College/Subdivsion: Regional Stewardship Code 234, 067, 074, 069, 217 (Include title from Appendix B) (Include code from Appendix B) Mission: COLLEGE/SUBDIVISION ALIGNMENT PLAN To encourage, support and facilitate the University s core commitment to regional stewardship through faculty, staff, and student engagement, outreach, applied research, and external stakeholder development, maximizing the University s impact on the region s quality of life, economic competitiveness, and civic engagement. College/Subdivision Priorities for Develop Talent (TD) PFA 1:Increase awareness of college opportunities across P-12 (TD-A,C,I) Increase number of parent/student visits to campus, expanding target market area to entire 9 counties (08-09, 09-10) Increased parental visits Participant counts and evaluations.5fte ($18,000) Increase number of parent/student visits to campus, expanding target market area by one additional county Increased parental visits Parental counts and evaluations Increased Page 1 of 18
campus visit days (2007-08) Expand number of student participants by 250 Participant counts and evaluations Increase campus visit days (08-09, 09-10) Expand number of student participants by 250 students per year to 1600 in 09-10 Participant counts and evaluations $2,000 Expand Art Reach to cover 2 additional counties Greater number of participants Participant counts and evaluations Expand Art Reach to cover entire 9 counties and Cincinnati (prime recruiting areas (08-09, 2009-10) Greater number of participants Participant counts and evaluations $2,000 Expand County Days & target program at the grade level increasing reach of the program by 1 county per year across 9 county region (08-09,2009-10) Reach greater number and location of students, increasing awareness of NKU and going to college Participant counts and evaluations Page 2 of 18 $3,000
Expand Norse Kids Programs and Scholarships (08-09,2009-10) Expand number so students participating, expand to urban districts in N KY Increase number of scholarships P-12 students participation and evaluations and scholarships awadred $8,000 $15,000(target marketing and collateral) Initiate a civic engagement series targeted at P-12 students that will bolster their sense of civic awareness and duty and future responsibility to the region. Expand a civic engagement series targeted at P-12 students that will bolster their sense of civic duty, add to their understanding of regional policy issues and increase their familiarity with NKU Increased sense of civic duty, connection to region, and familiarity with NKU Increased sense of civic duty, connection to region, and familiarity with NKU Participant counts, pre-post evaluations Participant counts, pre-post evaluations Page 3 of 18 $15,000
(08-09,2009-10) PFA:2 Expand non-credit programs and certificates for adults and target markets with significant revenue potential (TD-F) Expand noncredit offerings for adult learners in such areas as: native plants, real estate Expand noncredit offerings for adult learners in such areas as: risk management, supervision, leadership, six sigma, lean processes, innovation (08-09,2009-10) Increased enrollment and supporting revenues Increased enrollment and supporting revenues Enrollment counts, evaluations Enrollment counts, evaluations $20,000 (course development pool) PFA:3 Expand P-12 related service learning/civic engagement (TD-B) Develop service learning experiences for students participating in the Academic Success Program, as tutors in P-12 schools (08-09,2009-10) Provide P-12 students with information about going to college, NKU, improve students academic progress, provide NKU students with a positive, reinforcing NKU students participation, evaluations, retention rates and academic performance pre/post Page 4 of 18 $8,000
experience, enhanced academic performance PFA:4 Increase student test preparation (ACT, SAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT) (TD-B) Increase number of students who participate in entrance exam test preparation (07-08,08-09, 09-10) Increase number of students applying to and successfully being admitted to NKU Participant counts Increase Student Engagement in Learning (SE) PFA:1 Increase student engagement and across the curriculum (SE-A,B,C,D,E) Increase number of courses by 4 Greater student selection and wider faculty participation in development Number of courses created Grow number and variety of courses including online courses (08-09,09-10) Increase faculty development of courses, increase student enrollment in courses Number of courses (traditional and on-line developed per year, enrollment increases in courses, pre-post evaluations, appropriate assessment of learning $20,000 (course development pool) Create a faculty institute to support service learning course Increased number of service learning course offerings, Number of courses developed, number and variety of faculty participants, increased number of academic areas represented Page 5 of 18 $2500
development (08-09, 09-10) increased faculty participation and representation across the curriculum Awareness building and promotion of and civic engagement opportunities for student, faculty, external stakeholders, and alumni (08-09, 09-10) Increase awareness of Scripps Center and its associated work across NKU, with the community, potential funders, and NKU alumni (website improvements, digital media promotional piece, collateral material, annual report) Awareness levels of Scripps Center among students, faculty, community stakeholders, and NKU alumni $3,000 $15,000 Create new alternative Spring Break programs in N KY region in cooperation with Vision 2015 s goals and leadership development (08-09, 09-10) Involve students in regional projects associate with 2015 to increase commitment to the region after graduation Number of new programs, number of student participants, pre and post evaluations $4,000 Page 6 of 18
