Get Engaged Conference

Not a Traditional Academic Conference

Growing a network of young social entrepreneurs and change agents who are actively using liberal arts as a tool to develop solutions to challenges in their communities.

Empowering Young Leaders of Change

About the Conference

The Get Engaged Conference brings together students from across the globe 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, fundraising, and more.
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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 2023-24 GLOBAL FELLOWS

Dareen Alhajaref, Al-Quds Bard College

"Serving as a catalyst for personal growth and societal transformation, the conference provides a unique platform for young, ambitious students to come together and reflect on their lived experiences in different parts of the world through their various projects."

Get Engaged 2023 Student Action and Youth Leadership Conference

On June 27-July 4, the Tenth Annual Get Engaged Student Action and Youth Leadership Conference, organized by the OSUN Civic Engagement Initiative at Bard College in partnership with the Community Engagement Office at Central European University (CEU), brought together 68 students and affiliated staff from 20 OSUN partner institutions for a landmark convening at CEU’s campus in Budapest, Hungary. Read more