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Advisory Committee

Community Engagement Center
Advisory Committee Notes
Date:  Friday, February 27, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Orchard Suite II and III, 2nd floor University Union

Present: Kimo Ah Yun, Kim Curry-Evans, Genevieve Deignan, Sharyn Gardner, Amy Liu, Emir Macari, Sheila Macias, Debra Marcus, Brendan McVeigh, Susan Miller, Jana Noel, Steve Perez, Jeanette Plascencia, Edward Jones, Mara Van De Pol, Mike Ward (for Kim Nava), Pia Wong. (Kent Wong, Administrative Support.)

Absent: Judi Kusnick, Sheree Meyer, Nichole Munoz-Murillo, Ray Pietersen, Misty Sisneros, Denise Wall-Parillo, Sai Xiong.

Introduction:

Community Engagement Center is a division of Academic Affairs and reports to the AVP and Dean for Academic Programs. The Center is has three full-time staff members: Sheila Macias, Administrative Director; Brendan McVeigh, Community Partnerships Coordinator; and Misty Sisneros, Office Manager; and on 9 units per semester of assigned time renewable annually, Dr. Jana Noel, Community Engagement Faculty Scholar & Professor, Department of Teacher Education.

Community Engagement Center was formerly known as the Office of Community Collaboration (OCC), and served the role as program support for service learning with 500 students annually. Community Engagement Center has since expanded to develop and support programs throughout the spectrum of community engagement adding four more programs and expanding to serve through faculty and Student Affairs more than 3000 students annually.

Programs under Community Engagement Center:

  1. Service Learning – Integrate academic, civic, and community service learning – in and out of class room. In 08/09: 109 Sections, 5 Colleges, 53 Faculty, 2,882 Students.
  2. Alternative Break – Community based volunteer projects held every winter and spring break. In 08/09: projected 100 Students, 10 days of service, 8 Local Community Agencies, Student Team Leaders.
  3. Students in Service - A part-time AmeriCorps program that offers scholarships (education vouchers) to college students who participate in community service. Largest program in California in 07/08 with 93 participants eligible for $136,763 in student scholarships.
  4. One Book – A campus and community program reading a book with a broad theme for discussion and support of co-curricular programs. 1000 Attendees of Author Lecture, Multi-disciplinary
  5. Writing Partners – A program designed to foster mentor-like relationships through literacy.

University Community Engagement Initiatives

Sacramento State has focused on Community Engagement through Strategic Plan, WASC, City of Sacramento partnership, and the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. Community Engagement Center and the Advisory Committee will serve a cross section of the University and Community to make recommendations to University with regard to Community Engagement. 

Defining Community Engagement:

The campus is in need of shared definition of Community Engagement in order to seek Carnegie Classification; track engagement efforts across the campus by faculty, students and staff; seek research and grant funding, spotlight University programs for National recognition in President’s Community Service Honor Role; showcase local impact in Sacramento region; highlight student learning through assessment; and prepare for re-accreditation with WASC.

The broad definition of Community Engagement differs at every level.

  1. National/Federal – Focuses on higher level institution that started with the Service Learning programs. Today, it consists of both community and civic engagement components.
  2. CSU – Many different levels of participation in the CSU system that started with service learning offices. Some CSU campuses, such as CSU Monterey, are campus wide initiatives where every student does some form of community engagement before they graduate.

Subcommittees

Subcommittees were introduced and members of the Advisory Committee signed up for a term of either 2 or 3 years to participate either as Active Participants or as Consultants on one or more of the subcommittees. Chairs of subcommittees will coordinate meetings.  Subcommittees will report back on their work at the next Advisory Committee meeting.

Next meeting: May 8, 2009 from 1:00 to 3:00 in the University Union, Delta Suite, 3rd floor

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last updated: 7/15/2009