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The Engaged University Today--Outreach Scholarship Conference
Author: Spanier, Graham B.
Date: 2004-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Outreach Programs,Higher Education,Scholarship,Conferences (Gatherings),Land Grant Universities,School Business Relationship,Partnerships in Education,Colleges,Institutional Characteristics,Participation,Learner Engagement,School Community Relationship,Public Education

This article presents remarks by Graham B. Spanier, president of Penn State University and former chair of the Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities, given at the fourth annual National Outreach Scholarship Conference. One of the areas studied by the Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities was the focus of the three-day conference--the topic of engagement. In his remarks, Spanier begins by providing an overview of &quot;Returning to Our Roots: The Engaged Institution&quot; (Kellogg Commission 1999). This attention-grabbing report by the Kellogg Commission offered a number of recommendations and a model to transform the historic mission of teaching, research, and service into a forward-looking agenda of learning, discovery, and engagement. Spanier goes on to discuss a number of significant accomplishments toward a more meaningful engagement agenda that have transpired over the last five years including the creation of a number of task forces to identify barriers to university-industry partnerships, the establishment of the Clearinghouse for the Scholarship of Engagement, and a prolific response from individual institutions, which have developed everything from Web sites dedicated to engagement activities to reports focusing on the topic. Additionally, a variety of engagement models also have emerged at various higher education institutions. Spanier focuses on the model at Penn State which emphasizes the integration of teaching, research, and service, cutting across disciplinary lines. He highlights key aspects of the model and concludes with recommendations for further embracing the concepts outlined by the Kellogg Commission's report going forward.
Facilitating Knowledge Flow in Community-University Partnerships
Author: Weerts, David J.
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Partnerships in Education,School Community Relationship,Higher Education,Case Studies,Land Grant Universities,Outreach Programs,Colleges,Universities,Participation,Institutional Characteristics,Interviews,Community Programs

During the past decade, words and phrases like &quot;engagement,&quot; &quot;reciprocity,&quot; and &quot;building a two-way street&quot; have been scattered throughout speeches and literature calling for colleges and universities to develop more mutually beneficial relationships with their surrounding communities. The purpose of this article is to advance a model for understanding the challenges and opportunities for building community-university partnerships that are embedded in the values of reciprocity and engagement. This model is advanced through an analysis of knowledge flow theory and case studies of community-university partnerships at two land-grant universities. The core concepts of the model focus on breaking down knowledge flow barriers, building capacity for university-community engagement, and identifying motivators to promote engagement initiatives.
Some Unexpected Ways Universities Can Prime the Community Economic Engine: Asset Building for the Working Poor and the University Back Office
Author: Powell, Lawrence N.
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Universities,Partnerships in Education,Low Income Groups,School Community Programs,Employees,Outreach Programs

This article demonstrates how the university back office can enable ambitious implementation partnerships between institutions of higher education and community-based organizations. It examines the Individual Development Account Collaborative of Louisiana, a $4 million asset-building program operated by the National Center for the Urban Community at Tulane and Xavier Universities, which produced more than six hundred graduates in less than two years, most of them first-time home owners. The bookkeeping and administrative requirements imposed by governmental granting agencies often tax the capacity of even the largest nonprofits, which lack the sponsored research infrastructure that the Cold War university has developed in consequence of processing hundreds of grants and contracts annually. Small nonprofits are best at delivering services to local communities; Research-1 universities are practiced at managing large grants and contracts. The article concludes that the administrative side of such university-community partnerships deserves as much attention as their programmatic side.
University-Community Partnership: Teaching Applied Social Psychology to Foster Engagement in Strategic Planning
Author: Harnish, Richard J.
Date: 2004-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,School Community Relationship,Strategic Planning,Social Psychology,Teaching Methods,Research Methodology,Partnerships in Education,Undergraduate Students,Community Programs,Qualitative Research,Interviews,Surveys,Focus Groups,Stakeholders,Community Leaders,Participation,Advanced Courses,Statistical Analysis

