Networking and Partnerships as Tools in the Education of Community Leaders

University-Community Partnership for Social Action Research (UCP-SARnet) is dedicated to educating the next generation of community leaders by compiling and housing an interactive online library of resources and facilitating cross-sector collaboration and multicultural dialogue. UCP-SARnet is currently promoting several projects that involve global networking and are aimed on education of community leaders by developing new partnerships. During the workshop participants will have an opportunity to learn how to get involved and how to organize the following projects:

1. World Academy for the Future of Women, a rigorous, one-year leadership training program for female students committed to acquiring the skills and confidence necessary to become effective campus, community, national, or global leaders.

2. STAND UP Against Poverty events coordinated worldwide by the UN Millennium Campaign.

3. Virtual Events "Bridging the World" bringing together, in an online format, community activists and community leaders from various countries to talk about their community projects and discuss them with the audience attending the meeting at the hosting institution.

4. Gandhi College for Social Work, a community-based college of social work in a remote area of Bihar (India) in the village where Gandhi began his movement.

5. Global Leadership Tours during which participants will visit selected universities, community organizations, and meet with local governments to learn about the impact of cultural, social, and economic context on the organization and effectiveness of community programs.

6. Summer Global Leadership Camp at Sias International University (China),

a 3-week long summer leadership camp with participation from up to 500 high school and college students from all around the world.

7. We will also introduce a participatory research project on the development and impact of UCP-SARnet . The project is conducted by Adam Euerby at the Advanced Interface Design Lab at the University of Waterloo in Canada.

Thursday, May 12 - Day 2 - Session E 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Supporting strategic action in an emerging leadership network: a participatory approach to social network analysis.

Oral presentation: Adam Euerby.

Abstract:

Supporting Strategic Action in an Emerging Leadership Network: A Participatory Approach to Social Network Analysis .

Officially launched in 2008, the University Community Partnership for Social Action Research Network (UCP-SARnet) is an organization committed to educating, engaging and empowering