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Deer, Dissension, and Dialogue: A University-Community Collaboration in Public Deliberation
Author: Wright, Wynne
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: School Community Relationship,Cooperation,Community Relations,Natural Resources,Higher Education,Agriculture,Animals,Land Grant Universities,Context Effect,Institutional Mission,Citizen Participation,Interviews,Problem Solving,Wildlife,Conflict Resolution,Interpersonal Communication

Michigan State University embarked upon an initiative to explore deliberative dialogue as a tool for addressing community-based contested issues in agriculture and natural resources. Our goal is to assess the extent to which deliberative dialogue can help &quot;bridge the divides&quot; among citizens and professionals and fulfill the land-grant mission. In this article, I explore the strengths and impediments to this practice by examining the growing--and for many, unwelcome--population of white-tailed deer in an urban community. I discovered that deliberative dialogue can help resolve social tensions and invigorate civic life as people--working in conjunction with community-based and university professionals--consider complex issues. The three primary lessons drawn from this collaboration focus on the importance of context, learning, and the role of science. This article concludes with a discussion of how this collaborative approach can become part of the culture of university-community relations. (Contains 1 table and 3 endnotes.)
Developing Access between Universities and Local Community Groups: A University Helpdesk in Action
Author: Hart, Angie
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,School Community Relationship,School Community Programs,Models,Partnerships in Education,Delivery Systems,Barriers,Institutional Role,Facilitators (Individuals),Operations Research,Group Dynamics,Foreign Countries,Outreach Programs,Performance Factors

In this article, the authors offer the University of Brighton's Community-University Partnership Programme (CUPP) Helpdesk as a model of an &quot;enabling platform&quot; for university-community engagement. Despite the growth of practical and scholarly activity in this area, there is a relative lack of research focused on the processes by which higher education institutions establish and sustain community partnerships. An account of the development of the helpdesk is related to a discussion of its role in capacity building, both within the university and externally. The authors review some of the organizational barriers to effective university-community interaction and suggest that, while concrete models remain elusive in the literature, a mechanism such as the CUPP Helpdesk can help overcome the barriers that hinder the facilitation of engagement work. (Contains 1 figure and 2 endnotes.)
Public Deliberation: The Kettering Foundation's Experience and Opportunities for the Engaged University
Author: Muse, William V.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Citizenship Education,Citizen Participation,School Community Relationship,Partnerships in Education,Program Descriptions,College Environment,Philanthropic Foundations,Political Issues,Public Affairs Education,Role of Education

The National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI), launched by the Kettering Foundation in 1980, provides an opportunity for the engaged university to foster public deliberation with its students and alumni, as well as leaders in the communities where it operates. NIFI publishes three issue books per year on topics of national importance. These materials are nonpartisan and nonprescriptive, designed to provide citizens with information they need to make an intelligent choice. Through various partners, NIFI then conducts forums around the nation to allow citizens to discuss these issues and discover ways they can contribute toward a solution. Participation in such public deliberation fosters civic engagement. (Contains 1 endnote.)
Outreach and Engagement at Tennessee State University
Author: Chesney, Clyde E.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Land Grant Universities,Program Descriptions,School Community Relationship,Public Service,Outreach Programs,Citizen Participation,School Community Programs,Service Learning,Best Practices,Consortia,Extension Education,Grants,Institutional Characteristics,Evaluation Criteria

Tennessee State University has a rich history of public service and civic engagement--thus the motto "Think, Work, Serve." Founded in 1912, Tennessee State University has grown dramatically from a small college to two campuses. We actively engage in adhering to the cornerstone of the land-grant universities: teaching, research, and outreach. Our charge is "Enter to learn, Go forth" to serve. We take seriously our responsibility to relate academic work to communities in ways that are mutually beneficial. Collaborative work in and with communities is consistent with the goal that we are a model urban university, provide leadership to others in all facets of integrating service with teaching and research, and engage educators, staff, and students in activities that benefit their communities as well as themselves. We aim to distinguish ourselves nationally as a campus that creates interdisciplinary approaches to generating and communicating knowledge that meaningfully contributes to the well-being of society. (Contains 2 tables.)
An Extraordinary Partnership between Arizona State University and the City of Phoenix
Author: Friedman, Debra
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Partnerships in Education,School Community Programs,Community Support,Administrative Principles,Economic Impact,Program Effectiveness,Program Descriptions,Group Dynamics,Performance Factors,Access to Education,Excellence in Education,Financial Support,Outreach Programs

The Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus is a grand-scale exemplar of a city-university partnership. Its demonstrated impacts are economic, social, and educational, transforming both the city and the university. The magnitude of the investment of $223 million by the citizens of a city in a state university is unparalleled in higher education. In 2006, the Colleges of Public Programs (including the Schools of Social Work, Public Affairs, and Community Resources and Development), Nursing and Health Care Innovation, and University College moved from ASU Tempe to become the foundational colleges of this new campus, located strategically to advance the three cornerstones of the ASU mission--access, excellence, and impact--as well as to become the finest examples of two of the design principles of the New American University: use-inspired research and social embeddedness. (Contains 3 endnotes.)
CenteringPregnancy Smiles: A Community Engagement to Develop and Implement a New Oral Health and Prenatal Care Model in Rural Kentucky
Author: Kovarik, Robert E.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Prenatal Care,Prenatal Influences,Dentistry,Partnerships in Education,Program Implementation,School Community Programs,Special Health Problems,Delivery Systems,Models,Group Dynamics,Best Practices,Community Health Services,Body Weight,Pregnancy,Higher Education,Outreach Programs

CenteringPregnancy Smiles[TM] (CPS) is a partnership between the University of Kentucky, Trover Health System, and Hopkins County Health Department. The purpose of the partnership is to: (1) establish an infrastructure to address health problems requiring research-based solutions, (2) develop a model for community partnership formation, and (3) address problems related to preterm births and low birth-weight infants and early childhood caries in a rural, seven-county region in western Kentucky. This area is below state and national norms in education level of the population, income, and oral and general health. The partnership implemented a new prenatal care model that significantly reduced preterm and low birth-weight births for participating women, thus significantly improving the infants' health while saving an estimated $2.3 million dollars in health care costs for acute care of premature infants in this population and enabling the expansion of dental outreach services for children in Hopkins county. (Contains 1 figure.)
Planning and Partnerships for the Renewal of Urban Neighborhoods
Author: Sterrett, Stephen A.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Neighborhoods,Urban Universities,School Community Relationship,Educational Change,Urban Renewal,Urban Planning,Community Involvement,Partnerships in Education,Land Grant Universities,Models,Change Strategies,Community Development,Program Descriptions,Economic Impact,Outreach Programs

Urban universities are a key resource for municipal government, businesses, community organizations, and citizens to foster partnerships for successful renewal of distressed urban neighborhoods. From its experience over the past decade, the Ohio State University has created a successful model for engagement with its neighborhoods and the City of Columbus. This model is grounded in market-based revitalization and includes community-based planning, a shared vision for renewal, multiple sources of funding, and a focus on long-term results. In turn, this engagement has invigorated the university's mission as a land-grant institution in the twenty-first century.
Transforming the University through Community Engagement
Author: Yapa, Lakshman
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Disadvantaged,Quality of Life,Change Strategies,Educational Change,Community Involvement,Partnerships in Education,Outreach Programs,School Community Programs,Poverty Programs,Family Programs,Economic Impact,Universities,Social Services,Formative Evaluation

The universal belief that poverty is a matter of low income and correctable through economic growth, more jobs, and increased income is precisely why poverty has persisted in the United States and elsewhere. We view the poor as those not yet in the middle class, but it can be shown that not all the poor can join the middle class, even in the richest country in the world. Through a project titled Rethinking Urban Poverty: Philadelphia Field Project, students and faculty at Pennsylvania State University, working together with community residents, have launched an effort to improve the quality of life in West Philadelphia. Traditionally, issues of poverty were dealt with through state welfare programs and corporate jobs. In contrast, the Penn State approach emphasizes the household economy, focusing on improving quality of life, reducing the cost of living, and creating jobs that cater to the everyday needs of household members. (Contains 7 endnotes.)
Sustaining Communities: A Collaborative Approach to Community Engagement
Author: Skinner, Raymond A.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Community Development,School Community Relationship,Educational Opportunities,Community Support,Community Involvement,Outreach Programs,School Community Programs,Partnerships in Education,Case Studies,Program Descriptions,Higher Education,Sustainability

