16060 - UNC-Wilmington
(Institution)
Budget Code: 16060
UNC Tomorrow 4.7: Our University's Outreach & Engagement
Priorities
2009 - 2011 - Draft
Biennium
Establishment of Center for Civic Engagement and Policy
Studies
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Description:
Narrative Justification
The establishment of the Center for Civic Engagement and Policy Studies would be
dedicated to helping the civic community in the southeastern region of North Carolina develop
better public policy through innovative engagement strategies; developing data bases and
tracking systems to monitor and assess the critical demographic, economic, social, and
environmental changes in the region; and identifying and disseminating “best practices” to the
governmental, nonprofit, and private sectors as needed.
The Center for Civic Engagement and Policy Studies reflects the fundamental mission
to integrate dialogue with citizens and policy research. The Center will engage citizens and
leaders in consequential dialogue, serve as a problem solver in seeking solutions, foster
partnerships and special projects, and provide an opportunity for community leaders from all
sectors of society to work together to make positive changes. Improving the state of the
region means building consensus among the business community, the public sector, and the
nonprofit sector.
The university attracts and supports a faculty of outstanding scholars who contribute
to the enrichment of its diverse and comprehensive instructional and research
programs. Faculty come from all geographic regions of the United States and several foreign
countries, bringing to our campus a rich diversity of educational experiences, training, and
scholarship. By identifying applied research projects relevant to issues facing the region, the
Center will increase opportunities for both students and faculty to engage in relevant
research. The Center for Civic Engagement and Policy Studies will provide opportunities to
collaborate with other initiatives on campus such as Service Learning and the Public Scholar
Fellowship Programs.
The Center for Civic Engagement and Policy Studies supports a multidisciplinary
dialogue about the state of the region. The Cameron School of Business will assist with the
economic outlook and projections for the economy, the Department of Social Work will focus
on poverty and social service needs within the community; the Department of Environmental
Sciences and the Department Biology and Marine Biology will focus on the delicate and fragile
ecosystems and its relationship to growth; the Department of Sociology will focus on crime,
drugs, and delinquency and their impact on the community; and the Division of Public Service
and Continuing Studies will provide support to disseminate findings as well as leadership
development programs; and the Department of Policy Studies and International Affairs will
assist with bringing the development of model programs together under the Center.
The Center for Civic Engagement and Policy Studies has seven strategic goals:
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conduct research, publish, and disseminate information to appropriate audience in the region;
develop model programs and public that can be transferred to other regions in the state and
country;
promote economic and social progress through open discussion and dialogues (civic
engagement);
identify high priority community problems (regional engagement) that need attention;
forge strategic partnerships between public, private, non-profit, and educational sectors to
address these problems;
organize multi-disciplinary teams, each composed of scholars and regional and community
leaders who will define the issues to be pursued and the program to be put into place to
pursue them; and
by integrating, expanding, and focusing on existing programs, and developing some important
additions, the Center for Civic Engagement and Policy Studies will position itself as the catalyst
for education and discussion of a wide range of public policy issues.
The Center for Civic Engagement and Policy Studies anticipates continuing support in
meeting a strategic initiative to help the civic community in the southeastern region of North
Carolina. Along with continuing state funds, the Center for Civic Engagement and Policy
Studies anticipates external funding through gifts, grants, and contracts to expand and
enhance the civic community programs.
Budget Line Items
2009-2010
Purpose/Object Account Title
1142 - 531110
1142 - 531210
Salary
Amounts FTE
Amount
Director
0.50 $ 90,000
$ 45,000
0.50 $ 90,000
$ 45,000
Deputy
Director
0.50 $ 80,000
$ 40,000
0.50 $ 80,000
$ 40,000
Graduate
Research
Assistants
3.00
$ 9,000
$ 27,000
3.00
$ 9,000
$ 27,000
Faculty
Stipends
5.00
$ 5,000
$ 25,000
5.00
$ 5,000
$ 25,000
531110 EPA
Regular
Salaries &
Wages
Subtotal:
9.00
$ 137,000
9.00
1.00 $ 42,800
$ 42,800
1.00 $ 42,800
$ 42,800
1.00
$ 42,800
1.00
$ 42,800
Social Security Contributions
Cumulative
Benefits
531510 Social
Security
Contributions
Subtotal:
$ 13,755
0.00
$ 13,755
$ 13,755
0.00
$ 13,755
Regular (TSERS) Retirement
Cumulative
Benefits
531520
Regular
(TSERS)
Retirement
Subtotal:
1142 - 531540
$ 137,000
SPA Salaries & Wages
531210 SPA
Salaries &
Wages
Subtotal:
1142 - 531520
Salary
Amounts
Amount
EPA Regular Salaries & Wages
Program
Coordinator
1142 - 531510
FTE
2010-2011
$ 3,484
0.00
$ 3,484
$ 3,484
0.00
$ 3,484
Optional Retirement
Cumulative
Benefits
$ 15,700
$ 15,700
531540
Optional
Retirement
Subtotal:
1142 - 531560
0.00
$ 15,700
0.00
$ 15,700
Medical Insurance Contributions
Cumulative
Benefits
531560
Medical
Insurance
Contributions
Subtotal:
$ 8,314
0.00
$ 8,314
10.00
$ 221,053 10.00
$ 221,053
Total: 10.00
$ 221,053 10.00
$ 221,053
1142 Community Services
Subtotal:
0.00
$ 8,314
$ 8,314
Long Term Budget Impact:
Estimated
2011-2012
Total Requirements
Estimated
2013-2014
$ 221,053
$ 221,053
$ 221,053
$0
$0
$0
$ 221,053
$ 221,053
$ 221,053
Receipts
Appropriations (Total
Requirements - Receipts)
Estimated
2012-2013
Equipment Requested:
No equipment has been requested for this narrative.