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Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development

The Stevenson Center promotes community and economic development through coursework, research, and collaboration, serving Illinois and beyond by engaging with business, government, and education.

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Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development

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  1. Stevenson Centerfor Community and Economic Development College of Arts and Sciences Illinois State University

  2. Mission The Stevenson Center at Illinois State University promotes community and economic development in the U.S. and abroad. The Center sets the pace for public service and scholarship through a unique combination of coursework, research, professional practice, and collaboration with communities.” We “… devote all of our resources and energies to creating the most supportive and productive community possible to serve the citizens of Illinois and beyond” -- Educating Illinois, 2003-2010 We are a “..partner fully engaged in outreach with business, industry, government, and education.” -- Educating Illinois, 2003-2010 We are engaged with “…local and state communities through service-learning projects, faculty research contributions, and college/community partnerships.” -- Strategy Four, College of Arts and Sciences Strategic Plan, 2005-2010

  3. Matching Students with Host Agencies and Communities • Graduate Assistantships • 15-20 hours per week for one or two • semesters • Local network, plus outreach • Brief application, meetings, RSP • Federal Work Study • Professional Practice Placements • 35 hours per week for 11 months • Outreach in IL and beyond • Longer application, in-person or • phone interviews, RSP • (Peace Corps)

  4. Report/Evaluation Structure • Professional Practice Placements • Four Reports • Relations to and progress toward work plan, including work samples • Skills/abilities acquired and lessons learned • Areas for improvement • Final (Fifth) Report • Objectives achieved or not and methods for achieving objectives • Roadblocks--what could be done differently • Stevenson Center support during internship • Relation to coursework • Evaluation Forms—three to four from supervisor (except Peace Corps) • Site Visits (when logistically feasible) Graduate Assistantships (AmeriCorps) Monthly reports on work activities and accomplishments Mid-term and final evaluation forms from site supervisor, plus checking in

  5. Current Students • Who do they work with and what are they doing • What are they gaining from the experience • How do they expect to use what they have learned in a future internship or career

  6. Questions To what extent is a University responsible for the community in which it rests? What are the benefits to the educational experience of our students if the University is so engaged?

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