The following is a list of scholarly conferences related to community engagement and outreach. If you are aware of others that would be a valuable resource to your colleagues, please share them with communityengagement@utk.edu.

March 2026

Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism and Service-Learning
March 8-9, 2026
Nashville, TN

Campus Compact
March 16-18, 2026
Chicago, IL

Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Through Higher Education
March 26-28, 2026
Houston, TX

October 2026

Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) International Conference
October 7-8, 2026 (Pre-Conference: October 5-6)
Knoxville, TN

November 2026

Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU)
November 8-11, 2026
Houston, TX

Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) Annual Meeting
November 15-17, 2026
San Antonio, TX