service-learning consortia?

Thu, 20 Feb 1997 12:33:39 -0600
Chris Kimball (kimball@augsburg.edu)

Greetings:

As a new member of this list, I have a rather simple question.

Several Twin Cities colleges and universities are creating a consortium for
action research. The consortium will work in partnership with the local
community to address community defined issues in need of research. Such a
consortium would provide community partners with the best combination of
resources from various disciplines, allow for one central clearinghouse for
resources and requests (physical and/or on-line location), and allow us to
build on the various community partnerships that each institution has
already developed.

Who is doing this sort of thing? Are there models of multi-institutional
groups from which we can learn?

Please reply to the list or privately.

Many thanks.

Chris