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PARTNERSHIPS,

PARTNERSHIPS,. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC. UNIVERSITY. Professor Jude Butcher cfc (Institute for Advancing Community Engagement). WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2009. University’s strategic plan. CONTEXTS. Competition for students and placements. Research profile and income.

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  1. PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY Professor Jude Butcher cfc (Institute for Advancing Community Engagement) WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2009

  2. University’s strategic plan CONTEXTS • Competition for students and placements • Research profile and income • Mission of the Church • Development of people and communities • Church value • Societal impact PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

  3. NATURE OF PARTNERSHIPS • Transactional Partnerships • Transformational Partnerships • Separate goals and agendas • Shared vision, goals and values • Focus on mutual benefits • Capacity building, new knowledge, • new opportunities PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

  4. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIPS • Increased number of placements in • schools, hospitals, community agencies TRANSACTIONAL • Reviews and consultancies PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

  5. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIPS • Advanced drama students and • Gregory Terrace Fairer Future for Fitzroy TRANSFORMATIONAL Exercise Science and Broken Hill • Australian Business Week competition CAMPUS FOCUS (BRISBANE) • Mental health clinic Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience • Nudgee College PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

  6. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIPS • Linking Worlds Project TRANSFORMATIONAL • ACU Link Campus Day • Homework clubs PRIORITY PROGRAM /AREA (EDUCATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING) POPE PAUL VI • Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

  7. EXAMPLES OF PARTNERSHIPS • Whole of government, place based • approaches, whole of University TRANSFORMATIONAL • Fairer Future for Fitzroy HOLISTIC PROGRAMS - ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE • Clemente Australia • Timor Leste – education, health, • exercise science PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

  8. UNIVERSITY’S CATHOLIC IDENTITY AND MISSION • Principles of engagement from lens of Catholic Social Teaching (CAID) • Dignity of the human person • Economic Justice • The common good • Solidarity • Preferential option for the poor • Stewardship of creation • Rights and duties • Promotion of peace • Participation • Role of government / subsidiarity PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

  9. REALISING THE POTENTIAL OF TRANSFORMATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS • The myth of Sisyphus • Synergies 1+1=3 • Work out of common vision and purpose • Lead collaboratively • Relating on a basis of trust • Appropriate and adequate resources • Openness to learning and change • Developing, maintaining and consolidating the partnership • Developing new benchmarks of best practice PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

  10. QUESTIONS • What transformational partnerships and program priorities would best serve the • communities and ACU (Faculties, Schools and Campuses) during 2010-2011? • How can staff and students be assisted in understanding and realising the • potential of these partnerships? • How can staff and students be assisted in understanding their role in • transformational partnerships from the perspective of the Church’s social teaching? • What motivators are required for staff, students and communities to be involved • in transformational partnerships? PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

  11. THANK YOU Professor Jude Butcher (Institute for Advancing Community Engagement) PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

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