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The National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement [NCCPE] The National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement [NCCPE] was established in 2008 as part of the £9.2m Beacons for Public was established in 2008 as part of the £9.2m Beacons for Public Engagement initiative.Engagement initiative.

Beacons for Public EngagementBeacons for Public Engagement The Beacons for Public Engagement initiative is a four-year project The Beacons for Public Engagement initiative is a four-year project

designed to create a culture change across the higher education designed to create a culture change across the higher education sector. It consists of a network ofsector. It consists of a network of

Six beacons which are university-based collaborative centres that Six beacons which are university-based collaborative centres that help support, recognise, reward and build capacity for public help support, recognise, reward and build capacity for public engagement work. The six Beacons are based in Newcastle and engagement work. The six Beacons are based in Newcastle and Durham, Manchester, Norwich (UEA), UCL, Cardiff and Edinburgh. Durham, Manchester, Norwich (UEA), UCL, Cardiff and Edinburgh.

The role of NCCPEThe role of NCCPE is to co-ordinate, capture and share learning is to co-ordinate, capture and share learning between the Beacons and across UK higher education institutions between the Beacons and across UK higher education institutions [HEIs] and research institutes. [HEIs] and research institutes.

What is Public Engagement?What is Public Engagement?

Public engagementPublic engagement is a term that is widely used is a term that is widely used in a variety of sectors - from arts and heritage to in a variety of sectors - from arts and heritage to science policy and local government.  science policy and local government.  The The Higher Education Funding Councils and the UK Higher Education Funding Councils and the UK Research Councils use itResearch Councils use it to express their to express their ambition for a different, more inclusive ambition for a different, more inclusive relationship between the academic and non-relationship between the academic and non-academicacademic worlds. worlds.

So why is public engagement important for So why is public engagement important for HEIs and research institutes? HEIs and research institutes? NCCPE are NCCPE are drawing up a framework to help answer this drawing up a framework to help answer this question question 

What is Public Engagement?What is Public Engagement? NCCPE have talked to many different people NCCPE have talked to many different people

across the HE sector and research community to across the HE sector and research community to synthesise their synthesise their viewsviews of what public of what public engagement is.engagement is.

NCCPE think it's important to be inclusive and NCCPE think it's important to be inclusive and not to try to narrow the definition down too far. not to try to narrow the definition down too far. 

NCCPE also believe that the other types of NCCPE also believe that the other types of engagement - for instance engagement - for instance 'civic' or 'community' 'civic' or 'community' engagementengagement - are part of the same family. What - are part of the same family. What they all have in common is describing an they all have in common is describing an aspiration to better connect the work of aspiration to better connect the work of universities and research institutes with society.universities and research institutes with society.

NCCPE Draft DefinitionNCCPE Draft Definition

Public engagementPublic engagement brings research and higher brings research and higher education institutions together with the public.  It education institutions together with the public.  It generates mutual benefit - with all parties generates mutual benefit - with all parties learning from each other through sharing learning from each other through sharing knowledge, expertise and skills. Done well, it knowledge, expertise and skills. Done well, it builds trust, understanding and collaboration, builds trust, understanding and collaboration, and increases the institution's relevance to, and and increases the institution's relevance to, and impact on, civil society.impact on, civil society.

Public Engagement ActivitiesPublic Engagement Activities

There is no hard and fast list of which activities count as public There is no hard and fast list of which activities count as public engagement, and there is a diversity of approaches across the engagement, and there is a diversity of approaches across the sector reflecting different institutional missions and foci.  sector reflecting different institutional missions and foci. 

The list..in next slides… was developed for a recent baseline survey The list..in next slides… was developed for a recent baseline survey of activity ( and also used as basis for our survey in faculty).  of activity ( and also used as basis for our survey in faculty).  For For many people NCCPE have talked to, public engagement is best many people NCCPE have talked to, public engagement is best understood not as a set of activities that institutions engage in, but understood not as a set of activities that institutions engage in, but as an as an institutional approachinstitutional approach..   

"For Newcastle University, engagement refers to the many "For Newcastle University, engagement refers to the many ways in which we interact with wider society. ways in which we interact with wider society. Engagement is Engagement is not a 'third strand': rather, engagement is a critical approach to not a 'third strand': rather, engagement is a critical approach to how we do our teaching and research activities."how we do our teaching and research activities."

