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Upcoming Event
Building Demand for National Service: New Insights from Public Opinion Research
July 17, 2024 | Zoom Videoconference
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. PDT
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. EDT

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, in partnership with California Volunteers, will host a virtual symposium to discuss findings from public opinion research on young Americans’ views regarding participating in a year of national service. This event will showcase data-driven strategies for California-based stakeholders in the national service field, aimed at increasing demand for a year of service among young Americans.

In June 2020, the Academy published “Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century ([link removed]).” This report, from the Academy’s Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship, underscores the importance of establishing a cultural expectation of service, with the goal of making a year of national service a universal experience for young Americans from diverse backgrounds.

To advance this reform, the Academy collaborated with America’s Service Commissions and California Volunteers to adopt a data-driven approach to boost demand for national service opportunities among young Americans. This symposium will unveil key insights from the Academy’s focus groups in California and from national and state-level polling. It will also provide action-oriented recommendations for national service stakeholders throughout California to incorporate effective messaging and tactics into their recruitment practices and processes.

Featuring
Lisa García Bedolla, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies, Dean of the Graduate Division, and Professor of Education, UC Berkeley; Member, Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship
Kristen Bennett, CEO, Service Year Alliance
Kaira Esgate, CEO, America’s Service Commissions
Josh Fryday, Chief Service Officer, California Volunteers, Office of Governor Gavin Newson
Goodwin Liu, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California; Chair, Board of Directors, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Pete Peterson, Dean, Braun Family Dean’s Chair, Senior Fellow at Davenport Institute, Pepperdine School of Public Policy; Member, Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship
Betsy Super, Program Director for American Institutions, Society, and the Public Good, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Event Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024
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