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Regents Education Program

Regents Education Program. Annual Conference Dr. Debra L. Stuart Vice Chancellor for Administration Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 405-225-9121 dstuart@osrhe.edu. Making Place Matter. Project with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). AASCU

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Regents Education Program

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  1. Regents Education Program Annual Conference Dr. Debra L. Stuart Vice Chancellor for Administration Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 405-225-9121 dstuart@osrhe.edu

  2. Making Place Matter Project with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)

  3. AASCU • Reviewed community engagement and regional stewardship literature • Surveyed presidents • Visited six institutions • Developed conceptual scheme

  4. Stewards of Place Stepping Forward As Stewards of Place, 2002 AASCU

  5. “The publicly engaged institution is fully committed to direct, two-way interaction with communities and other external constituencies through the development, exchange, and application of knowledge, information, and expertise for mutual benefits.”

  6. Public engagement is • Place-related • Interactive • Mutually beneficial • Integrated

  7. Embracing public engagement as a core value yields benefits for • Community and regional entities • Students • Faculty • Institution

  8. Themes include • Addressing the future of the region, community and institution • Using formal and informal communications with key indicators to track progress • Planning and goal-setting • Implementing with consistency

  9. Characteristics of a fully engaged institution include • All partners as a regular part of normal work • Mission statements that identify the region served • Community involvement in setting priorities • Active participation in regional planning

  10. AASCU’s Making Place Matter project • Presentation by AASCU staff • “Tools and Insights” workbook • Trends • Process • Case studies • Seminar for institutions funded by outside grants

  11. Making Place Matter: Opportunities and Insights for Oklahoma Travis Reindl Director of State Policy Analysis/ Assistant to the President AASCU March 1, 2006

  12. Contemporary Realities--Oklahoma • Demographic • Age (doubling of 65+ population by 2030, working age/college age/HS grad growth weak) • Migration (Net importer, but what is import quality?) • Economic • Competitiveness benchmarks (e.g. New Economy Index, R&D expenditures)—trails regional leaders, national average • Industry trends (health care, retail, admin./support dominate 10-year outlook) • Social • Educational attainment (lags much of region, nation on bachelor’s degree attainment) • Children, families in poverty (close to regional peers, above national average)

  13. Colleges and Universities as Regional Stewards redefinition institutionalization Service/ → Engagement → Stewardship Outreach More broadly targeted/executed Toward the mainstream of university work Two-way (institution learner as well as teacher) Limited public policy linkage Widely focused/executed (across regional priorities) In the mainstream of university work (all colleges/departments/ units participate,as well as students/staff/alumni) Two-way (sense of shared purpose) Significant public policy linkage Narrowly targeted/executed Outside the mainstream of university work One-way (institution as teacher) Limited public policy linkage

  14. Teaching Research Service Universities in Knowledge Economy To From Stewards of Place3 Pillars Ivory Tower3 Pillars

  15. Regional Stewardship • Regional stewardship is commitment to and work in support of the long-term economic and social success of a locale. • It reflects the convergence of four “conversations”: • innovative economy • livable community • social inclusion • collaborative governance

  16. Regional Stewardship Framework Source: Alliance for Regional Stewardship

  17. Insights Stewardship needs to be defined as a common thread, not an add-on. Stewardship requires a solid “front door.” Stewardship must reach beyond the faculty. Stewardship cannot be run entirely on soft money. Stewardship requires supportive public policy. Stewardship must be measurable. Lessons/Next Steps Establish context and define terms. Celebrate short-term wins. Develop networks beyond the core stakeholder group. Raise policymaker awareness. Continue development of a scholarship of engagement. Form peer/mentoring networks. Insights and Lessons Learned

  18. Boosting Stewardship Capacity • STEP 1: Establish regional context • STEP 2: Assess campus-system-state stewardship resources and capacity • STEP 3: Develop goals and success measures • STEP 4: Develop a stewardship roadmap

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