Achieve national average of the federal requirement for employing work study students in community placements (08-09, 09-10) Increase number of work study students who are placed in community settings as per federal requirements Number of placements Develop internships and co-ops with regional nonprofits (08-09, 09-10) Increased service to nonprofits to meet needs, academic development Number of co-ops developed, pre-post evaluations $2,000 Develop a civic engagement collaborative across student clubs and organizations Develop awareness of civic responsibility across the campus Pre and post evaluation of policy issues, dimensions of civic obligation Create student philanthropy club (08-09) Raise awareness of giving, fundraising and development, increase opportunities for student directed evaluation of RFP Number of students involved, evaluation by funders Page 7 of 18 $1500
Ensure Academic Quality (AQ) and giving PFA 1: Expand and civic engagement across the curriculum (AQ-C,D,I) Increase faculty awareness and use of service learning across the curriculum via faculty development Structured, routine opportunities to increase the use of service learning as a pedagogy across the curriculum Number of faculty development opportunities, number of faculty participants, evaluations of development programs Make service learning and regional engagement experiences a required element of the General Education curriculum via an infusion of 4 th credit model or both (08-09, 09-10) Service learning and regional stewardship fully incorporated in the GE curriculum Level of curricular infusion, faculty and student evaluations, assessment of learning Create Honors sections focused on service learning and regional stewardship Expand focus of Honors program to provide students with depth of understanding and experiences with service learning and regional stewardship Number of sections created, student and faculty evaluations, assessment of learning outcomes Page 8 of 18
PFA:2 Increased opportunities for faculty and students to engage in regional research in support of Vision 2015, and the scholarship of teaching using (AQ-G,H) Engage in Effective Regional Stewardship (RS) PFA:1 Expand commitment to regional stewardship, policy forums. engaging and serving the community, assessing the quality of NKU s efforts and activities in support of regional service (RS-A,B,D,F,H) Provide faculty with support for conducting research on teaching using (08-09) Develop a Future of the Region forum and speakers series in partnership with Vision 2015 Greater depth of knowledge on the pedagogy of, creating strong faculty advocates for service learning Increase awareness, community activism, provide a safe and structured environment for conversations on difficult issues Number of faculty engaging in research related to, increased mentoring of new faculty, number of journal articles submitted and published Evaluation of forums and speakers, number of participants $2,000 Expand the Future of the Region forum and speakers series in partnership with Vision 2015 (08-09, 09-10) Increase awareness, community activism, provide a safe and structured environment for conversations on difficult issues Evaluation of forums and speakers, number of participants $30,000 Establish an annual forum on urban governance and sustainability (07-08, 08-09,09-10) Increases awareness, community activism Evaluation of speakers, forum, number of participants Page 9 of 18 $5,000
Establish a deep partnership with the Legacy Group to provide leadership and mentoring experiences for group members and selected NKU students who receive scholarships (08-09,09-10) Increased involvement in the region, especially in leadership positions for NKU students Number of student and group participants, evaluations by students, participants $2,000 INC convenes an annual nonprofit funders forum for regional giving organizations and corporations (07-08,08-09,09-10) Deep assessment and understanding of funders needs and concerns relative to nonprofits. This information is critically important in developing service responses that meet funders expectations and establish a development case for supporting INC Number of participating organizations, evaluation of forum, level of giving to INC Establish a public sector innovation Provide region s public sector with information on Number of participants, evaluations Page 10 of 18
collaborative new approaches to local government service delivery, management, planning Provide deep connection to NKU resources notably those associated with the IMI Provide a strong financial base for INC providing stability of operation, expansion of service offerings, personnel stability. Provide nonprofits with needed services including IT services, quality certification, leadership development. (08-09,09-10) NKU noted for pre-eminent, high quality nonprofit capacity building across the region Number of offerings, quality of offerings, number of nonprofits served, established ROI $90,000 PFA:2 Expand engagement opportunities Increase support for the Scripps Center providing operational funds for new initiatives Expansion of, community engagement initiatives Number of new initiatives Page 11 of 18 $50,000
