PRIORITY 1
Enhance ż’s presence in community-based activity
TACTICS
- Capitalize on and effectively promote ż-associated activity and student volunteerism that is already occurring in the community.
- Establish ż Diplomat program to include faculty/staff from across schools and departments to represent ż at these events.
- Establish a process and database to document faculty and staff who participate in community engagement activities; determine where this should be housed and how it can be accessed.
PRIORITY 2
Support community-based research and creative activity and increase opportunities for community-engaged learning
TACTICS
- Work with Faculty Senate leadership to define and implement a campus-wide model of community-engaged research and creative activity and, with the Office of Experiential Learning and Study Away and the Center for Teaching Innovation, develop and implement a campus-wide model of community-engaged learning.
- Work with the Offices of the President, Provost, and Student Experiential Learning to develop support for faculty development that will result in an increase in and awareness of community-based research and creative activity, as well as opportunities for community-engaged learning.
- Commit to earning a Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.
- Create agreements where students are paid for work in nonprofit organizations through internships or federal work study funds.
PRIORITY 3
Expand and enhance alumni engagement efforts
TACTICS
- Continue alumni strategic communications plan.
- Expand local, regional, and on-campus event programming designed to engage current and former students, highlight their accomplishments, and raise funds to support student scholarship.
- Identify and develop regional and interest area-based affinity groups via in-person events and the .
- Develop a repository of alumni accomplishments to identify, communicate, and track high-achieving alumni and their successes.
“Our “community” is defined as the greater New Orleans region as well as alumni throughout the nation and the world; “engagement” encompasses relationship-building, visibility, and strategic partnerships and includes work done by students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the university.” ~ Alumni and Community Engagement Task Force
PRIORITY 4
Create and enhance Strategic Community Partnerships to establish the reputation of ż as a key contributor to all aspects of life in the New Orleans region such as industry, education, and the arts
TACTICS
- Engage former students and community in on-campus educational and mentorship programs such as Innovate ż , , business case competitions, non-degree programs and other offerings, events, and guest lectures.
- Develop and expand existing partnerships and events that will bring community members to campus by developing an infrastructure to support outside use of campus facilities and establishing a publicly available campus-wide calendar of such events.
- Establish a ż showcase event designed to bring community members to campus and highlight achievements.
- Encourage ż experts to go into the community to address area needs in ways informed by disciplinary expertise; expand the directory of speaker experts and partner with neighborhood association groups.
PRIORITY 5
Establish an organizational structure to implement, measure, and report the success of four priority goal areas
TACTICS
- Continue and/or establish responsibility for oversight and management of alumni affairs and community engagement priorities.
- Determine point people in various areas to coordinate efforts and report to responsible party. Establish a committee to review data and develop reports.
- Develop a budget and structure for management to support these initiatives.
