Drawing on findings from a large-scale study of community engagement efforts at major research universities, this presentation invites participants to consider ways in which staff, faculty and institutional leaders can create more effective bridges to communities to address regional needs.

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session tackles key questions such as, “How do we define and understand public engagement at major research universities? What are the roles of university boundary spanners in creating bridges to communities? How might we identify, develop and support boundary spanners to increase the effectiveness of current engagement efforts?” Weerts introduces a boundary spanning model to help practitioners and institutional leaders conceptualize and assess spanning roles at major research universities. «less

Guide Questions for this presentation:

1. Define public and community engagement.

2. Differentiate between a linear, unidirectional
knowledge flow model and one that is integrative.

3. What is the definition of a “boundary spanner”?

4. Identify barriers to public and co »more

mmunity engagement.

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