January 2010 Newsletter
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| January 4, 2010 | The Talloires Network E-Newsletter |
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In This Issue
Newest Members Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland) University Cheikh Anta Diop (Senegal) Lebanese American University (Lebanon)
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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 I am energized by last year’s successes, and I am confident that our progress will continue to accelerate this year. The Network is working to formalize several additional regional partnerships which will increase our global reach and impact. Also, a meeting of Talloires Network leaders and partners at the Bellagio Conference Center in Italy this March will address key strategic questions on the future of the global movement for social responsibility in higher education. Look for more information on this in the months ahead. Together, we accomplished a great deal in 2009. I look forward to our continued collaboration and hope that 2010 is a year of great success for all our members and partners. A reminder: The nomination deadline for this year’s MacJannet Prize has been extended to January 15. The Prize recognizes outstanding civic engagement programs at our member universities and contributes financially to their ongoing service efforts. I encourage you to visit our website to learn more about the Prize and to nominate a program. MacJannet Prize deadline approaching: January 15! Talloires Institutions Receive EU Grant University of Haifa Women Legal Leaders/Legal Feminism Clinic, 2009 MacJannet Prize 3rd Place Winner Call for Good Practices in University Sustainability Dell Social Innovation Competition, Student Funding Opportunity The Power of Experiential Education Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, Volume 2
For a complete list of upcoming events, visit our website>>
World Universities Forum 2010. Davos, Switzerland. January 9-11, 2010. Universidad 2010 7th International Congress on Higher Education: “The University for a Better World.” Havana, Cuba. February 8-12, 2010.
The Ministry of Higher Education (MES) and the universities of Cuba convene the community of professors, researchers, undergraduate and postsecondary students, as well as higher education administrators, leaders and officials of institutions, organizations and enterprises related to higher education to the 7th International Congress of Higher Education “Universidad 2010”. With the central theme “The university for a better world”, the Congress ratifies the renewed commitment of higher education to its society and its time, and the leading role played by universities in the debate to find solutions to the problem of higher education and lifelong learning for all. The event is sponsored by various international organizations, including UNESCO. Learn more>>
The 21st Annual National Service-Learning Conference. San Jose, California. March 24-27, 2010.
The International Help Desk can offer up to 3 hours of on line support and/or the travel costs for one face to face visit at no charge providing their in country expenses are met. For more information, contact Dr. Juliet Millican or read the International Help Desk brochure. Domestic (UK) inquiries should be directed to Polly Rodriguez.
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Thanks to the efforts of our members and partners, 2009 was a very productive year for the Talloires Network. Our membership more than doubled, and we number 161 universities in 55 countries. The Network signed a formal partnership with the Australian University Community Engagement Alliance (AUCEA) and helped establish the Ma’an Arab University Alliance for Civic Engagement. We awarded the first annual MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship and held an awards ceremony for the top prize winners. We launched a partnership program between six universities in Africa, the US, and the UK. And, as we reported in last month’s newsletter, the Network also worked to bring higher education and major funders together to build relationships focused on civic engagement. 
The Talloires Network is currently accepting nominations of exceptional civic engagement programs at our member universities for the 2010 edition of the MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship. The Prize provides recognition and financial support for eight outstanding programs. Programs may be nominated by administrators, faculty, staff, and students. Nominations are due by 15 January 2010. To learn more or nominate a program, 
Several Talloires Network members are among nine institutions in Europe and the Middle East that have received funding of $1.3 million from the European Union’s EACEA-Tempus program to develop service-learning and civic engagement centres over the next three years. The Talloires member grantees are Roehampton University (UK), the National University of Ireland, Galway, and the American University of Beirut (Lebanon). Congratulations to these institutions. Visit the Tempus Program website to 
The Women Legal Leaders/Legal Feminism Clinic in Israel is a fresh approach to the traditional clinical legal education model. In addition to making clinical placements of law students from the university with community organizations, it helps female leaders in disadvantaged communities to realize their own visions of establishing projects and nascent NGOs to focus on particular social needs, such as opposing honor killings, rehabilitating women in prostitution, and advocating for the rights of divorced women in minority communities. It therefore creates strong links between the university and the community and empowers women to develop their communities. 
Round 5 of funding through the British government’s Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) programme is open. DelPHE provides grants to establish higher education partnerships linked to the UN Millennium Development Goals. All partnerships must be led by a university in one of 22 focus countries in Africa and Asia. DelPHE offers a 
GUNI’s 5th International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education on November 23-26, 2010 will focus on higher education sustainability. GUNI has issued a call for Good Practices in higher education sustainability in the areas of teaching, research, community engagement, and institutional management/operations. The selected good practices will be presented in the parallel sessions at the Conference and will be published in the next Report Higher Education in the World 4. 
The University of Texas at Austin and Dell are searching for student social entrepreneurs to dream up ingenious ideas to change the world. Students at universities and colleges around the world are invited to enter the 2010 Dell Social Innovation Competition for a chance to win $50,000 to turn their ideas into a new business or nonprofit with a mission to change lives for the better. The deadline to enter is March 1, 2010. Students can learn more or submit their ideas on the competition’s 
This article by Janet Eyler in the journal 
The second volume of Gateways is a special issue edited by Martin Hall, Judy Favish, Janice McMillan and Sonwabo Ngcelwane. The volume looks at the various ways social responsiveness is being addressed at the University of Cape Town, a Talloires Network member since August 2008. 
