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SUMMARY:The Power of Partnership: A Community Engagement Convening
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DESCRIPTION:\nThis event will take place at the Delmar Divine\, 5501 Delmar Blvd.\n\n\n\nReal change happens when communities and universities stop working in parallel and start building together. The Power of Partnership brings community-based organizations\, community members\, and academic partners into one room for a day of honest exchange and shared learning to begin collective problem-solving.\n\n\n\nCentering the voices and expertise of community-based organizations\, this convening moves beyond one-off\, transactional projects toward something more durable: partnerships rooted in mutual trust\, shared frameworks\, and the infrastructure needed to sustain equitable\, community-engaged scholarship over time.\n\n\n\nExpect candid conversation\, practical tools\, and connections that outlast the day itself. Come ready to learn from one another\, challenge old models of engagement\, and help build the shared foundation for partnerships that truly work — for communities and scholars alike.\n\n\n\nOpen to WashU staff and faculty\, as well as the greater St. Louis community.\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the St. Louis Integrated Health Network and the WashU Confluence Collaborative for Community Engagement.\n\n\n\n\nRSVP here\n\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\n9:30 – 10:45 Why We Partner: Opening Session and Partnership Panel with Dr. Andwele Jolly\, President and CEO of the St. Louis Integrated Health Network\n\n\n\nThrough candid conversation with community leaders\, we'll explore the challenges and rewards of partnership — what tests these relationships\, and what emerges when they're built well.\n\n\n\nPanelist include:\n\n\n\nEbony Hutchinson\, Founder and Executive Director of The Community Reach\n\n\n\nCindy Mense\, CEO of Trailnet\n\n\n\nTobeya Ibitayo\, Program Director\, Nitro Program at St. Louis Integrated Health Network\n\n\n\nModerator: Andwele Jolly\, DPT\, MBA\, MHA\, President and CEO of St. Louis Integrated Health Network\n\n\n\n10:45 – 11:45 Small Group Discussions\n\n\n\nWhat does it take for academic institutions to truly understand community priorities\, assets\, and challenges — and what's our shared responsibility\, as both community and academic partners\, in building that awareness?\n\n\n\n11:45 – 12:45 Lunch provided by The Vine Market and Cafe\n\n\n\n12:45 – 1:00 From Transaction to Trust: How We Build Sustainable Partnerships\, Dean Sandro Galea\, WashU Bursky School of Public Health\n\n\n\nHow do we build sustainable\, reciprocal partnerships to support community-engaged scholarship. How do we move beyond transactional interactions toward relationships that value the contributions and expertise of every partner at the table.\n\n\n\n1:15 – 3:15 Breakout sessions\n\n\n\nParticipants choose from three concurrent breakout sessions\, each designed to meet partners where they are in their partnership journey. These smaller\, focused sessions offer space for more targeted conversation\, practical tools\, and peer learning.\n\n\n\n3:15 – 4:00 Closing Session and Next Steps\n
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