— — Professor Paul Younger, PVC Engagement, Newcastle Professor Paul Younger, PVC Engagement, Newcastle UniversityUniversity

PE activities could include:PE activities could include:

Presenting to the public (eg public lectures or Presenting to the public (eg public lectures or talks) talks)

Co-produced research, with the public helping to Co-produced research, with the public helping to shape the research question, design and/or shape the research question, design and/or delivery delivery

Seeking public input into your research Seeking public input into your research Writing for the non-specialist public Writing for the non-specialist public Judging external competitions Judging external competitions Media work aimed at a non-specialist audience Media work aimed at a non-specialist audience

(press, TV, radio, podcasts) (press, TV, radio, podcasts) Taking part in a public event/debate Taking part in a public event/debate Working with museums / galleries / science Working with museums / galleries / science

centres and other cultural venues centres and other cultural venues

Attendance at fairs /exhibitions to which members of the Attendance at fairs /exhibitions to which members of the public are invited public are invited

Seeking to influence public policy Seeking to influence public policy Students working with the public as part of their course Students working with the public as part of their course

(eg applying research skills in a community context) (eg applying research skills in a community context) Providing 'lifelong learning' opportunities (eg short Providing 'lifelong learning' opportunities (eg short

courses or study days) courses or study days) Volunteering on behalf of the university Volunteering on behalf of the university Advisory processes - providing advice to members of the Advisory processes - providing advice to members of the

public or external organisations public or external organisations Facilitating the use of university facilities by the public Facilitating the use of university facilities by the public Working with teachers/schools Working with teachers/schools

Who do Universities engage with?Who do Universities engage with? There are many varieties of engagement that universities There are many varieties of engagement that universities

and research institutes undertake.  The diagram (next and research institutes undertake.  The diagram (next slide) represents the variety of external groups or slide) represents the variety of external groups or organisations that they might engage with.  … there are organisations that they might engage with.  … there are no sharp distinctions between the different forms of no sharp distinctions between the different forms of engagement, and in fact they often overlap. engagement, and in fact they often overlap.

Most people that NCCPE have consulted with Most people that NCCPE have consulted with have encouraged them not to emphasise the differences have encouraged them not to emphasise the differences between the different types of engagement.  Instead, we between the different types of engagement.  Instead, we aim to pool the expertise that has been developed in all aim to pool the expertise that has been developed in all these areas to help universities and research institutes these areas to help universities and research institutes better connect their work to society. better connect their work to society.

In practice this means that we often use the shorthand In practice this means that we often use the shorthand 'the engaged university''the engaged university' or or 'the engaged institution','the engaged institution', and and we are actively building bridges with people in all the we are actively building bridges with people in all the engagement 'camps'engagement 'camps'

Defining the territory: universities and engagementDefining the territory: universities and engagement

Defining the Territory: Universities and EngagementDefining the Territory: Universities and Engagement At the centre of the diagram is 'the engaged institution - connecting with At the centre of the diagram is 'the engaged institution - connecting with

society for mutual benefit.' There is an outer circle that contains lots of society for mutual benefit.' There is an outer circle that contains lots of different groups that a university or research institute might engage with and different groups that a university or research institute might engage with and these are grouped under four different areas: these are grouped under four different areas: public engagement, business public engagement, business engagement, community engagement and civic engagementengagement, community engagement and civic engagement. These areas . These areas are placed on the outer circle coinciding with north, south, east and west.are placed on the outer circle coinciding with north, south, east and west.

The diagram indicates that there are overlaps between all these different The diagram indicates that there are overlaps between all these different areas. areas.

Clustered around public engagement are: the general public, geographic Clustered around public engagement are: the general public, geographic communities and communities of interestcommunities and communities of interest

Between public engagement and civic engagement: schools and collegesBetween public engagement and civic engagement: schools and colleges Around civic engagement: regional/ national government, local authorities, Around civic engagement: regional/ national government, local authorities,

regional strategic bodiesregional strategic bodies Between civic and business engagement: enterprise agenciesBetween civic and business engagement: enterprise agencies Around business engagement: businessesAround business engagement: businesses Between business and community engagement: social enterprises, NGOsBetween business and community engagement: social enterprises, NGOs Around community engagement: voluntary organisations and charitiesAround community engagement: voluntary organisations and charities Between community and public engagement: community organisationsBetween community and public engagement: community organisations

Community, Civic and Public EngagementCommunity, Civic and Public EngagementThe different types of engagement explainedThe different types of engagement explained

Although the Although the different types of engagement overlapdifferent types of engagement overlap, , there are there are differences in emphasis.differences in emphasis.