with external and internal groups who have been underrepresented in engagement initiatives to date, expand successful programs (RS-B,C,D) and supporting functions across the university and region (08-09,09-10) Expand Elderhostel by 5 additional programs per year (08-09,09-10) New programs developed, increasing number of learning opportunities for region s senior population Number of new programs developed per year, participants evaluations $15,000 Implement a deliberative polling initiative patterned after the AASCU model that will focus on controversial issues impacting the region, providing a safe and structured place for issue conversations (08-09,09-10) Engage students, faculty, staff, and the community in the deliberation and conversations around controversial and difficult policies and issues Numbers of participants engaged, evaluations by participants $5,000 Create and implement standardized course evaluations. Enhanced ability to provide comparative and summary assessment of courses Ease of use for analysis, faculty and staff satisfaction with instrument developed Page 12 of 18
Conduct a comprehensive external evaluation of at NKU every 2 years Understanding of effectiveness Summative and formative assessment $ 2,000 Standardized evaluation of all Scripps Center supported policy Forums, speakers Standardized audience evaluation Ease of use, value of the evaluation tool(s) Comprehensive external evaluation of the INC program every two years (08-09,09-10) Comprehensive performance appraisal to guide the operation, service delivery and strategies of INC Value of the evaluation as a developmental tool $2,000 Standardized evaluations of all non-credit courses (08-09) Comparable data and meaningful action-oriented results Evaluation of standardized instrument $500 Expand College of Education s Health Heart Program to additional sectors and needs (08-09) Provide expanded service and engagement opportunities for students, provide service to groups Number of students involved, number of community members served, satisfaction with service Page 13 of 18 $1,000
Establish Senior Corps program at NKU (08-09) Establish Senior University a 1 day NKU experience for regional seniors (08-09,09-10) Increase academic and cocurricular linkage to senior community Increased exposure to NKU for regional seniors, student interaction Number of participants, evaluations of participants (internal and external) Number of participants, participants evaluations $1,500 $5,000 Establish Reverse Alternative Spring Break bringing international students to NKU to participate in regional projects with NKU students (08-09,09-10) Increase awareness of cultures and peoples by the community and NKU, connect NKU students with international students Number of participants, participant evaluations $5,000 Extend the financial resources of the Office of the Associate Provost for Regional Stewardship to secure and sustain a well- Support for developing collaborative faculty research teams that are oriented to specific goals of Vision 2015 enhancing the Research and actions successfully completed In support of achieving the goals and objectives of Vision 2015 Page 14 of 18 $20,000
functioning connection to Vision 2015 and most importantly to helping fulfill the goals of Vision 2015 (08-09,09-10) structure and accountability of NKU s commitment to Vision 2015. Increase the number of grants and external funding including endowments and NKU Alumni Foundation support for the Scripps Center Increased resource base to support new and effective, high quality initiatives New funds received from all sources and by source, evaluation of giving case and fundraising effectiveness Recruit and Retain Outstanding Faculty & Staff (FS) PFA1: Engage new faculty in faculty Development related to service Learning and civic engagement (FS-B,D) Develop a new faculty Regional Stewardship 101 that will cover Vision 2015,, Provide new faculty with a full understanding of regional stewardship at NKU, Number of new faculty participants, participant evaluations Page 15 of 18
Increase Public Awareness of NKU (PA) PFA:1 Expand awareness of NKU via Community Connections, facilitate faculty involvement in regional boards, extend measurement of regional stewardship activities, expand awareness of Scripps Center and its initiatives (PA-A,C,G,I) civic engagement. Engage new faculty in virtual learning groups in support of increasing understanding of regional stewardship and the development of new civic engagement and courses and initiatives Evaluate using Digital Measures to capture regional stewardship data from current students and graduates opportunities for involvement and development Determine feasibility of using Digital Measures as an efficient and effective method for capturing regional stewardship activities Feasibility of administration, response rates, evaluation of sample of respondents, level of recall by graduates Expand geographical distribution of NKU Community Connections (08-09) Increased readership, enrollment and awareness Distribution patterns and numbers of new audience $15,000 Engage faculty as members of Increased board service and Number of faculty participants, quality of training, ease of placement Page 16 of 18
regional boards and commissions by facilitating placements and providing board member training via United Way Board Development (08-09) quality of contribution Produce a video that highlights regional stewardship initiatives at NKU, the work of the Scripps Center and INC (08-09) Heightened community awareness of the breadth and depth of NKU s commitment to regional stewardship. Supports a giving case Number of viewings, effectiveness of support for fundraising $3500 Expand NKU Finnancial Base and CapitaL Assets (PC) None Increase Institutional Effectiveness (IE) Page 17 of 18
