2. University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)

3. UTS Facts and Figures  35,700 students and 2,797 staff  Seven Faculties 1.Arts and Social Sciences 2.Business 3.Design, Architecture and Building 4.Engineering and Information Technology 5.Law 6.Nursing, Health and Midwifery 7.Science  About 34% of students come from a non-English speaking background, and 46% were born outside of Australia.  79% of UTS Australian graduates were in full-time or part-time employment 3 months after completion of their studies.

4. Community Partners

5. UTS Shopfront’s Activities  Community-Initiated and Student-run Projects (core activity)  Community-Engaged Research  Scholarly and Accessible Publications  Community Research Elective (cross-faculty subject)  Access to UTS Expertise & Advice  Workshops/Seminars and Conferences  Developing Strategic Partnerships

6. UTS Shopfront’s Statistics  15 years of operation  600+ completed community projects  700+ community partners  2500+ students involved in projects  $2.5 million research earnings  Core involvement of 50 UTS Staff  Sydney & other NSW

7. Muslim Women’s Association

8. Mapping Outcomes

9.  Ensure that contact and dialogue is maintained at all levels  Work with the strengths of your University  Understanding there are discrepancies between time, space and rhythm of community and institutional life  Ensuring all stakeholders take responsibility for outcomes, processes and directions  Work WITH the community Lessons Learnt

10. Contact Details Contact: Pauline O’Loughlin UTS Shopfront University of Technology, Sydney E: shopfront@uts.edu.au W: www.shopfront.uts.edu.au