Public engagementPublic engagement: covers all subject areas and : covers all subject areas and incorporates various initiatives to engage the public incorporates various initiatives to engage the public with research and academic activity - with research and academic activity - perhaps through perhaps through 'dialogue', or though 'science cafe' style events (as well 'dialogue', or though 'science cafe' style events (as well as the more traditional lecture-style formats, exhibitions as the more traditional lecture-style formats, exhibitions and events).  The and events).  The Beacons for Public EngagementBeacons for Public Engagement project is seeking to embed public engagement in the HE project is seeking to embed public engagement in the HE sector. sector.

Community engagementCommunity engagement: focuses on working with : focuses on working with communities. Often has 'intermediaries' to connect communities. Often has 'intermediaries' to connect university expertise to community need.  university expertise to community need.  Could be Could be through strategic projects (eg through strategic projects (eg South East Coastal CommunitiesSouth East Coastal Communities) or brokerage-style ) or brokerage-style activity (eg the activity (eg the Brighton University Community HelpdeskBrighton University Community Helpdesk or the or the Science ShopScience Shop movement.)  The approach is movement.)  The approach is informed by a long tradition of community development.  informed by a long tradition of community development.  It also connects to the US tradition of 'service' and the It also connects to the US tradition of 'service' and the 'engaged university' (eg Boyer's 'The Scholarship of 'engaged university' (eg Boyer's 'The Scholarship of Engagement').Engagement').

Many of the beacons are working in ways which involve Many of the beacons are working in ways which involve community engagement as well as public engagement.  community engagement as well as public engagement.  

Civic Engagement:Civic Engagement: focuses on partnerships focuses on partnerships between universities and regional strategic between universities and regional strategic bodies and public services, often fuelled by bodies and public services, often fuelled by regeneration funding regeneration funding (eg (eg 'Urban Regeneration: Making a Difference'Urban Regeneration: Making a Difference ').').

    Civic engagement often includes attempts to Civic engagement often includes attempts to link university research to policy development, link university research to policy development, either at a regional or national level.  either at a regional or national level.  Beacon North EastBeacon North East and the and the Edinburgh BeltaneEdinburgh Beltane are both informed by traditions of civic are both informed by traditions of civic engagementengagement..

Business EngagementBusiness Engagement: now a long established feature in the HE : now a long established feature in the HE landscape, informed by a variety of traditions and models including landscape, informed by a variety of traditions and models including 'Knowledge Transfer', 'Knowledge Exchange'Knowledge Transfer', 'Knowledge Exchange ', ', Commercialisation Commercialisation and Technology Transfer. and Technology Transfer.   It does extend to include interaction with   It does extend to include interaction with public and third sectors, not just business, and so 'bleeds' into other public and third sectors, not just business, and so 'bleeds' into other areas.  areas.  Connects to science and innovation policy, see for instance Connects to science and innovation policy, see for instance NESTA's NESTA's 'The Connected University''The Connected University' report (April 2009). report (April 2009).

Whilst public engagement sees universities and research institutes Whilst public engagement sees universities and research institutes working directly with different publics or groups, community and working directly with different publics or groups, community and civic engagement usually involve them civic engagement usually involve them working with the public working with the public throughthrough strategic partnerships with 'intermediaries',strategic partnerships with 'intermediaries', e.g. with a local e.g. with a local museum or community organisations.  These different 'routes' to the museum or community organisations.  These different 'routes' to the public are illustrated in the diagram below.public are illustrated in the diagram below.

Types of engagementTypes of engagement

Routes to the PublicRoutes to the Public Defining the Territory: Universities and EngagementDefining the Territory: Universities and Engagement At the centre of the diagram is 'the engaged institution - connecting At the centre of the diagram is 'the engaged institution - connecting

with society for mutual benefit.' There is an outer circle that contains with society for mutual benefit.' There is an outer circle that contains lots of different groups that a university or research institute might lots of different groups that a university or research institute might engage with and these are grouped under four different areas: public engage with and these are grouped under four different areas: public engagement, business engagement, community engagement and civic engagement, business engagement, community engagement and civic engagement. These areas are placedengagement. These areas are placed on the outer circle coinciding on the outer circle coinciding with north, south, east and west.with north, south, east and west.

The diagram indicates that there are overlaps between all these The diagram indicates that there are overlaps between all these different areas. different areas.