PFA:1 Enhance effectiveness and quality of NKU event management and scheduling (IE-E) Acquire effective event management and calendar software for standardized use across campus (08-09) Ease of managing and scheduling Users evaluations, software functionality, error rates Undetermined Page 18 of 18
Associate Provost for Regional Stewardship Unit Planning Update June 13, 2008 Executive Summary The 2007-08 academic year has brought about a variety of changes in the staffing of NKU s regional stewardship and non-credit outreach operations. These include the development of a new position, the Associate Provost for Regional Stewardship. Regional Stewardship was previously a part of the duties assigned the Associate Provost for Outreach and Dean of Graduate Studies. In addition a new Director of the Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement was hired in the Fall of 2007. Along with staff and organizational changes has come new planning and a review of existing programs, personnel, and initiatives. Planning and performance reviews have led to the addition of new programs, the elimination of poor performing programs, greater efficiencies and collaboration between the Scripps Center and Community Connections. One of the most notable accomplishments of 07-08 has been the development of the Institute for Nonprofit Capacity. The strategic planning, development of the business plan, and identification of key resources and services has come about as the result of many conversations with existing nonprofits, corporate and foundation funders. This Institute not only stands to support transformative results in the nonprofit community, but enhance NKU recognition as a leader in regional stewardship. The agenda for action in 07-08 was ambitious. As a result several planned for initiatives had to tabled. These initiatives will be reviewed in the Fall of 08-09. Overall, both the Scripps Center and Community Connections have gone thorough performance and opportunities reviews. These activities will guide both units toward continued success as well as new and innovative ways to support and expand regional stewardship and community engagement. Planning Goals and Response Talent Development Over the last nine months both the Scripps Center for Civic Engagement and Community Connections have undergone detailed planning and evaluation exercises. These efforts were needed given the personnel and operational transitions that had taken place in the Scripps Center and the opportunity to re-structure Community Connections, eliminating programs that failed to meet established performance criteria and working to develop programs that hold the promise of reaching new markets and bringing in new revenues. The planning exercise revealed short and long-term programmatic opportunities in both the Scripps Howard Center and Community Connections. In the Scripps Center for example new efforts were initiated to build new courses via faculty
workshops. In addition, synergies between the Scripps Center and Community Connections, especially around non-credit offerings for the Institute for Nonprofit Capacity, as well as support the new Northern Kentucky Forum and Faculty Speakers series at the Carnegie Theater in Covington. Over the past nine months there was no increase in the P-12 on-campus visits nor the school visits. This was the result of personnel capacity in Community Connections and a series of unanticipated issues associated with elementary level on-campus visits. In addition, the Scripps Center has not developed the number of new programs called for in the Fall 07-08 plan. This was the result of new demands on the Center s new Director who started in October, the departure of the Director of Service Learning in the Spring of 07-08 and the demands associated with building the new Institute for Nonprofit Capacity. Additional attention will be given to the development of new Service Learning courses, the development of community engagement vehicles, and non-credit course offerings. A work plan to address these activities has been established, re-structuring is underway in Community Connections to redirect staff time to non-credit, revenue producing courses and certificates. A Director has been hired for the Institute for Nonprofit Capacity, a search for a new Director of Service Learning is underway, and course development consultants in key areas such as applied supervision, innovation, and collaboration have been retained. Increase Student Engagement in Learning Numerous faculty have taken part in the Mayerson Student Philanthropy Program offering additional, innovative curriculum for these courses. Conversations have been initiated with Honors Program to use student philanthropy in all Honors 101 course sections. In addition, new co-op opportunities with regional nonprofits have been identified and are being developed. Student philanthropy initiatives are also underway including the Get Pixeled Project that will be rolled out in the Fall of 08-09. Several desired outcomes were not achieved as the result of new personnel and restructuring for both the Scripps Center and Community Connections. Additional planning must occur around several planned for initiatives including the Northern Kentucky Alternative Spring Break. Ensure Academic Quality Since the Fall of 07-08 numerous efforts have successfully increased faculty awareness of. These include workshops and faculty luncheons. Importantly these event provide needed opportunities for peer conversations and mentoring, key ingredients in supporting the development of new course activities for students. Special attention has been paid to assuring the quality of courses from both a pedagogical and curricular basis.
