Campus compact indicators of engagement

Campus Compact, established in 1985, is the international higher education association of colleges and universities committed to engaged campuses through civic engagement and academic service-learning. Encapsulating other outreach programs and services, its network of 35 state affiliates utilizes five indicators of engagement themes, developed in 2002, to establish and sustain high impact educational practices. The first theme--institutional culture--addresses ways in which stakeholders engage with campus goals and priorities. The second theme--curriculum and pedagogy--explores the extent to which civic engagement has become integrated into teaching and learning activities. The third theme--faculty roles and rewards--seeks to determine the extent to which faculty receive the support that they need to link their scholarship to the community. The fourth theme--mechanisms and resources--inquires whether concrete resources have been allocated to support civic engagement. The final theme--campus-community partnerships--assesses whether local communities are recognized as equal partners with the campus. Utilizing active learning strategies, this interactive workshop will engage participants in a series of thought-provoking questions underlying each of the indicators of engagement themes to develop and evaluate service-learning program implementation. It will also provide exemplary practices utilized by the Tennessee Campus Compact (TNCC), established in 2008, to mobilize engaged campuses to strengthen student learning and revitalize communities contributing to workforce and economic development. In the past five years, the TNCC mobilized 83,904 service-learners who provided 770,333.75 service hours for an economic impact of $16,785,572 to address poverty alleviation related community needs in the state of Tennessee. This session will contribute to the building of the bridge from local to global service-learning. 2