRATION - UNM Student Union Building
Navajo Lounge
1:00PM - 4:00PM Pre-Conference Service Trips:
There will be two pre-conference service experiences available
on a first come first served basis:
1) South Valley Albuquerque (25 people): Join other IMPACT
participants and Albuquerque community partners for dialogue
circles and site visits with the network. Transportation provided
and will be leaving campus at 1:00pm.
2) Legislative Summit in Santa Fe (30 peple): From
11:00am – 6:00pm (with one hour travel time included), join
IMPACT participants, community members, and UNM students
for a visit to the state capitol. Hear about local and relevant
issues and participate in dialogue and discussion.
Transportation and lunch provided.
Pre Conference Institute:
There will be one pre-conference institute held on campus at
the University of New Mexico beginning at 1:00pm. The format
will be a documentary and discussion with inspired colleagues
and new friends.
5:00PM - 7:00PM DINNER ON YOUR OWN
7:00PM - 9:00PM OPENING SESSION - Woodward Hall 101
Dr. Jamal Martin, Africana Studies, UNM.
Featured speakers Michael Morris and Robert Hackett
9:00PM - 10:00PM SOCIAL EVENT – Woodward Hall 101
The Black Experience UNM African American Student Services.
Refreshments provided by Coffeevolution.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Robert Hackett
Mr. Robert Hackett joined the Bonner Foundation in 1992 as Vice President and Director of the
Bonner Scholars Program and assumed the role of President in July, 2010.
Prior to joining the Bonner Foundation, Mr. Hackett worked at the Telesis Corporation, an affordable
housing developer in Washington, D.C. He also served as managing director of the Campus
Outreach Opportunity League (COOL) during its first three years of operation. In addition, for the
past twenty years, Mr. Hackett has been associated in various capacities with the Youth Policy
Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based non-partisan organization that researches and reports on policies
and programs relating to young people.
Mr. Hackett received his Bachelors degree from Harvard University in 1985 and a masters in public
and private management from Yale University's School of Organization and Management in 1990.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Michael Malahy Morris
The University of New Mexico Service Corps was formed in 1997 by Dr. Michael Malahy Morris in
collaboration with faculty, staff, students, and community members. Dr. Morris became the first director
of UNM’s Community Engagement Center. Dr. Morris has been a longtime community educator and
rural planner who has spent several extended stints in university teaching and academic administration.
He has worked extensively in the fields of youth work, youth leadership, and tribal education.
Between 1979-1982, Dr. Morris served as Tribal Development Officer for the Cherokee Nation, later
becoming first fulltime chair of the Department of Education for Cherokee Nation. Additionally, Dr.
Morris has created projects including the Cherokee Nation Youth Leadership Program, a nationally
recognized model for youth development. He spent years in developing community relationships
through projects such as Project Change. Dr. Morris played a leading role in the development of The
Institute for Educational and Community Leadership (IECL) which was based on the Highlander Center.
IECL brings together community, youth, and institutional allies to create dialogue and strategies for the
development of community sustainability.
Dr. Morris has been an inspiring mentor and advisor to numerous students and community members
helping to guide and teach others about the importance of youth and community work. He has created
opportunities to learn and share his expertise with partner organizations in countries including Spain,
Northern Ireland, and India.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Robert Egger
Robert Egger is the Founder of the DC Central Kitchen, the country’s first “community kitchen”, where
food donated by hospitality businesses and farms is used to fuel a nationally recognized culinary arts job
training program, where unemployed men and women learn marketable skills while donations are
converted into balanced meals. Since opening in 1989, the Kitchen has produced over 25 million meals
and helped 1,000 men and women gain full time employment. The Kitchen operates its own revenue
generating business, Fresh Start Catering, as well as the Campus Kitchens Project, which coordinates
similar recycling/meal programs in 30 college or high school based kitchens.
Robert’s book on the non-profit sector, Begging for Change: The Dollars and Sense of Making Nonprofits
Responsive, Efficient and Rewarding For All, was released in 2004 by HarperCollins. It received the 2005
McAdam Prize for “Best Nonprofit Management Book” by the Alliance for Nonprofit Management.
Robert was included in the Non Profit Times list of the “50 Most Powerful and Influential” nonprofit
leaders from 2006-2009. He was the recipient of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington’s
2007 “Lifetime Achievement” award and the 2004 James Beard Foundation “Humanitarian of the Year”
award. He has been named an Oprah Angel, a Washingtonian of the Year, a Point of Light and one of the
Ten Most Caring People in America, by the Caring Institute. He is also a 15-gallon blood donor to the
American Red Cross.
