1. Strengthening Communities through Community and Civic Engagement Katherine Cauley Robert J. Sweeney Dawn Forman

2. Community and Civic Engagement Co-curricularCurricular Volunteerism Field EducationCommunity Service Service Learning Internship Focus on ServiceFocus on Learning Recipient as beneficiary Provider as beneficiary Source: Andrew Furco, “Service-Learning: A Balanced Approach to Experiential Education”

3. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Eastern Cape, South Africa 1.Integration of three institutions a)Historically black b)Traditional research c)Technikon

4. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2. Community and Civic Engagement (CaCE) as a way to find common language 3. CaCE as a way to provide new metrics for measuring success 4. CaCE as a way to focus the mission of an institution

5. Foundations in Educational Pedagogies 1.Applied Education 2.Experiential Education 3.Community-based Education 4.Cooperative Education 5.Field Education 6.Inter-professional Education 7.Problem-based Education 8.Servant Leadership 9.Service Learning

6. Foundations in Research 1.Action Research 2.Community Participatory Research 3.Population-based Research

7. Community and Civic Engagement Partners Students Community Faculty Staff Institution

8. Shared Vision: Enlightened Self-interest Students Community Faculty Staff Institution Value?

9. Sustainability Students Community Faculty Staff Institution What’s in it for me?

10. Why? What’s in it for me? Students complete degree requirement satisfy service requirement for grad / professional school application socialization feeling of accomplishment / connection networking employment certification develop life skills embrace diversity finding mentors

11. Why? What’s in it for me? Faculty Staff improve teaching effectiveness curriculum development enhance program visibility recruiting / retention strategies consulting scholarship networking maintain certification feeling of accomplishment / connection research support (including funding) supports P&T documentation technical competence

12. Why? What’s in it for me? Institution visibility to constituents legislators parents foundations recruiting and retention strategies students faculty staff dependent on community success guide decision-making process leverage expertise of faculty, staff and students creates value proposition accreditation (NCA)

13. Why? What’s in it for me? Community Economic development Shore up limited resources University provides workforce Help citizens connect to programs and resources Agencies received improved access to technologies and expertise Active citizenry better equipped to tackle existing and impending problems Recruiting and retention strategies

14. Measurement 1.What to measure? 2.When to measure? 3.How to measure? 4.Assessment? 5.Evaluation? 6.How to communicate results?

15. Websites Alliance for Regional Stewardship www.regionalstewardship.org www.regionalstewardship.org Calling the Questions: Is Higher Education Ready to Commit to Community Engagement? A Wingspread Statement 2004 www.milwaukeeidea.org www.milwaukeeidea.org Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities http://cumu.uc.iupui.edu http://cumu.uc.iupui.edu Community Campus Partnerships for Health www.ccph.info www.ccph.info

16. Websites Community Higher Education Service Partnerships http://www.chesp.org.zahttp://www.chesp.org.za Council on Higher Education http://www.che.ac.zahttp://www.che.ac.za Higher Learning Commission www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good http://www.thenationalforum.orghttp://www.thenationalforum.org

17. Bibliography Boyer, E. (1990). Scholarship reconsidered: Priorities of the professorate. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Driscoll, A., and Lynton, E. L. (1999). Making outreach visible: A guide to documenting professional service and outreach. Washington, D. C. American Association for Higher Education. Garlick, S. (2003). Creative regional development: Knowledge-based associations between universities and their places. In Metropolitan Universities: Civic Engagement in Australia 14 (2), pp. 48-70.

18. Bibliography Gibbons, M. (2001). Engagement as a core value for the university: A consultation document. London: Association of Commonwealth Universities. Leiderman, S., Furco, A., Zapf, J., and Goss, M. (2002). Building partnerships with college campuses: Community perspectives. Washington, D.C.: The Council of Independent Colleges.

19. Closing Web address for this presentation: http://www.wright.edu/ghent

20. Closing Questions? Comments? Thank you