March 2014 Newsletter
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| March 4, 2014 | The Talloires Network Newsletter |
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In This Issue Leaders in the Civic Engagement Movement Series Talloires Network Programs and Announcements Opportunities and Announcements
New Members Greenwich University (Pakistan) National University of Modern Languages (Pakistan) To see a full list of our 315 member institutions, Not a member of the Talloires Network? Learn how to JOIN NOW>>
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About the Talloires Network The Talloires Network secretariat is located at Tufts University. Contact Us Rob Hollister Executive Director Dr. Lorlene Hoyt Director of Programs and Research Jennifer Catalano Director, Youth Economic Participation Initiative Amy Newcomb Rowe Program Manager, Youth Economic Participation Initiative Rantimi Oluwasegun Budget and Program Coordinator, Youth Economic Participation Initiative Maureen Keegan Senior Program Coordinator Matias Ramos Communications Coordinator Edwin Nelson Program Assistant, Youth Economic Participation Initiative Edwin.Nelson@tufts.edu Mark Gearan (Chair) President, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Janice Reid (Vice-Chair) Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Western Sydney President, American University in Cairo President, Tulane University Cheryl de la Rey, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria Former Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Founding President, Aga Khan University President, Tufts University Vice-Chancellor, Kenyatta University Rector, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid María Nieves Tapia, Director, Latin American Center for Service-Learning Timothy Tong, President, Hong Kong Polytechnic University Secretary General, Association of Commonwealth Universities |
Update from the Chair: President Mark Gearan
I am also pleased to report that the website for the 2014 Talloires Network Leaders Conference will be launching in the next few weeks. We look forward to sharing information with you as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, we invite you to connect with us on social media with the official hashtag – #tnlc2014. Leaders in the Civic Engagement Movement Series March 2014 Leaders in the Civic Engagement: Chile Co-edited by Lorlene Hoyt and Amy Newcomb Rowe March signals the fifth edition of the expanded series. This edition begins with a brief introduction to Chile and one of its engaged universities, the Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh). It also features interviews with UACh Directors Dr. Ester Fecci Perez of the Center of Entrepreneurship, Ms. Andrea Pino of the Center for Environmental Studies and Human Sustainable Development, and Mr. Juan Leyton, community activist and organizer working with UACh and Tufts University. Learn More>> Partner Network News The Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi) along with the Institute for Global Social Responsibility at the Seoul National University, UNESCO Bangkok, and the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility is organizing the 1st International Forum on University Global Social Responsibility. The Forum will be held in Seoul, South Korea on March 24 and 25, 2014 and will cover the current status and practices of university social responsibility, as well as exploring its issues, opportunities and future directions. Learn More>> TN to Co-Sponsor Higher Education for Democratic Innovation Conference The Council of Europe, the US Steering Committee of the International Consortium for Higher Education, Civic Responsibility and Democracy, Queen’s University and other partners will be hosting a conference at Queen’s University Belfast from June 25 through June 27, 2014. Talloires Network will be co-sponsoring the conference and Executive Director, Rob Hollister, will be speaking at the event. Queen’s University will be hosting the conference website. Talloires Network Programs and Announcements Secretariat Staff Announcements The TN Secretariat is pleased to welcome Matias Ramos, who joined the staff as Communications Coordinator in February. Based in Boston, Matias is a native of Argentina and studied at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Among his responsibilities at TN, Matias will be working to grow TN presence on social media. Please follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook if you have not already. The TN Secretariat is also pleased to announce that Maureen Keegan, who has been with TN since August 2012, has been promoted to Senior Program Coordinator. In her new role, Maureen’s responsibilities will include continuing to manage the MacJannet Prize and taking a lead role in planning the 2014 Talloires Network Leaders Conference (TNLC). TN Executive Director, Rob Hollister and Director of Programs and Research, Lorlene Hoyt, have published an article in the All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. This article discusses trends in the global university civic engagement movement, presents selected programs and activities of the Talloires Network and reflects on the Network’s strategies for advancing key trends. Learn More>> Faculty and Staff Professional Development Program Workshop From