President of BSU
1500 Birchmont Dr NE #3
Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone: (218) 755-2011
Fax: (218) 755-2749
Strategy A: Connect to our Communities
Chair - Bob Griggs
Bemidji State recognizes the value of making important connections to constituent groups in our region, state and nation, ensuring higher levels of student success.
Goals & Initiatives
- Enhance and strengthen University outreach to our local, regional, state, national, and global communities.
Initiatives:
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Develop, foster and enhance opportunities for University students, faculty, and staff to engage and connect with our constituents and the many communities we serve through service learning, internships, mentorships, community advocacy, field experiences, class projects, practicums, etc.
- Explore new opportunities for community members to engage students, faculty, and staff to enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity on campus.
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Develop, foster and enhance opportunities to engage external stakeholders through expansion of Alumni in the classroom, mentoring opportunities, expansion of SSCA Conference, new partnerships & collaborations.
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Continue to advance and develop the Bemidji State University leadership initiative.
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Develop and maintain regular opportunities for members of external communities to comment on civic engagement activities and campus & community partnerships.
- Improve coordination and oversight of community engagement and service learning opportunities.
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Establish a common understanding of civic engagement through enhanced communications on campus and with community partners.
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Identify the responsible office/area that will provide the coordination and facilitation of community engagement activities. (e.g. Create an Office of Community Engagement )
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Establish an advisory group composed of campus and community members to help develop and maintain strong community connections while also examining and making recommendations concerning the future of Bemidji State University as a residential, comprehensive, state university in an ever-changing higher education environment.
- Assess and promote ongoing community and civic engagement activities.
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Conduct annual assessment of outreach activities by University students, faculty, and staff.
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Publicize findings of the annual assessment to demonstrate the socio-economic impact of service learning and other partnerships with external communities.
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Conduct external needs assessment to help inform and direct community engagement efforts and activities.
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Perform a comprehensive review every five years of community engagement activities conducted by students, faculty and staff.
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Become a Carnegie Foundation Community-Engaged Campus.
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Donna Palivec | April 12, 2013 at 2:17 pm
As an initiative under Strategy A, would it be possible to have a Community Engagement Exposition? We currently have the Student Achievement Day to share research and creative achievement. Would it be possible to bring community partners to campus, have students and faculty display or demonstrate their collaborative work, and then students who may be interested in opportunities to work collaboratively can see how students in some courses or majors have worked with entities beyond campus.
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Donna Palivec | April 12, 2013 at 2:12 pm
As an initiative under
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Kristopher Williams | April 10, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Is it really necessary to create a new office to handle external activities? Many departments are already doing some kind of external outreach that is not associated with traditional students. Coordinating the efforts of these departments on behalf of the university as a whole may be worthwhile, but is creating a new office necessary?
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Kerry Ross | April 10, 2013 at 9:07 am
Strengthening the connection to the community is vital to our success. In
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Marjorie Giauque | April 5, 2013 at 5:09 pm
I think this sounds reasonable.
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