AJCU Conference 2023

Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

Community Engaged Learning Professionals Conference - Biennial Meeting

May 30 - June 1, 2023

Marquette University hosted the Community Engaged Learning Professionals Conference in the summer of 2023. This meeting brought together community engaged learning professionals from 27 different colleges and universities in the United States. The gathering took place on Tuesday, May 30 through Thursday, June 1, 2023.

This was be the 12th gathering of the group, whose members have previously met at Loyola University New Orleans (2002), University of San Francisco (2003), Loyola University Maryland (2004), Santa Clara University (2007), Fairfield University (2009, in conjunction with the Commitment to Justice conference), Marquette University (2011), Saint Louis University (2013), John Carroll University (2015, in conjunction with the Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network conference) Seattle University (2017, in conjunction with the Commitment to Justice conference), College of the Holy Cross (2019), and Xavier University (2021- virtually). These gatherings help community-engaged learning professionals at Jesuit colleges and universities to network with each other, while sharing best practices and recent research in the field.

"The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) sponsors more than 30 Conferences and affinity groups within the AJCU network. The Conferences provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, information and best practices; support the professional development of their members; and foster cross-institutional collaboration. Most AJCU Conferences host meetings at least once a year, and many of them facilitate regular communication among members through listservs."

-Association of Colleges and Jesuit and Universities