Building a Culture of Collaboration Through Civic Engagement and Service Learning Initiatives Debby Scire Executive Director Campus Compact for New Hampshire.

“Building a Culture of Collaboration Through Civic

Engagement and Service Learning Initiatives”

Debby ScireExecutive Director

Campus Compact for New Hampshire

Tom HorganPresident & CEO

New Hampshire College & University Council

June 30, 2009 – 11 AM (est)Webinar presentation for the Association for Consortium Leadership

Overview

Organizational Context and Campus Connections

Dual Consortial Approach – a New Hampshire Initiative

National Trends – Service Learning and Civic Engagement

Definitions

Addressing Higher Education Issues and Challenges

Motivating Influences

Importance of Leadership

Expected Outcomes

Funding Streams

Organizational context and Campus Connections

Two Statewide Consortiums Working in Collaboration to Promote Civic Engagement and Service Learning

Organizational context and Campus Connections

NHCUC – A multi-purpose consortium. Founded in 1966 – Public and Private Institutions -

Multitude of program

Organizational context and Campus Connections

CCNH – A state affiliate of national Campus Compact

Founded in 1997 – Public and Private Institutions – focused on service, service learning and civic engagement

Why and Dual Consortial Approach? History

Founding of CCNH Structural Synergy Shared Interests

Organizational Priorities NHCUC: Multi-purpose CCNH: Focused, but flexible

Stakeholder Interests Shared Membership Shared Board Members Shared Office Shared Staffing Complimentary Support Structure

National Trends – Service Learning and Civic Engagement

Student increases K-12 as driving force Campus Involvement Student expectations Faculty involvement Alternative Spring breaks Fiscal concerns

What is Service Learning?

Service learning is credit-bearing, educational, experience in which students participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs and reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of discipline, and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility.

Bringle, Robert and Julie Hatcher, “A Service Learning Curriculum for Faculty,” Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, Fall 1995

What is Civic Engagement?

Campus civic engagement is broadly defined as “those activities that reinvigorate the public purposes and civic mission of higher education and action by individuals and institutions to create a society characterized by justice and dignity for all”

Bowley, Erin. The Minnesota Campus Civic Engagement Study.

Minnesota Higher Education Service Office and Minnesota Campus Compact, 2003

Addressing Higher Education Issues and Challenges

Concerns about the Public Good of Higher Education – funding, influences and expectations

Improving Access to Higher Education – The NH Approach

NH Access Initiatives (ARC Project)

Access NH Initiative

Project Project ARCARC

New Hampshire Scholars

AmeriCorps VISTA

Latino Initiative

AdmissionCommittee

Internships and Career

Website

Other PartnersStay Work Play55% Initiative

NHHEAF

Access NHInitiative

Addressing Higher Education Issues and Challenges

Retention Creating Welcoming

Communities First Year Programs

Accreditation Aligning regional standards with

institutional missions

Motivating Influences

Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement

Corporation for National Community Service – President’s Honor Roll

Recognition Opportunities national and state

Importance of Leadership

Presidential Leadership and Commitment

Working with Chief Academic Officers

Building Connections Between Chief Academic Officers and Chief Student Affairs Officers

Faculty Leaders

Community Service Directors

Student Leadership

Community Partners

Expected Outcomes

Creating Engaged Campuses

Student Learning Outcomes

Consortial Collaboration Opportunities

Community Impact

Faculty Development and Engaged Scholars

New ways to teach and conduct research

Improved Perceptions and Relationships (town/gown)

Funding Streams

National, Regional, State and Local – public and private

Member Assessments

Fee for service

Partnerships

Other

Questions and Answers

Debby ScireExecutive DirectorCampus Compact for [email protected] x 314

Tom HorganPresident & CEONH College & University [email protected] x 318