BuildingaGreatCampusCivicActionPlan
AndrewJ.Seligsohn [@CompactPrez]CampusCompact[@Campus_Compact]
JuliePlautMinnesotaCampusCompact[@MNCompact]
UniversityofSanDiegoOctober17-18,2016
• TheActionStatement• ConceptualToolbox• GreatActionPlanComponents
Agenda:BuildingBlocksI
WhyanActionStatementNow?
•30+yearsofbuildingourmovement•Enormousinfrastructureoncampusesandthroughorganizations•Evidenceofimpact•Wemustdomore
Whythis ActionStatementNow
•Participatorynetworkprocess•Clarityaboutsharedvaluesandgoals
Weempowerourstudents,faculty,staff,andcommunitypartnerstoco-createmutuallyrespectfulpartnershipsinpursuitofajust,equitable,andsustainablefutureforcommunitiesbeyondthecampus—nearbyandaroundtheworld.
Weprepareourstudentsforlivesofengagedcitizenship,withthemotivationandcapacitytodeliberate,act,andleadinpursuitofthepublicgood.
Weembraceourresponsibilitiesasplace-basedinstitutions,contributingtothehealthandstrengthofourcommunities—economically,socially,environmentally,educationally,andpolitically.
We harness the capacity of our institutions—through research, teaching, partnerships, and institutional practice—to challenge the prevailing social and economic inequalities that threaten our democratic future.
Wefosteranenvironmentthatconsistentlyaffirmsthecentralityofthepublicpurposesofhighereducationbysettinghighexpectationsformembersofthecampuscommunitytocontributetotheirachievement.
Whythis ActionStatementNow?
•Nosingleapproachrightforeverycampus•CampusCivicActionPlans•Invitationtoredesigntheengine
• Thinkingfromassets• Conceptionsofcommunityengagement• CharacteristicsofgreatCivicActionPlans
Conceptualtoolbox
What’s wrong with this picture?
•Whataretheassetsinthisgroup?•Whatarethedeficitsinthisgroup?
Thinkingfromassets
CommunityEngagementConception1CarnegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofTeachingandLearning:Communityengagementdescribescollaborationbetweeninstitutionsofhighereducationandtheirlargercommunities(local,regional/state,national,global)forthemutuallybeneficialexchangeofknowledgeandresourcesinacontextofpartnershipandreciprocity.Thepurposeofcommunityengagementisthepartnershipofcollegeanduniversityknowledgeandresourceswiththoseofthepublicandprivatesectorstoenrichscholarship,research,andcreativeactivity;enhancecurriculum,teachingandlearning;prepareeducated,engagedcitizens;strengthendemocraticvaluesandcivicresponsibility; addresscriticalsocietalissues;andcontributetothepublicgood.
CommunityEngagementConception2BuildingtheField:
Communityengagementisaprocessthatincludesmultipletechniquestopromotetheparticipationofresidentsincommunitylife,especiallythosewhoareexcludedandisolated,byengagingthemincollectiveactiontocreateahealthycommunity.www.buildthefield.orgg
GreatCivicActionPlanswillsupport...•Systems&policychange•Culturechange•Capacitybuilding
GreatCivicActionPlanswillbegroundedin...•Place•Context• Institutionalgoals
GreatCivicActionPlanswillintegrate...•Engagedteaching•Engagedscholarship•Partnerships• Institutionalaction
• Platformpartnership• Leading/joiningcollectiveimpactnetworks• Signaturemodel
Modelsofintegration
GoBoldTogether
• Understandingyourenvironment• Buildingyourprocess
Agenda:BuildingBlocksII
SOARStrengths,Opportunities,Aspirations,Results
• Howisyourinstitutionalreadyaccomplishingthiscommitment?•Whatresourcesdoyoualreadypossessthatyoucanleverage?• Identifykeyachievements.• Identifypositiveaspectsacknowledgedbythecampusandlocalcommunities
Strengths
•Whatareourbestopportunities?•Whataretheheadwinds?•Whatarethetailwinds?•Whoalreadywantsustotakeactiononthiscommitment?
Opportunities
• Howdoesthiscommitmentconnectwithexistinginstitutionalaspirations?• Howdoesthiscommitmentconnectwithexistingcommunityaspirations?• Howcanthecultureofyourinstitutionbechangedthroughthisprocess?•Whatareyourbesthopesforcontributingtochangeinthecommunityecosystem?
Aspirations
• Howcanyoubuildateamwithperspective,persistence,andpower?• Howwillyouknowyouhavemadeprogress?•Whatsystemswillyouneedtouse(orcreate)tomeasureprogress?• Howcanyourresultsinformbroaderconversationsaboutthepublicimportanceofhighereducation?
Results
• Howdowedecide?•Maketwolists—internalcontributors,externalcontributors
Whoneedstobeintheroom?
• Communityperspective:Whatdocommunityleadershavetosayaboutpriorities?• Institutionalperspective:Whatdostudents,faculty,staff,seniorleadershiphavetosayaboutpriorities?•Wherecanwefinddatatoinformtheseconversations?
Whatquestionsdoweneedtoask?
MakingComplexChange(Knoster)
• Deadline:Oneyearfromsigning;March2017• Timelinefactors• Constantlyvisiblelightatendoftunnel• Sufficienttimeforconversationtodevelop• Takeopportunitytoshareprogress—withinandwithout
• Timelineczar
Howshouldyouthinkabouttimeline?
HowCampusCompactwillhelp
• Initial guidance available: Share with colleagues•Knowledge hubs in partnership with a wide range of
organizations• Template to be used, re-structured, or ignored• http://compact.org/campus-civic-action-plans-home/• State and regional Executive Directors
Thankyou!
• Inthecontextofyourinstitution—itshistory,traditions,priorities,newdirections—whydotheprinciplesembeddedintheActionStatementmattertoyounow?•Whowillbeonyourteam?Whatpositionsthisgrouptoseethebigpictureattheinstitutionandinthecommunity?Whatgivesyourteamthenecessaryperspective,persistence,andpowertomakelastingchange
Questionsforteamdiscussion