Provost Series lecture highlights partnership potential
A prospective student, several current GSPA students and community members joined faculty and staff to hear Professor Paul Teske discuss the potential and limits of urban partnerships in education and economic development. It was one of the Provost’s Lecture Series, a delightful one-hour presentation (with lunch!) by university faculty on issues surrounding sustainability. Public-private partnerships have experienced a modern rebirth, Teske said. For education, “partnerships are a necessity, not a luxury.” Attendees also received a newly-published report by GSPA’s Center for Education Policy Analysis on “Learning Together: Assessing Colorado’s K-12 Education System.”
The lecture was a joint effort between the campus LETTS committee, Center for Faculty Development and the Provost’s office. “When I dreamed of becoming a professor, I thought discussing ideas would be the mainstay of the job. This turned out not to be true,” explains Ellen Stevens, director of the Center for Faculty Development. “However, the Provost’s Faculty Lecture Series has come close to the realization of that dream. The series offers one opportunity to learn more about our colleagues interesting and important work.”