American Democracy Project North Central Regional Conference:
"Spaces of Civic Engagement"

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Presentations for this conference relate to one of three conference themes:

Physical Spaces of Civic Engagement could include such topics as architecture, lighting, classrooms, libraries student centers, coffee houses, outdoor landscapes, campus malls, green building practices and natural habitat areas. Presentations should address how physical spaces can reflect positive and sustainable civic engagement.
Virtual Spaces of Civic Engagement could include such web-related topics as web-based learning, text messaging, podcasting, blogging, digital imaging, as well as user generated websites such as MySpace, Facebook, Ebay, Craig’s List, etc. Presentations should address how virtual spaces can reflect positive and sustainable civic engagement.
Social-Psychological Spaces of Civic Engagement could include such topics as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and economic class.   Presentations should address how individual and collective states of mind create spaces for positive and sustainable civic engagement.

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