Local communities have a lot to offer institutions of higher learning. This is becoming increasingly clear to professionals on campus. But what isn't clear is how to work effectively with communities to ensure that everyone benefits. The authors explain that genuine collaboration requires that campuses revise the way they work with communities: They need to treat communities more like family and less like guests at the family table.
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For more information about the LRAP and for an interactive guide to designing a roundtable process, contact Adam Goodman, Executive Director, Student Leadership Institute, Campus Box 363, Boulder, CO 80309-0363, phone: 303-492-8342, e-mail: sli@colorado.edu
