Northeastern University in Partnership with WACE Presents

MARTHA’S VINEYARD SUMMER INSTITUTE
on EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION

Join Us at One of the Following Sessions:
June 22-26, 2008, or June 27-July 1, 2008

The Institute focuses on strategies to strengthen your campus’ efforts to promote learning outside and inside the traditional classroom through cooperative education, service-learning, faculty/undergraduate research, community-based research, study abroad, academic internships, student leadership development, and other related programs.

SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE
- Customized Work on Your Issues
- Innovative Consultative Format
- Pre-Institute site visit by a faculty member to your school (in North America)
- Distinguished Keynote Speaker, Faculty and Facilitators
- Peer Learning

PARTICIPANTS
Participants may include academic officers, faculty members, and other professionals in experiential education. They may be at any stage in the development of experiential education on their campus, from planning new
programs to innovative and strategic advancement of ongoing programs.

Applications are encouraged from any two-year or four-year institution of higher learning.

TEAMS
The Institute is designed for teams of three to six people. Teams will develop a plan for their institution that builds on multiple perspectives and a shared vision for implementation. (Schools considering a team outside this range are encouraged to consult with the program director, Richard Porter, by phone at 617.373.5888 or by email at r.porter@neu.edu.)

PRICE
The price of $2500 per person includes the option of a pre-Institute site visit by a faculty member to your school (in North America); lodging for four nights; tuition; a team facilitator; consultation with Institute faculty; most meals (continental breakfasts, lunches, opening night cookout, New England clambake); and a post-Institute phone consultation.

(A deposit of $500 per person will be due upon acceptance to the Institute.)

APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED NOW
Please download and submit an application.

CONTACT AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
If you would like additional information or want to discuss the Institute and its fit with your needs, please contact Richard Porter, Program Director, by phone at 617.373.5888 or by email at r.porter@neu.edu to discuss any additional information that may be helpful.

Previous Institutes

July 2007 - Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

July 2006 - Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts

July 2005 - Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts

==="Teaching Outside the Box: Teaching & Learning Beyond the Classroom Walls" a New England Faculty Development Consortium Conference in partnership with the Northeastern University Martha's Vineyard Summer Institute on Experiential Education and the World Association for Cooperative Education===