In this article, we present a novel way to integrate psychological theories and research methods in an applied social psychology course as a means to foster engagement in a university-community partnership. We taught an advanced course on the application of social psychological theories and research methods to junior and senior undergraduates. Our goal was to use the course as a venue for a university-community partnership where a strategic plan was developed for the community. Lessons learned from the experience are summarized, and suggestions are provided for strengthening university-community partnerships to dispel the notion that institutions of higher learning are unresponsive to society's problems.
A Promising Tool for Helping Vulnerable Workers? An Exploration of the Use of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) to Help Low-Wage Workers on College Campuses
Author: Hahn, Andrew B.
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Employees,Employee Assistance Programs,Low Income Groups,Higher Education,Campuses,Wages,Low Income,Family Work Relationship,Family Needs,Colleges,Universities,Interviews,Literature Reviews,Service Occupations,College Students

Employee assistance programs, or EAPs, are an employee benefit designed to help workers meet their work and family needs. However, questions have been raised about the design, utilization, and scale of services that EAPs make possible for low-wage workers. This article explores whether on college campuses an EAP benefit can simultaneously meet the needs of faculty and professional staff as well as hourly workers in parking and security, janitorial and facility, and dining services. Findings derived from interviews and a literature review reveal many promising practices worthy of replication by colleges and universities; however, this investigation also revealed the limits of EAPs' usefulness for &quot;working poor&quot; service workers in higher education.
The Cornell Urban Scholars Program: Cultivating New York City's Next Generation of Civic Leaders
Author: Reardon, Kenneth M.
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Leaders,Citizen Participation,Community Involvement,Neighborhoods,Neighborhood Schools,Neighborhood Improvement,Private Colleges,Higher Education,Colleges,Selective Admission,Economically Disadvantaged,Leadership,Community Development,Nonprofit Organizations,Scholarship,School Community Programs

This article describes the origins, evolution, and development of a comprehensive civic engagement program designed to encourage Ivy League students to pursue public service careers with nonprofits and municipal government organizations serving New York City's poorest children, families, and neighborhoods. The article offers a detailed description of the various programs that constitute the Cornell Urban Scholars Program, which includes a high school leadership camp, a public-service-oriented alternative spring break, an undergraduate summer internship program, a graduate research fellowship in children, family, and community development policy making, a nonprofit career fair, and a new refereed journal. The article also includes a preliminary analysis of the accomplishments and limitations of this new civic engagement effort. It concludes with a review of the major factors that have led to the program's initial success and ongoing sustainability.
East Baltimore Revitalization Project: Opportunities and Challenges in Transforming an Urban Neighborhood
Author: Cromwell, Patrice M.
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Urban Areas,Neighborhoods,Neighborhood Improvement,Neighborhood Schools,School Community Programs,School Community Relationship,Partnerships in Education,Urban Renewal,Urban Planning,Community Involvement,Urban Universities,Labor Force Development,Community Role,Low Income

The East Baltimore Revitalization Project, a fifteen-year, $800 million redevelopment initiative, seeks to transform a struggling area of the city near Johns Hopkins Hospital. A unique partnership of the Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions and the Annie E. Casey Foundation is supporting the City of Baltimore in this effort, which will focus on improving the lives of area residents as well as on traditional &quot;bricks and mortar&quot; activity. The article discusses both the opportunities and the challenges of the project, which is still at an early stage. The partners expect that the project will offer important lessons for rebuilding impoverished urban neighborhoods. It is also hoped that the project will provide a road map for crafting and achieving important benefits for neighborhood residents and the broader community, particularly in the form of jobs and workforce development.
A Model Human Sexuality--HIV/AIDS Prevention and Intervention Service-Learning Program
Author: Stewart, Clarence, M., Jr.
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Sexuality,Prevention,Health Promotion,Intervention,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),Service Learning,Teaching Methods,Peer Teaching,Culturally Relevant Education,Information Dissemination,Audiences,Adolescents,Adults,High School Students,Sex Education,Training,Certification,Community Programs

This article deals with a service-learning program focused on human sexuality and HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention at the Howard University Department of Health, Human Performance and Leisure Studies. Topics discussed include how this program was created, an overview of peer education, HIV/AIDS peer education training, and services provided to clients. Program trainees create a culturally sensitive environment that contributes to the dissemination of information on preventing HIV/AIDS transmission. The presentation techniques vary according to the type of audience served, from adolescents at a Planned Parenthood Organization to adults at an Amnesty International Organization to high school students at local high schools and recreation centers.
Penn State York Collaborative Partnerships: Involving, Listening and Responding to Our Community
Author: Keat, Jane
Date: 2004-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Partnerships in Education,School Community Programs,College School Cooperation,Teacher Education Programs,Outreach Programs,Child Care Centers,Stakeholders,Community Involvement,Best Practices,Group Dynamics

