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The Talloires Network E-Newsletter - April 2011
The Talloires Network is one of the partners with whom PASCAL collaborates, and which is a co-signatory to the September 23 2010 Communique "Enhancing North-South Cooperation in Community-University Engagement".
The Network enjoys a high profile and is among the several national and international bodies encouraging universities worldwide to adopt a more centrally-focussed universities' 'third mission' commitment to community service in its different senses and settings.
Here is a copy of Talloires Network April 2011 E-Newletter:
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| April 5, 2011 |
The Talloires Network E-Newsletter |
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In This Issue
New Members To see a full list of our 212 member institutions, Not a member of the Talloires Network? Learn how to
Talloires Website Remember to visit our website! Google Map showing our member universities
Resources
About the Talloires Network Innovations in Civic Participation and the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University serve as the Secretariat of the Talloires Network.
Contact Us Susan Stroud Rob Hollister Elizabeth Babcock John Pollock
Talloires Network Steering Committee Lawrence S. Bacow, Chair John J. DeGioia Juan Ramón de la Fuente Brenda Gourley Mónica Jiménez de la Jara Goolam Mohamedbhai
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Update from the Chair: President Larry Bacow
Over the past several months, I have been closely following the events unfolding in the Middle East and North Africa, and I have been inspired by the growing movement for more representative and responsive government in the region. Many challenges remain and the future is uncertain, but I am optimistic that the energy and passion for change in the region, especially among young people, will be transformative. I am also confident that higher education will continue to play a major role in this time of political and social transformation. Barbara Ibrahim, Director of the Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement at the American University in Cairo, shares her thoughts on the role of universities in this month’s guest article below. Talloires Network Global Conference website launched
The Talloires Network is pleased to announce the winning programs in the 2011 MacJannet Prize:
2nd Prize:
3rd Prize:
The winning programs were selected from a pool of 75 nominations from 59 universities in 26 countries. In addition to monetary awards and recognition on our website and communications, each program will send two representatives to the Talloires Network Leaders Conference in Madrid in June to engage in workshops, share their ideas and experience, and receive the Prize in an award ceremony. Learn more about these programs on the conference website>> The Role of Arab Universities in Democratic Transitions
Call for papers: Australasian Journal of University-Community Engagement, Fall 2011 issue
Becoming an Engaged Campus: A Practical Guide for Institutionalizing Public Engagement. (April 2011), Carole A. Beere, James C. Votruba, Gail W. Wells, Lee S. Shulman
For a complete list of upcoming events, visit our website>> 2nd ASEAN University Network Regional Workshop on University Social Responsibility & Sustainability (USR&S): "Knowledge for People: Research for Community Life." National University of Malaysia. 9th – 11th May 2011
Learn more>>
Comprehensive Community Action Program in Vulnerable Neighborhoods (PIACBV), Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina), MacJannet Prize 2011 1st Prize winner Resource of the Month
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The Talloires Network has launched a new website for our Global Leaders Conference: "Building the Engaged University, Moving beyond the Ivory Tower" which will take place 14-16 June 2011 at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. The website provides information on the conference program, location, and other logistics, as well as an opportunity for conference participants to create a public profile of themselves and their institutions and to post on our discussion forum. 
Barbara Ibrahim, Director of the Gerhart Center at the American University in Cairo, has contributed this month's featured article on the role of universities in democratic transition in Egypt and across the Arab world.
The conference will take place on 8-9 November 2011 at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa. Conference themes include: Philosophies, Conceptions and Theories; Processes of Institutionalisation and Formalisation of Community Engagement; Community Engagement in Practice; Promoting Community Engagement as Scholarship; and Community Partners and Partnerships. Abstracts should be no more than 150 words and must be submitted electronically, together with a completed Abstract Submission Form, to 
The Editorial Committee is currently requesting papers for consideration for the Autumn 2011 edition of the Australasian Journal of University-Community Engagement. Building Sustainable Communities through Engagement is the theme and could encompass:
Becoming an Engaged Campus offers campus leaders a systematic and detailed approach to creating an environment where public engagement can grow and flourish. The book explains not only what to do to expand community engagement and how to do it, but it also explores how to document, evaluate, and communicate university engagement efforts.
Organized by the ASEAN University Network (AUN) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM - National University of Malaysia), this workshop will seek to extract and consolidate the knowledge on USR & S from key practitioners of university and community from the ASEAN and Asia region; Identify and plan for the development of Communities of Practice in specific knowledge-driven areas that will address key challenges across the ASEAN and Asia region; and Document the current status of USR&S in the ASEAN and Asia region and discuss ways to move forward. 
In partnership between the Centre for Community Based Research (Canada) and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, CU Expo2011 will showcase the exemplars in Community-University partnerships worldwide, and explore and introduce creative ways of strengthening our local communities. Objectives include:
The PASCAL Universities Regional Engagement Project (PURE) has now completed its pilot phase in working with public authorities and their higher education institutions in order to explore how best to develop useful and practical working partnerships. This meeting is an opportunity to discuss, with the PURE team and with PURE client regions, how the project developed, what it learned and how it might apply to your public authority, your institution or your professional body. The PURE meeting will provide insight into how engagement may best developed, what tools are best suited and, most significantly, how it may be progressed in a climate of austerity. 
Join community partners, faculty, administrators, and students interested in deepening their understandings and practices of community-higher education partnerships. Through a blend of presentations from the field, plenaries and working sessions, the Institute will explore strategies to address persistent challenges, analyze promising practices, and examine research to advance the study of partnerships. 
In accordance with the increasing awareness of Service-Learning, the Office of Service-Learning (OSL) of Lingnan University, Lingnan Foundation, and the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia have joined together to expand Service-Learning programs throughout the Asia-Pacific Region. The conference aims at gathering educators, students, government officials and service providers from around the world to exchange ideas on the development and the role of Service-Learning in making a difference in the society. 
Presidents, rectors, and vice chancellors of Talloires Network member universities will gather in Madrid along with other Network leaders and partners to discuss the next five years of the higher education civic engagement movement. We will strategize about the future of the Network, develop proposals for new projects, assess the current state of civic engagement and social responsibility in higher education and share knowledge about implementing policies and programs that advance human and social development. 
PIACBV was established in 2007 to work with high-risk populations in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. Its main objective is the construction of communal spaces called Extension Centers which promote social integration, local development, and further opening the resources available to the community. Each Extension Center includes an information office with university staff who not only provide information on the services provided but also collect the demands and concerns of various local stakeholders including local government, community organizations, and individuals. This information is used to plan new interventions and to evaluate/adjust ongoing projects. The projects undertaken through the Extension Centers focus on three broad areas: Non-Formal Education (literacy, tutoring, job training, digital literacy, vocational and teacher training); Community Health (primary health care, nutrition, eye health, cardiovascular risk, dentistry) and Community Development (legal assistance, workshop on citizenship, recreational activities). 
Authored by Elizabeth Hollander and Cathy Burack, this report grew out of two meetings held by the Spencer Foundation to inform its Civic Action and Civic Learning initiative. The purpose of the meetings was to create a five to ten year research agenda that would advance our understanding of how “young people” (defined roughly as kindergarten through 21, both in and out of school) develop long-lasting habits of civic engagement. The report features contributions from experts in the field including Barbara Holland, Peter Levine, and Barbara Jacoby.
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