In this article, the author talks about incorporating what those in academia do best--scholarship and teaching--and what government bureaucrats do best in administering housing and community revitalization programs into a strong and sustainable system of community engagement and outreach. He frames the discussion by focusing on some examples of outreach and engagement programs that he is familiar with from his work as secretary of the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). The author contends that successful outcomes can be achieved by believing in a vision that requires cultivating a dedicated collaborative engagement between communities and institutions of higher learning. Universities will also benefit from this vision, which can lead to financial growth, community support, and real-life, real-time learning opportunities for students, faculty, and researchers. (Contains 1 figure.) [Keynote Address by Raymond A. Skinner, Secretary, Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, at the  Ninth National Outreach Scholarship Conference at Penn State on October 7, 2008: &quot;The Scholarship of Outreach and Engagement: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?&quot;]
Creating and Sustaining Authentic Partnerships with Community in a Systemic Model
Author: Barnes, Jessica V.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: School Community Relationship,Partnerships in Education,Group Dynamics,School Community Programs,Models,Systems Approach,Community Involvement,Interviews,Delivery Systems,Sustainability,Outreach Programs,Community Attitudes,Barriers,Systems Development

This article presents the unique approach to university-community partnerships developed and practiced at Michigan State University (MSU). We have established a model of campus-community partnerships that builds a wide-reaching system of networks connecting the university to communities. Our approach is &quot;developmental&quot;, &quot;dynamic&quot;, and &quot;systemic&quot;, characterized by an acute interest in the voices of community partners. This article also presents supporting documentation from interviews with community partners from two diverse urban school districts to illustrate some of the specific challenges faced in the development and maintenance of a partnership applying this approach. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.)
A Holistic Model of Engaged Scholarship: Telling the Story across Higher Education's Missions
Author: Franz, Nancy
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Higher Education,Holistic Approach,Learner Engagement,Educational Objectives,Scholarship,College Faculty,Educational Planning,Program Implementation,Reflection,Institutional Mission

Faculty and administrators still struggle to practice and support a holistic approach to engaged scholarship. Many institutions have created a culture of engaged scholarship, yet faculty are looking for practical ways to plan, implement, and reflect on engaged scholarship due to productivity expectations. New faculty are often drawn to the idea of engaged scholarship but don't know where to start or how to frame their work in a way that appeals to promotion and tenure committees. To address these issues, the holistic model of engaged scholarship presented here provides a definition of engaged scholarship, six practice and storytelling leverage points on an engaged scholarship circle, an integration of higher education's missions, and factors and assumptions that affect engaged scholarship to help faculty better practice and tell the story of their engaged scholarship efforts. An application of the model is also described. (Contains 1 figure, 1 table and 3 endnotes.)
The Need Is Now: University Engagement in Regional Economic Development
Author: Franklin, Nancy E.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Economic Development,Community Development,Outreach Programs,Land Grant Universities,Regional Programs,Community Needs,Partnerships in Education,School Community Programs,Models,Case Studies,Interviews,Content Analysis,Institutional Characteristics,Community Role,Institutional Role

At a time when many regions are grappling with economic challenges and universities are struggling to demonstrate their public value, the question of how regions and universities might partner effectively begs to be addressed. This qualitative case study examines the engagement of six land-grant institutions in regions not proximate to their campuses. The engagement activities associated with these partnerships center on economic and community development. Characterizations of the university-regional partnerships studied are provided. The institutional perspectives of these six university pioneers in "distributed regional engagement" are also presented. The article includes notable strengths of each engagement approach that commend it to others as a model and concludes with several meta-lessons gleaned from the research. (Contains 6 tables.)
Community Visioning Process: A Tool for Successful Planning
Author: Elkins, Leigh Askew
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Change Strategies,School Community Programs,Community Coordination,Community Development,Community Needs,Community Planning,Outreach Programs,Case Studies,Interviews,Program Implementation,Video Technology,Community Attitudes,Community Study,Formative Evaluation,Visual Aids

Community visioning is based upon principles that maximize group participation in a creative problem-solving process. The process itself is structured to solicit and use the full range of interests and expertise within a given community to develop an implementation plan that specifically addresses the needs of the community and that fosters change with real benefits for residents. The plan and its associated strategies for change can be broadly embraced by the community because residents shared in its development. In this case study, the Fanning Institute at the University of Georgia designed and implemented a customized community visioning process for the city of Barnesville, Georgia, that provided a structured mechanism for the community to assess where they are, to determine where they want to go, and to plan for how they are going to get there. (Contains 1 table.)
Engaging Military Partners: Supporting Connections to Communities
Author: Edwards, Harriett C.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Land Grant Universities,Extension Education,Advisory Committees,Military Personnel,Military Service,Separation Anxiety,Stress Management,Stress Variables,Family Programs,Integrated Services,Program Descriptions,Barriers,School Community Programs,Outreach Programs

