ORGANIZE THE UNIVERSITY
AND ENGAGE THE WORLD
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
• Kristen Brogdon
• Natasha Davis
• David Donaldson
• Steve Elliott
• Carol Heinrich
• Lynn Leonard
• Donyell Roseboro
• Susan Simmons
• Fidias Reyes (alt.)
• Lori Messinger (Chair)
ACTIVITIES
• Reviewed:
• Community Engagement Task Force last year developed a white paper for the new
Chancellor with recommendations on which we could build
• UNCW report to GA on Engagement
• Analysis by SWOT committee
• Prior strategic plans related to Engagement
• GA reports on Engagement
• Conducted our own SWOT analysis
• Held two community forums
ENGAGEMENT SWOT WORDLE
GOALS
1. UNCW is an engaged and engaging partner in southeastern NC, the state,
and globally
2. University engagement activities are encouraged, financially supported,
and celebrated
3. University monitors engagement and promotes awareness of impact of
engagement activities
4. University supports coordinated, quality engagement by faculty, staff, and
students
5. University creates and implements strategic plan and monitors
implementation and effectiveness
UNCW is an engaged and
engaging partner for projects in se
NC, state, and globally
• University is seen by more stakeholders as a valuable and invested partner to
address community, regional, state, and global needs and interests
• University works with students, faculty, and local community members to
facilitate economic development in the Cape Fear region
• Coordinate university services to provide event information, directions, signage,
and ease of parking for cultural & athletic facilities which host large numbers of
community guests
• Support services units (like conference services, tech support, etc.) are funded
and organized in such away that they encourage and support the
development of engagement on and off campus
Engagement activities are
encouraged, financially supported,
and celebrated by UNCW
• Identify and nominate faculty, staff, and student internal and external awards that
recognize engagement activities that have an especially successful community
impact
• Create a pool of funds to support community engagement activities on and off
campus and to facilitate strategic community partnerships
• Recognize important community partners who engage in projects that enhance
faculty productivity and student learning
University monitors engagement
and promotes awareness of positive
impact of engagement activities
• Create new processes for input and feedback regarding community
needs, interventions, and engagement project outcomes
• Training implemented for faculty, staff, and students to assess needs
and collect feedback from community partners
• Faculty trained on engaging students in applied research, and
turning engaged pedagogy into publishable research
• Impact survey template available for faculty, staff, and student use
on select survey
University monitors engagement and
promotes awareness of positive
impact of engagement activities
• Develop system to coordinate information about community engagement
activities that feeds into annual reviews for faculty and staff, and student
portfolios for students
• Put system in place to list community members who serve on advisory
committees for academic units, research and engagement centers, and
student affairs units
• Create and implement standard designations in Banner for service learning
and community engagement courses
University supports coordinated,
quality engagement by faculty, staff,
and students
• Staff engagement office to support engagement in teaching,
research, and service
• Develop and disseminate policy and procedure information to
support engagement
• Redesign engagement website for faculty, staff, students
• Vet policies and procedures with university offices and advisory
board
• Redesign financial processes to facilitate quick process for (nonfederal, non-research) contracts/grants
• Re-examine process of inter-office charges for university services
UNIVERSITY SUPPORTS COORDINATED,
QUALITY ENGAGEMENT BY FACULTY,
STAFF, AND STUDENTS
• Create office as hub for continuing and professional education
activities throughout the university
• Coordinate K-12 student group visits on campus for recruitment
events, educational activities, cultural activities, and athletic events
• Enhance, improve visibility, and strengthen the Engage SENC
website (developed by CHHS, Q.E.N.O., United Way, Urban Institute)
to match community needs and faculty expertise
• Seek additional funding to support student staffing
• Market website to faculty, staff, students, and community
UNIVERSITY CREATES AND
IMPLEMENTS STRATEGIC PLAN AND
MONITORS IMPLEMENTATION AND
EFFECTIVENESS
• Create, vet, and implement Strategic Plan
• Strategic plan is vetted by all constituencies
• Structure is defined to execute and assess progress on strategic
plan
• Build in strong annual performance evaluations for all employees that
supports the strategic plan goals