Clustered around public engagement are: the general public, Clustered around public engagement are: the general public, geographic communities and communities of interestgeographic communities and communities of interest

Between public engagement and civic engagement: schools and Between public engagement and civic engagement: schools and collegescolleges

Around civic engagement: regional/ national government, local Around civic engagement: regional/ national government, local authorities, regional strategic bodiesauthorities, regional strategic bodies

Between civic and business engagement: enterprise agenciesBetween civic and business engagement: enterprise agencies Around business engagement: businessesAround business engagement: businesses Between business and community engagement: social enterprises, Between business and community engagement: social enterprises,

NGOsNGOs Around community engagement: voluntary organisations and Around community engagement: voluntary organisations and

charitiescharities Between community and public engagement: community Between community and public engagement: community

organisationsorganisations

Routes to the publicRoutes to the public

In addition to ‘In addition to ‘Defining the Territory: Universities and Engagement’Defining the Territory: Universities and Engagement’ There are There are three boxesthree boxes outside the main circle, one alongside civic outside the main circle, one alongside civic

engagement, one above public engagement, and one alongside engagement, one above public engagement, and one alongside community engagement. community engagement. Each descibes a different route into Each descibes a different route into engaging with the public.engaging with the public.

Next to Next to civic engagement:   civic engagement:   Via public sector organisations e.g. local authorities, schools, Via public sector organisations e.g. local authorities, schools,

museums, archives, libraries, visitor attractions, cultural services, museums, archives, libraries, visitor attractions, cultural services, sport, health bodiessport, health bodies

Above Above public engagementpublic engagement:: Communities of place and interest e.g. geographic communities, Communities of place and interest e.g. geographic communities,

parents/families, older people, 'passion' led groups (eg history or parents/families, older people, 'passion' led groups (eg history or nature lovers) etc.   nature lovers) etc.  

Next to Next to community engagementcommunity engagement:: Via community/voluntary sector organisations eg charities, voluntary Via community/voluntary sector organisations eg charities, voluntary

sector coalitions etcsector coalitions etc

Why does public engagement matter?Why does public engagement matter?

One of the key roles at the NCCPE is to gather One of the key roles at the NCCPE is to gather evidence about the importance and impact of evidence about the importance and impact of public engagement.   public engagement.    There are sophisticated There are sophisticated tools and arguments being developed, but there tools and arguments being developed, but there are some simple measures too.  are some simple measures too. 

Ewart Wooldridge, chief executive of the HE Ewart Wooldridge, chief executive of the HE Leadership FoundationLeadership Foundation,, and a firm believer in and a firm believer in the strategic importance of engagement, uses the strategic importance of engagement, uses a a very simple test:very simple test:

"This may be anecdotal, but I call it my "This may be anecdotal, but I call it my taxi taxi driver testdriver test. .  I have visited a huge number of I have visited a huge number of universities in the last few years and I always universities in the last few years and I always ask the taxi driver when I travel from the station ask the taxi driver when I travel from the station to the university, to the university, what do people who live in what do people who live in this city think of the university?  this city think of the university? 

What concerns me most is that despite the high level What concerns me most is that despite the high level of participation in higher education, people don't of participation in higher education, people don't understand what goes on in universities.  understand what goes on in universities.  Too often Too often the taxi driver may say:the taxi driver may say:

'a rather strange lot in there, I don't really 'a rather strange lot in there, I don't really understand what they do. I'm not sure they're value understand what they do. I'm not sure they're value for money.  I think they are all boffins. I don't think for money.  I think they are all boffins. I don't think they are actually interested in our city'.  I think that they are actually interested in our city'.  I think that the challenge is opening up universities so that the the challenge is opening up universities so that the people who live around them have a much greater people who live around them have a much greater sense of what happens there and a great sense of sense of what happens there and a great sense of ownership of the university.’ownership of the university.’

Having consulted widely, NCCPE have Having consulted widely, NCCPE have identified three key arguments for identified three key arguments for why why public engagement matters:public engagement matters:

The 'moral' caseThe 'moral' case HEIs are accountable to the public for the HEIs are accountable to the public for the

funding they receive.  Like any 'big business' funding they receive.  Like any 'big business' they have a civic responsibility to serve the they have a civic responsibility to serve the communities around them.  The discoveries communities around them.  The discoveries they make can have profound impacts on they make can have profound impacts on society, so there is a duty to involve the public society, so there is a duty to involve the public in discussions about the direction of research in discussions about the direction of research and the appropriate ways to apply these and the appropriate ways to apply these discoveries. discoveries.