A number of the initiatives identified in the Fall of 07-08 have not yet been initiated. Conversations have taken place to develop student philanthropy for all sections of Honors 101. Efforts are planned for the Fall of 08-09 to explore requiring in the General Education curriculum using either an infusion or inclusion model. These conversations will be based upon upcoming assessments of the General Education curriculum. Engage in Effective Regional Stewardship A number of successful initiatives are well underway in both Community Connections and the Scripps Center. These initiatives are designed to provide innovative programming, secure new financial resources, and provide new service to key regional stakeholders. They include providing new non-credit certificates that respond to the business community and non-profit sector, and participating in national programs that encourage faculty and student involvement in regional stewardship. The engagement in regional stewardship has included fully participating in Vision 2015, understanding where faculty expertise and students can engage with Vision 2015 and facilitating those connections where feasible. Connecting with Vision 2015 includes deep involvement in the goals of economic development and educational excellence. This Fall and Spring the University has continued to secure state funds in support of regional stewardship. Success in securing these funds extends back to 2006. As result of concerted efforts to make regional stewardship a defining quality of NKU, the University has secured over $1 million in state funding for regional stewardship. The results of this funding are making a difference throughout the region. Conversations and initial planning has begun to establish a National Center for the Research on Student Philanthropy. This Center would provide a clearing house for research on this new and successful development, as well as hold national conferences, engage in assessments of student philanthropy courses, and produce a national journal. The Center will be funded by a private endowment. The development of the Institute for Nonprofit Capacity is well underway and will be rolled out in late July 2008. The Institute has developed a full book of services, identified over 50 faculty who are interested in working with nonprofits, established corporate memberships and signature programs such as the Virtual CIO and Collaboration for Purpose. Several planned for initiatives have not yet been developed. They include establishing a regional stewardship partnership with the Legacy Group (young professional group in northern Kentucky), Senior University, and the northern Kentucky Alternative Spring break. Recruit and Retain Outstanding Faculty and Staff NA
Increase Public Awareness of NKU NA Expand Financial Base and Capital Assets Planning has taken place to identify and secure the expertise to development non-credit, revenue-generating courses and certificates. These will include a certificate in applied supervision, innovation, information science, and a summer residential arts program. Increase Institutional Effectiveness NA
Regional Stewardship Narrative to support proposed modifications to 2008-09 unit plans 1. What planned activities, if any, will you not be able to accomplish due to budget constraints? Community Connections Lack of new funds will slow the development of new, revenue producing non-credit course offerings. for initial development costs (market analysis, curriculum development, evaluation) are key to successful program development. In absence of these funds the generation of new programs and certificates will be slowed. Lack of new funds will slow the development of new P-12 programs designed to bring students to campus and to engage in school visits. Scripps Howard Center for Community Engagement Lack of new funds will slow the development of new community engagement initiatives such as the Northern Kentucky Forum. 2. Other revenue source were and continue to be identifies for both SHCCE and Community Connections. These revenue sources are especially critical for the successful operation of the new Institute for Nonprofit Capacity. The sources include private funders, fee for service, and grants. 3. To date no planned activities have been postponed.
2008-09 Update College/Subdivsion: Regional Stewardship Code 234, 067, 074, 069, 217 (Include title from Appendix B) (Include code from Appendix B) Mission: COLLEGE/SUBDIVISION ALIGNMENT PLAN To encourage, support and facilitate the University s core commitment to regional stewardship through faculty, staff, and student engagement, outreach, applied research, and external stakeholder development, maximizing the University s impact on the region s quality of life, economic competitiveness, and civic engagement. College/Subdivision Priorities for Develop Talent (TD) PFA 1:Increase awareness of college opportunities across P-12 (TD-A,C,I) Increase number of parent/student visits to campus, expanding target market area to entire 9 counties (08-09, 09-10) Increased parental visits Participant counts and evaluations.5fte ($18,000) Increase number of parent/student visits to campus, expanding target market area by one additional county per year Increased parental visits Parental counts and evaluations Page 1 of 20
2008-09 Update Increased campus visit days (2007-08) Expand number of student participants by 250 Participant counts and evaluations Increase campus visit days (08-09, 09-10) Expand number of student participants by 250 100 students per year to 1600 in 09-10 Participant counts and evaluations $2,000 Expand Art Reach to cover 2 additional counties Greater number of participants Participant counts and evaluations Expand Art Reach to cover entire 9 counties and Cincinnati (prime recruiting areas (08-09, 2009-10) Greater number of participants Participant counts and evaluations $2,000 Expand County Days & target program at the grade level increasing reach of the program by Reach greater number and location of students, increasing awareness of Participant counts and evaluations $3,000 Page 2 of 20
