April 2012
April 4, 2012 | The Talloires Network E-Newsletter |
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About the Talloires Network Tufts University and Innovations in Civic Participation serve as the Secretariat of the Talloires Network.
Contact Us Rob Hollister Dr. Lorlene Hoyt Steering Committee members Mark Gearan (Chair) Janice Reid (Vice-Chair) Lisa Anderson Scott Cowen Sharifah Hapsah Shahabudin Shamsh Kassim-Lakha Olive Mugenda José María Sanz Martínez Jerome Slamat Rafael Velasco John Wood |
Update from the Chair: President Mark Gearan Mark Gearan: Chair of the Talloires Steering Committee March signals the second installment of our monthly Leaders in the Civic Engagement Movement series. This issue features Mark Gearan, Chair of the Talloires Network’s Steering Committee and President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. Read the interview>> Hong Kong Polytechnic University makes service-learning compulsory Universities Engaging with Gender Issues in Their Societies At an ACU Conference in Sri Lanka on International Women’s Day, the Talloires Network and Association of Commonwealth Universities co-sponsored a plenary session entitled Universities Engaging with Gender Issues in Their Societies at a conference focused on women as agents of change in higher education. Grounded in such beliefs that universities should reflect and represent their societies and access the entirety of their human resource potential, the conference connected leaders in the Commonwealth for the purpose of developing strategies to increase both the quantity and quality of women leaders in higher education institutions. Read more>> Understanding Service-Learning and Community Engagement: Crossing Boundaries Through Research, edited by Julie A. Hatcher & Robert G. Bringle, 2012. For a complete list of upcoming events, visit our website>> Academy for Community and Civic Engagement. Auburn University, USA. 14-16 May 2012. For more information, contact Dr. Giovanna Summerfield, Associate Dean for Educational Affairs at summegi@auburn.edu or go to http://www.cla.auburn.edu/cla/cce/acce/ |