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Internationalizing Public Engagement. ANDREW FURCO Associate Vice President.
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Internationalizing Public Engagement ANDREW FURCO Associate Vice President
“As the state's only land-grant university and its only comprehensive research university system, we are responsible, not just for the education of the state's people, but for ground-breaking research and the application of new knowledge to serve the greater good.” President Robert H. Bruininks
ADVANCING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT • Provost Bruininks establishes Administrative Advisory Committee and Civic Engagement Task Force for Public Engagement • Council on Public Engagement (COPE) established • Community Engaged Scholars program is established • University-wide definition of “engagement” is adopted • Senior administrative position for public engagement established • Victor Bloomfield appointed as first Associate Vice President for Public Engagement; UM receives Carnegie Classification • Promotion and tenure guidelines are revised to encourage public engagement • Ten-point plan to advance and isntitutionalize public engagement is developed
Definition of Engagement “Engagement is the partnership of university knowledge and resources with those of the public and private sectors to enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity; enhance curriculum, teaching and learning; prepare educated, engaged citizens; strengthen democratic values and civic responsibility; address critical societal issues; and contribute to the public good.” University of Minnesota
COMMUNITY RESEARCH TEACHING SERVICE The Engaged Campus b f d g a c e
INSTITUTIONALIZATION PLAN FOCUS OF THE TEN-POINT PLAN • Scholarly value of engagement • Accounting and assessment • Student scholars and leaders • Community connections • Cultivating and supporting campus leaders • Marketing and visibility • Program alignment • Internal networking • National and international networking • Leverage extramural funding
PROMOTION AND TENURE “Scholarly research must include significant publications, and as appropriate, the development and dissemination by other means of new knowledge, technology, or scientific procedures resulting in innovative products, practices, and ideas of significance and value to society.”
PROMOTION AND TENURE “Teaching is not limited to classroom instruction. It includes extension and outreach education, and other forms of communicating knowledge to both registered University students and persons in extended community, as well as supervising, mentoring, and advising students.”
ENGAGEMENT AS A STRATEGY KEY UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES: • Enhancing Interdisciplinary Research and Teaching • Advancing Multiculturalism and Diversity • Expanding Student Research Opportunities • Exploring Teaching Innovations • Securing Technological Advancements • Internationalizing the University
KEY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES • ENGAGED DEPARTMENT GRANT PROGRAM • STUDENT SOCIAL PLATFORM • FACULTY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (Mellon) • ENGAGEMENT ZONES
OFFICE FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT http://engagement.umn.edu ANDREW FURCOAssociate Vice President for Public Engagementafurco@umn.eduMICHELLE WITTCOFF KUHLProgram Associatewitt0160@umn.edu130 Morrill Hall (612) 624-1562