1 county per year across 9 county region (08-09,2009-10) Expand Norse Kids Programs and Scholarships (08-09,2009-10) 2008-09 Update NKU and going to college Expand number so students participating, expand to urban districts in N KY Increase number of scholarships P-12 students participation and evaluations and scholarships awarded $8,000 $15,000(target marketing and collateral) Initiate a civic engagement series targeted at P-12 students that will bolster their sense of civic awareness and duty and future responsibility to the region. Expand a civic engagement series targeted at P-12 students that will bolster their sense of civic duty, add to their Increased sense of civic duty, connection to region, and familiarity with NKU Increased sense of civic duty, connection to region, and familiarity with NKU Participant counts, pre-post evaluations Participant counts, pre-post evaluations $15,000 Page 3 of 20
understanding of regional policy issues and increase their familiarity with NKU (08-09,2009-10) 2008-09 Update PFA:2 Expand non-credit programs and certificates for adults and target markets with significant revenue potential (TD-F) Expand noncredit offerings for adult learners in such areas as: native plants, real estate Expand noncredit offerings for adult learners businesses in such areas as: risk management, supervision, leadership, six sigma, lean processes, innovation (08-09,2009-10) Develop with NKU departments a regional, Increased enrollment and supporting revenues Increased enrollment and supporting revenues Enrollment, satisfaction of participants Enrollment counts, evaluations Enrollment counts, evaluations $20,000 (course development pool) $40,000 $100,000 Page 4 of 20
summer residential program in the arts, writing, and digital media, attract national artists 2008-09 Update evaluations by faculty, revenue generation PFA:3 Expand P-12 related service learning/civic engagement (TD-B) Develop service learning experiences for students participating in the Academic Success Program, as tutors in P-12 schools (08-09,2009-10) Provide P-12 students with information about going to college, NKU, improve students academic progress, provide NKU students with a positive, reinforcing experience, enhanced academic performance NKU students participation, evaluations, retention rates and academic performance pre/post $8,000 PFA:4 Increase student test preparation (ACT, SAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT) (TD-B) Increase number of students who participate in entrance exam test preparation (07-08,08-09, 09-10) Increase number of students applying to and successfully being admitted to NKU Participant counts Increase Student Engagement in Learning (SE) PFA:1 Increase student engagement Increase Greater student Number of courses created Page 5 of 20
and across the curriculum (SE-A,B,C,D,E) number of courses by 4 per year 2008-09 Update selection and wider faculty participation in development Grow number and variety of courses including online courses (08-09,09-10) Increase faculty development of courses, increase student enrollment in courses Number of courses (traditional and on-line developed per year, enrollment increases in courses, pre-post evaluations, appropriate assessment of learning $20,000 (course development pool) Create a faculty institute to support service learning course development (08-09, 09-10) Increased number of service learning course offerings, increased faculty participation and representation across the curriculum Number of courses developed, number and variety of faculty participants, increased number of academic areas represented $2500 Awareness building and promotion of Increase awareness of Scripps Center and its Awareness levels of Scripps Center among students, faculty, community stakeholders, and NKU alumni $3,000 $15,000 Page 6 of 20
and civic engagement opportunities for student, faculty, external stakeholders, and alumni (08-09, 09-10) 2008-09 Update associated work across NKU, with the community, potential funders, and NKU alumni (website improvements, digital media promotional piece, collateral material, annual report) Create new alternative Spring Break programs in N KY region in cooperation with Vision 2015 s goals and leadership development (08-09, 09-10) Involve students in regional projects associate with 2015 to increase commitment to the region after graduation Number of new programs, number of student participants, pre and post evaluations $4,000 Achieve national average of the federal requirement for employing work study students in community placements Increase number of work study students who are placed in community settings as per federal requirements Page 7 of 20
(08-09, 09-10) Develop internships and co-ops with regional nonprofits (08-09, 09-10) 2008-09 Update Increased service to nonprofits to meet needs, academic development Number of co-ops developed, pre-post evaluations $2,000 Develop a civic engagement collaborative across student clubs and organizations Develop awareness of civic responsibility across the campus Pre and post evaluation of policy issues, dimensions of civic obligation Ensure Academic Quality (AQ) Create Develop student philanthropy club via Get Pixled (08-09) Raise awareness of giving, fundraising and development, increase opportunities for student directed evaluation of RFP and giving Number of students involved, evaluation by funders $1500 PFA 1: Expand and civic engagement across the curriculum (AQ-C,D,I) Increase faculty awareness and use of service learning across Structured, routine opportunities to increase the use Number of faculty development opportunities, number of faculty participants, evaluations of development programs Page 8 of 20
