The Talloires Network E-Newsletter - December 2020

The Talloires Network of Engaged Universities is a global coalition of institutions collaborating with communities and partners to confront societal challenges such as disease, famine, structural racism, gender oppression, economic inequality, and climate change. We support university civic engagement in all its forms including community-based research, applied research, service-learning, extension, volunteerism, public service, policymaking, political activism, and social entrepreneurship. Though 2020 has been a challenging year for all of us, we are constantly invigorated by our members who are taking action, providing opportunity, and offering hope.

It is a tremendous honor to present to you an impressive slate of candidates to stand for election. The Talloires Network Steering Committee has several open seats for new Steering Committee members. This is an exciting opportunity to bring new energy and perspectives to the leadership of the Network. We invite your university to vote by 21 December 2020. The newly-elected Steering Committee members will begin their 3-year terms on 1 January 2021. Please also join me in thanking outgoing Steering Committee members Sara Ladrón de Guevara, Lorraine McIlrath, Andrew Petter, and Andrew Vann. Each has completed two-terms of service and we are deeply grateful for their generous contributions.

We are very pleased to recognize the importance of young leaders by offering the Next Generation Leaders Program in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. The Program will engage 40 undergraduate and graduate students from around the world in topics such as pandemic recovery and resilience, innovations in gender equity, structured listening methods, and civic engagement futures. Each month, they will meet virtually to exchange ideas and strategies; they will play a major role in shaping the Tallories Network Leaders Conference 2021 (TNLC2021).

The Local Organizing Committee is currently taking into account the risks associated with a large international gathering and exploring several scenarios for TNLC2021. Regardless of the conference format (in-person, hybrid, or virtual), we are committed to designing and implementing a movement-building event. We welcome your suggestions as we adapt the program, build momentum, and plan our next global conference. In January, we will issue a survey to collect input from our full membership.

I wish all of you good health and joyful end-of-year celebrations.

Sincerely,

Anthony P. Monaco
President, Tufts University
 

Network Newsletter                                  7 December, 2020 NETWORK NEWS  Vote to fill seats on the Network’s Steering Committee Vote in the 2020 Steering Committee Election!  20 national and regional network leaders are standing for election for the Talloires Network Steering Committee. Polling closes 21 December 2020 at 12:00 p.m. EST. Click here to read their profiles and cast your vote. Next Generation Leaders Program  In partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, the Network will assemble a diverse cohort of Next Generation Leaders who have demonstrated a commitment to making a difference in the lives of others by practicing such values such as good citizenship and social responsibility. The Next Generation Leaders will connect with other students around the world to discuss diverse and ethical approaches to civic engagement and activism and participate in the Talloires Network Global Leaders Conference. Read more, "Talloires Network announces international Next Generation Leader Initiative." Applications are due 22 January.  Submit a Nomination for the 2021 MacJannet Prize We invite all of our Signatory Members to nominate a community engagement program for the annual MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship! The prize recognizes and encourages exceptional student community engagement and financially supports the ongoing work of university-based civic initiatives. The 2021 application is now available.

MEMBER AND PARTNER NEWS The University of Manchester  On 6 October 2020 the University Social Responsibility Network organized a webinar on the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. Mr. Duncan Ross, Chief Data Officer of THE and Dr. Julian Skyrme, Director of Social Responsibility of The University of Manchester spoke and Professor Valmor Tricoli, of University of São Paulo moderated. In 2019, Times Higher Education launched the inaugural University Impact Rankings, a pioneering initiative to provide a showcase for the work being delivered by universities in communities. The rankings measure how universities worldwide are performing against the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). New Regional Network Partner: European Association of Service-Learning in Higher Education  European Association of Service-Learning in Higher Education has become a regional partner. The official establishment of the Association took place in Antwerp, on Saturday 21 September 2019 at the occasion of the 2nd European Conference of Service-Learning in Higher Education. The aim of the Association is to promote service-learning in higher education in Europe and to foster scholarly activities related to it.  Pureco Project- Adapting to the Pandemic From Thaís Mazzo da Costa, Coordenadora do projeto Pureco, Student at University of Campinas (Brazil), and a winner of the COV-AID Student Engagement Award.  "...our team saw an opportunity to create something new and to continue to pursue our mission: help a community in need. Soon after the pandemic began, Enactus Unicamp Campinas team developed a new temporary project with the initial focus of raising money to buy basic food kits. With the campaign “R$15.000 in 15 days” we raised enough money to buy those kits and distribute them for three months to one hundred families living in Jardim Santa Mônica...." Read More.  OPPORTUNITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS  Adapting to the New Reality: Civically Engaged Universities Offer Strategies and Hope Join us 14 December (9-10am EST) for Episode 9: Adapting to the New Reality – Civically Engaged Universities and Long-term Partnerships. Panelists will include Haifa Jamal Al-Lail, President, Effat University (Saudia Arabia); Penn Loh, Senior Lecturer, Tufts University (United States); Julian Skyrme, Director of Social Responsibility, The University of Manchester (England).  You can watch recordings of Episode 7, Adapting to the New Reality – Civically Engaged Universities in Partnership with Indigenous Peoples and Episode 8, Adapting to the New Reality – Civic Engagement and Social Entrepreneurship. Episode 10: Adapting to the New Reality – The Public Purpose of Universities in a Post-Covid19 World will be 11 January, 2021 Register for the Webinar- Building Social Impact and Civic Engagement  On 27 January 2021, University World News in partnership with Mastercard Foundation will be bringing together experts and practitioners across the world from the International Association of Universities, the Talloires Network of Engaged Universities and the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program in an online webinar to discuss: How can universities improve their social impact? ​​​​​​​This webinar will explore how universities, through civic engagement and development of social impact and young change leaders, can become a leading force for positive change in their community and internationally. In Memoriam We are very sad to the share the news of the passing of Network founding member Monica Jimenez of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and longtime collaborator Ernesto Benavides Ornelas of Tec de Monterrey. Both were champions of civic engagement and social responsibility in Latin America and important friends to the Network.  PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS  Higher Education Exchange 2020: Democracy Divided The articles presented in the 2020 issue of HEX provide examples of how higher education can model deliberative alternatives to adversarial politics. The issue includes, "Deliberative Civic Engagement: Campus Experiments in Hong Kong, Israel, Kenya, and South Africa" by Lorlene Hoyt and James Garrett of the Network Secretariat. The article details a series of experiments on campuses in Hong Kong, Israel, Kenya, and South Africa that developed and introduced students to a new civic engagement paradigm with the potential to disrupt the adversarial cycles of division and polarization. Subscribe to DailyChatter The Network has a new partnership with DailyChatter, an international email newsletter that has offered to provide free subscriptions to to faculty, staff, and students at Network member institutions. DailyChatter is solely focused on international news. It is completely independent and non-partisan. Be in touch with CEO and Founder Philip Balboni ([email protected] ) and Elizabeth Bartle ([email protected]), DailyChatter’s Director of University Relations and Strategy to launch the service.

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