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The Importance of Social Responsibility in Higher Education

Learn why institutions must prioritize social responsibility for educating citizens, fostering community engagement, and supporting student political involvement. Discover how colleges can meet student expectations and engage in positive change within their communities.

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The Importance of Social Responsibility in Higher Education

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  1. Why Social Responsibility Matters for Institutions Andrew J. Seligsohn, President Maggie Grove, Vice President for Strategy and Operations educating citizens, building communities

  2. What is Campus Compact? • What do we know about student engagement in public life? • Why does student political engagement matter to colleges? • What can colleges and universities do to meet the expectations of students? • Who can help? Agenda

  3. 1000 colleges and universities committed to higher education’s public purposes • Network of state and regional offices and affiliates • Organizing agent connecting higher education’s constituencies for positive change • Provider of resources, professional development, learning opportunities What is Campus Compact?

  4. What do we know about student engagement in public life?

  5. Voting • Protesting • Engaging online and in the streets • Developing confidence that people can make a difference Students are taking action

  6. Why does student political engagement matter to colleges?

  7. Evidence from the Personal and Social Responsibility Inventory • Evidence from the National Study of Learning Voting and Engagement • Evidence of experience Students are paying attention to their institutions

  8. What can colleges and universities do?

  9. Support student civic and political engagement in the curriculum and the co-curriculum • Become a strong partner for positive change in your community and your region • Build a campus-wide plan • Tell the story of institutional and student engagement Build an identity as an engaged institution

  10. Campus civic and community engagement centers, institutes, offices • Various institutional associations that have taken on dimensions of civic and community engagement • Campus Compact Who can help?

  11. Thank you! • Andrew J. Seligsohn • ajs@compact.org • @CompactPrez • Maggie Grove • mgrove@compact.org www.compact.org @Campus_CompactCampusCompact @Campus_Compact

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