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Pat Inman
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Patricia Inman is the Senior Research Associate for International Engagement in the Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, USA . She is also the Director of PASCAL for North America. She received her doctorate in Adult and Continuing Education from Northern Illinois University. Research interests include community development, program assessment, university engagement and regional policy (particularly related to local food production).
She has served as lecturer at the University of Stirling, Aurora University, Northern Illinois University, National-Louis University, Lake Forest College, Carthage College, and St. Francis University. Patricia served a major role in bringing PASCAL to the US and facilitated finding a home for its operations at Northern Illinois University.
Development of local economies through sustainable food systems.
Board Member, Woodstock Farmers’ Market-Advisory
United States Department of Agriculture-Specialty Crop Promotion
Illinois Department of Agriculture-Farmers' Markets
Food
Illinois Farmers' Market Network-Promotion and Assessment of Farmers' markets in Illinois
Agricultura Conservation Easement Commission McHenry County, Illinois-Farmland Assessment and Conservation
Cook County Public Health Department and Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago-Development of First Food Policy Council
Woodstock Public Schools-Secondary Literacy Transition to Higher Education
Illinois State Board of Education-Adult Literacy
Loyola University-New Orleans, Boggs Community Literacy Center-Program Assessment
Colorado Dept. of Labor-Higher Education Program Assessment (Healthcare)
Northrop Grumman-Workplace Literacy
U.S. Department of Education-Workplace Learning
Gates School Initiative to Recreate Secondary Education
Chicago Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development-Grant Reviewer
Illinois Secretary of State Literacy Office-Grant Reviewer
Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Boards-Cluster-Based Economic Development
Illinois Education Research Council-Teacher Retention and Program Assessment
Community Outreach Partnership Center-University Engagement
Lincoln Examiner for Program Assessment
University Outstanding Service in Educational Leadership, Northern Illinois University
Visiting Lecturer-University of Stirling
Recent Publications:
Inman, P. (2010). “Institutionalizing University Engagement” in The Community Engagement and Service Mission of Universities (eds. Patricia Inman and Hans Schuetze). Leicester: NIACE.
Inman, P. and Schuetze, H. (eds.) (2010). The Community Engagement and Service Mission of Universities. Leicester: NIACE.
Inman, P. and Swanson, L. (2007). “Cities as Engines of Growth-A Montana Study” in Researching Social Capital, Lifelong Learning Regions and the Management of Place: An International Perspective (eds. Michael Osborne, Kate Sankey, and Bruce Wilson). London: Routledge Publishers.
Inman, Patricia. (Autumn 2004). “The Engaged Institution: Guidelines for Collaboration” in Journal for Adult and Continuing Education. Leicester: NIACE, 10 (2) 36-42 .
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