In the current Overseas Contingency Operation (OCO), families and communities have been impacted by multiple deployments. This is particularly challenging for families that are geographically isolated from military installations and resources typically available near these facilities. Operation Military Kids (OMK) is a national partnership reaching out through Cooperative Extension and land-grant universities to support military families by educating communities about the challenges of deployment, providing age-appropriate activities for children, and encouraging communities to actively support family members as their soldiers serve the country. To ensure quality and effectiveness, OMK initiatives are required to establish and maintain state-level leadership teams or advisory committees. While involving these individuals at the state level is important and is a tremendous asset for the overall program, it is also one of the most challenging tasks for state project directors in each state, which makes developing successful collaboration strategies an important program component.
Democratic Strategies Enhance Engagement and Valued Results
Author: Bracken, Susan
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Strategic Planning,Democracy,Citizen Participation,Higher Education,Outreach Programs,College Faculty,College Students,Student Attitudes,Teacher Attitudes,Stakeholders,Student Surveys,Teacher Surveys,Program Effectiveness,Program Evaluation,Participative Decision Making,Student Participation,Teacher Participation,Democratic Values

This article discusses the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a deliberative public issues forum held at North Carolina State University in early 2008. The forum itself was a part of a larger university strategic planning process. In spite of tight time constraints, the planning team made a decision to tailor the forum according to principles of deliberative democracy. As a result, the focus was as much on the importance of informed public participation in the university decision-making process as it was on generating tangible action plan outcomes. (Contains 13 figures and 2 tables.)
Implementing Service-Learning Pedagogy: A Case Example
Author: Barnett, Marina
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Curriculum Implementation,College Instruction,Advocacy,Health Insurance,College Students,Social Work,Federal Legislation,Community Organizations,School Community Relationship,Partnerships in Education,Program Descriptions,College Environment,Service Learning,Social Problems,Community Needs

This article describes a case example of a pedagogical approach that successfully integrates teaching technical skills, knowledge, and civic engagement. Students embarked on a semester-long project to assess the complexities of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, develop a response to address the concerns of community constituents, and engage in advocacy with local legislators. (Contains 1 endnote.)
Service-Learning in Entomology: Teaching, Research, and Outreach Domestically and Abroad
Author: Robinette, Marianne Shockley
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: World Problems,Qualitative Research,Outreach Programs,Service Learning,Entomology,Foreign Countries,Study Abroad,Higher Education,Research Projects,Evaluation,Reflection,Science Achievement,Biology,Theory Practice Relationship

Insects are ideal models for demonstrating an array of biological and ecological concepts and the application of biology to solve real-world problems. Integrating service-learning, a pedagogy bridging theory and practice, into the entomology curriculum at the University of Georgia provides students an opportunity to participate in developing and implementing entomological programs for communities, both domestically and abroad. This research project seeks to develop, implement, assess, and evaluate two service-learning courses in entomology: Entomology Outreach and Service-Learning (ENTO 3900) and a study abroad course, Insect Natural History in Costa Rica: International Service-Learning (ENTO 3140-3140L). A qualitative research study was designed to assess and evaluate the courses using guidance from student reflections. Results suggest that entomological service-learning courses can be integrated with community outreach programs, both domestically and abroad, to enhance students' science content knowledge and their teaching, communication, and civic skills.
Student Identities and the Tourist Gaze in International Service-Learning: A University Project in Belize
Author: Prins, Esther
Date: 2010-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Service Learning,Foreign Countries,Higher Education,Qualitative Research,Universities,College Students,Outreach Programs,Tourism,Identification,Study Abroad

This qualitative study explores how 11 university students in a U.S. service-learning course in Belize understood and represented their identities during the project, particularly their use of &quot;the tourist&quot; as a construct to interpret their experiences. Drawing on literature in international service-learning (ISL) and tourism studies, the article explores how students in this outreach project positioned themselves in relation to tourists and rejected this label for themselves, the ways in which they both exhibited and departed from the &quot;tourist gaze,&quot; and the conditions that fostered a more or less tourist-like stance. The article argues that the tourist gaze counteracts core goals of ISL and university engagement; however, such projects can also provide students with opportunities to develop a more conscious perspective of others and themselves. Findings suggest the need to identify and nurture programmatic practices that enable students to move away from a tourist gaze, especially in short-term projects. (Contains 2 endnotes.)