Engaged Campus – Institutional
Level and Department Level
presented to
Engaged Department Summit
CSU Chico – May 5, 2006
Season Eckardt, Administrative Director, CSU
OCSL
Gerald Eisman, Service-Learning Faculty Scholar,
CSU OCSL
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CSU’s Vision and Leadership
 Our
vision: Every student has the
opportunity to participate in a servicelearning experience prior to graduation.
 The CSU is the only system in higher
education that has a connected and
coordinated service-learning network.
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CSU’s Initiatives

Media Campaign on service learning: CSU
Chico is one of six campuses chosen.
 Math and Science, Teacher Preparation and
Service Learning
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Teacher Shortage –
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Student Performance on 8th grade Math (2005)
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In 2002-2003, California met only about a third of its need
for fully credentialed math teachers.
National Average – 46%
African Americans (9%), Caucasians (34%) Hispanics (7%)
Service learning has a role to play.
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Civic Engagement

Evolving Context: Going beyond service
learning and into civic engagement.
 Key Question: How does CSU Chico
collaborate “with its larger communities
(local, regional/state, national, global)
for the mutually beneficial exchange of
knowledge and resources in a context
of partnership and reciprocity?” (Carnegie
Classification, 2006)
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Scholarship of Engagement
The scholarship of engagement means
connecting the rich resources of the
university [department] to our most
pressing social, civic, and ethical
problems….
- Ernest Boyer (1996), The Journal of
Public Service and Outreach
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What are the resources of a
Department?
• curricular resources
• intellectual resources
• service resources
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Components of an Engaged Department
Engaged Department Mission
Civic Learning
Outcomes
Curriculum
 CE courses
 SL opportunities
 Sequence of courses
 Freshman experience
 Capstone courses
Cocurricular
 student
organizations
 student leadership
 student voice
HRTP Policies
Faculty
 Teaching Assignments
 Teaching methods
 Research focus
 Professional service to
community
Civic Research
/Service Agenda
Community
partnerships
 Civic programs
 Co-educators
 Grant activity
 Public Relations
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Components of an Engaged
Department
MISSION
Engaged Department Mission
Statement
… to connect the rich resources of the
department to our most pressing social,
civic, and ethical problems…
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Components of an Engaged
Department
POLICIES
Civic
Learning
Outcomes
HRTP
Policies
Research/
Service
Agenda
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Components of an Engaged
Department
ACTIONS (Curricular)
• Design CE Courses
• Create SL Opportunities
• Develop Sequence of Courses
• Construct Freshman Year Experience around
civic theme
• Create Capstone Course with civic component
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Components of an Engaged
Department
ACTIONS (Co-Curricular)
• Provide student voice in departmental discussions
• Support student organizations with civic purpose
• Develop student leadership in civic engagement
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Components of an Engaged
Department
ACTIONS (Faculty)
• Develop teaching methods for CE
• Share teaching assignments
• Conduct research on service learning outcomes
• Focus research on civic issues
• Provide professional service to community
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Components of an Engaged
Department
ACTIONS (with Community)
• Develop civic programs
• Involve as co-educators
• Perform joint grant writing
• Share public relations
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Components of an Engaged Department
Group Discussions
Developing an
Engaged
Curriculum
Faculty Roles
& Rewards
(Jerry Eisman)
(Terri Davis)
Creating Cocurricular
Activities
(Deanna Berg)
Institutional
Partnerships
(Season
Eckardt)
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Discussion Question
How can faculty leaders move - Curriculum,
Co-curricular Activities, Faculty Roles and
Rewards, Institutional Engagement - forward
at Chico?
REPORT BACK
• Two exemplary current efforts
• Two ideas on how leaders can move the agenda
forward
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Departments that Work (Wergin, 2003)
Recognize the power of the faculty as a collective characterized by:
•Work that is in alignment to institution’s identity and priorities
•A balance between faculty autonomy and social responsibility
Awareness of the danger of a faculty dominated by specialization,
isolation and privatization.
Department Chairs and Faculty:
What role are you playing in crafting a shared vision for the
department? Does that vision include service learning, civic
engagement, and why?
What conversations need to happen to have a shared vision, a clear
picture of the opportunities, and an individual and collective practice
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of critical reflection?
In Closing…
"We don't even know what skills may be needed in the years ahead.
That is why we must train our young people in the fundamental fields
of knowledge, and equip them to understand and cope with change.
That is why we must give them the critical qualities of mind and
durable qualities of character that will serve them in circumstances
we cannot now even predict."
--John Gardner, "Excellence"
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