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Community Engagement at WCU Carnegie Foundation Classification Monday, June 23, 2008 AGENDA 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WCU – CAROL OVERVIEW OF THE CARNEGIE FRAMEWORK – CAROL UNC TOMORROW/CARNEGIE – MELISSA COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & SERVICE LEARNING – GLENN UNPACKING THE FRAMEWORK IN GROUPS - GARY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DEFINED The collaboration between higher education institutions and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. Community Engagement Equal partnership Collaboration Mutual benefits Shared problem identification Shared problem resolution Knowledge exchange Shared resources Community Engaged Teaching, Research, and Service Engaged Service Community Engaged Engaged Teaching Engaged Research Source: Community Campus Partnerships for Health New Academy Scholarship/Research → DISCOVERY Teaching → LEARNING Service → ENGAGEMENT Community Engagement cont’d How does community engagement differ from civic engagement? Engaged scholarship? Volunteering? Community service? Experiential education? WHY CARNEGIE? Receiving the Carnegie Classification as a Community Engaged University is an external recognition of what we value internally. WHY CARNEGIE? Organizational development opportunity Promotes “practice what we preach” Helps us to define our community Increases visibility for WCU Connects to the QEP Responds to UNC Tomorrow Helps us identify our gaps/opportunities for growth Institutional accountability Community Engagement Framework 1. Foundational Indicators 1. 2. Institutional identity and culture (mission, pubs., web, recognitions, celebrations, community events) Institutional commitment (Chancellor’s speeches, budget allocations, strategic plan, faculty development, assessment, infrastructure, community representatives’ roles) Carnegie Engagement Framework 2. Categories of Community Engagement Curricular Engagement (e.g., service learning, internships, community based capstones, faculty scholarship) Outreach and Partnerships (professional development centers, collaborative libraries and museums, extension courses, partnerships) Desired Strengths Alignment of institutional identity, language, culture, and commitments Common definitions Attention to record-keeping and reporting Evidence of a culture of engagement Rewards and recognitions support engagement Common Limitations Lack of community representatives on university infrastructure Lack of support for recruiting/hiring and promotion/tenure rewards Unfocused, haphazard, sporadic assessment and at few levels No or few institutional benchmarks and goals related to engagement Last Awards (2006) 44 public institutions 32 private institutions 36 doctoral 21 masters colleges 13 baccalaureate colleges 5 community colleges 1 specialized institution 5 curricular engagement 9 outreach partnerships 62 applied for combined classification Total of 72 Awards NC State UNC Chapel Hill Elon University Timeline Post drafts on Web beginning in late July On-Line Application Due September 1 Review during September to December Campuses notified in December, 2008