Stewards of Place:Stewards of Place:Leading Public Leading Public EngagementEngagement

Stewards of Place:Stewards of Place:Leading Public Leading Public EngagementEngagement

Thomas Thomas GouttierreGouttierreand Quinée and Quinée

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Thomas Thomas GouttierreGouttierreand Quinée and Quinée

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UNO’s Strategic UNO’s Strategic PlanPlan

GOAL THREE:GOAL THREE:

UNO will actively engage with UNO will actively engage with the urban, regional, national, the urban, regional, national,

and and globalglobal communities. communities.

* Institutions are encouraged * Institutions are encouraged to pursue that worldview in a to pursue that worldview in a way that has meaning to the way that has meaning to the institution’s constituents.institution’s constituents.

AASCU “Stewards of Place”

* Exercising “stewardship of * Exercising “stewardship of place” does not limit the place” does not limit the institution’s worldview.institution’s worldview.

“… “… It is possible to ‘think It is possible to ‘think globally and act locally’ as globally and act locally’ as advised by the often-seen advised by the often-seen bumper sticker. These two bumper sticker. These two directives can be accommodated directives can be accommodated if globalization is pursued as an if globalization is pursued as an extension of local need…”extension of local need…”

AASCU “Stewards of Place”

American Council of American Council of Education Student SurveyEducation Student Survey

• 3 out of 4 consider international 3 out of 4 consider international education opportunities to be important.education opportunities to be important.

• Most first-year students plan to Most first-year students plan to study international topics and study international topics and have international experiences.have international experiences.

• 9 out of 10 incoming students 9 out of 10 incoming students want exposure to another culture.want exposure to another culture.

PartnersPartners in inCommunity Community EngagementEngagement

• Public Schools Public Schools • Nebraska NeighborsNebraska Neighbors• Afghan Teacher Education Afghan Teacher Education

ProjectProject• Host FamiliesHost Families• Model UNModel UN• Civic EngagementCivic Engagement

• Public SchoolsPublic Schools

PartnersPartners in inCommunity Community EngagementEngagement

Crestridge Crestridge ElementaryElementary

• Public SchoolsPublic Schools• Nebraska NeighborsNebraska Neighbors

PartnersPartners in inCommunity Community EngagementEngagement

Nebraska NeighborsNebraska Neighbors

• Public SchoolsPublic Schools• Nebraska NeighborsNebraska Neighbors

PartnersPartners in inCommunity Community EngagementEngagement

• Afghan Teacher Education ProjectAfghan Teacher Education Project

Afghan Teacher Education ProjectAfghan Teacher Education Project

• Public SchoolsPublic Schools• Nebraska NeighborsNebraska Neighbors• Afghan Teacher Education Afghan Teacher Education

ProjectProject

PartnersPartners in inCommunity Community EngagementEngagement

• Host FamiliesHost Families

Host FamiliesHost Families

• Public SchoolsPublic Schools• Nebraska NeighborsNebraska Neighbors• Afghan Teacher Education Afghan Teacher Education

ProjectProject• Host FamiliesHost Families

PartnersPartners in inCommunity Community EngagementEngagement

• Model UNModel UN

Model UNModel UN

PartnersPartners in inCommunity Community EngagementEngagement• Public Schools Public Schools

• Nebraska NeighborsNebraska Neighbors• Afghan Teacher Education ProjectAfghan Teacher Education Project• Host FamiliesHost Families• Model UNModel UN

• Civic EngagementCivic Engagement

Afghanistan Austria Brazil China

Canada Cuba Czech Republic England Finland Germany Guatemala

IrelandIsrael Japan Latvia

LithuaniaMexico Moldova NicaraguaNorwayPhilippines Romania RussiaTajikistanUkraine

International International Partnerships:Partnerships:Sister CitiesSister Cities

and Sibling Institutionsand Sibling Institutions

Study AbroadStudy Abroad

JAPAN

CZECH REPUBLIC

GERMANY

Campus Campus PartnershipsPartnershipsCFA Performance Tours to

Europe and Asia

COE Ukraine and Afghan Programs

Nebraska Semester Abroad - Czech Republic

A&S Study Abroad in Austria, Canada, Cuba, Germany, Mexico,

and MoroccoIST&E Study Abroad Student Alliance

CBA Spring Study Tour to Ireland

CPACS Study Abroad Program in London

Bethsaida Excavations Project

Library - Arthur Paul Afghanistan Collection

Quinée ButlerQuinée ButlerQuinée ButlerQuinée ButlerInternational Studies International Studies

MajorMajorIS&P Work Study IS&P Work Study

StudentStudent2004 Nene Field 2004 Nene Field

AmbassadorAmbassador