UNIVERSITY & CIVIL SOCIETY:
AUTONOMY AND RESPONSIBILITY
May 17 – 19, 2006 in Bologna, Italy
Conference Documents and Travel Info
UPDATES:
5.12.06
Click Here for Newly Announced Social Events (pdf File)
5.10.06
FREE Walking Tours Announced:
Click Here for Walking Tour Info
5.10.06
FREE concerts and art exhibts announced!
Click Here for Concert Info
5.3.06
We have just posted the Bologna Conference Program on the website.
We've done our best to accommodate everyone's requests, so hope there are few disappointments. As for disappointments - we are very disappointed to tell you that Umberto Eco is unable to be the keynote speaker.
Thank you all so very much for your patience and understanding during this process. We are looking forward to meeting you all and working with you in Bologna. Cheers.
4.26.06:
Look for conference staff wearing these t-shirts when you arrive.
4.11.06:
DU Newspaper The Source publishes an article about our Conference.
4.11.06:
Online Registration (now closed)
please contact Sheila Wright at 303.871.2464 or shwright@du.edu with questions
Bologna: A Perfect Backdrop
Bologna and the Emilia-Romagna region have long been recognized
for a strong commitment to civil society and collaboration. Robert Putnam,
in Making Democracy Work, traces civic community and volunteer associations
in Bologna and the region of Emilia-Romagna back to 1196. The University
of Bologna, the oldest university in the western world, provides an enduring
legacy and rich resources for this conference. The Conference will provide
an opportunity to re-visit the signing of The Magna Charta of European
Universities to celebrate the fifth anniversary of The Observatory.
In addition, Bologna has academic ties and research agreements with
Universities in every continent and multilateral agreements with
several university consortia in the United States. Hosting the Center’s
first major international conference in Bologna allows us to draw upon these
extraordinary relationships and welcome participants from around the world.
About the DU/Bologna International Center for Civic Engagement:
The University of Denver and the University of Bologna
joined hands in the fall of 2002 to open the DU-Bologna International
Center for Civic Engagement. The Center promotes and supports a wide
range of activities and experiences for university scholars, students,
and community leaders from around the world who are committed to understanding
and fostering the role of civic engagement and public outreach in the
University. The Center’s mission is to promote international research
and activities related to the civic mission of higher education. The
Center encourages better understanding of the local, national and international
contexts in which universities struggle to define and act upon ideas
of the university’s role in civic engagement and public outreach.
We have co-hosted two very successful conferences with
the University of Bologna, one in Denver and one in Bologna. Those conferences
were primarily for faculty from the two universities and have served
to help us understand the context in which an international conference
in Bologna can be successful.
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