“…The agreement outlined individual and joint sector responsibilities, provided guidelines for communication and decision making in regards to partnership initiatives, and encouraged sectors to stay focused on the goals of the partnership (Howard & Williams, in press). Similarly, Harper, Moore, Cleveland, Miltner, Froelich, McGuinness, Waldrop, Fogger, Davis and Selleck (2016) described a long-standing academicpractice partnership in the USA and attribute its success to the joint development of a formalized memorandum of understanding. The formalized written agreement was negotiated by executive leadership and guided the development of mutual goals, methods to evaluate partnership initiatives and resource allocation to enhance commitment and communication in partnership.…”