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December 2, 2009 | The Talloires Network E-Newsletter |
In This Issue
Newest Members Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia) Cuttington University (Liberia) Lincoln Memorial University (USA) Birzeit University (Palestine) Universidad de Guadalajara (Mexico) American University of Kuwait (Kuwait) California State University, Fresno (USA)
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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 Shamsh Kassim-Lakha Goolam Mohamedbhai José Ignacio Moreno León Sari Nusseibeh Janice Reid |
Update from the Chair: President Larry Bacow A reminder: The nomination deadline for this year’s MacJannet Prize is December 15. The Prize recognizes outstanding civic engagement programs at our member universities and contributes financially to their ongoing service efforts. I encourage you all to visit our website to learn more about the Prize and to nominate a program. MacJannet Prize deadline approaching: December 15! GlobalGeopolitics.net interviews Network member about Service Learning in Asia Network mourns the death of Carlos Eroles Al-Quds University Human Rights Clinic, MacJannet Prize 2009 Third Place Winner The Human Rights Clinic at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem was launched in September 2006 in order to give law students at Al-Quds University a chance to study Palestinian human rights issues within the context of international law, while at the same time receiving training in human rights advocacy from some of the top Palestinian human rights NGOs. Students in the program gain practical experience while providing important legal services to the community and helping Palestinian NGOs advocate for human rights. The overall goal of the Clinic is to expose students to the various ways used to defend and promote respect for human rights. Learn more>> Business schools focus on ethics While many countries around the world are fighting to reverse the effects of the global economic meltdown, some of the top international business schools are transferring valuable lessons learned from the global recession into new course curricula. Universities and business schools are developing MBA programmes that provide greater scope for studies in ethical business practices following the spate of scandals that helped fuel the recession. Read the report by Leah Germain at University World News>> Earthquake binds Turkish university to its community Dell Social Innovation Competition, Student Funding Opportunity Call for Chapters: Higher Education, Emerging Technologies, and Community Partnerships Editors: Melody Bowdon, PhD (University of Central Florida) and Russell Carpenter, PhD (Eastern Kentucky University) The Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education The glocal multiversity: new roles and emerging challenges for human and social development Town-Gown Collaboration in Land Use and Development
For a complete list of upcoming events, visit our website>> "It Takes a Village: A Regional Faculty Training on Community-Based Learning." American University in Cairo, January 3-4, 2010
World Universities Forum 2010. Davos, Switzerland. January 9-11, 2010.
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