National Summer Institute on Learning Communities
The National Summer Institute on Learning Communities is designed to help two-year and four-year campuses start or strengthen learning community programs. It draws on the wisdom of experienced learning community practitioners as well as the growing research on what makes learning communities an effective institutional change strategy for improving student learning, persistence, and graduation rates.
The institute has been held annually since the mid-1990’s at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Teams from both public and independent institutions have found the institute invaluable in creating, expanding, and improving their learning community programs.
Colleges and universities selected for the institute are matched with resource faculty who are leaders in learning community work and other reform movements in higher education. The work of each team at the institute varies, depending on their institutional and program needs. Teams attend workshops designed around practical problems, consult with resource faculty, and create a campus action plan for learning community development.
Teams generally range in size from five to eight members. The participant cost for the 2013 institute is $1,290/person. This fee includes all materials, housing, and all meals with the exception of one dinner.
The 2013 Summer Institute will be held July 15-19, 2013.
Applications are no longer being accepted for the July 2013 institute.