Penn State York has a history of collaboration with the York community. The campus became involved in two university-community collaborative efforts to identify and take action to resolve living and learning needs of children and teachers in York County. This article presents stories of two initiatives, and the lessons that emerged from reflection upon the process.
Bridge Building for the Future of the Finnish Polytechnics
Author: Kettunen, Juha
Date: 2004-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,College Planning,Strategic Planning,Vocational Education,Check Lists,Concept Mapping,Research and Development,Regional Planning,Educational Quality,Educational Policy,Postsecondary Education,Educational Change

This study presents the strategy process of Finnish polytechnics using the balanced scorecard approach. The study extends the balanced scorecard from the communication and implementation of this strategy to the planning of the strategy. Stakeholders formulated a strategic managerial plan for the network of all polytechnics in Finland by applying the balanced scorecard approach. This approach was used in communicating, planning, and implementing the strategy. The perspectives of the balanced scorecard-customer, financial, internal processes, and learning and growth-provided a framework that enabled planning of appropriate activities for achieving organizational objectives. The strategy will help the Rectors' Conference of the Finnish polytechnics as a basis to develop its own strategy and scorecard describing how its internal processes will deliver output to implement the general strategy.
The Penn State Mini Medical School: A Prescription for Community Engagement in Health Care Issues and Research
Author: Thorndyke, Luanne E.
Date: 2004-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Community Involvement,Health Services,Medical Schools,Higher Education,Community Programs,Continuing Education,Medical Research,Biomedicine,Health Education,Health Promotion,Health Programs,Outreach Programs,Allied Health Occupations

The Penn State Mini Medical School is a high-impact community engagement program created and led by the Office of Continuing Education at the Penn State College of Medicine. The broad goals of the program are to respond to the general public's intense desire for health and medical information, to educate the community about biomedical science and the translation of medical research to clinical treatments, to enhance the pipeline for health care professionals, and to advance the land-grant mission of Penn State University to educate the general public to a level of competence for decision making in today's complex health care environment. This article reviews the development of mini medical schools across the country, describes one example of how this outreach activity has been applied in order to stimulate community engagement for downstream effects, and further suggests how the use of this outreach model might be incorporated in different disciplines and venues.
Rural Outreach Chemistry for Kids (R.O.C.K.): The Program and Its Evaluation
Author: Lynch, Mark
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Rural Education,Science Instruction,Chemistry,Outreach Programs,Program Evaluation,Service Learning,High School Students,College Students,College School Cooperation,Program Effectiveness,Student Surveys,Questionnaires,Student Interests,Self Esteem,Likert Scales,Pretests Posttests

The Rural Outreach Chemistry for Kids (R.O.C.K.) program was designed as a service-learning project for students at Saint Francis University to serve the local communities by organizing chemistry activities in high schools. It was initiated in 1995 and has involved a large number of Saint Francis University students and local high school students. This article presents an evaluation of the R.O.C.K. program and discussion of its findings. The evaluation was conducted using multiple evaluation designs to assess the impact of the program on high school students' interest in science and Saint Francis students' learning process and their views on service-learning. The results indicate that the program was effective and had positive impact on both high school and Saint Francis students who participated.
How Citizens Learn and Use Scientific and Technical Information in Environmental Decision Making
Author: Hartley, Troy W.
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Scientific and Technical Information,Environmental Education,Decision Making Skills,Information Utilization,Community Education,Cognitive Style,Participative Decision Making,Interviews,Observation,Transcripts (Written Records),Case Studies,Community Study,Citizen Participation,Community Resources

There is concern that laypersons participating in environmental or natural resource decision making cannot or do not engage the scientific and technical information sufficiently to integrate that information into the decisions and reach a highquality, science-based decision. This study examined how thirteen citizens participating in two Superfund clean-up decisions learned and used complex information. Citizens learned and engaged in discussion about scientific and technical issues, managed their learning and the use of information, and directed public decisions about risk and clean-up technology. Citizens needed access to multiple methods and techniques to learn, time and commitment to invest, and control over their learning. Multiple learning opportunities supplied a wide range of educational approaches conducive to the diverse learning styles and background knowledge of the citizens. Ramifications are discussed for public education and communication professionals, particularly the Technical Outreach Services for Communities (TOSC) and Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB) programs.
Institutions of Higher Education as Engines of Small Business Development
Author: Green, Rodney D.
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Small Businesses,Entrepreneurship,College Role,Knowledge Economy,Economic Development,Economic Impact,Technology Transfer,Community Development,Research and Development,School Business Relationship,Institutional Mission

