SORP 2019 Webinars: Partnerships & Collaborations
Webinar: Partnering with Universities for Youth Engagement, Career Connections, and Because it can Lead to Great Things!
Wednesday, April 24, 2019

SORP webinars are free to members and $45 for non-members. You can become a member online and immediately get the member rate.
DESCRIPTION OF PRESENTATION This webinar reviews partnering from a NPS unit’s perspective (Cedar Breaks National Monument) and a university’s perspective (Southern Utah University). We will discuss best practices in reaching mutually beneficial outcomes and discuss lessons learned from 12+ years of partnering through the Intergovernmental Internship Cooperative.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Identify at least three relevant best practices in developing a youth engagement partnership with a university
- Understand how formal partnerships operate within a national park unit and within a university
- Consider the benefits of partnering with a university
- Appreciate the value of partnerships to do great things
SPEAKERS Dr. Briget Eastep Southern Utah University
Ken Watson Cedar Breaks National Monument
Speaker Bios Dr. Eastep is a professor in Outdoor Recreation and an administrator who builds transformative learning opportunities for students to learn in and about our natural world. Over the past decade, Dr. Eastep has worked with regional public lands to engage youth through adventure education, service learning and internships. She has received numerous awards for her work as the PI of the IIC (Intergovernmental Internship Cooperative), including a 2016 National Park Service Director’s Partnership Award, 2017 Partnership Award from the US Forest Service’s Region 4 and a 2018 Superstar Award from Utah BLM.
Watson Bio Ken Watson is the Chief of Interpretation and Visitor Services at Cedar Breaks National Monument. Ken has been involved with land management since 1991 when he began volunteering at a Finger Lakes State Park in Missouri while attending college. Ken has 20 years of experience with the US Forest Service and the National Park Service. His work includes time at Everglades, Yosemite, Grand Canyon,
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