February 9 – 10, 40 university presidents from the Arab world convened in Amman, Jordan for a workshop as part of the Faculty and Staff Professional Development Program. The workshop was run by Innovations in Civic Participation in collaboration with Silatech. Learn More>> Mark Gearan to Receive Springstead Award The TN Secretariat would like to congratulate TN Steering Committee Chair Mark Gearan and his wife, Mary, on being selected by the Geneva (NY) Rotary Club as the 2014 recipients of the Springstead Award. Learn More>> Shamsh Kassim-Lakha Featured in NYTimes Op-Ed TN Steering Committee member Shamsh Kassim-Lakha was featured in Genorosity Amid Want, an op-ed authored by Bina Shah on February 13, 2014 on philanthropy in Pakistan. Learn More>> 2014 MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship
Tulane University Cowen Service Challenge
Opportunities and Announcements On Monday, February 10, the World Bank hosted a presentation where Michael Crow, president of TN member Arizona State University, shared lessons learned from ASU’s global partnerships with leading universities, ministries of Science & Technology, development agencies, and corporations, as well as from its work fostering local development. A recording is available on the World Bank Live website. Learn More>> Call for Proposals: Intercultural Horizons 2014
University of Newcastle (Australia) Workshop
On February 4, a new national movement, TheDream.US was announced, which will provide college scholarships so that DREAMers can graduate from college. The program targets undocumented immigrant who students, who as a result of their status, are not eligible to apply for federal financial aid. TheDream.US is co-founded by Donald E. Graham, Henry R. Munoz III and Carlos Gutierrez. Learn More>> Call for Nominations: 2014 Lynton Award The New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE) and Center for Engaged Democracy (CED) at Merrimack College are now accepting nominations for the annual Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty. The award will be presented at the 20th Annual Conference of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) to be held from October 5-7, 2014 in Syracuse, NY. Nominations are due by 5:00 pm EDT on Friday, May 16, 2014. Learn More>> Pearson Announces Open Badge Platform Pearson, the world’s leading learning company and supported of the TN FSPD program through its foundation, announced that it will be sharing an Open Badge platform called Acclaim. “Acclaim gives organizations the ability to translate and recognise someone’s professional achievements and learning outcomes with Open Badges, which can be shared and validated online.” Learn More>> Tufts University Launches 1+4 Program On February 19, the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University launched Tufts 1+4, a bridge year program through which incoming students will be able to take part in a year of domestic or international service prior to beginning their first year of a traditional college experience. Students applying in the Fall 2014 admissions cycle will be the first participate in the program. Learn More>> Gathering Data and Documenting Impact by Jana Noel and David P. Earwicker The New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE) has released a working paper on the Community Engagement Classification application process entitled “Gathering Date and Documenting Impact.” The paper explores the results of a mixed-method, two-part study of institutions that received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification in 2010. Learn More>> Growing Mismatch Between Graduate Skills, Market Needs Alya Mishra, for University World News, reports on a shocking trend that half of Indian university graduates or more are not graduating with the skills necessary for them to be deemed employable in any sector of the market. Learn More>> Learning to Make a Difference: Student Community Engagement and the Higher Education Curriculum by Juliet Millican and Tom Bourner
Engagement Report Calls on Universities to ‘Rethink’ In an article for University World News, Rebecca Warden writes about Knowledge, Engagement and Higher Education: Contributing to social change, the fifth report in the Higher Education in the World series to be produced by the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi). Learn More>> Becoming Citizens: Deepening the Craft of Youth Civic Engagement Edited by Ross Velure Roholt, R.W. Hildreth and Michael Baizerman
International Collaboration in African Research – Who Wins? In an article for University World News, Sharon Dell explores the impact that the emphasis on international scientific collaboration is having on research individualism and the continent’s research evolution and priorities. Learn More>> MIT Retools to Aid Students with Startups In an article for The Boston Globe, Michael B. Farrell addresses MIT’s new campus wide effort to establish itself as the leader in technological innovation and entrepreneurship in the 21st century, in the wake of increasing from competition from institutions including Harvard and Stanford. Learn More>> For a complete list of upcoming events, visit our website>> EUA Annual Conference 2014. Changing Landscapes in Learning and Teaching. Université Libre de Bruxelles. Brussels. Belgium. 3 – 4 April 2014.
