Taking Over the Academy: A Student Collaboration Conference
TUESDAY 7th JUNE, 2011
Penrhyn Road Campus, Kingston University, Kingston-Upon-Thames, KT1 2EE
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS – We are currently calling for contributions to address the conference themes and invite proposals for presentations, workshop papers and a poster session. The deadline for submission to the panel is Tuesday 26th April 2011. For details about the conference and submissions please visit http://www.kusa.org.uk/
Conference Overview: Kingston University is delighted to host what we believe is the first UK conference to consider the impact that the full range of student and staff collaboration projects have on our universities and our students. Universities now commonly employ students on a range of outreach, peer-to-peer learning, intern, research and recruitment activities that are crucial to their institutional objectives. Kingston University has a long history of such student collaboration work and also hosts Aimhigher London South who have worked with students across the region to promote widening participation. Students working in this capacity have an enormous impact on their institutions and, in turn, such projects shape their student experience and aid the development of employability skills. This conference seeks to bring together staff and student colleagues to reflect on this unique relationship and its effect on universities. Our aim is to provide a platform for staff and students to practical ideas, good practice and research in this emerging field and we particularly welcome contributions and delegations that include or are led by student delegates. We also recognise that Aimhigher teams have delivered many student-led projects on behalf of universities and we hope to capture that knowledge and experience.
Conference Themes:
- Experts in student life – the unique value of student expert/facilitator contribution
- Agents in their higher education community – how students taking/sharing responsibility for their university’s strategic aims can transform student experience
- Aiding employability – defining and measuring the impact projects that employ or are led by students can have on their employability
- Building successful relationships – practical approaches to supporting skills development and motivating student employees
Andrea Harris | Education Partnerships Manager a.l.harris@kingston.ac.uk
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