Workshop and/or Paper Proposal  Submission Form

PROPOSAL DEADLINE:  FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2023
LOCATION: Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA 
CONFERENCE DATE: Friday, March, 24, 2023

OVERVIEW:

We are looking for individuals who plan on attending the "PHENND CONFERENCE: Immigration & Refugee Resettlement," to be held Friday, March 24, 2023 to design and lead paper presentations and workshops. This gathering will be attended by 80-100 students, campus staff, faculty, and community organization staff active in community service, service-learning, and campus-community partnership work. While primarily targeting individuals who are part of the 25+ colleges and universities involved in the Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND), this event is also open nationally to practitioners of campus-community partnership. Over the course of one day, between 3 and 5 elective choices will be offered during each of three sessions. Therefore, we are looking for a total of roughly 10-15 workshops and/or paper presentations.

There will be three tracks at the conference related to housing:
- How can Institutions of Higher Education, working through their students and faculty, authentically engage in supporting refugee resettlement and/or immigrant communities more broadly?
- How can Institutions of Higher Education be more responsive to the specific needs of immigrants, asylees, and refugees students embarking on their own college journeys?
- How can Institutions of Higher Education, as anchor institutions, partner with refugee resettlement organizations and immigrant-serving groups more effectively around issues such as housing, workforce development, healthcare, and education?

We welcome workshops and presentations in each of these areas and are specifically looking for proposals that include:

• Reviews, how-to's, and/or critiques of existing campus-school-community partnerships related to immigration and refugee resettlement
• Discussion of collaborations between immigrant-serving organizations or initiatives and other sectors such as health, education, and economic development
• Lessons drawn from analyzing something at the intersection of immigration, refugee resettlement and campus-community partnership such as community service, service-learning, and community-based research
• Understanding of intercultural issues present in campus-community partnership work including best practices on how to assist students, faculty, community members, and institutions in dealing with these issues
• Presentation of relevant community-based and school-based programs with suggestions for how higher eds might become involved
• Best practices for using service-learning courses to address issues relevant to immigration and/or refugee resettlement
• Discussion of innovative approaches or best practices around policy issues (both on-campus policy and local/state/federal policy) related to degree attainment for immigrant/asylee/refugee students

A NOTE ABOUT PLANNING:  

Due to space and participant number considerations, AT MOST ONLY a total of five small workshops (25 people each) will be offered during a block.  Please aim to submit a session for approximately 25 people.  Regarding A/V:  All workshop rooms will be equipped with a projector, computer and internet.

A NOTE ABOUT REGISTRATION:  

Please also note that doing a workshop does not qualify an individual for free or discounted attendance at the conference.  Given the small nature of the conference, registration fees are important to cover the costs of speakers, food, supplies, and planning. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.  Conference registration fees will be approximately $70 per person.