About
AUCEA is an alliance of 34 Australian universities committed to university-community engagement in order to promote the social, environmental and economic and cultural development of communities. AUCEA promotes direct and mutually beneficial interaction between universities and communities that is essential for the development and application of knowledge and the shaping of our future citizens.
AUCEA Principles of University Community Engagement
With the vision 'to be the leading inclusive national forum for the discussion and development of university-community engagement, encouraging collaboration, innovation, the exchange of knowledge and the scholarship of engagement', AUCEA has undertaken a national leadership role to:
- raise awareness and disseminate best practice in university-community engagement;
- facilitate collaborative research in university-community engagement between AUCEA members and their communities;
- promote the integration of engagement into curriculum and the student experience;
- promote the recognition of the scholarship of engagement as a valid pedagogy;
- collaboratively develop resources that support university-community engagement.
AUCEA enables Australian Universities to both share and create knowledge about community engagement. Ultimately the process which is developing trust between universities will create an effective centre for dialogue and research into university community engagement and place the scholarship of engagement on the national agenda.
Who should attend
- Senior University leaders responsible for engagement strategy and practice
- University Community Engagement and Partnership practitioners
- Academics working with external partners and agencies
- Private sector researchers working collaboratively with a university
- Government and semi-government representatives working in partnership with communities and universities
- Corporate organisations seeking competitive advantage through mutually beneficial partnerships
Conference Committee
- Hilary Winchester, University of South Australia
- Neil Otway, University of South Australia
- Sharron Jones, University of South Australia
- Di Paez, University of Southern Queensland
- Steve Garlick
- Bernie Murchinson, Queensland University of Technology
About Whyalla
Whyalla is located 396km northwest of South Australia's capital, Adelaide. The city is the largest in the Upper Spencer Gulf region, and is located on the western shores of Spencer Gulf. Founded in 1901 as the town of Hummock Hill and renamed Whyalla in 1914, it was established as a port to ship iron ore extracted from the nearby Middleback Ranges. Today, Whyalla boasts spectacular outback and coastline scenery and is rich in culture and history.
The Centre for Regional Engagement [CRE] is the only regionally based university campus in South Australia, and is located in the heart of Whyalla's education and cultural precinct. The CRE is a key contributor to social and economic growth of the Upper Spencer Gulf Region, Eyre Peninsula and the northern regions of South Australia, and is involved in a range of joint ventures with the Centre for Rural Health and Community Development [CRH@CD] and the Spencer Gulf Rural Health School.
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AUCEA National Conference, 8-10 July 2009 Whyalla South Australia, proudly acknowledges the following sponsors:
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