1. The First New Zealand Tertiary Community Engagement Summit 30 August 2013

2. Welcome & Acknowledgements Supporters in the Welcome Letter Volunteer Army Foundation The Eastern

3. People prepared to make a difference UC’s Motivation to Host the Summit

4. UC is recognized as having a distinctive graduate profile reflecting research- informed teaching & value adding elements of employability and innovation, community mindedness, global experience and bi-cultural competence that are valued by staff, students, employers & the community.

5. According to the Ancient Greeks, and idiot is: A person lacking professional skill A private citizen Not concerned with public affairs Self-centered A person is born an idiot and is made a citizen through education. To Become a Citizen…

6. New Zealand can’t afford many idiots These are and will be our students: 8,500 (out of 10,000) volunteer firefighters 12,690 volunteer School Boards of Trustees 3,000 volunteer surf lifesaving guards > 1600 lives 1.2 million volunteers overall (25% of population), 270 million hours of labour = $6.95 billion (4.9% of GDP) NZ tied with Australia as #1 in World Giving Index 54,134 volunteer jurors (321,832 called; 199,760 excused; 67,938 no-shows) $435 million in unpaid taxes (2012), $6 billion total $400 million in unpaid student loans

7. What can/does tertiary community engagement look like in New Zealand? What are the key elements of effective tertiary community engagement at Tulane and in New Zealand? What are the key constraints or barriers to effective tertiary community engagement, and how can these be managed? Thinking about our education system as a whole (primary, secondary, and tertiary), what aren’t we currently doing that would promote useful and relevant community engagement? Guiding Questions