We are kindly inviting your participation in the University-Community Partnership for Social Action Research network (UCP-SARnet).

How to effectively organize multicultural and interdisciplinary collaboration, which connects local community issues within the larger global perspective, has been a main topic discussed during national and international gatherings. To provide vehicle for such collaboration UCP-SARnet project was formed in cooperation with several prominent institutions and many esteemed colleagues from around the world.

The platform has recently made a major transition by partnering with IGLOO - International Governance Leaders and Organizations Online ( http://www.igloo.org/). IGLOO is an international online network (located in Canada) which facilitates knowledge exchange and international collaboration on projects related to global issues.

The mission of the UCP-SARnet project is to encourage the involvement of faculty and students in their respective communities, promote participatory social action research, and endorse community leadership that is mindful of cultural diversity and welcoming to the opportunity that this diversity brings. Our collective goal is to create an international online community, which is open to researchers, instructors, students, community leaders and community professionals. Our hope is that such community will contribute to better understanding of an impact cultural context has on the organization and effectiveness of community programs.

Becoming a member of the UCP-SARnet community is free. Members are connected to a global network of like-minded individuals, have access to many useful resources (such as a centralized repository of information and research, ideas and best practices), and are offered many options for local and international collaboration. Members can contribute to further development of UCP-SARnet community and can benefit from it by:

• Forming new community projects;
• Writing books and articles and a platform to publish them;
• Creating new community related courses and utilizing UCP-SARnet in instruction;
• Utilizing UCP-SARnet in community related courses;
• Creating and publishing on the internet projects developed by students;
• Developing new participatory action research projects;
• Participating in international discussion forums.

Please visit the UCP-SARnet web application (http://ucpsarnet.asu.edu/) to learn more about its structure, content and participating partners. If you have any questions, please contact directly from the platform a relevant member of our Editorial Team. In the case you are interested in becoming a member of UCP-SARnet community, please contact the Editor, Dr. Marek Wosinski, Department of Psychology, ASU, tel. 480-965-6253; http://ucpsarnet.asu.edu ; email: dr.marek@asu.edu) and you will receive an invitation with an instruction how to complete the process of registration.

UCP-SARnet Editorial Team

Dr. Marek Wosinski

Department of Psychology, ASU, tel. 480-965-6253; http://ucpsarnet.asu.edu