Critically Engaged Universities of the future – Engagement Australia Symposium

Event Date and Time

Date(s) - 23/11/2018
Time: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm


Event Details

Critically Engaged Universities of the future – Engagement Australia Symposium

Date: 23rd November 2018
Time: 10am – 4.30pm (followed by drinks and canapes)
Location: Australian Catholic University, Brisbane Campus (The Mercy Building, Rooftop Terrace) – adjacent to Brisbane Airport
Members: $100 (including morning/afternoon tea, lunch, evening drinks and canapes)
Non-Members: $195 (including morning/afternoon tea, lunch, evening drinks and canapes)

Join with us to hear from some of Australia’s leading experts in Engagement who will articulate their vision for the future of critically engaged universities. The Symposium will explore the latest models of university engagement developed by leaders in the sector, for the sector. It will also include an international webinar exploring the latest strategic planning inventory tools designed to benchmark critically engaged universities – particularly relevant now that the Carnegie Classification Engagement Australian pilot involving 9 Australian universities is underway. Importantly the Symposium will give senior leaders, executives and managers in universities the opportunity to contribute to the evolving agenda around engagement.
The Critically Engaged Universities of the future Higher Education Symposium will enable the next generation of engaged scholars and leaders of institutions to harness and capture the social capital needed to step their universities from agency to action.

Symposium Program

10:00am Registration - The Gaudete Centre , Rooftop Terrace, Mercy Building, ACU Brisbane, 1100 Nudgee Road, Banyo.
10.30 am Opening and Welcome - Chair and President of Engagement Australia: Professor Jim Nyland
10.50-11.30 am KEYNOTE – The Critically Engaged University of the future Professor Sharon Bell, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Strategy and Planning) Western Sydney University
11.30-1.00 pm CASE STUDY SPOTLIGHT - This session will provide attendees insight into developing and implementing university-level engagement strategies, the challenges, the champions and the opportunities and how these strategies contribute to the University vision and mission.
Session 1 - Queensland University of Technology - New approaches to engagement and partnerships, Professor Margaret Sheil, Vice Chancellor & President, Queensland University of Technology
Session 2 - Griffith University: New Engagement Plan Professor Martin Betts, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Engagement, Griffith University
Session 3 - University of Technology Sydney: Social Impact Framework UTS Social Impact Framework – two years on, insights and learning on the development and implementation of the Framework The Hon. Verity Firth, Executive Director, Social Justice, University Technology Sydney
Short Q&A after each session
1.00-1.45 pm Lunch and networking
1.45-2.45 pm INTERNATIONAL WEBINAR: strategic planning tools to benchmark critically Engaged Universities - Carnegie Engagement Classification Australian Pilot (Professor Marshall Welch, Brown University, USA)
Launch of the Carnegie Engagement Classification Australian Pilot
2.45-3.30 pm ENGAGEMENT & REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES
Session 1 - University of Southern Queensland: Professor Mark Harvey, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation), University of Southern Queensland
Session 2 - Southern Cross University: Mr Ben Roche, Pro Vice Chancellor (Engagement), Southern Cross University
Panel discussion and Q&A
3.30-3.45 pm Afternoon tea
3.45-4.20 pm FINDING UNITY IN DIVERSITY: Australian Catholic University: Professor Sandra Jones, Pro Vice Chancellor (Engagement), Australian Catholic University
Launch of the new edition of Transform: the journal of engaged scholarship
Strategic conversations about the future of university engagement in Australia: a step from agency to action
Professor Jessica Vanderlelei, Pro Vice Chancellor (Student Success), La Trobe University
Ms Kerry O'Neill, Associate Director Engagement, Victoria University
4.20-5.00 pm Symposium drinks and networking

Confirmed Symposium speakers include: 

  • Professor Sharon Bell, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Strategy and Planning), Western Sydney University
  • Professor Martin Betts, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Engagement), Griffith University
  • The Hon. Verity Firth, Executive Director of Social Justice, University Technology Sydney
  • Professor Mark Harvey, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation), University of Southern Queensland
  • Professor Sandra Jones, Pro Vice Chancellor (Engagement), Australian Catholic University
  • Ms Kerry O’Neill, Associate Director Engagement, Victoria University
  • Mr Ben Roche, Pro Vice Chancellor (Engagement), Southern Cross University
  • Professor Margaret Sheil, Vice Chancellor & President, Queensland University of Technology
  • Professor Jessica Vanderlelei, Pro Vice Chancellor (Student Success), La Trobe University
  • Professor Marshall Welch, Brown University, USA
  • Professor Jim Nyland, Chair, Engagement Australia

Participants will receive an advanced copy of the new edition of Australia’s engagement journal Transform: the Journal of Engaged Scholarship featuring Professor Glyn Davis AO, Vice Chancellor, Melbourne University, Professor Sharon Bell, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Western Sydney University, The Hon. Verity Firth Executive Director for Social Justice at UTS and Catriona Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Universities Australia,

 

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Engagement Australia creates inclusive forums for discussion and development of engagement, promoting practice, fostering awareness, building capacity and developing resources for universities and other member organisations. Email: admin@engagementaustralia.org.au