We are pleased to invite you to a special gathering focused on shaping the North America Research Agenda for the advancement of research in our field. Offered in two parts, the gathering will engage participants in analyzing, organizing, and prioritizing research questions and items that will form the North America section of IARSLCE's Global Research Agenda.

The North America regional gathering is a three-day event composed of two meetings: (Participants are welcome to attend one or both meetings):

Sunday, March 30, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Atlanta, Georgia — in partnership with Campus Compact and the Campus Compact 2025 conference. (1-day meeting)
Thursday, April 3, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM & Friday, April 4, 9:00 AM - 12:00 noon, Durham, North Carolina — in partnership with Duke Service-Learning and GivePulse. (2-day meeting.

Lend your voices and perspectives to the research agenda. Attendance is free!

Follow this link for more information on the research agenda and how to register for the gathering.

Questions? Please contact Andy Furco at afurco@umn.edu

More about the Regional Gathering and Global Research Agenda

This regional gathering is part of a multi-year worldwide effort, initiated by the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) focused on producing a future-looking Global Research Agenda for Service-Learning and Community Engagement.

Similar regional gatherings have already been held in Europe and Asia, which have produced research agendas for those regions. More regional gatherings are on their way in other parts of the globe.

The results of the various regional gatherings will be combined to form a Global Research Agenda for Service-Learning and Community Engagement, which will be presented at IARSLCE's 25th Anniversary conference in Durban, South Africa (August 13-15, 2025).