Universities today exert an ever-increasing stimulus to small business development, contributing to national and local economic development as the general economy becomes increasingly knowledge-based. The transition to a knowledge-based economy, coupled with the passage of the Bayh-Dole Act in 1980, has resulted in stronger university-industry partnerships in technology transfer, promotion of business incubators, and entrepreneurship development. Today, over two-thirds of all licenses and options executed annually by academic institutions are conducted with small businesses; in 2002, academic discoveries led to the formation of 450 companies, and 569 products based on university research were made commercially available. At the local level, about 25 percent of business incubators are sponsored by universities, while institutions of higher education are also emerging as major players in local community revitalization and economic development through funding from federal agencies including HUD, Labor, Commerce, and the SBA.
Service-Learning in Physics: The Consultant Model
Author: Guerra, David V.
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Service Learning,Physics,Science Instruction,Problem Solving,Teaching Methods,Skill Development,Consultants,Middle Schools,Secondary School Science,College Science,Middle School Students

Problem solving, both theoretical and practical, is the underlying skill developed through the physics curriculum. Service-learning has been integrated into engineering curricula, but programs proposed for that field often do not fit well into the structure of physics departments. A consultant-based approach to service-learning offers physics students the opportunity to apply their problem-solving skills for the benefit of others. As service-learning consultants, physics students provide technical and managerial support to groups that are participating in technically oriented educational enrichment activities.
Improving Strategic Planning and Implementation in Universities through Competitive Intelligence Tools: A Means to Gaining Relevance
Author: Hughes, Stephanie
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Strategic Planning,Educational Improvement,Universities,Program Implementation,Relevance (Education),Models,School Community Relationship,Data Collection,Community Study,Change Strategies,Regional Planning

Institutions of higher education can use competitive intelligence (CI) techniques to become more relevant to their communities. In Stepping Forward as Stewards of Place the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) provides a model for public engagement that emphasizes internal strategic planning, implementation, and assessment processes that involve regional communities and are aligned with state and policy environments. Universities can more fully utilize competitive intelligence to improve information collection and strategic planning, which can ultimately yield better decision making by university administrators. This article provides an overview of the steps involved in the competitive intelligence model and demonstrates how state universities can integrate this model with the existing Stewards of Place model to enhance their efforts and gain strategic advantage in public engagement.
The Scholarship of Engagement: A Taxonomy of Five Emerging Practices
Author: Barker, Derek
Date: 2004-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Scholarship,Higher Education,Educational Practices,Taxonomy,Citizen Participation,Outreach Programs,School Community Programs,Educational Strategies

A new form of scholarship, the scholarship of engagement, is emerging as a distinct set of practices within the general movement toward civic renewal in American higher education. This essay defines the core aspects of the scholarship of engagement and creates a taxonomy of five forms of engaged scholarship. Using a problem-driven, pluralistic approach, this essay concludes that the new forms of engaged scholarship each make important contributions to the civic renewal of American higher education and collectively constitute an exciting and growing movement.
The Creation of a University-Community Alliance to Address Lead Hazards: Three Keys to Success
Author: Beckman, Mary
Date: 2005-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Success,Best Practices,Poisoning,Risk Management,Risk,School Community Programs,Hazardous Materials,Low Income Groups,Child Health,Outreach Programs,Partnerships in Education,Group Dynamics,College Programs

Exposure to lead can be devastating for children, and federal regulations established in 2001 are forcing local governments to mitigate this risk. This essay discusses the creation of the Lead Alliance, a university-community coalition created to address lead hazards facing children from low-income households in South Bend, Indiana. Among the accomplishments of the Lead Alliance are a chemistry course at the University of Notre Dame and a Community Outreach Partnership Centers grant. After reviewing a number of examples of university-community collaborations to mitigate lead poisoning, the article focuses on how each partner in the Lead Alliance came to the table and describes the Alliance's activities. It identifies three key factors in the success of this coalition: the members' complementary community connections and knowledge, the efforts of a facilitator at the start of the process, and the personal commitment of each member.