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Bird, S. Elizabeth; Stamps, S. David – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 2001
Describes the development of the University of South Florida as a confident, research-oriented university with strong community roots and delineates some of the conditions needed to create such a sense of identity. (EV)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Descriptions, School Community Relationship, School Involvement
Letven, Esther; Ostheimer, John; Statham, Anne – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 2001
Describes how the University of Wisconsin, Parkside is becoming an engaged university. Discusses regional context, steps taken toward change, linkage between committed leadership and institutionalization of change, and resulting institutional structures. Suggests that key to the process was a working team that visited every department to uncover…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Descriptions, School Community Relationship, School Involvement
Mitchell, Peter T.; Levine, Myron A. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 2001
Describes the development of a new transformational vision for Albion College in Michigan, which led to a community envisioning process off campus. The result was a new city-college partnership designed to promote the development of the city of Albion as "The Smart Community." (EV)
Descriptors: Community Development, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, School Community Relationship
Holland, Barbara A. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 2001
Discusses common themes in the successes and challenges experienced by some of the chief models of community engagement presented at the "University as Citizen" Conference: Portland State University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of California at San Diego, University of Free State in South…
Descriptors: Colleges, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Program Descriptions
Finkelstein, Marcia A. – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 2001
Describes the Center for Engaged Scholarship at the University of South Florida, which operates from the premise that all scholarly work has potential applications beyond academia. Its activities help faculty to partner with community groups while also meeting the expectations of their departments and disciplines. (EV)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Outreach Programs, Partnerships in Education, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedCooper, Kelt L. – Clearing House, 1994
Discusses eight key elements that should be included in programs (in school districts along the United States-Mexico border) designed to boost immigrant parents' participation and involvement in their children's education. (SR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Immigrants, Mexican Americans, Mexicans
Raymond, Allen – Teaching PreK-8, 1995
Describes how an undersupported rural elementary school in Mississippi became a model school with the unique Voyages curriculum. Under the dynamic, professional leadership of its principal, the school and teachers involved the entire community, local legislators, and others to gain support and funds for its innovative program that created an…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Community Action, Community Involvement, Cooperation
