十大赌博正规平台在线's commitment to 外展 and 订婚 is rooted in its 使命宣言, which reflects the institution’s emphasis on career preparation, focus on leadership and service to others, and the College's continued commitment to Lifelong Learning 为公共利益服务.

The Office for 外展 and 订婚 serves as the College’s primary liaison for cultivating faculty, student and staff engagement with the external community by: 

  • Facilitating and supporting college-wide efforts to create engaged activities for 全体教职员工、同学们:
  • Advancing public access to college resources and academic expertise,
  • Advocating for engaged scholarship and community-based collaborations, and
  • Promoting the value of the College's liberal arts education through meaningful outreach, 参与和服务计划.

 

界定社区参与

社区 engagement describes the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge 和资源 in a context of partnership and reciprocity. 
The purpose of community engagement is the partnership of college and university knowledge 和资源 with those of the public and private sectors to:

  • enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity;
  • 加强课程、教学和学习;
  • 培养受过教育、积极参与的公民;
  • strengthen democratic values and civic responsibility;
  • address critical societal issues; and
  • 为公共利益做贡献.                     

(Carnegie Elective Classification for 社区 订婚)

 

社区拓展和参与的目标

  1. 促进社区参与
  2. 讲述AQ社区参与的故事
  3. 支持社区参与奖学金
  4. Provide Experiential Learning Opportunities
  5. 促进公众获取资源
  6. 本地和全球社区外展
  7. 服务社会需要和利益

 

Understanding 社区 订婚 (key terms)

A group of people external to the campus who are affiliated by geographic proximity, special interest, similar situation, or shared values. 社区可能有共同的特点 such as age, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation.

A sustained collaboration between institutions of higher education and communities for the mutually beneficial exchange, exploration, and application of knowledge, information, 和资源. Examples are research, capacity building, project development and execution around shared goals like economic development, environmental conservation, or cultural 活力.

The application and provision of institutional resources, knowledge or services that 直接惠及社区. Examples include artistic performances, workshops and speeches at rotary clubs or other community organizations.

社区参与教学 is a pedagogical approach that connects students and faculty with activities that address community -identified needs through mutually 有益的伙伴关系s that deepen students' academic and civic learning. 例如服务学习课程 或者服务学习临床实习.

While direct service is one important type of community engagement, 社区-Engaged Learning is a broader, more inclusive term that reflects more ways that people engage 和他们的社区. These strategies range from direct service to advocacy to 研究到慈善事业等等.

服务学习, faculty, students, 以及社区伙伴 tend to limit student engagement to direct 服务活动(e).g. tutoring youth, serving meals to the homeless, cleaning up 社区花园). However, SL is much more than that, as it enhances the understanding of course content, and is tied to specific learning goals through consciously designed 反射. One of these learning goals is civic engagement, which is intended to enhance students' sense of personal responsibility to participate in the public realm to address current pressing social problems, and thus going beyond the academic or 以技能为基础的课程目标. It develops a reciprocal relationship through which the experiential activities are planned and implemented through a collaboration with a community partner so that the coursework meets needs specifically identified by 这个合作伙伴.

社区-Engaged奖学金 is the creation and dissemination of knowledge and creative expression in furtherance of the mission and goals of the university and in collaboration with the community. 消费电子产品展 addresses community needs through research, teaching, and service in a mutually 有益的伙伴关系. The quality and impact of 消费电子产品展 is determined by academic peers 以及社区伙伴.

For more information on the scholarship and practice of engagement please visit the 聘任奖学金协会.

社区-Engaged研究 is a collaborative process between the researcher and community partner that creates and disseminates knowledge and creative expression with the goal of contributing to the discipline and strengthening the well-being of the community.

以社区为基础的研究 takes place in community settings and involves community members in the design and implementation of research projects, demonstrates respect for the contributions of success that are made by community partners, and respects the principle of “doing 对相关社区没有伤害。.

社区-Engaged服务 is the application of one's professional expertise that addresses a community -identified need and supports the goals and mission of the university and the community. 社区-engaged service may entail the delivery of expertise, resources and services to the community.