A community-university exchange project modeled after Europe’s science shope

June 23, 2015

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This article describes a pilot project of the Morgridge Center for Public Service at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, which is based on the European-derived science shop model for democratizing campus-community partnerships using shared values of mutual respect and validation of community knowledge. This science shop is called the Community University Exchange. The article analyzes how stakeholders have found meaning in the process of building an infrastructure to help create more authentic, reciprocal, and mutually beneficial campus-commu¬nity partnerships. This narrative describes the journey taken to develop the project and the direction for its future development.

Tryon, E. & Ross, J.E. (2012). A community-university exchange project modeled after Europe’s science shops. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 16(2), 197-211. Full Text.