UNCW
Community Partnerships
Impact Report
Gary L. Miller
Chancellor
Jenni Harris
Assistant to the Chancellor
for Community Partnerships
Bill Kawczynski
Community Partnerships
Program Specialist
Stephanie D. Smith
Public Service & Continuing Studies
Faculty Fellow, 2011-2012
What Are We Doing Now In the Community?
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Outreach to K-12
Outreach to Business / Community
Student Involvement / Internships
Faculty Projects / Research
Local, State & Federal Relations
Fundraising / Donor Relations
Workforce Development / Continuing Education
Business Partnerships / Sponsorships of Campus Events
Centers for Excellence
Business and Economic Development Projects
How Do We Know?
Tracking Metrics, Identifying Impact
• Developing a tool to identify impact of campus activities on:
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Volunteerism
Service Learning
Teaching and Research
Business and Economic Development
Special Projects
Fundraising Efforts
Alumni Involvement
Campus Success Stories
• Utilize metrics to provide statistical (year over year) data
• Identify service gaps and develop partnerships to fill those areas
• Provide this information to community and elected officials to
generate support
Service Learning and Community Engagement
have a Huge Impact…and are Growing
• UNCW students, faculty and staff participated in community service
activities at more than 1,532 community sites in academic year
2010-2011.
• UNCW students provided more than 7,015 credit hours to the
community through their service-learning courses, totaling 87,687.5
clock hours. The economic impact of this service totals $1,910,710.60
(based on the accepted national volunteer rate of $21.79 per hour).
• Nearly half of UNCW’s 13,000 students and 259 faculty provided some
type of service through service learning, community service and civic
engagement, the total economic impact of which approaches
$1,980,013.72.
2010-2011 UNCW
Community Partnerships
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Athletics……………..…….25
CAS………………..…………291
Student Affairs/CLES…100
CHHS…….……………..…….93
WCE…………………………142
CSB…………………………....63
Total……………………..…714
other
7%
Military
1%
Education
27%
Government
6%
714
Community
Partnerships
Health
Services
12%
Partnerships by Location
Wilmington/
New Hanover County 652
Out of State
19
Business Environmental
4%
Development
4%
North Carolina 33
International 10
Social Services
24%
Arts & Culture
15%
Other facts to note:
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UNCW has more than 100 programs and services with a community outreach focus.
In regard to faculty service, there were 259 faculty reporting, representing 41 departments,
who contributed 19,531 hours of service to over 600 local, regional, state, and national
organizations . Impressively, faculty held 238 leadership positions (e.g. Board member,
president, etc.) in the varied organizations.
UNCW received in 2008 the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification in the category of
Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnerships
The Feast Down East program (UNCW is the leading agent) in partnership with the Burgaw
Incubator Kitchen received the Governor’s Innovative Small Business Community Award in
November 2011
This year, Community Partnerships and Student Affairs developed the First Year Commitment
to Service Program for incoming freshmen beginning in Fall 2012. Already, student data shows:
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Student Participants: 510
Number of Service Hours: 2,642
Economic Impact: $49,670
% of Freshman Class: 25%
Projects included: Stop Hunger Now, Halloween Carnival, Community Service programs
sponsored by my office, First Year Seminar EDGE students, etc.
Where is UNCW Making an Impact?
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Teaching, Research, Service - Education and Social Services
– 301 EDN Internships and Practicums
– 124 Partnerships with Social Service organizations
Business & Economic Development
– Entrepreneurship Center
– Swain Center for Economic & Business Services and Professional & Continuing Education
– MARBIONC
Through the documented partnerships created during the 2010-2011 academic year, faculty, staff
and students have become engaged in the local, statewide, national and global community, giving
more than 178,555 hours of service through the 714 documented partnerships.
According to the national rate for volunteer service, the value of the UNCW volunteer time is $3.89
million.
UNCW Community Partnerships:
Special Focus Areas
• Business and Economic Development
– UNCW Entrepreneurship Center as LLC
– MARBIONC
• Social Services
– WHA-Hillcrest Community Campus
– Feast Down East
• Education
– Renewed partnerships with 133 K-12 schools
– Arts Integration
• UNCW hosted the UNC Community Engagement Summit in May 2012
What is the Next Step for UniversityCommunity Partnership Metrics?
• Benchmarking our institution’s teaching, research, service
and economic development activities
• Surveying / Tracking progress and success stories
• Creating a database of projects / accomplishments for
partners to access
• Utilizing data to support future efforts –Grants / Funding
Opportunities / Legacy Project
For additional information, contact:
Jenni Harris
Assistant to the Chancellor for Community Partnerships
UNCWilmington
601 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403
Phone: (910) 962-3030
Email: harrisjb@uncw.edu
www.uncw.edu/communitypartnerships