The Australia Africa University Network and the ACU will host the second International Africa Forum, themed ‘The Power of Partnerships’, on 8-9 April 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. The Forum, following on from the first International Africa Forum, will bring Australian and African researchers, policy-makers, officials and other interested parties back together again to discuss areas of mutual interest. Learn More>> The Global Health & Innovation Conference is the world’s leading and largest global health conference as well as the largest social entrepreneurship conference, with 2,200 professionals and students from all 50 states and more than 55 countries. This must-attend, thought-leading conference convenes leaders, changemakers, and participants from all sectors of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship. Learn More>> With more than 300 participants, the conference will be the leading international discussion forum for academics, researchers, practitioners and business representatives on university-industry interaction, where theory and practice are equally emphasised in the programme, which consists out of keynote presentations, track sessions, workshops and sight visits. During this three day conference, high emphasis is placed on networking opportunities and creative space, as well as skill development workshops (executive education), delivered by EADA Business School, one of Europe’s leading Business Schools. Learn More>>
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“In honor of President Scott Cowen’s commitment to civic engagement and upcoming retirement after 16 years of service to Tulane, the city of New Orleans, and the field of civic engagement,” the Tulane community is participating in the Cowen Service Challenge with the goal of contributing 750,000 hours of service between August 1, 2013 and May 2, 2014. To date, 309,730 hours of service have been completed by students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of Tulane. Students are participating through public service activities as part of their experience at Tulane including “service-learning courses, internships, community service activities, fundraisers, and community based research projects.” Alumni, staff, and faculty members are able to contribute hours by working with non-profit agencies, serving on non-profit boards, conducting community based research, or volunteering with religious communities or their children’s schools. TN Executive Director Rob Hollister comments, “the Cowen Service Challenge is such a fitting way to celebrate the pioneering civic leadership of President Cowen. He and his colleagues have made Tulane and inspiring model of university community engagement – both in the U.S. and around the world.” 
Proposals are being accepted through May 31 for Intercultural Horizons 2014: Currents in Community Development, Civic Engagement, and Intercultural Competence hosted by SUNY Geneseo and Siena Italian Studies. The conference committee is requesting sessions that will offer diverse, engaging experiences as well as resources for academics and professionals interested in advancing intercultural competence in their institutions and beyond. 
A world leader in community-university partnerships, Professor Angie Hart, presented an interactive workshop to community, university and social services representatives from across the Hunter region on Wednesday 12 February at the University of Newcastle (UON), Australia. 
The decreasing rate of involvement in organized groups and with voting by young people is a disturbing trend that perhaps can be turned around. Becoming Citizens: Deepening the Craft of Youth Civic Engagement brings together civic education, experiential education, and political theory to provide a revealing multiple-perspective examination of the new alternative way of practice in the youth work field called civic youth work. This helpful resource bridges the theory of civic engagement with education, ground both in extensive data, and then discuss various youth civic engagement initiatives that battle apathy and effectively invite expanded involvement by young people. 
Which trends are transforming learning and teaching, and how should European universities respond? EUA’s 2014 Annual Conference will explore innovative teaching approaches that are being developed, discussed or introduced, and consider their implications for the organisation of learning and teaching processes in the years to come. The conference will thus provide a forum for discussing how universities in different parts of Europe and the world respond to current pressures for change and try to anticipate tomorrow’s educational needs.