The Open Society University Network – Talloires Network Educational Partnership is aimed at supporting engaged universities that are responding quickly and positively to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
The goals of Communities Of Virtual Alliance & Inter-Dependence (or COV-AID) are to collect and share stories of institutions and individuals who are taking action to mitigate the crisis, document practical steps and strategies that may be of use elsewhere, provide uplifting content, and strengthen public support for engaged universities.
COV-AID consists of several parts: a webinar series entitled “Adapting to the New Reality: Civically Engaged Universities Offer Strategies and Hope;” interviews with leaders in the global university civic engagement movement, The Eleanor Roosevelt Conferences, Graduate Student Mini-Grants, and a Student Engagement Award. Learn more about the Student Engagement Award and read the full press release announcing the partnership.
Webinar Series: Adapting to the New Reality: Civically Engaged Universities Offer Strategies and Hope
Episode 1: Civically Engaged Universities and the Pandemic – Vision and Navigation, April 13, 2020 (9:30-10:30 EDT)
Episode 2: Civically Engaged Universities and the Pandemic – Strategies that Work, May 11, 2020 (9:00-10:00 EDT)
Episode 3: Civically Engaged Universities and the Pandemic – Issues of Displacement and Economics, June 8, 2020 (9:00-10:00 EDT)
Episode 4: Civically Engaged Universities and the Pandemic – Issues of Engaged Teaching, Learning, and Mentorship, July 13, 2020 (9:00-10:00 EDT)
Episode 5: Civically Engaged Universities and Pandemic – Student Stories of Hope, August 10, 2020 (9:00-10:00 EDT)
Episode 6: Civically Engaged Universities and Pandemic – Reflections on Action, September 14, 2020 (9:00-10:00 EDT)
Episode 7: Adapting to the New Reality – Civically Engaged Universities in Partnership with Indigenous Peoples, October 26, 2020 (9:00-10:00 EDT)
Episode 8: Adapting to the New Reality – Civic Engagement and Social Entrepreneurship, November 9, 2020
Episode 9: Adapting to the New Reality – Civically Engaged Universities and Long-term Partnerships, December 14, 2020
Episode 10: Adapting to the New Reality – The Public Purpose of Universities in a Post-Covid19 World, January 18, 2021
Episode 11: Adapting to the New Reality – Civic Universities Engaging in The Arts, February 8, 2021
Episode 12: Adapting to the New Reality – Scholarship in Action: Graduate Students Respond to the Crisis, March 8, 2021