The 'business' caseThe 'business' case

The Research Councils and funders of higher education The Research Councils and funders of higher education expect HEIs to embrace public engagement and to expect HEIs to embrace public engagement and to demonstrate how they are delivering social impact.  demonstrate how they are delivering social impact.  Through their engagement activities HEIs can generate Through their engagement activities HEIs can generate additional income, enhance their reputation, motivate additional income, enhance their reputation, motivate their staff and students, contribute to their professional their staff and students, contribute to their professional development, improve the quality of their teaching and development, improve the quality of their teaching and research, and improve the recruitment and retention of research, and improve the recruitment and retention of staff and students.  Public engagement also helps staff and students.  Public engagement also helps ensure that young people are attracted to research-ensure that young people are attracted to research-based and academic careers.based and academic careers.

The 'academic' caseThe 'academic' case

Evaluation and research demonstrates Evaluation and research demonstrates that through their engagement activity that through their engagement activity HEIs contribute positively to society by HEIs contribute positively to society by generating social capital, building generating social capital, building knowledge, inspiring learning, empowering knowledge, inspiring learning, empowering individuals, influencing policy and helping individuals, influencing policy and helping to generate prosperity and enhanced to generate prosperity and enhanced services.  They also increase the services.  They also increase the relevance, impact, legitimacy and relevance, impact, legitimacy and reputation of their research. reputation of their research.

Measuring impactMeasuring impact

Evaluations of public engagement activity have Evaluations of public engagement activity have identified a range of benefits for the public identified a range of benefits for the public and civic society. and civic society. These include:These include:

Making people more aware of the Making people more aware of the opportunities open to them, and more opportunities open to them, and more empowered to take an informed part in the empowered to take an informed part in the democratic process and the decisions democratic process and the decisions affecting their lives affecting their lives

Improving local services, eg schools and Improving local services, eg schools and health provision health provision

Developing cultural and intellectual Developing cultural and intellectual assets with and for the community assets with and for the community

Informing policy makers, which can generate Informing policy makers, which can generate more sustainable and effective policy more sustainable and effective policy

Increasing opportunity by widening access to Increasing opportunity by widening access to sporting facilities, libraries, museums etc sporting facilities, libraries, museums etc

Creating new community networks Creating new community networks Offering a 'neutral ground' for the resolution of Offering a 'neutral ground' for the resolution of

controversial issues controversial issues Helping people learn throughout their lives, new Helping people learn throughout their lives, new

subjects and new skills subjects and new skills Expanding the resources available to tackle real life Expanding the resources available to tackle real life

issues and problems issues and problems Generating economic growth Generating economic growth NCCPE are commissioning further work to NCCPE are commissioning further work to

consolidate evidence about these impactsconsolidate evidence about these impacts

Measuring engagementMeasuring engagement

NCCPE have recently published a NCCPE have recently published a literature review which synthesises the literature review which synthesises the tools that can be used for measuring the tools that can be used for measuring the impact of public engagement. The review impact of public engagement. The review identified identified seven 'dimensions'seven 'dimensions' where where engagement is known to 'make a engagement is known to 'make a difference' and for which measurement difference' and for which measurement tools exist or are in development.  tools exist or are in development. 

7 Dimensions with High level outcomes 7 Dimensions with High level outcomes Public access to facilities: Increased public support; Public access to facilities: Increased public support;

better informed public; improved health and wellbeing better informed public; improved health and wellbeing Public access to knowledge: Increased quality of life; Public access to knowledge: Increased quality of life;

increased social capital/cohesion/inclusionincreased social capital/cohesion/inclusion Student engagement: Impact on own learning and Student engagement: Impact on own learning and

employability; increased sense of civic responsibility  employability; increased sense of civic responsibility   Staff engagement: Institutional recognition and reward Staff engagement: Institutional recognition and reward Widening participation: Improved recruitment and Widening participation: Improved recruitment and

retention, especially from excluded communitiesretention, especially from excluded communities Encouraging economic regeneration: Social and Encouraging economic regeneration: Social and

economic benefits to community economic benefits to community Institutional commitment: More effective strategic Institutional commitment: More effective strategic

investment of resources and community partnerships investment of resources and community partnerships From 'Auditing, Benchmarking and Evaluating Public From 'Auditing, Benchmarking and Evaluating Public Engagement' A.Hart (2009Engagement' A.Hart (2009))

The Engaged UniversityThe Engaged UniversityHow can HEIs and research institutes embrace How can HEIs and research institutes embrace

engagement strategically?engagement strategically?

