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Building a Great Campus Civic Action Plan Andrew J. Seligsohn [@CompactPrez] Campus Compact [@Campus_Compact] Julie Plaut Minnesota Campus Compact [@MNCompact] University of San Diego October 17-18, 2016

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BuildingaGreatCampusCivicActionPlan

AndrewJ.Seligsohn [@CompactPrez]CampusCompact[@Campus_Compact]

JuliePlautMinnesotaCampusCompact[@MNCompact]

UniversityofSanDiegoOctober17-18,2016

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• TheActionStatement• ConceptualToolbox• GreatActionPlanComponents

Agenda:BuildingBlocksI

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WhyanActionStatementNow?

•30+yearsofbuildingourmovement•Enormousinfrastructureoncampusesandthroughorganizations•Evidenceofimpact•Wemustdomore

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Whythis ActionStatementNow

•Participatorynetworkprocess•Clarityaboutsharedvaluesandgoals

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Weempowerourstudents,faculty,staff,andcommunitypartnerstoco-createmutuallyrespectfulpartnershipsinpursuitofajust,equitable,andsustainablefutureforcommunitiesbeyondthecampus—nearbyandaroundtheworld.

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Weprepareourstudentsforlivesofengagedcitizenship,withthemotivationandcapacitytodeliberate,act,andleadinpursuitofthepublicgood.

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Weembraceourresponsibilitiesasplace-basedinstitutions,contributingtothehealthandstrengthofourcommunities—economically,socially,environmentally,educationally,andpolitically.

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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.

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Wefosteranenvironmentthatconsistentlyaffirmsthecentralityofthepublicpurposesofhighereducationbysettinghighexpectationsformembersofthecampuscommunitytocontributetotheirachievement.

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Whythis ActionStatementNow?

•Nosingleapproachrightforeverycampus•CampusCivicActionPlans•Invitationtoredesigntheengine

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• Thinkingfromassets• Conceptionsofcommunityengagement• CharacteristicsofgreatCivicActionPlans

Conceptualtoolbox

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What’s wrong with this picture?

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•Whataretheassetsinthisgroup?•Whatarethedeficitsinthisgroup?

Thinkingfromassets

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CommunityEngagementConception1CarnegieFoundationfortheAdvancementofTeachingandLearning:Communityengagementdescribescollaborationbetweeninstitutionsofhighereducationandtheirlargercommunities(local,regional/state,national,global)forthemutuallybeneficialexchangeofknowledgeandresourcesinacontextofpartnershipandreciprocity.Thepurposeofcommunityengagementisthepartnershipofcollegeanduniversityknowledgeandresourceswiththoseofthepublicandprivatesectorstoenrichscholarship,research,andcreativeactivity;enhancecurriculum,teachingandlearning;prepareeducated,engagedcitizens;strengthendemocraticvaluesandcivicresponsibility; addresscriticalsocietalissues;andcontributetothepublicgood.

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CommunityEngagementConception2BuildingtheField:

Communityengagementisaprocessthatincludesmultipletechniquestopromotetheparticipationofresidentsincommunitylife,especiallythosewhoareexcludedandisolated,byengagingthemincollectiveactiontocreateahealthycommunity.www.buildthefield.orgg

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GreatCivicActionPlanswillsupport...•Systems&policychange•Culturechange•Capacitybuilding

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GreatCivicActionPlanswillbegroundedin...•Place•Context• Institutionalgoals

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GreatCivicActionPlanswillintegrate...•Engagedteaching•Engagedscholarship•Partnerships• Institutionalaction

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• Platformpartnership• Leading/joiningcollectiveimpactnetworks• Signaturemodel

Modelsofintegration

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GoBoldTogether

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• Understandingyourenvironment• Buildingyourprocess

Agenda:BuildingBlocksII

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SOARStrengths,Opportunities,Aspirations,Results

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• Howisyourinstitutionalreadyaccomplishingthiscommitment?•Whatresourcesdoyoualreadypossessthatyoucanleverage?• Identifykeyachievements.• Identifypositiveaspectsacknowledgedbythecampusandlocalcommunities

Strengths

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•Whatareourbestopportunities?•Whataretheheadwinds?•Whatarethetailwinds?•Whoalreadywantsustotakeactiononthiscommitment?

Opportunities

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• Howdoesthiscommitmentconnectwithexistinginstitutionalaspirations?• Howdoesthiscommitmentconnectwithexistingcommunityaspirations?• Howcanthecultureofyourinstitutionbechangedthroughthisprocess?•Whatareyourbesthopesforcontributingtochangeinthecommunityecosystem?

Aspirations

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• Howcanyoubuildateamwithperspective,persistence,andpower?• Howwillyouknowyouhavemadeprogress?•Whatsystemswillyouneedtouse(orcreate)tomeasureprogress?• Howcanyourresultsinformbroaderconversationsaboutthepublicimportanceofhighereducation?

Results

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• Howdowedecide?•Maketwolists—internalcontributors,externalcontributors

Whoneedstobeintheroom?

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• Communityperspective:Whatdocommunityleadershavetosayaboutpriorities?• Institutionalperspective:Whatdostudents,faculty,staff,seniorleadershiphavetosayaboutpriorities?•Wherecanwefinddatatoinformtheseconversations?

Whatquestionsdoweneedtoask?

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MakingComplexChange(Knoster)

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• Deadline:Oneyearfromsigning;March2017• Timelinefactors• Constantlyvisiblelightatendoftunnel• Sufficienttimeforconversationtodevelop• Takeopportunitytoshareprogress—withinandwithout

• Timelineczar

Howshouldyouthinkabouttimeline?

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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

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Thankyou!

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• Inthecontextofyourinstitution—itshistory,traditions,priorities,newdirections—whydotheprinciplesembeddedintheActionStatementmattertoyounow?•Whowillbeonyourteam?Whatpositionsthisgrouptoseethebigpictureattheinstitutionandinthecommunity?Whatgivesyourteamthenecessaryperspective,persistence,andpowertomakelastingchange

Questionsforteamdiscussion