international institute on partnerships - Portland State University

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25th
12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. LUNCH
1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. TOPICAL PARTNERSHIP WORKSHOPS - Select one of the three sessions outlined below.
Smith 296
Faculty for the Engaged Campus: New
Strategies for Promoting Community-
Engaged Scholars
Faculty who define their teaching, scholarship,
and service in the context of community
engagement face multiple challenges as they
prepare for tenure and/or promotion review. Their
choice of teaching and research strategies, their
involvement of community partners as peers and
the substantive focus of their scholarly work may
challenge traditional disciplinary approaches.
This session draws upon a national initiative to
illustrate ways to strengthen community-engaged
career paths through innovative competencybased
models of faculty development, peerreviewed
publication of diverse scholarly products,
and changes to the promotion and tenure system.
Roles and contributions of community partners in
these strategies will be specifically articulated.
Facilitators: Sherril B. Gelmon, Professor of
Public Health and Chair of the Division of Public
Administration, Hatfield School of Government,
Portland State University
Sarena Seifer, Executive Director, Community-
Campus Partnerships for Health
Smith 333
Critically Examining the Use of Technology in
University/Community Partnerships: Beyond
the Hype
In this interactive session, we will examine the ways in
which technology (including the web, social media, and
mobiles) can enable enhanced forms and expressions
of partnership, redefine and nurture community,
and allow actors to create and deepen relationships.
Examining case studies from a variety of contexts,
including through the lens of core concepts such as
reciprocity, we will co-generate a critical understanding
of the democratizing potential of new technologies,
the conditions under which that potential is and is not
fulfilled, and implications for how individuals, higher
education institutions, and community organizations
connect and collaborate.
Facilitators: Brandon Whitney, Co-founder/Director of
Operations, in our back yard (ioby)
Kathleen Edwards, Graduate Student, University of
North Carolina, Greensboro
Patti Clayton, Consultant with PHC Ventures,
Senior Scholar, Indiana University Purdue University,
Indianapolis.
Smith 236
Challenging Our Assumptions: Exploring
International Partnership Practices
Higher education institutions around the world are building
partnerships between universities and community that reflect
the public context and issues of their nation or region, and
many are seeking partnerships across national borders.
The Talloires Declaration Network has identified networks
of engaged institutions on almost every continent, yet
North America has been the dominant source of research
on community/university practices. In this session, we will
discuss our assumptions and questions about the relevance
of the research literature to <strong>international</strong> settings and
partnerships. Using a “town hall’ format, the facilitator will
engage key resource professionals and audience participants
in critical reflection on partnership principles and practices
to identify new and unique lessons about <strong>international</strong>
partnerships.
Facilitator: Barbara Holland, Professor, University of Sydney
Key Resource Professionals: Maria Avila, Director of
Community-based Learning, Occidental College (Ireland);
Kevin Kecskes, Associate Vice Provost for Engagement, PSU
(Mexico, Middle East, Japan, Vietnam); Seth Pollack, Professor
of Service Learning, Director of the Service Learning Institute,
CSU Monterey Bay (South Africa); and Stephanie Stokamer,
Instructor, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy,
Program Director, International Partnership for Service-Learning
& Leadership (Jamaica), and Amy Spring, Assistant Director for
Community University Partnerships, PSU (Palestine, Vietnam)
2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. BREAK
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