1. Boyd Rossing & Marian Slaughter
Family Voices
A University-
Community
Partnering
Journey
Boyd Rossing & Marian Slaughter
April 2017

2. The Context & Impetus for Family Voices
The Community Context: South Madison Diversity Dynamics, Challenges, & Vitalization
The University Context: Fresh Look at Neglected Area of City
Converging Engagement Interests in Families Oriented University Units and Individuals

3. UW-Madison South Madison TWO WORLDS Lincoln Elem School
Boys & Girls Club
Park Street
Villager Mall
South Madison

4. The Impetus for Family Voices: A Moment of Converging Interests
Interdisciplinary Studies Department
A UW School Mobilizing to Strengthen Outreach
Academic Department Reorienting: Place Based Diversity Engagement
Individual Faculty & Staff with Place and Race Interest and Readiness

5. Three Key Relation Building Aspects
University-Community Relationships
for Responsive Programming
Engaging:
University Students in Relationships Supporting Youth
Developing:
Program-to-Organization Relationships
That Support Engaged Programming

6. Building:
University-Community Relationships

7. Key Learning
Building Trusting Relationships is Foundational for Achieving University-Community Programming
Engagement Calls for Deep, Race-Conscious and Self Reflective Learning by University About Community
Program and Cultural Responsiveness by University Develops Vital Equity in Engagement
Sustained Efforts Bringing Responsive Action for Change are Vital for Community Credibility

8. Engaging:
UW Students in Relationships
Supporting Youth

9. Key Learning
Learning environments which are both safe and require on-going student introspection are critical to promoting positive service-learning outcomes.
Meaningful student-youth engagement requires clear and flexible program structures and processes.
Transformative student reflection requires multi-faceted methods performed regularly and intentionally.
Service-learning courses and prospective community agency partners must carefully consider how well their aims align, particularly with respect to student learning.

10. Developing:
Program-to-Organization
Relationships That Support
Engaged Programming

11. Key Learning
Clarify Interface of Program’s Engagement & Student CBL Aims as they Pertain to Prospective Partners
Seek Partners with Congruent and Complementary Attributes
Ascertain Readiness of Program and Partner for Engaging and Supporting Students
Agree on and Implement Processes to Establish, Review and Adjust the Partnership

12. Dialogue on UW-Whitewater Meanings and Applications
At your table please do a round where each person quickly shares something that struck home in the presentation and a question you have.
Then among yourselves create a question for your table to raise with our presenters, Marian and Boyd
Jodie will then take one question from each table and Marian and Boyd will offer some responses.