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Regents Education Program
Annual Conference
Dr. Debra L. StuartVice Chancellor for AdministrationOklahoma State Regents for Higher [email protected]
AASCU
Reviewed community engagement and regional stewardship literature
Surveyed presidents Visited six institutions Developed conceptual scheme
“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.”
Embracing public engagement as a core value yields benefits for
Community and regional entities
Students Faculty Institution
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
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
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
Making Place Matter: Opportunities and Insights
for OklahomaTravis ReindlDirector of State Policy Analysis/Assistant to the PresidentAASCU
March 1, 2006
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)
Colleges and Universities as Regional Stewards
Service/ → Engagement → StewardshipOutreach
redefinition institutionalization
Narrowly targeted/executed
Outside the mainstream of university work
One-way (institution as teacher)
Limited public policy linkage
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
Universities in Knowledge Economy
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Engagement Innovation
Stewards of Place3 Pillars
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 economylivable communitysocial inclusioncollaborative governance
Source: Alliance for Regional Stewardship
Innovative EconomyPreparing people and places to succeed
Social InclusionEnsuring that everyone
participates and shares responsibility
Collaborative GovernanceFinding creative ways to govern
Livable CommunityPreserving and creating places to live and work
Regional Stewardship Framework
Insights and Lessons Learned
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.
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