the curriculum via faculty development Make service learning and regional engagement experiences a required element of the General Education curriculum via an infusion of 4 th credit model or both (08-09, 09-10) 2008-09 Update of service learning as a pedagogy across the curriculum Service learning and regional stewardship fully incorporated in the GE curriculum Level of curricular infusion, faculty and student evaluations, assessment of learning PFA:2 Increased opportunities for faculty and students to engage in regional research in support of Vision 2015, and the scholarship of teaching using Create Honors sections focused on service learning and regional stewardship Provide faculty with support for conducting research on teaching using Expand focus of Honors program to provide students with depth of understanding and experiences with service learning and regional stewardship Greater depth of knowledge on the pedagogy of, creating strong Number of sections created, student and faculty evaluations, assessment of learning outcomes Number of faculty engaging in research related to, increased mentoring of new faculty, number of journal articles submitted and published $2,000 Page 9 of 20
(AQ-G,H) Engage in Effective Regional Stewardship (RS) PFA:1 Expand commitment to regional stewardship, policy forums. engaging and serving the community, assessing the quality of NKU s efforts and activities in support of regional service (RS-A,B,D,F,H) (08-09) Develop a Future of the Region forum and speakers series in partnership with Vision 2015 2008-09 Update faculty advocates for service learning Increase awareness, community activism, provide a safe and structured environment for conversations on difficult issues Evaluation of forums and speakers, number of participants Expand Create the N KY Forum Future of the Region forum and speakers series in partnership with Vision 2015 (08-09, 09-10) Increase awareness, community activism, provide a safe and structured environment for conversations on difficult issues Evaluation of forums and speakers, number of participants $30,000 Establish Stewardship Speakers Series an annual forum on urban governance and sustainability (07-08, 08-09,09-10) Increases awareness, community activism Increased Evaluation of speakers, forum, number of participants Number of student and group participants, $5,000 $2,000 Page 10 of 20
Establish a deep partnership with the Legacy Group to provide leadership and mentoring experiences for group members and selected NKU students who receive scholarships (08-09,09-10) INC convenes an annual nonprofit funders forum for regional giving organizations and corporations (07-08,08-09,09-10) 2008-09 Update involvement in the region, especially in leadership positions for NKU students Deep assessment and understanding of funders needs and concerns relative to nonprofits. This information is critically important in developing service responses that meet funders expectations and establish a development case for supporting INC Page 11 of 20 evaluations by students, participants Number of participating organizations, evaluation of forum, level of giving to INC Number of participants, evaluations
Establish a public sector innovation collaborative Establish A National Center for Student Philanthropy Research Provide a strong financial base for INC providing stability of operation, expansion of service offerings, personnel stability. Provide nonprofits with needed services including IT services, quality 2008-09 Update Provide region s public sector with information on new approaches to local government service delivery, management, planning Provide deep connection to NKU resources notably those associated with the IMI National recognition, wide distribution of materials, annual conference, journal NKU noted for pre-eminent, high quality nonprofit capacity building across the region Page 12 of 20 Quality of consulting services provided, number of engagements Number of offerings, quality of offerings, number of nonprofits served, established ROI $100,000 $90,000
certification, leadership development collaboration, organizational assessments (08-09,09-10) Engage faculty in nonprofit support and contributed expertise 2008-09 Update Effective and valuable work products, students, faculty, nonprofits Number of engagements, satisfaction level Number of new initiatives $6,000 $50,000 PFA:2 Expand engagement opportunities with external and internal groups who have been underrepresented in engagement initiatives to date, expand successful programs (RS-B,C,D) Increase support for the Scripps Center providing operational funds for new initiatives and supporting functions across the university and region (08-09,09-10) Expand Elderhostel by 5 additional programs per year (08-09,09-10) Expansion of, community engagement initiatives New programs developed, increasing number of learning opportunities for region s senior population Number of new programs developed per year, participants evaluations Numbers of participants engaged, evaluations $15,000 $5,000 Page 13 of 20
