1. ACL Webinar: Consortial Partnerships with External Organizations Neal B. Abraham Executive Director Five Colleges, Incorporated July 2011 1

2. Five Colleges, Incorporated: A nearly 50-year old collaboration of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherst ACL Webinar – Neal Abraham Consortial Partnerships with External Organizations 2

3. What are both intra-consortial and extra-consortial partnerships? ACL Webinar – Neal Abraham Consortial Partnerships with External Organizations 3

4. Intra-consortial partnerships: Whenever 2 or more are gathered… Keep open the option for others. Extra-consortial partnerships: Adding another institution on a case-by-case basis. Working with another consortium or organization. ACL Webinar – Neal Abraham Consortial Partnerships with External Organizations 4

5. Extra-consortial Partnerships for Five Colleges, Incorporated Community-Based Learning and Community Service projects (student orientation, placement partnerships) with nearby Holyoke Community College. Western Massachusetts Mathematics Partnership (NSF-funded) including neighboring community colleges and neighboring colleges/universities. ACL Webinar – Neal Abraham Consortial Partnerships with External Organizations 5

6. Extra-consortial Partnerships for Five Colleges, Incorporated Shared services/employees (energy, recycling, grant writing, project management, scholarships, community service) with the Eight Cooperating Colleges of Greater Springfield. Interconsortial collaborations to achieve economies of scale in purchasing and healthcare management. ACL Webinar – Neal Abraham Consortial Partnerships with External Organizations 6

7. Extra-consortial Partnerships for Five Colleges, Incorporated Courses, webinars, study trips, seminars, instructional materials for K- 12 teaching about Asia, in conjunction with 6 other National Centers for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) funded by the Freeman Foundation. ACL Webinar – Neal Abraham Consortial Partnerships with External Organizations 7

8. Issues/Questions: How to get started? Should we collaborate first or build a governance structure first? Does it matter if support or participation is uneven? How do we decide funding formulas for real costs? Who decides whether you should join? ACL Webinar – Neal Abraham Consortial Partnerships with External Organizations 8

9. QUESTIONS? Contact me: nabraham@fivecolleges.edu ACL Webinar – Neal Abraham Consortial Partnerships with External Organizations 9