Honoring Heart and Hope in Community Engagement This year, we are thrilled to present a fresh format for our keynotes, staying true to our core value of local intentionality. Our opening panel will feature educators, activists, and healers who are deeply rooted in the Richmond community. These changemakers will share their personal experiences, challenges, and …
Thank you for all your Workshop Proposal submissions! Updates will come via email from our Workshops Committee, so be on the lookout! Reminder that early bird registration ends on 1/13/2025! We hope to see you soon in Richmond! Submission deadline extended to 12/13/2024! We are pleased to announce that our 2025 Workshop Proposal Application is now …
We are thrilled to announce that IMPACT 2025 will be at Virginia Commonwealth University on February 27th-March 1st! We cannot wait to once again be in community and learn with you in Richmond, Virginia. Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public university located in the heart of historic Richmond. In early November, members of our …
We are excited to share that Samarys Seguinot Medina will be our second keynote speaker for IMPACT 2024! Samarys (also known as Sama or by her given Siberian Yupik name, Umyuugalek) is the Environmental Health Director for Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT), an organization with the mission of empowering communities to eliminate exposure to toxics …
The IMPACT Conference is ecstatic to welcome Imani Barbarin as one of our keynote speakers for the 2024 conference! Imani is a disability rights and inclusion activist and speaker who uses her voice and social media platforms to create conversations engaging the disability community. She is the author of the blog CrutchesAndSpice and hosts a …
We are pleased to announce that our 2024 Workshop Proposal Application is now live! We welcome workshop proposals from non-profit professionals, campus administrators, faculty, and teams of service members, but have a special interest in proposals submitted by college students. If you are a campus administrator or faculty member, or work closely with students in …
The IMPACT National Conference is historically the largest annual conference focused on the civic engagement of college students in community service, service-learning, community-based research, advocacy and other forms of social action. We are happy to share that our Planning Committee Member Application for IMPACT 2025 is open! The application will close on September 3, 2024. …
Thank you for attending the 2023 IMPACT Conference! We couldn’t have asked for a better turnout. From the wonderful workshops, fascinating keynotes, to the incredible folx that joined us, this is by far one of our favorite IMPACT Conferences. And that’s because of YOU! The 2023 Planning Committee wants to send a big THANK YOU …
Nicole Lynn Lewis is a former teen mother who put herself through the College of William & Mary with her three-month-old daughter in tow. Lewis now works every day to change the statistic that less than 2% of teen mothers will earn their degrees before age 30. She serves as an Ascend National Advisor with …
Samuel T. Sherman, Jr. is a Maryland-based activist, change maker, and single parent. Sherman is a United Nations Observer, a member of the United Nations Association of the United States of America-World Federation (UNAUSA), and United Nations Youth Delegate-alumni in the UN Youth General Assembly. He is a World Bank ‘think-tank’, consultant, and policy advisor …