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May 10, 2010 | The Talloires Network E-Newsletter |
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Newest Members American University of Sharjah (UAE) University of Geneva (Switzerland) To see a full list of our Not a member of the Talloires Network? Learn how to
Talloires Website Remember to visit our website! Google Map showing our member universities
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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 During the Talloires Network Bellagio Conference in March, participants discussed the relationship between the global Talloires Network and regional contexts around the world. Latin America, where universities have a long tradition of extension work and service, is a key region for the Network. Since 2005, our membership in the region has grown from 5 original signatories of the Talloires Declaration to 26 universities. The Network has partnered with the Latin American Center for Service-Learning (CLAYSS) since 2008. CLAYSS works with the Network in planning for regional conferences and events, developing and maintaining a Spanish-language website, and reaching out to universities across the region. I look forward to working with our partners at CLAYSS and our new partners at Santander, as well as with our members in Latin America, to expand the Network’s activities and impact in the region. In closing, I am delighted to congratulate the winners of the 2010 MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship. First Prize went to PuentesUC (Bridges UC) at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. The selection process for the MacJannet Prize was very competitive this year, and the winners are excellent models for university civic engagement. Please see below to read about all eight winners. MacJannet Prize winners announced! 1st Prize, $5000 –
2nd Prize, $2500 –
3rd Prize, $1000 –
Please visit our website for information about this year’s winners! Higher education responds to Chile earthquake recovery Support Program for Service-Learning Projects for Universities in Latin America and the Caribbean Call for Good Practices in Higher Education and Sustainability Residencies at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center
For a complete list of upcoming events, visit our website>> 5th International Meeting of Regional Centres of Expertise. Curitiba, Brazil. 18-20 May 2010. 2nd International Meeting of Universia Rectors. Guadalajara, Mexico. 31 May – 1 June 2010. 7th Annual AUCEA Conference: “Communities Participation and Partnership.” University of Tasmania, Australia. July 5-7, 2010. PuentesUC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Chile), MacJannet Prize 2010 1st Prize Winner PuentesUC is a program of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Launched in 2002 to set up a link between the university and local municipalities, its general objective is to contribute both to student learning outcomes and to community development. Participants are students, professors, town officers and authorities in continuous learning and development, based on the image of a bridge that links academia with city authorities and workers. Since its creation, the program has developed over 1000 projects in 14 municipalities that have entered the respective agreements, with participation of 6500 students and 200 professors of all faculties. These projects entail coursework, professional practices, thesis or dissertations, volunteerism, extension and research. Visit the PuentesUC profile>>
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