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March 2012 issue of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement (JHEOE)

We are delighted to announce that the just-published March 2012 issue of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement (JHEOE) is a thematic issue dedicated to:
  • Seven articles about Faculty for the Engaged Campus, a national initiative of Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) in partnership with the University of Minnesota and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Three articles resulting from the conference Community-Engaged Scholarship: Critical Junctures in Research, Practice and Policy, held November 4-5, 2010 in Guelph, Ontario Canada
  • Three book reviews on topics related to community-engaged scholarship.

University Engagement and Environmental Sustainability: Grounding Knowledge. An Opportunity for publication.

Dear Colleagues,

We are in the process of putting together a publication that is part of a PASCAL book series concerned with universities and regional engagement to be published by the University of Manchester Press.  The series as a whole has already been approved by the publisher, and the first three books have been completed by the authors/editors.

Higher Education Reform 2012 Workshop - Pittsburgh Oct 10-12, 2012 - Announcement and Call for Papers

A number of PASCAL colleagues have participated in one or more of the last three Higher Education Reform Workshops in Berlin (2011), Vancouver (2010), and/or Mexico City (2009). I would like to extend a special invitation for you to participate in the next HER Workshop which will be held for the first time in the United States at the University of Pittsburgh from 10-12 October 2012. We are delighted by the co-sponsorship by PASCAL of this event.

White Paper from Association of Land Grant Universities - the Centrality of Engagement in Higher Education

This White Paper offers a historical and philosophical context that can be used by higher education institutions to have a deeper conversation regarding community engagement and its role in informing the discovery and learning missions. Initially it describes historical adherence to this principle and then define engagement among current higher education communities in the US. Next it discusses the role of the engaged university in a dynamic future society which is dependent upon new and advanced sources of knowledge. 

PUMR Academic Director speaks in Budapest and New York

James Powell, Academic Director of PASCAL PUMR recently led a Executive Higher Educational Institution Briefing for 12 Rectors and Vice Rectors on the Modern Renaissance, its implications for them and the role PUMR can play in helping prepare their universities for the Modern Era. The event was hosted by the Central European University in Budapest with a grant from the European ESMU fund. There was much interest by the Rectors in the PUMR approach and requests for Professor Powell to undertake follow up meetings for detailed discussions in Kazakstan, Belarus and Poland.

Living and Learning in EcCoWell Cities - Discussion Paper

These notes and questions have been prepared to promote discussion of the ideas set out in the clarifying paper Living and Learning in EcCoWell Cities. This paper has been prepared to provide a possible framework for further exchanges between cities participating in the PASCAL International Exchanges (PIE) that go in the direction of broader more holistic and integrated strategies.[1]

Living and Learning in EcCoWell Cities

This paper has been prepared to promote discussion of ways in which a number of ideals  directed at better life in cities can be integrated in more holistic and connected strategies so that there are value added outcomes in terms of the quality of life and the sustainability of cities.

Public perceptions of Australian Universities - announcement from Australian Universities Community Engagement Alliance

The following announcement has been made at the AUCEA website.

Universities Australia recently commissioned consultants to undertake a major study on the public perceptions of Australian Universities. In this request,  the consultants are seeking to ensure they have access to the most relevant literature to inform their work.  Please support this work in any way you are able, in particular by providing the Consultants as soon as possible with any relevant literature and/or studies you are aware of or think will assist their work.

 

The request

New LinkedIn PASCAL International Observatory group

Today sees the launch of the new PASCAL International Observatory group on LinkedIn. For those of you unfamiliar with LinkedIn, it's the fastest growing professional social networking site with over 120 million registered users from more than 200 countries.

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14th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - South Africa

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