Implement a deliberative polling initiative patterned after the AASCU model that will focus on controversial issues impacting the region, providing a safe and structured place for issue conversations (08-09,09-10) Create and implement standardized course evaluations. 2008-09 Update Engage students, faculty, staff, and the community in the deliberation and conversations around controversial and difficult policies and issues Enhanced ability to provide comparative and summary assessment of courses by participants Ease of use for analysis, faculty and staff satisfaction with instrument developed Summative and formative assessment $2,000 $ 2,000 Conduct a comprehensive external evaluation of at NKU every 2 years Standardized Understanding of effectiveness Standardized Ease of use, value of the evaluation tool(s) Page 14 of 20
evaluation of all Scripps Center supported policy Forums, speakers Comprehensive external evaluation of the INC program every two years (08-09,09-10) 2008-09 Update audience evaluation Comprehensive performance appraisal to guide the operation, service delivery and strategies of INC Value of the evaluation as a developmental tool Evaluation of standardized instrument $2,000 $500 Standardized evaluations of all non-credit courses (08-09) Expand College of Education s Health Heart Program to additional sectors and needs (08-09) Establish Senior Corps program at NKU (08-09) Comparable data and meaningful action-oriented results Provide expanded service and engagement opportunities for students, provide service to groups Increase academic and cocurricular linkage to senior community Number of students involved, number of community members served, satisfaction with service Number of participants, evaluations of participants (internal and external) Number of participants, participants evaluations $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 Establish Senior Increased Page 15 of 20
University a 1 day NKU experience for regional seniors (08-09,09-10) 2008-09 Update exposure to NKU for regional seniors, student interaction Number of participants, participant evaluations $5,000 Establish Reverse Alternative Spring Break bringing international students to NKU to participate in regional projects with NKU students (08-09,09-10) Increase awareness of cultures and peoples by the community and NKU, connect NKU students with international students Research and actions successfully completed In support of achieving the goals and objectives of Vision 2015 $20,000 Extend the financial resources of the Office of the Associate Provost for Regional Stewardship to secure and sustain a wellfunctioning connection to Vision 2015 and most importantly to helping fulfill the goals of Vision 2015 (08-09,09-10) Support for developing collaborative faculty research teams that are oriented to specific goals of Vision 2015 enhancing the structure and accountability of NKU s commitment to Vision 2015. New funds received from all sources and by source, evaluation of giving case and fundraising effectiveness Page 16 of 20
2008-09 Update Increase the number of grants and external funding including endowments and NKU Alumni Foundation support for the Scripps Center Increased resource base to support new and effective, high quality initiatives Recruit and Retain Outstanding Faculty & Staff (FS) PFA1: Engage new faculty in faculty Development related to service Learning and civic engagement (FS-B,D) Develop a new faculty Regional Stewardship 101 that will cover Vision 2015,, civic engagement. Engage new faculty in virtual learning groups in support of Provide new faculty with a full understanding of regional stewardship at NKU, opportunities for involvement and development Number of new faculty participants, participant evaluations Page 17 of 20
Increase Public Awareness of NKU (PA) PFA:1 Expand awareness of NKU via Community Connections, facilitate faculty involvement in regional boards, extend measurement of regional stewardship activities, expand awareness of Scripps Center and its initiatives (PA-A,C,G,I) increasing understanding of regional stewardship and the development of new civic engagement and courses and initiatives Evaluate using Digital Measures to capture regional stewardship data from current students and graduates 2008-09 Update Determine feasibility of using Digital Measures as an efficient and effective method for capturing regional stewardship activities Feasibility of administration, response rates, evaluation of sample of respondents, level of recall by graduates Expand geographical distribution of NKU Community Connections (08-09) Increased readership, enrollment and awareness Distribution patterns and numbers of new audience $15,000 Explore complimentary delivery approaches or Community Increased board service and quality of contribution Number of faculty participants, quality of training, ease of placement Page 18 of 20
Connections Seek corporate sponsorship for Engaging with the Region 2008-09 Update Engage faculty as members of regional boards and commissions by facilitating placements and providing board member training via United Way Board Development (08-09) Heightened community awareness of the breadth and depth of NKU s commitment to regional stewardship. Supports a giving case Number of viewings, effectiveness of support for fundraising $3500 Produce a video that highlights regional stewardship initiatives at NKU, the work of the Scripps Center and INC (08-09) Page 19 of 20
2008-09 Update Expand NKU Finnancial Base and CapitaL Assets (PC) None Increase Institutional Effectiveness (IE) PFA:1 Enhance effectiveness and quality of NKU event management and scheduling (IE-E) Develop revenuegenerating noncredit programs in Community Connections Acquire effective event management and calendar software for standardized use across campus (08-09) New revenues Assess revenues Ease of managing and scheduling Users evaluations, software functionality, error rates Undetermined Page 20 of 20