Service Unites - Featured Speakers at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service

Looking forward to the annual Conference on Volunteering and Service this June in Washington D.C., which I just learned is the largest conference of its type in the world. Pretty amazing.  There will also be quite a few ways AmeriCorps Alums will be involved this year, including an AmeriCorps Alums Town Hall.  I'll be speaking at two sessions (details below) -- one on our shared work to raise high school graduation rates and build a Grad Nation, and another on Achieving Excellence through Service and Diversity with MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry. I was excited, too, to discover yesterday that I'm featured on the Conference's "Featured Speakers" page, along with Harris-Perry and Bill O'Reilly! 

I'll be speaking during these two sessions:
Higher Education Forum - Achieving Excellence through Service and Diversity

Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (featured Melissa Harris-Perry)
How has service influenced the profile of the 21st century student? With volunteerism nearly expected on the transcript of college applicants, and applications to AmeriCorps at their highest rates, how has this influenced the student that arrives on campus? The session will focus on higher education-community service initiatives that bring diverse groups together and facilitate and elevate community voice to strengthen our communities, businesses, campus neighbors and students.

Building A Grad Nation: National Service as a Strategy to End America's High School Dropout Crisis (with Emily Samose of the Corporation for National and Community Service)
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Grad Nation is a national effort to end the dropout crisis with a goal of a 90% high school graduation rate by 2020. This session will discuss how national service advances student success in critical areas that can help end the dropout crisis.

Program Highlights here.  Hope to see you there!