Texas A&M University Group Leader: Thomas Harwell Group Members: Kathleen Duffy & Leo Young

1. Texas A&M University Group Leader: Thomas Harwell Group Members: Kathleen Duffy & Leo Young StudentAffairs.com 2013 Case Study Competition

2. Assumptions for the case Public institution The Department of Student Activities has some staffing who regularly interacts with chartered student groups

3. Outcomes Students will develop an understanding of citizenship Community members will appreciate the symbiotic relationship between the university and the town University event policy will foster reasonable care for students and townspeople Students and townspeople will effectively interact with one another and the institution through various forms social media Decrease number of complaints reported to the university

4. Domains of Learning Environments Social Context - Students as group membership and the inter-group connection between citizenship Academic - awareness to bring about reflective judgment and critical thinking Institutional Context - changing our campus culture: conduct codes & norms of behavior Individual Student - Cognitive development, meaning making, behavior Learning Outcomes - construct knowledge, meaning, self in society NASPA/ACPA, (2004). Learning Reconsidered: A campus wide focus on the student experience.

5. Relevant Law Bradshaw v. Rawlings, 464 F. Supp. 175 (E.D. Pa. 1979) and Bradshaw v. Rawlings, 612 F. 2d 135 (3rd Cir. 1979). University’s no longer operate within the scope of en loco parentis and cannot be held accountable for the actions of all individual students General Order on Judicial Standards of Procedure and Substance in Review of Student Discipline in Tax Support Institutions of Higher Education, 45 F.R.D. 133 (USCD W.D. Mo., EnBanc, 1968). “The student voluntarily assumes obligations of performance and behavior reasonably imposed by the institution of choice relevant to its lawful missions, processes, and functions”

6. More Relevant Law Healy v. James, 92 S Ct. 2338 (1972); 33 L.Ed. 226. “a college administration may impose a requirement…that a group seeking official recognition affirm in advance it’s willingness to adhere to reasonable campus law” Soglin v. Kauffman, 418 F. 2d 163 (7th Cir. 1969). “vagueness…it contains no clues which could assist a student, an administrator or a reviewing judge in determining whether conduct not transgressing statutes is susceptible to punishment by the University…”

7. Relevant Theories Implicit goals of Higher Education Civic Engagement, Humanitarianism, Interpersonal Competence Baxter-Magolda Effective citizenship as a component of Self-Authorship NASPA/ACPA, (2004). Learning Reconsidered: A campus wide focus on the student experience. Baxter-Magolda, M. B. (2004). A theoretical framework to educate for self-authorship. In M. B. Baxter-Magolda & P. M. King, Learning partnerships: Theory and models of practice to educate for self-authorship (pp. 1-43). Sterling, VA: Stylus.

8. Plan of Action Create a chartered student organization event planning policy Integration and Inclusion of Community and Student relationship

9. Chartered Student Organization’s Event Planning Policy Organizations submit all events through an online event planning process Exercise reasonable care for student groups Alleviate strains put on town by student organization events

10. Event Planning Components Open vs. closed events On vs. off campus events Alcohol presence Food distribution Amplified sound # of participants and security

11. Event Planning Social Media @sunnyevents Sunnyvale Reddit Policy compliance memes Facebook fan page

12. Community and student relationship Our goal is to revive the town gown relationship 2 part plan of action: Us engaging students in the community Us engaging the community in the university Deputy mayor engaging students and alumni into the community

13. Students Engaged in the Community Day of service for students to give back to the community Feature local restaurants and shops during alumni weekends and other large events Frist Fridays: opportunity to highlight a variety of arts and culture related activities and demonstrations

14. Social Media Day of service: utilize Twitter (@TheSunnyEvent), Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and Flickr Feature local businesses: Pinterest, 4Square, Facebook and Twitter First Fridays: Vine, Facebook, Twitter

15. Community to Student Invite community members to events on campus Local mentor program Safe ride programs

16. Social Media • Invite to campus: YouTube, Facebook, Twitter • Local mentors: LinkedIn • Safe ride program: Facebook, Twitter

17. Long Term Goals • Establish monthly meetings between the university and town representatives • Establish a long-term marketing campaign promoting unity amongst the university and townspeople potentially called “We Are Sunnyvale”

18. Assessment Quantitative and qualitative feedback via surveys on Facebook and otherwise Tweet comments and suggestions to a certain @twitter or # Quantitative (number of tweets) and Qualitative (relevance and helpfulness of tweets) Reddit post for forum feedback on policy Ongoing discussion in community/ university partnership committee Quantitative analysis of history of incidents versus how many we have now Climate surveys for citizens and students