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The Possibilities! From Institutionalized to Grass Roots Community Engagement
Margaret Miller Colorado State University Donna Emmanuel University of North Texas James M. Day The College of New Jersey
GETTING STARTED THE PROCESS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MARGARET MILLER, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY Margaret.J.Miller@colostate.edu
LEAP INSTITUTE FOR THE ARTS
! It takes a plan
! It takes leadership
! It takes a community partner (or two)
! Arts Incubator of the Rockies ! www.airartsincubator.org
! It takes time!
WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW
! A minor and Masters program in Arts Leadership established
! Student participation (internships, ownership of their careers)
! Challenges: ! faculty time/area resources ! incorporating more service learning
BRAINY Bringing Arts Integration to Youth
! A partnership with Music, Theatre, Dance, Art and area Title 1 schools
! Five years strong, looking to grow
! Using exhibits currently in Art Museum
RESOURCES
! Community engagement office on campus
! Local arts council
! State arts council
! Alumni
EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DONNA EMMANUEL, University of North Texas
The need for a framework
! Emphasis on building/growing relationships and processes built on reciprocity
! Visits from Jack Ricchiuto - Summit on Community Engagement –
! http://jackricchiuto.com
! Two examples, one from music education and one from the University
Division of Music Education ! Realizing a need to revise our
undergraduate curriculum ! Rather than faculty deciding what is best to
do, we are creating an advisory group made up of our alumni
! Across areas of band, choir, orchestra, elementary
! From one year to 7 years of experience ! From rural, suburban, and urban districts
UNT’s Council on Community Engagement
! Council, made up of University personnel, invited community members to be in on an advisory board ! Members of advisory board
from a variety of community perspectives
! Brainstorming session led by Jack Ricchiuto
! Multiple projects emerged, but one has met with great success
Mentor Denton ! Need – 10,000 students in Denton’s
school district identified as “at-risk”
! Brainstormed with community members
! Worked with Communities in Schools to use their process
! Put out a call on social media
! 2 weeks, 400 mentors
! 5 months, 800 mentors
! http://www.mentordenton.org
! https://www.facebook.com/MentorDenton
Mentor Denton video
FOSTERING COLLABORATION JAMES M. DAY The College of New Jersey
Community Fora in Trenton, NJ
! Foster well informed collaborations that creatively address the most pressing needs and issues of a community
Community Fora
! Creative Trenton ! January 2014
! Raised issues
! Outlined actions
! Networked local stake holders
! Shared resources
Community Fora
Understand community needs before conceiving projects
Community Fora
Connect resources to issues
Community Fora
Collaborate on solutions
From Grassroots to Institutionalized
! Students share project ideas with Christian Martin, executive director of the Trenton Downtown Association and TCNJ Professor Chris Ault inside the community-focused design studio set up by TCNJ in space provided by TDA.
Community Fora ! Organized by local non-profits and cooperatives
! Invited local institutions to participate, including higher education, city council and school board
Division of Music Education ! Realizing a need to revise our
undergraduate curriculum ! Rather than faculty deciding what is best to
do, we are creating an advisory group made up of our alumni
! Across areas of band, choir, orchestra, elementary
! From one year to 7 years of experience ! From rural, suburban, and urban districts
Contact
! Margaret Miller: Margaret.J.Miller@colostate.edu Colorado State University
! Donna Emmanuel: Donna.Emmanuel@unt.edu University of North Texas
! James M. Day: day@tcnj.edu The College of New Jersey
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