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Queen’s in the Community

Professor Gerry McCormacPro-Vice-Chancellor

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Queen’s in the Community Strategy 2003 – 2005

December 2002

1st Queen’s in the Community Strategy approved by Senate

Specific recommendations included:

• bringing together staff with Community Outreach responsibilities

• establishment of a Queen’s Community Network

• creation of a Community Directory on the Universityweb-site

• targets for Communications Office for publicity linked to community activity

All recommendations have been implemented

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November 2006

2nd Queen’s in the Community Strategy approved by Senate

Aims of the strategy are to:

• Enhance the University’s contribution to the economic, social and cultural development and social cohesion of Northern Ireland

• Promote and communicate the University’s contribution to society locally, regionally, nationally and internationally

• Create a University which is accessible and welcoming for all and which has outreach activity firmly embedded

Queen’s in the Community Strategy 2006 – 2009

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• Working with community organisations

• 665 community groups across NI

• 250 projects currently available to students

2005-6

• 52 research projects completed

• 94 projects developed

• 24 new community group contacts

The Science Shop

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• European Science Shop Network

• International Conference

• Russell Group Community Engagement Network

• Higher Education Funding Councils Community of Practice

• NUI Galway & UCC

• Dublin City University

The Science Shop

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ARK – Social and Political Archive

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ARK – Social and Political Archive

• In 2006 ARK obtained an ESRC Large Grant (£3.5m) over 5 years that enables us to provide...

• 6 seminars per year held at NICVA – one later today on ‘Informal Caring’

• Lay friendly Research Updates on key issues

• ‘Pro bono’ research methods training course for voluntary sector organisations

• Technical support for individuals or organisations unable to undertake research work themselves

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PERFORMANCE – RECREATION - COMMUNITY

Queen’s Sport currently caters for:

130 non-student school/community/charitable/governing body groupings 53 student clubs and related programmes2,500 non-student/staff members

What has been achieved?

Longer term partnerships with schools, communities and organisations – Sport Belfast, South Belfast Sports Forum

Developing communities through sport – Community Sport Development Network, Midnight Street Soccer League

Students coaching and volunteering in community sport programmes and initiatives – Coaching Northern Ireland

Innovative children’s programmes – After School and Vacation Schemes

Sport at Queen’s

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Sub Title

• 4000 children participating

• 368 school hours (average 11.5 hours per week) for 4 partner primary schools

• 30 registered student volunteers/coaches (currently 12 active)

• 6 inter school days

• 7 student clubs involved

• 8 community clubs involved

• 5 community organisations involved

• Over 80 registered Coach & Volunteer Education

Programme

…….. Based on sports development programming

Sport at Queen’sCommunity Sport In Action….. PE & Sport Programme 2006/07

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Culture and Arts at Queen’s

• Serving a combined audience of 175,000 annually and boasting the most diverse arts audience of any provider in Northern Ireland.

• Makes a major contribution to the student experience, to support of QUB

academic programmes, to tourism, the economy, quality of life and image of the city and region

• Specialist education and outreach staff deliver a range of activities year-round to diverse users including almost 10,000 schoolchildren

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at queen’s

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• Makes a contribution of over £7 million to the regional economy, with 70,000 attendees and over 5000 tourists during 17 days

• Brings the world to your doorstep with a focus on internalisation, opening audiences to other people and cultures, promoting and strengthening social cohesion

• Enjoys an excellent local, national and international reputation, providing a platform for the best of Northern Irish creativity and showcasing QUB academic excellence to a wider public

• Today, it is accessible and welcoming for all with outreach activity firmly embedded. Over 3500 people from 70 schools and community groups attended bespoke programmes in 2006

• Education work is built strongly around visiting artists and internationalisation. QUB departments benefit.

• Is delivered in partnership with over 40 businesses and stakeholder organisations in Northern Ireland and beyond

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QFT Education and Outreach

• Over 4000 schoolchildren and a further 1000 young people attend educational screening events each year, providing a positive first experience of Queen’s

• QFT works with many internal QUB departments and provides a direct link and gateway to Film Studies and the School of Modern Languages

• Screened films from 39 countries this year with a diversity of themes, such as the forthcoming Polish, Mela and Gay Pride festivals

• Every student at Queens is able to view a film in his/her native language every year at QFT

• Outreach projects have produced 4 short films with young people this year, including cross community and European Borders film projects

• The pioneer of Cinema Access in N. Ireland, QFT provides access to audio description and subtitles ‘No Surprises’ film set

‘Cave of the Yellow Dog’

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art@queen’s

• A registered museum, looking after the QUB Art Collection, presenting six exhibitions a year and delivering the art@queen’s education and outreach/inreach programme

• Welcomes 15,000 visitors a year of which 10% participate in artist-led outreach and inreach activities

• Activities include lectures, gallery talks/tours, curriculum-led workshops for schools, public workshops, artists’ residencies and student recruitment events

• Extensive network of internal and external creative partnerships working across the University, the community/education sector and the local and international art world

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• Develop and maintain two-way communication with elected representatives, government officials and political parties;

• Positively promote the reputation of Queen’s among stakeholders;

• Ensure key messages and corporate objectives are high on agenda of those who can affect change;

• Act as the ‘eyes and ears’ of the University in local, national and international political arena.

Public Affairs: What do we do?

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• Identifiable point of contact for internal and external stakeholders:

Single point of contact; Hub of expertise; Strategic and Coordinating role.

• Proactive communication: • Briefings and one-to-one meetings• Attendance at political party conferences• Roadshows and site visits• Queen’s Neighbourhood Forum• Community Newsletter• Networking

• Advocacy and lobbying: Eg. Top-up fees; Planning issues; Culture and Arts; Economic Development

Public Affairs: How do we do it?

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• Queen's Neighbourhood Forum

• Residents Meetings

 • St Patrick's Day Festival

• Partnership with Students and the Students Union

• Partnership with all statutory agencies and other

Academic Institutions

 

Queen’s Students in the Community

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The Outreach Directory

• Catalogues various outreach

activities going on across the University

• Currently holds over 350 projects.

• Can search by keyword, or navigate

through the three sub-sections.

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Children in Education

• Medics in Primary School

• Primary ConneXions

• Soundlive

• Sharing Education Programme

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Staff directly involved in Outreach activities:

Gerry McCormac Outreach & Economic Development

Eileen Martin Science Shop

Emma McKenna Science Shop

Richard Walker Outreach Directory

Gordon Douglas Community Affairs

Paula DevineARK

Dirk Schubotz ARK

Cathy Gallagher Queen’s Sport

Clare Leeman Naughton Gallery

Marion Campbell Queen’s Film Theatre

Graeme Farrow Belfast Festival at Queen’s

Jennifer Harrison Public Affairs