The aim of the showcase
is to highlight exemplary
community-engaged research
being done within
the Faculty of Extension
and across the university campus.
Welcome to our Third Annual Showcase and a Conference on Community-Engaged Research
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel
3rd floor (above the Bay and across from Coco’s Restaurant)
10222-102 Street Downtown map, Parking map
You are invited to Community University Engagement Showcase III: Towards A More Engaged University, hosted by the Faculty of Extension. Using exemplary projects and panel discussions, participants will be encouraged to discuss community-university engagement and the critiques of engagement through research, teaching and citizenship.
Registration is free, but space is limited. Please register early to assure your seat.
This event is sponsored
by the Faculty of Extension.
Following a complimentary breakfast, keynote speaker Dr. Budd Hall, founding Director of the University of Victoria’s Office of Community Based Research, will set the stage for a day of thinking more critically about engagement from multiple perspectives and discussing strategies for improving engagement and outcomes.
Concurrent morning sessions provide opportunities to share experiences of community university engagement. Following a lunch hosted by the Faculty of Extension, panelists will move the focus of the discussion to critiques of the practice of engagement in research, teaching and citizenship. The day concludes with a round table discussion on strategies for becoming a more engaged university.
You are also welcome to attend the Faculty of Extension’s Lifelong Learning Awards Gala 5 pm at Enterprise Square. Attending the 5-8 pm Awards Gala event only? RSVP here. Alternatively, you can RSVP when registering for the Research Showcase.
Dr. Budd Hall
“Now the Fun Begins!
Strengthening Institutional Capacities in Engaged Scholarship”
Budd Hall is the founding Director of the University of Victoria’s Office of Community Based Research. He has lifelong background in adult education, participatory research, social movement learning and community development.
He is a Professor of Public Administration as well with responsibility for an International Master’s Degree in Community Development jointly offered with the Society for Participatory Research in Asia. He has been working in participatory and community-based research since the early 1970s. He is the former Secretary-General of the International Council for Adult Education, former Dean of Education at the University of Victoria and former Chair of Adult Education and Community Development at the University of Toronto.
He is the father of two sons: one is an elementary teacher in Toronto, the other a musician in Vancouver and the husband of an adult education scholar. He is also a poet.
Program overview
Download the full 2010 Program (PDF)
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March 11, 2010 | ||||
| 8:00 | Registration and Breakfast location: Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel Parking map | |||
| 8:45 | Welcome – Dean Katy Campbell, Faculty of Extension | |||
| 9:00 | Keynote: Budd Hall | |||
| 10:00 | Coffee / Nutrition Break | |||
| relocate to Enterprise Square | ||||
| 10:15 | Discovery Concurrent Session 1: “Mobilizing into Action: Lessons Learned from Community-Based Research Projects” |
Learning Concurrent Session 2: Presentation I: “Engaging rural communities in Mexico and Alberta: Challenges and successes for sustainable relationships” Presentation II: “Exploring fair trade in Nepal: Fair learning exchange?“Who's driving?: Using Participatory Theatre to Make a Difference” |
Citizenship Concurrent Session 3: “Racism Free Edmonton” |
Integrating Discovery, Learning & Citizenship Concurrent Session 4: “Legal Resource Centre” |
| 11:15 | Break | |||
| 11:30 | Discovery Concurrent Session 1: “Multi-Vocal Ethics: An Ongoing Conversation in Collaborative Research” |
Learning Concurrent Session 2: Presentation I: “Embracing Indigenous Knowledge” Presentation II: “The Development of CSL in the Aboriginal Governance and Partnership Program” |
Citizenship Concurrent Session 3: “Global Citizenship” |
Integrating Discovery, Learning & Citizenship Concurrent Session 4: “Shall We Dance? Establishing Research Priorities for university-government partnerships ” |
| relocate to Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel | ||||
| 12:30 | Lunch & Poster Presentation | |||
| 1:30 | Panel “Community perspectives on engagement” facilitated by Jeff Bisanz: Lois Gander, Meaghan Goebel, Martin Garber-Conrad, Yvonne Chiu | |||
| 2:30 | Coffee / Nutrition Break | |||
| 2:45 | Round Table Discussions on Being a More Engaged University | |||
| 4:00 | Wrap Up/Closing Remarks | |||
| 5:00
8:00 |
Gala where members of the community and the University will be announcing the winners of the 2010 Lifelong Learning Awards | |||
Registration is now closed.
For further information regarding this event contact Krista Westly at 780-492-0296 or email krista@researchshowcase.ca.
Thank you for registering.
Parking map
Following the Showcase, starting at 5:00 p.m., members of the community and the University will be announcing the winners of the 2010 Lifelong Learning Awards at a gala celebration at Enterprise Square.
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