Call for Proposals: Southern Division

The conference date, theme, and call for proposals have been released for the 2016 CCHA Southern Division Conference!  The conference will be held in Charleston, South Carolina, at the Courtyard Charleston Historic District on October 27-29.  This year’s theme is “Lowcountry Boil: The Composition of Southern Culture and Life” and proposals are now being accepted.  Please see the formal CFP below and also the forms attached to this post and available for download.  We hope to see you in Charleston in October for what will certainly be another wonderful Southern Division Conference!

Forms for Download: CFP Southern Division Conference 2016

Community College Humanities Association

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

2016 Southern Division Conference 

Lowcountry Boil: The Composition of Southern Culture and Life

October 27 – 29

Charleston, South Carolina 

Hosting Institution: Trident Technical College

Conference Co-sponsor: Spartanburg Community College

Call for Proposals by Divisions

Please see the links below to each of the 2016 Divisional Conferences!  Check back often for other information and updates, too!

Call for Proposals: Eastern Division Conference

Call for Proposals: Central Division Conference

Call for Proposals: Pacific-Western Division Conference

Call for Proposals: Southwestern Division Conference

Call for Proposals: Southern Division Conference

Call for Proposals: Southwestern Division

The conference date, theme, and call for proposals have been released for the 2016 CCHA Southwestern Division Conference!  The conference will be held in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Fort Worth Downtown Sundance Square on November 10-12.  This year’s theme is “Humanities Applied: Expanding Connections” and proposals are now being accepted.  Please see the formal CFP below and also the forms attached to this post and available for download.  We hope to see you in Fort Worth in November for what will certainly be another wonderful Southwestern Division Conference!

Forms for Download: CFP Southwestern Division Conference 2016

Community College Humanities Association

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

2016 Southwestern Division Conference 

Humanities Applied: Expanding Connections

November 10 – 12

Fort Worth, Texas 
Hosting Institution: Tarrant County College

Call For Proposals: Pacific-Western Division

The conference date, theme, and call for proposals have been released for the 2016 CCHA Pacific-Western Division Conference!  The conference will be held in Portland, Oregon, at the Embassy Suites Downtown on November 10-12.  This year’s theme is “Human Nature in the Digital Age” and proposals are now being accepted.  Please see the formal CFP below and also the forms attached to this post and available for download.  We hope to see you in Portland in November for what will certainly be another wonderful Pacific-Western Division Conference!

Forms for Download: CFP Pacific-Northwestern Division 2016

Community College Humanities Association

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

2016 Pacific Western Division Conference 

Human Nature in the Digital Age

November 10 – 12

Portland, Oregon 
Sponsoring Institutions:

Portland Community College (OR)

Central Oregon Community College (OR)

Green River Community College (WA)

San Diego Community College District (CA)

Call For Proposals: Central Division Conference

The conference date, theme, and call for proposals have been released for the 2016 CCHA Central Division Conference!  The conference will be held in Omaha, Nebraska, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha Downtown Old Market on November 3-6.  This year’s theme is “Trains, Plains, and New Terrains: The Past, Present and Future of the Humanities” and proposals are now being accepted.  Please see the formal CFP below and also the forms attached to this post and available for download.  We hope to see you in Omaha in November for what will certainly be another wonderful Central Division Conference!

Forms for Download: CFP Central Division Conference 2016

Community College Humanities Association

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

2016 Central Division Conference 

Trains, Plains, and New Terrains: The Past, Present and Future of the Humanities

November 3 – 6

Omaha, Nebraska 
Hosting Institution: Metropolitan Community College

Call for Proposals: Eastern Division Conference

NB: Notification of acceptance will be sent BEGINNING June 15, 2016, and in the days shortly thereafter.

The conference date, theme, and call for proposals have been released for the 2016 CCHA Eastern Division Conference!  The conference will be held in Rhode Island at the Providence Biltmore Hotel on October 20-22.  This year’s theme is “Reimagining Humanities: Tradition, Today, Tomorrow” and proposals are now being accepted.  Please see the formal CFP below and also the forms attached to this post and available for download.  We hope to see you in Rhode Island in October for what will certainly be another wonderful Eastern Division Conference!

Forms for Download: CFP Eastern Division Conference 2016

Community College Humanities Association

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

2016 Eastern Division Conference

Reimagining Humanities: Tradition, Today, Tomorrow

October 20 – 22

Providence, Rhode Island 
Hosting Institution: The Community College of Rhode Island

Adams and Foner: The Humanities as the Past, Present, and Future of Public Life

We live in a dynamic world, ever assaulted by our environment, with few places to turn where we can relax, unwind, be at one.  While we have the added double-edged sword of the digital world to add to our list of anxieties (and the irony of this being a digital post is not lost on me), people have always looked for a way to disengage from the world while feeling a strong connection to their internal, humanistic side.  The amazing thing about the humanities is that this field allows us to do this in a solitary environment, such as at home with a book, but we can also do this in a crowded library, theatre, or classroom.  Why is this of interest?  Simply because it means that what we crave to permit us to relax and reinvigorate ourselves is not necessarily time alone; we crave time spent with the humanities.  They are a part of our everyday lives and we find them in our everyday, public spaces.

Reenergized! Reevaluate? Barnette, Nafisi, and the Post-Phoenix Push

There is something special about those first few days after a great conference, and it’s not the jet lag.  It is time to reevaluate.  If you are anything like me, you know that mix of feelings and emotions that surge through your body as you prepare to re-embark on the rest of your semester armed with new strategies to get your students interested, engaged, and involved.  It can feel like the first day of term all over again, but without the nerves or the sad feeling of loss for our vacation time.  If anything, the post-conference surge we feel is that we are now closer to the finish line, and we are going to make these last few weeks count; they will be even more powerful and engaging.