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Multi-Year, Multi-Level Community Partnerships
Robert Hackett, Bonner Foundation
SUB Santa Ana A
Local/Community, National, Global
Looking to improve the quality of your work with community partners, including ways to integrate challenging and
developmental placements that include community-based research and policy research? Come to this session and hear
of ways schools across the country have strengthened their partnerships with community agencies. Also, learn how some
schools are starting to place students with issue collaboratives that seek to bring about systemic change in their
communities. We’ll share stories from campuses that have piloted this work, as well as resources and models to take to
your campus.
Community Outreach: Student-Led Communities of Practice Promoting Meaningful Service
John Gerrity, Lateef Arnold, Amanda LoStimolo, Haley DiDomizio, Chivelle Blissett, Catherine Reid, University of
Connecticut
SUB Thunderbird
Local/Community, National, Global
Through this workshop participants will learn about the importance of having reciprocal relationships in creating a
student led service model. By using the Office of Community Outreach at the University of Connecticut as a model, we
will discuss how our organization is broken down into divisions of staff supervisors, community partners, student
coordinators, student leaders, and participants of each program. By discussing specific trainings and various resources
student leaders are given, we will offer insight to the foundations of our program and the skills that we gain as student
leaders in order to be successful in providing meaningful service.
Getting Students Serving Before the Academic Year through Pre-Orientation Programs
Corinne DeRoberts, Towson University
SUB Fiesta A
Local/Community
Project Serve and the Tigers Serving Others Residential Learning Community (TSO) are immersive service experiences for
Towson University students. For Project Serve, incoming freshmen and transferring students come three days early and
participate in two days of community service throughout Baltimore and are led by Project Serve Facilitators, who are all
Project Serve Alumni. The program will include the planning involved in Project Serve and lessons learned over the years.
We will also touch on the connection to the ‘Tigers Serving Others’ Residential Learning Community and how the two
currently work together.
Transformational Learning through Long-term Engagement
Mike Bishop, UC Berkeley
SUB Luminaria
Local/Community, National
In this presentation we will dialogue around best practices for engaging community partners from a far and on a long- term basis, and what this means for student learning. We will use our example – challenges and successes – of
developing a Community Advisory Group (focused in New Orleans) that serves to provide our campus with advice and
guidance. Continual engagement with these select community partners has led to transformational learning and
positively impacted how senior campus administrators view our efforts.
WORKSHOP BLOCK 2: Friday, 10:45AM - 12:00PM
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Fair Trade: Organize a Campaign for Social Justice and Sustainability on Your Campus!
Parkey Townley, Fair Trade Colleges and Universities
SUB Scholars
Local/Community, Global
Participants will learn how to create a campus-wide community of conscious consumers and how to increase the
availability of Fair Trade products at their institution. We will discuss how to build a sustainable movement by forming a
diverse coalition, building strong relationships for change, and how to work with food service providers to ensure Fair
Trade products are available at outlets across campus. A brief overview of Fair Trade and the Fair Trade Colleges and
Universities Campaign will also be covered.
Gender Justice: Women in Poverty
Kalen Olson, Niea Gardner, Oxfam America
SUB Acoma A
Local/Community, Global
You’re more likely to be poor if you’re a woman. And as a woman- according to research- you’re likely to be doing most
of the work. But this discrimination does not start there- it actually starts much earlier. Girls are too often denied access
to education, health, and nutrition from birth. Globally, the facts show that women are getting the rawest deal with less
access to education, wages, and democracy. This has to change. Leave with the knowledge equipped to celebrate
International Women’s Day on March 8 with student groups on campus.
Collaboration for the Survival of the Shuar People
Paolo Tagatac, St. John's University
SUB Fiesta B
Local/Community, Global
Over the centuries, indigenous peoples have been dispossessed of their lands, territories, and resources and, as a
consequence, have often lost control of their own way of life. This workshop will provide an in depth look at the best
practices to assist Indigenous People to keep their identity while ensuring their well-being. This workshop will show that
universities and colleges providing a model of sustainability alone will not suffice in enabling these peoples overcome
poverty.
Partnering for School Success Begins at Birth: Find out why Early Childhood Matters
Sylvia Velasco, Pamela Munoz, Vanessa Sisneros, Family Development Program/ University of New Mexico
SUB Mirage
Local/Community
Family Development Program works with communities in Albuquerque to build the capacity of neighborhood leaders to
advocate for young children. This interactive workshop is designed to provide an opportunity for participants to explore
their own leadership style and gain understanding of the impact that early childhood development has on school and life
success. Sharing innovative actions and experiences within community schools, will give participants new perspectives on
building relationships for community engagement that involve partnerships with families.
WORKSHOP BLOCK 2: Friday, 10:45AM - 12:00PM