Gabrielle Allen, associate dean for research and research education in the College of Education, recently represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at a gathering aimed at taking research collaboration to a new level among similar colleges in the Big Ten Academic Alliance.
On June 6 and 7, the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University hosted the inaugural Big Ten summit, a gathering of associate deans for research at colleges of education and human ecology. It sparked an illuminating exchange of ideas.
The 10 associate deans who attended, plus Slesnick and her staff, began the important work of building relationships. They discussed topics ranging from big successes to models for building collaborative relationships with schools and communities.
“By working together on common goals — on the 'big problems' — we may be able to leverage that strength to make a difference in ways that no one lab, center, department or even college can. So true to the Big 10 academic legacy, we think that we are stronger working together,” said Frank Symons, associate dean for research and policy at the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development.
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