Wake Tech

Community College
and
North Carolina
Campus Compact

April 2009
In1987, national Compact formed
NC Campus Compact forms in 2002 =
the 26th state Compact
Hosted by Elon U.
Now 42 members
• 12 UNC schools
• 21 NCICU schools
• All 3 sector offices
• 6 community colleges (YOU, CPCC, CVCC,
DCCC, Stanly CC, WPCC)
 Promoting civic engagement to unite
campuses, empower students and impact
North Carolina communities
 42 members working together to become
engaged campuses that are well-
integrated in their communities, producing
graduates committed to lifelong
engagement
 Vision: Help every NC campus consider
how best to impact their community, while
uniting with other campuses to make North
Carolina all it can be!
A supportive campus environment for
engagement in the community that
prepares students to be active, committed
and informed citizens and community
leaders. Service-learning, community
service, community-based research, public
dialogue and other means of engaging in
and with the community equip students
with the knowledge and skills needed for
democratic citizenship.
 “America’s community colleges
began with a civic ideal: they
were created in the early 1900s
to democratize both American
higher education and the
students who came through their
doors . . . ‘democracy college’“

The Community’s College:

Indicators of Engagement
 Mission & purpose  Enabling mechanisms
 Academic &  Internal resource
administrative ldsp. allocation
 Disciplines,  Community voice
departments  External resource
 Pedagogy &
allocation
epistemology  Integrated &
 Faculty development
complementary
 Faculty roles & rewards
engagement activities
 Student voice  Fostering public
dialogue
Build partnerships with business &
industry
May introduce employers to potential
employees
Help to influence the direction and
the nature of the community
Respond to what the campus
experiences in the community –
address real issues
Includes service-learning,
volunteerism, community-based
research, social entrepreneurship,
 “I get to hear other people’s stories and learn
from them.”
 “I leave a legacy in the community and on my
campus.”
 “When I serve, I am served.”
 “I used to need services, and can now give back.”
 “Now I understand why service is needed. I want
to get at the real issues.”
 Students:
• Gain clarity about career options and choices
• Learn what it’s like to be in need & to ask for assistance as they
seek funding or support
• Are more likely to remain in school -- connection between
higher gpa & retention
• Become lifelong learners committed to service
• Feel more equipped for the workplace – and may have a skill set
reflective of what is desired by employers
 Conferences  VISTA program!
 Best practices  Consultations
 NC-ACTS! ed  Faculty and staff
awards development
 National network  Presidential
and resources connections
 NC network  Recognition of
 Connecting exemplary service
campuses with  Helping your
state issues campus achieve its
goals
MLK Jr. Day Challenge mini-grants –
Greensboro may be one national
target
The NC Campus Compact Vote
Initiative
NC Campus Compact-wide
Alternative Spring Break
Helping campuses new
to service-learning &
community service
 NextGeneration North Carolina!
Engagement of all North Carolina
presidents:
• Member campuses assisting first generation
and minority students to succeed in college
• Rising Sophomore Summer
Associate/Professional Development
• Future Leaders of NC rising seniors Institute
• Task Force = collaboration across state
 Faculty engagement across the network
• Online journal -- Partnerships
• Service-learning and community-based
research
• Building faculty development/engagement
initiatives on each campus
 Student advisory board
• Facilitate Student Conference
• Building and connecting the statewide network
of college students interested in engagement in
North Carolina
Affirm what you are already doing . . .
Assess Wake Tech’s 13 Indicators
Be clear about definitions and goals
Affirm the strengths in place
• President committed to engagement
• Collaborating with NC State to learn about
assisting the community
Wake Tech = College for the Real
World
• Business Champions
• Auto dealers providing scholarships for
 “.. . a teaching method which combines
community service with academic
instruction as it focuses on critical,
reflective thinking and civic responsibility.
Service-learning programs involve students
in organized community service that
addresses local needs, while developing
their academic skills, sense of civic
responsibility, and commitment to the
community." Campus Compact National
Center for Community Colleges
Students may first need introduction
to service
Move from episodic service to
adopting a community partner
• Provide service
• Provide class consultations
• Go beyond surface to help address the
issues
• Think longterm, strategic, reciprocal
partnerships
George Kuh’s High-Impact Educational
Practices – increase rates of retention &
engagement
First-year seminars and experiences
Common intellectual experiences
Collaborative assignments and projects
Learning communities Writing-intensive
courses
Undergraduate research Diversity/global
learning
Capstone courses/projects Internships
With community service?
With service-learning courses?
Other community engagement?
Barriers that may stand in your way?
Philosophy and mission of service-
learning
Faculty support for and involvement
in service-learning
Student support for and involvement
in service-learning
Community participation in
partnerships
Institutional support for service-
learning
Stage 1 Critical Mass Building

Stage 2 Quality Building

Stage 3 Sustained Institutionalization

Furco, Andrew. Self-Assessment Rubric for the Institutionalization of Service-
Learning in Higher Education, University of California, Berkeley, 1999
www.ncampuscompact.org
National Campus Compact --
http://www.campuscompact.org/
Service Learning Clearinghouse --
http://www.servicelearning.org/
Appalachian State University’s ACT
Office --
http://act.appstate.edu/index.php?modul
Learn from the early adopters at
WTCC
Walk through 13 indicators rubric,
discuss, score
Identify priorities
Develop a plan – integrative
approach to support partnerships,
students, faculty
Convene interdisciplinary work teams
to consider projects
How will Wake Tech be different:
• By focusing more on faculty involvement in
promoting community engagement?
• By having students more engaged in the
community?
• By thinking deeply about how the campus
can contribute to addressing local
challenges?
• By collaborating with 42 other NC campuses
with the same interests?
As you are aware, there are great needs in this state, our
nation, and around the globe. I rest assured knowing
that the solutions to many of those issues lie in the
thoughts, dreams, ideas, minds and hands of the
students, administrators, faculty members, and
community organizations connected through the
Compact. It may seem idealistic to dream that any
one organization could change the world, but I’ve
witnessed what happens when our network of colleges
and universities puts our collective passions and
abilities to work for change. I am confident I will feel
the ripples of the great work occurring through this
network for years down the road – regardless of
whether or not our paths should cross again.
 NC Campus Compact – a unique
collaboration of higher education
institutions across sectors all
interested in helping their
communities and students be all they
can. Together we create substantive
collegial collaborations that make a
difference.

WELCOME ABOARD!