Creating a Culture of Collaboration: Collecting Community

Creating a Culture of Collaboration: Collecting Community Engagement Data August 21, 2012 MCPHS - Worcester

Welcome and Introductions

Community Engagement Data Collection Examples Presidents’ Honor Roll Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement Campus Compact Survey Meet accreditation standards Internal reports and grants Others How can we be more proactive?

Agenda 9:30 – 10:30 Regional and National Perspectives: New Frameworks for Collecting Community Engagement Data Debby Scire – Campus Compact for New Hampshire 10:00 – 12:00 Campus Leader Roundtables Who are key stakeholders? How can we engage top administrators Creating a culture of collaboration around collecting data. How can academic affairs and student affairs partner effectively Panelists: Susan Connery - Johnson & Wales University Fagan R. Forhan - Mount Wachusett Community College Christopher Hourigan - Johnson & Wales University 12:00-12:45 Lunch 12:45 – 1:30 Campus Realities and Strategies: Creating the Plan Are we talking about the same thing? Basic definitions to consider How can we move from reactive to proactive How do we implement the plan? What tools are available? What role should technology play? 1:30 – 1:45 Break 1:45 – 2:30 Action Planning What are barriers to changing culture around data collection What can we learn from similar institutions? What are some next steps to implement? Carie Hertzberg – Rhode Island Campus Compact 2:30 Wrap up and nest steps Highlights Next Steps Resources Barbara Canyes – Massachusetts Campus Compact Amanda Wittman – National Campus Compact

Common Themes: Is there a software package that will collect data for us? No evidence of campus-wide approach Need for partnerships between Academic Affairs and Student Affairs Move from reactive to proactive Lack of common terms