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Queensland was successful in receiving this year one of the three senior Fulbright scholars for 2005 - Professor Ira Harkavy. Professor Ira Harkavy (Associate Vice President and Founding Director of the Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania) travelled 8,000klm over 27 days meeting with 9 government departments, 14 universities, gave 6 public lectures, 5 symposiums and 2 master classes focussing on the role of universities, schools and communities in better learning and better research.
The success of the visit was due in no small part to the support of Eidos partners and colleagues in co-ordinating and hosting various events. A selection of photos are available here .
Queensland
Queensland University of Technology: - Working breakfast to discuss and provide input into QUT’s community engagement strategy
Open lecture for QUT staff.
Griffith University: - Roundtable for Griffith staff and community partners.
Meetings with Professor Marilyn McMeniman and Professor Ian O’Connor
Department of Education and the Arts: - Dinner with Ken Smith and Ian Hawke
Roundtable on family-schools partnerships
Attendees at Australian Consortium Symposium Masterclass
James Cook University: - Public lecture series: “Partnerships that Benefit”
Workshop with James Cook University academic staff
Department of Premier and Cabinet: - Roundtable discussion with DPC staff
University of Southern Queensland: - Early Career Researcher’s workshop with 25 Research Higher Degree students and policy officers
Professor Harkavy invited to become International Advisory Board member of the University of Southern Queensland’s International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning
Public lecture series: “Partnerships that Benefit”
University of Queensland: - Meeting with Doune McDonald regarding implementation of Urban Nutrition Initiative partnership at international level and Fulbright Seminar
Lunch meeting with senior executive hosted by Professor Trevor Grigg
National - Development of Australian Consortium ARC Linkage proposal
Application of University of Pennsylvania’s Democracy Project in Australian context.
Outline of a study that examines the ways in which universities can assist schools to combat disadvantage in their regions and build civic participation among the community.
A joint scholarly article on school-community partnerships is currently being drafted.
International - Strategic alliance developed between Professor Elizabeth Harman, Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University and the Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania.
Circulation of Australian research report Beyond Rhetoric: University-Community Engagement in Victoria to international audience.
Instigation of strategic research and funding links with the American-Australian Fulbright Commission and Eidos. The American-Australian Fulbright Commission has invited Eidos to organise and host a Symposium in 2007.
Preliminary development of links between Eidos, the Australian Consortium and the Carnegie Foundation (through Professor Ira Harkavy and Dr Amy Driscoll) to explore community engagement benchmarks in Australian universities, and the development of strategy to lobby for third stream funding.
Relationship established between University of Pennsylvania’s Urban Nutrition Initiative (Professor Ira Harkavy and Professor Frank Johnson), and Professor Janice Reid, Vice-Chancellor of The University of Western Sydney.
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