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Get Engaged Conference

Civic Engagement Menu
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  • Institutional Engagement
    • COV-AID
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    • Protests in Perspective
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    • Tomorrow is Now
Not a Traditional Academic Conference
Growing a network of young social entrepreneurs and change agents who are actively using the liberal arts as a tool to develop solutions to challenges in their communities.

Empowering Young Leaders of Change

  • Photo by Xenia Muth.
    About the Conference
    The Get Engaged Conference brings together students from across the world to develop community leadership skills and collaborate on solutions to local and global challenges. Workshops focus on leadership, public speaking, networking, social media, community partnerships, innovation and creativity, fundraising and grant writing, and emotional intelligence.
  • Global Engagement Fellows
    Global Engagement Fellows promote and coordinate thematic civic engagement projects across international network institutions. Fellows have developed and sustained a civic engagement project and demonstrated leadership skills and a desire and aptitude for working with others.
    MEET THE 2022–23 GLOBAL FELLOWS

Get Engaged 2022 Student Action and Youth Leadership Conference

OSUN's Ninth Annual Get Engaged Student Action and Youth Leadership Conference convened at American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from June 23-30, bringing together 55 undergraduate student leaders and 33 mentors from 17 OSUN universities and 28 countries.  ⁠For the first time in two years, participants met in person to discuss the civic engagement projects students have been developing and implementing in their respective countries. 

Get Engaged 2022 Student Presentations

At Get Engaged 2022, student presentations demonstrated an impressive commitment to working both independently and in collaboration, with a focus on assisting underserved communities. 
Read more about student presentations.

2022 Conference Program

Zarlasht Sarmast: Why Get Engaged?

Zarlasht Sarmast, OSUN Global Engagement Fellows Program Coordinator at the American University of Central Asia, explains why OSUN's Civic Engagement course and the Get Engaged Conference are excellent opportunities for students to develop leadership skills and seek out funding for their civic engagement projects. 

Support for Alumni/ae Projects

  • Microgrants
    Microgrants are awarded to Get Engaged alumni/ae to deepen or initiate student-led engagement projects or to connect two or more projects across the international network.

News

News
Seeking Solutions and Changing Minds: Civic Engagement Student Leaders Speak 
Post Date: 07-27-2022
Get Engaged 2022: Developing Community Projects and Strengthening the Network In Person
Post Date: 07-06-2022
Get Engaged 2021: What Does It Mean To Be Civically Engaged?
Post Date: 04-13-2021

Leadership

Erin Cannan, Bard
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Open Society University Network
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