Section V: Engaged Department Action Planning Worksheet
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Select up to five components from the rubric that your team would like to focus on in your departmental institutionalization plan.
Component:
Dimension:
Creating a definition of community
engagement
Dimension I. Philosophy and mission of
community engagement
Student opportunities and awareness
Dimension III. Student support for and
involvement in community engagement
Faculty knowledge and awareness and
involvement and support
Dimension II. Faculty support for and
involvement in community engagement
Alignment with departmental
mission/Coordinating entity
Dimension I and Dimension V. Departmental
Support for Community Engagement
Enter each component and it dimension on a separate sheet of the action plan template (see following pages). Answer each item as
thoroughly as possible and focus on articulating clear and measurable action steps. Each team member should receive a copy of the
completed action plan.
1. Component/Dimension: Creating a definition of community engagement/Dimension I
Goals and Objectives for this component: Create a definition of community engagement for the psychology department
from the “ground up” by assessing what faculty members are already doing.
Action to Be Taken
Evidence of Success
Each action should be a specific and
measurable activity.
What are our indicators of
completion and success? What
evidence will demonstrate our
success?
Introduce engaged dept grant
and planned activities at faculty
meeting. Ask how faculty prefers
to participate.
Interview faculty members
regarding their current
engagement activities.
Create list of the categories of
involvement (e.g., courses,
research projects in the
community, research using
community members) and areas
of potential growth.
Complete the task.
1. Participation rate –
majority of faculty, at least
one from each area
2. Volume and type of info
categorizing diverse
activities (e.g. research,
courses, talks)
3. Identify some courses that
could be good community
engaged scholars courses.
List is completed
Individuals to
Complete the
Task
Alex will announce;
Mark, Pat, Moin,
Tom, Sam, Holly
Lead Individual
Timeline
Gathers the group &
monitors timeline
Date by which the
Action should be
completed
Pat
May 2010 faculty
meeting.
Sam, Pat (email)
Sam
DONE
End of Summer
2010
Sam
Sam
Fall 2010
2. Component/Dimension: Student opportunities and awareness/Dimension III
Goals and Objectives for this component: Find ways to help students find engagement opportunities
Action to Be Taken
Evidence of Success
Each action should be a specific and
measurable activity.
What are our indicators of
completion and success? What
evidence will demonstrate our
success?
Create a list of engagement
opportunities for students based
on #1
Identify courses (including 5993)
that could add a service
component. Find out where
students are going for internships
to help identify courses.
Create additional community
engaged scholars courses.
Add discussion about community
engagement to advising talk
during major declaration
interview.
Create part of our website that
identifies engagement courses
and research opportunities for
students.
Individuals to
Complete the
Task
Lead Individual
Timeline
Gathers the group &
monitors timeline
Date by which the
Action should be
completed
Complete task.
Sam
Sam
Fall 2010
Complete task.
Team
Sam
Fall 2010
Have an increased number of
courses from baseline.
1. Complete task.
2. Increase # of CESP
psychology majors
Department faculty
plus team
Team
Holly w/Laurel
End of Fall 2010
Holly/Kayla
End of Fall 2010
Increase # of Psychology
majors enrolled in
engagement research
opportunities.
Department
webmaster, faculty
and team
Sam
Spring/Fall 2011
(partly depends on
when the
department web
re-design happens)
3. Component/Dimension: Faculty knowledge & awareness and involvement & support/Dimension II
Goals and Objectives for this component: Help faculty figure out how to apply our department-derived definition of
community engagement to their current activities and discover additional engagement opportunities.
Action to Be Taken
Evidence of Success
Each action should be a specific and
measurable activity.
What are our indicators of
completion and success? What
evidence will demonstrate our
success?
Present our findings from the
summer at a faculty meeting.
Have Laurel Hirt present at a
faculty meeting about how to
make a class qualify for the
community engaged scholars
program.
Have Tessa Eagen (or other
media relations representative)
introduce herself at a faculty
meeting to discuss press releases.
Add definition of engagement to
FAR.
Complete the task.
Individuals to
Complete the
Task
Lead Individual
Timeline
Gathers the group &
monitors timeline
Date by which the
Action should be
completed
Pat
Early fall 2010
Complete the task.
Pat, Moin, Tom,
Mark
Tom
Tom
Mid fall 2010
Complete the task.
Moin
Moin
Spring 2011
Complete the task.
Pat and Mark
Pat
Fall 2010 (for Jan
11 FAR)
4. Component/Dimension: Alignment with departmental mission/Coordinating entity – I & V
Goals and Objectives for this component: Create a committee for community engagement and have faculty get service
credit for this work.
Action to Be Taken
Evidence of Success
Each action should be a specific and
measurable activity.
What are our indicators of
completion and success? What
evidence will demonstrate our
success?
Ask department head to appoint a
community engagement committee
(Current Team). Activities for the
committee could include:
• linking engagement to student
competencies/ outcomes
• choosing some organizations to
partner with more closely (e.g.,
organizations where students
current do Internships, or
practice placements)
• Hold departmental brown bag
seminars re: engagement topics
• Identify criteria for linking
engagement activities to merit
ratings
• Discuss adding community
engagement requirement to
major
We will be designated a
standing committee.
Individuals to
Complete the
Task
Pat
Lead Individual
Timeline
Gathers the group &
monitors timeline
Date by which the
Action should be
completed
Pat
Fall 2010