The call for abstracts for Three Rivers 2022: \u2018Engaging Students: Building Communities\u2019 is now open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Building upon the success of previous partnership events held by the region\u2019s Universities (Teesside, Durham, Newcastle, Sunderland and Northumbria), our theme for 2022 is \u2018Engaging Students: Building Communities\u2019. Three Rivers 2022 will be hosted online by Northumbria University. The keynote speaker for the conference is Prof Peter Felten, executive director of the Center for Engaged Learning, and Professor of History at Elon University, US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The theme of the Three Rivers Conference 2022 is how we engage students in learning through building communities<\/strong>. The conference will look at how on campus communities support student engagement, contributing to a sense of belonging, and through this enhance retention and widening participation; as well as collaborations with communities and partners that create authentic inquiry based learning opportunities for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Colleagues and students are all invited to submit an abstract by the 18 April 2022.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Full details\u00a0are available\u00a0on the\u00a0Three Rivers\u00a0website.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Registration is free for colleagues and students of the 3 Rivers Universities consortium, and will open on 28 February, closing on 28th June 2022. If you have any further queries or questions, please contact susan.mathieson@northumbria.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Colleagues are invited to join a working group that aligns with the conference themes. These groups provide a forum for\u202fbringing\u202ftogether and\u202fsharing\u202fongoing work\u202facross\u202fthe five partner universities in the form of strategies, initiatives, and practices that\u202fengage students through building communities. Each working group will prepare for a panel presentation at the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Find out more on the conference website<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like\u00a0to\u00a0join\u00a0this\u00a0working\u202fgroup\u202fand\/or would like to share and discuss work you\u202fand\/or your colleagues are conducting in the area, please\u202f initially\u00a0email\u00a0Dr.\u202fSue Mathieson \u202fsusan.mathieson@northumbria.ac.uk<\/a>\u202f by the 14 February 2022<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like to sign-up to be part of the\u202fEnhancing Student Engagement for Retention, Progression and Attainment working group and\/or would like to share and discuss work you\u202fand\/or your colleagues are conducting in the area, please\u202finitially\u202femail\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Sam Elkington with your contact\u202fdetails:\u202fs.elkington@tees.ac.uk<\/a>\u202f\u202fby the\u00a014 February 2022.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 29 June 2022 The call for abstracts for Three Rivers 2022: \u2018Engaging Students: Building Communities\u2019 is now open. Building upon the success of previous partnership events held by the region\u2019s Universities (Teesside, Durham, Newcastle, Sunderland and Northumbria), our theme for 2022 is \u2018Engaging Students: Building Communities\u2019. Three Rivers 2022 will be hosted online by Northumbria … <\/p>\nJoin a working group <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Working Group\u00a01: Engaging Student in Authentic Inquiry Based Learning with Communities\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Working Group 2: Enhancing Student Engagement for Retention, Progression and Attainment\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n