City-University-Community Partnerships to Address Critical Societal Issues: A Case Study

• In Event: 44.084 - Roundtable Session 18
  In Roundtable Session: 44.084-19 - Understanding Local and Community Partnerships

Abstract

Academic service-learning courses can provide opportunities to create mutually beneficial partnerships between universities, cities, and communities, which allow capacity building for communities and opportunities for students to learn about and actively engage with the issues that face the communities they live in. This case study examined how students in one such program understood the connection between their college education, the city government, and the resources and needs of a specific community within their city.

Authors

• Ashley N. Stone, The University of Texas at Austin

• Suchitra Gururaj, The University of Texas - Austin