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1 "FRAMEWORKS FOR GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT: INFRASTRUCTURES TO SUPPORT GOOD PRACTICE ACROSS BORDERS" Elizabeth Tryon Community-University Exchange University of Wisconsin-Madison 2013

2 SETTING CONTEXT: WHAT ARE THE LATEST TRENDS AND INSIGHTS?  TRUCEN survey :  Frameworks ~ Top 3 factors in success: 1. Joint faculty and community “buy-in” 2. Streamlined process 3. Shared network of global partners  Practices: (parallel those in local engagement activities)  Relationships developed over time  Standards or guidelines  Collaborations help with streamlining and maximize impact

3 Creating New Structures

4 TWO FRAMEWORKS: LOCAL TO GLOBAL  Wisconsin Without Borders:  Credit-bearing  Interdisciplinary  Community-identified priorities  GACER: Global Alliance for Community-Engaged Research  Create worldwide “knowledge democracy”  UNESCO Chair

5 DEVELOPING PRIORITIES WITH COMMUNITIES  Respect  No assumptions  Real listening  Be open to other perspectives  Don't impose your own personal/cultural values  Be authentic - be honest about our agendas  UBUNTU: "I am because we are".

6 MORE PRIORITIES:  Be realistic  Length of time required to build relationships must be honored  Recognize value that you bring is less than that you derive  Humility - reflect on impact  Think Local, Act Local.

7 YOUR IDEAS  What are other priorities, values, etc. that we can add to shape policies and develop frameworks?  How might we align our values with these international alliances to maximize capacity-building in authentic, respectful ways?

8 LINK TO NAFSA ARTICLE ON GLOBAL FRAMEWORKS:  http://research.library.mun.ca/1766/1/Examining- Institutional-Framework.pdf http://research.library.mun.ca/1766/1/Examining- Institutional-Framework.pdf  Or Google “Tryon & Hood NAFSA article on Global Frameworks”  Also: Book Chapter on Globally Engaged Research in prep: Sage Publications  GACER/GUNi (see conference program)


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