2016 engagement strategy

STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGEMENT AT UST

OFFICE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT “CLUSTER” MEETINGS

FEBRUARY 2016

INTRODUCTIONS

THANK YOU . . .

. . . for coming to this planning meeting for creating an initiative through the Office of Civic Engagement towards INSERT YOUR CLUSTER HERE.

TODAY:

1. Introductions2. GALE Update3. “Cluster” Model4. Our Task5. Next Steps

community engagement

Inspired by Catholic Social Teaching, the Office of Civic Engagement at the University of St. Thomas accompanies global and local partner organizations by supporting the design, implementation, and evaluation of curricular components and courses that use collaborative strategies of engagement to advance the common good.

—Vision Proposal, 2015

conceptualizing engagement

MODEL: Hiv/aids INITIATIVES

Inspired by Catholic intellectual tradition, the University of St. Thomas educates students to be morally responsible leaders

who think critically, act wisely, and work skillfully to advance the common good.

HIV/AIDS Initiatives

The HIV/AIDS Initiatives were initially funded by a grant in order to recruit faculty from multiple disciplines to engage around this public health issue by working in mutually beneficial partnerships with local community organizations.

The grant funded:1. Faculty training workshops, 2. student orientation

luncheons,3. Co-curricular programming

(such as World AIDS Day events, film screenings, lectures),

4. Closing ceremony.

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY MULTI-DISCIPLINARY?

Students in Paola Ehrmantraut's Spanish English Translation (SPAN 490) class translated documents from English to Spanish pro bono for Open Arms of Minnesota. This organization delivers meals to people who are living with HIV/AIDS and other life limiting illnesses.


Students in Jill Manske’s Biology of Emerging Infectious Disease (BIOL 490) class studied food-born illness and assembled food safety kits to educate clients of Open Arms of Minnesota about the importance of food safety.


Students in Tim Scully’s Advanced Video Production course (COJO 370) created public service announcements and informational videos for use by Open Arms of Minnesota.


Students in Lisa Waldner’s Research Methods in Sociology (SOCI 210) class conducted client satisfaction and volunteer satisfaction surveys for Open Arms of Minnesota. Students analyzed the data and reported their findings back to the organization.


Students in Angela High-Pippert’s Introduction to American Public Policy (POLS 205) class studied public and private approaches to an issue (i.e., public health) and delivered meals for Open Arms of Minnesota in order to look at a private approach, and interacted with Minnesota AIDS Project in order to look at a public approach.

WHAT WAS THE SCOPE OF OURENGAGEMENT?

Since 2004, 1,462 students have enrolled in courses with a designated service-learning component through our HIV/AIDS Initiatives.

The Initiatives have to date involved:

• 21 different faculty members

• teaching 72 sections of classes

• in 14 disciplines.

1,462

COMMENTS | questions?

?

Our task.



“ROAD MAP” | discussion

The Office of Civic Engagement is asking you to help create a “road map” for this cluster:

1. Inventory Current Engagement2. Research Programs at Other

Universities3. Articulate Program Objectives4. Propose a Policy for Vetting

Partners5. Develop a Faculty Recruitment

Plana) UG/G: all seven collegesb) Curr/Co-Currc) Global/Local

6. Measure Impact7. Examine Funding Options8. Propose Visibility Strategy

NEXT STEPS

1. Overall point person?

2. Who else should be at this table?

3. Next meetings?a) Marchb) Aprilc) May

THANK YOU!



2016 engagement strategy

Education