1. Academic Citizenship: Actualizing the FPB Potential Joyce J. Fitzpatrick

2. The world belongs to those who envision the future…not those who maintain the status quo…

3. True or False  Good citizenship in the academic community means (the 3 C’s): Caring Caring Competence Competence Commitment Commitment

4. True or False  Good citizenship in the academic community means (the 3 M’s): Miserable Miserable Mean spirited Mean spirited Masochistic Masochistic

5. Just when I thought I had done enough… …… now I have to be a good citizen in addition to publishing 2 articles per year

6. As a good citizen of the academic community the characteristics that are most important are…  Integrity  Contributions to the public good  Love of learning and commitment to lifelong learning

7. What is good citizenship?  Presupposes a community…in the case of the academic community the faculty are the primary citizens, with collective agreements.  Citizenship implies rights and obligations, and implies a civil society.  All communities are governed by policies and politics; both are important dimensions in academic communities.

8. What is good citizenship? Citizenship obligations…  Serving on governance bodies…

9. What is good citizenship?  Maintaining competence

10. What is good citizenship?  Mentoring

11. What is good citizenship?  Leadership

12. What is good citizenship?  Promoting the welfare of the collective…. providing leadership for self and others providing leadership for self and others

13. Community trust has wavered…participation has been lackluster and good practice replaced by discontent  Trust In leadership…both formal and informal…both elective and appointed…  In self as a key member of the community…  ……..are critical components of healthy communities

14. Citizens of the academic community…  Must re-engage…  Be knowledgeable about the enterprise  Participate in thoughtful deliberations  Raise their voices  Participate in the policy decisions  Hold their leaders and themselves responsible for the collective decisions

15. Steps to Strong and Effective Community  1. Commit  2. Deliberate  3. Engage  4. Act Remember in a community you are not alone on the limb

16. As FPB Citizens What do you think?