Grants scheme announcements to enrich community
24 Aug 2007 | Renee Criddle
The seven winning recipients of this year’s University Community Engagement Projects will be announced at a ceremony to be held at the University of Wollongong next week (Tuesday 28 August).
The Community Engagement Grants Scheme was introduced in 2005 to encourage and support collaborative University-community projects, which have mutually beneficial outcomes.
The scheme provides funding to UOW staff and students for projects that are collaborative, consistent with the University’s Community Engagement Strategic Plan and have a clear community benefit. Funding is awarded on a competitive basis.
Projects receiving funding assistance will include:
Increasing UOW’s linkage with private psychologists within the general community
Empowering the community to respond to inappropriate alcohol marketing
Evaluating and capacity-building among members of the Lord Mayor’s Light and Hope Clubhouse for people with mental illness
The impact of climate change and community base strategic response in the Illawarra/South Coast region
The creation of a range of multimedia legal advocacy resources for young people
Improving intercultural relationships between Illawarra youth and international students through a series of international student visits to local high-schools
A ‘Voices of Children’ project which will provide Indigenous students attending primary and secondary schools in the Shoalhaven area with opportunities for exploring their identities
Recipients and guests will be welcomed by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gerard Sutton and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International), Professor Rob Castle. The Lord Mayor will also be in attendance to support the Clubhouse project (mentioned above).
A background to the Community Engagement Grants Scheme will be presented by the Manager of the Office of Community and Partnerships at UOW, Monique Harper-Richardson, and the successful projects will be announced by Community Engagement Committee Chairperson, Mr David Morgan Williams.
Project leaders from the seven winning projects will also present brief summaries of what they plan to undertake.
When: Tuesday 28 August from 10.45am - 12.30pm
Where: UniCentre Function Room 4, Building 11, University of Wollongong
For further information: Contact Jan Sullivan in the Office of Community and Partnerships on (02) 4221 3110
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