The major challenge for the beacons initiative is The major challenge for the beacons initiative is to demonstrate how public engagement can shift to demonstrate how public engagement can shift from being an 'add on' and fringe activity, to one from being an 'add on' and fringe activity, to one that is embedded into the way universities and that is embedded into the way universities and research institutes approach their work.research institutes approach their work.

    NCCPE have identified  six areas as absolutely NCCPE have identified  six areas as absolutely

critical to successful strategic implementation of critical to successful strategic implementation of engagement.engagement.

6 Key areas for strategic implementation of engagement6 Key areas for strategic implementation of engagement

MISSION:MISSION:Create a shared understanding of the Create a shared understanding of the purpose, value, meaning and role of public purpose, value, meaning and role of public engagement to staff and students and embed this engagement to staff and students and embed this in your strategy and mission, with leaders actively in your strategy and mission, with leaders actively promoting this commitment.promoting this commitment.

REWARDREWARD:Recognise and reward staff involvement :Recognise and reward staff involvement within recruitment, career promotion, professional within recruitment, career promotion, professional development and training, workload plans and development and training, workload plans and performance reviews.performance reviews.

SUPPORTSUPPORT:Co-ordinate the delivery to maximise :Co-ordinate the delivery to maximise efficiency, target support, improve quality, foster efficiency, target support, improve quality, foster innovation, join up thinking and monitor innovation, join up thinking and monitor involvement and impact.involvement and impact.

STUDENTSSTUDENTS:Proactively include and involve students in :Proactively include and involve students in shaping the mission and in the delivery of the strategyshaping the mission and in the delivery of the strategy

..PUBLICPUBLIC:Involve the public in the governance of the :Involve the public in the governance of the institution and through regular community dialogue and institution and through regular community dialogue and activity.activity.

CELEBRATECELEBRATE:Communicate widely to encourage and :Communicate widely to encourage and share effective practice and to celebrate success, within share effective practice and to celebrate success, within the institution and the wider worldthe institution and the wider world

New times demand new scholarship (Campus Compact)New times demand new scholarship (Campus Compact)

A report coordinated by the North American A report coordinated by the North American organisations Campus Compact…..it offered the organisations Campus Compact…..it offered the following following

recommendations to institutions seeking to embrace their recommendations to institutions seeking to embrace their vision for engagementvision for engagement::

Conduct an institution-wide audit of civic engagement to identify and Conduct an institution-wide audit of civic engagement to identify and assess the extent of activity, its purposes, and its locations assess the extent of activity, its purposes, and its locations

Give campus-wide visibility and recognition to exemplary efforts, Give campus-wide visibility and recognition to exemplary efforts, including engaged community partners including engaged community partners

Convene faculty and students who are involved in civic engagement Convene faculty and students who are involved in civic engagement activities so they may learn from and encourage each other activities so they may learn from and encourage each other

Encourage faculty to examine how engaged scholarship can be Encourage faculty to examine how engaged scholarship can be valued in tenure and promotion decisions, and grant awards valued in tenure and promotion decisions, and grant awards regardless of discipline regardless of discipline

Offer incentives (e.g. teaching/research assistants, curriculum Offer incentives (e.g. teaching/research assistants, curriculum development funds, research incentive funds) to faculty members development funds, research incentive funds) to faculty members who propose innovative civic engagement courses, research, or who propose innovative civic engagement courses, research, or other initiatives other initiatives

Cont’dCont’d

Engage the university's governing body in an appraisal of the Engage the university's governing body in an appraisal of the institution's role and effectiveness in delivering on the civic mission institution's role and effectiveness in delivering on the civic mission of higher education of higher education

Appoint dedicated senior academic leadership (e.g. associate Appoint dedicated senior academic leadership (e.g. associate provost) to promote engaged scholarship that addresses pressing provost) to promote engaged scholarship that addresses pressing public problems public problems

Educate graduate students in engaged scholarship approaches so Educate graduate students in engaged scholarship approaches so they will help make them standard practice across higher education they will help make them standard practice across higher education in the future in the future

Develop institutional capacity to establish and maintain university-Develop institutional capacity to establish and maintain university-community partnerships that are of mutual benefit to the university community partnerships that are of mutual benefit to the university and its local community and its local community

Provide sustainable funding for engaged scholarship through Provide sustainable funding for engaged scholarship through centrally funded small grant programs and interdisciplinary centers centrally funded small grant programs and interdisciplinary centers focused on addressing public problems focused on addressing public problems

your views?your views?