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B. Creating Communications Structures and Advisory Boards
Once partnering begins, the durability of these relationships is likely
to be highly dependent on the quality of formal and informal communications
structures. At different points in time, especially as the individuals
from the several participating organizations change, communications mechanisms
may have to be modified and restated. Nevertheless, the essential functions
associated with communicating clearly and often are likely to be steadily
needed. In a great many cases, advisory boards with representation from
all interested campuses and nonprofit constituencies, are likely to prove
essential.
- Allegheny College - Center for Economic
and Environmental Development
In addressing the needs of a wide range of community stakeholders, the
Meadville Community Energy Project makes use of an advisory board comprised
of state and local officials, private sector representatives, and community
leaders.
- Assumption College - Community Service
Learning Program
The executive director of the Rainbow Center actively participates in
CSL planning activities and on its advisory board. Collaboration produced
a handbook for agencies (among other contributions to communications).
- Berry College - Hunger and Homelessness
Outreach, Programs, and Education
A committee of HHOPE meets weekly to plan and discuss strategies. It
utilizes resources from the National Coalition against Hunger and Homelessness
to organize on-campus presentations and community lectures for middle
and high school students as well as for church youth groups. It writes
press releases for campus and local newspapers.
- College Misericordia - The Service
Leadership Center
The Service Leadership Council meets twice yearly to foster communications
and bolster support services.
- College of St. Catherine - Using
Technology
The College's instructional technology specialist faciliates all study
group sessions, thus linking all of them.
- Columbia College, Chicago - Office
of Community Arts Partnerships
Monthly planning meetings were held for all the Urban Missions partners.
These sessions permitted honest conversations and the opportunity to
make tough project-related decisions.
- Emory & Henry College - Communities
Allied to Uplift Success in Education
A summer celebration and fall leadership retreat for participants in
the summit increases planning and implementational activities.
- Greensboro College - The Village
401 Project
An advisory committee is composed of faculty, students, and staff appointed
by the president. Focus groups and individual interviews are used. Campus-sponsored
"planning breakfasts" were deemed useful.
- Heritage College - Exemplary Multicultural
Practices in Rural Education
An advisor committee sets policies and conducts assessments. It is chosen
from all segnments of the education community.
- Huntington College - MindScape
The MindScape advisory board is composed of the program director, the
local school corporation's curriculum director, an elementary/middle
school principal, and three Huntington College faculty members (liberal
arts, education, and recreation management). The board meets monthly
to oversee the functioning of the program and to choose avenues for
future growth.
- Illinois College - The Illinois Partnership
of Minority Achievement
The College coordinates a tutoring program, campus visits, and speaker
programs.
- Loyola University New Orleans
- The Advisory Committee Model
A service-learning advisory committee is comprised of faculty, students,
administration, staff, and community agency representatives. The committee’s
work is accomplished through the following 4 subcommittees, each of
which has its own mission statement: Community Partnerships, Evaluation,
Faculty Development, and Student Engagement.
- Maryville College - Just Connections
The regional network formed a board of directors and hired a community
leader as its coordinator in order to focus on grants, workshops, conferences,
and other communications requirements. The use of technology (i.e.,
a web page, list-serve, and e-mail) assists to overcome the communication
barriers of a large rural region.
- Marywood University - The Latino Collaboration
Agency personnel serve on the program's advisory board. Agency members
participate in planning and co-sponsoring continuing education programs.
A center serves as an umbrella entity which promotes and sustains collaboration
between the school and community.
- Messiah College - The Harrisburg Institute
Two comprehensive listening tours were designed to ascertain support
for the Initiative on campus and locally. Feedback processes were formalized
and an advisory council emerged.
- New England College - Project
Pericles
In addition to the coordinating entity, further collaboration among
partners is facilitated by a committee on civic and social responsibility;
it is chaired by a trustee and chancellor of the college. Various constituencies
come together to integrate work that needs to be done to reach long-term
goals.
- Otterbein College - Community Service
Learning Center
Student coordinators help connect their peers with community agency
representatives in order to provide consistency among programs and good
communications.
- Presbyterian College - Communities
Helping, Assisting and Motivating Promising Students
Parents of youngsters are organized through the Parent's Council; it
meets monthly and participates annually in an extended retreat designed
for planning and training purposes. These parents, often linked to other
families with at-risk children, are also actively involved in various
CHAMPS activities. In addition, the Father's Council meets monthly to
study the role of fatherhood and assess the impact of absenteeism on
the family.
- Rhodes College - Service Scholars
Program
Student advisory committees include a faculty member, community partner
from the service scholar's site and a scholar program staff member who
mentors the student. They provide opportunities for communication and
reflection.
- Rhodes College - St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital Summer Plus Scholars
Representatives of all partnering institutions explore the prospects
for creating collaborative projects. A coordinating committee meets
monthly.
- St. Thomas University - The Campus
and Community Alliance for North Dade
The Alliance maintains contacts among its members through meetings,
community events, and campus-community projects. Community-wide dialogue
generates most of the projects undertaken. Plans are made to prepare
an annual report with an assessment of results.
- Tougaloo College - Partnership in
Excellence
The PIE Advisory Coucil was created to support and foster community
partnerships. It serves as a strategic forum for identifying and addressing
community needs. A community conference, Foundations for Community
Partnerships, showcased and serves as a model as to how higher
education can facilitate collaboration. A website and online community
resource manual are being developed.
- University of Indianapolis - Parish
Nursing
Health ministry teams help bridge communications needs.
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