Community Engagement

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Action Project – Community Engagement

Timeline: Planned project kickoff date: October, 2007
Target Completion Date: January, 2009
A. Title
Community Engagement
B. Goal
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C. AQIP Category
Primary Category:
D. Reasons
This project is a direct result of comments made at the Conversation Day held in Fall 2006. Responses from faculty and staff indicated that increasing Community Involvement was an on-going problem that presented opportunities to improve the college’s stature in the community. This discussion led to the adoption of and institutional goal, “Community engaged in Lake Superior College and Lake Superior College engaged in the Community�.
E. Organizational areas
Areas directly affected are: Public Information, Work Force Development, Academic Affairs, Students, Facilities and the Community
F. Processes
Team will use a SWOT analysis to identify core issues, evaluate available tools and resources, develop recommendations for change, test recommendations with stake holders, implement recommendations, evaluate effectiveness of change through monitoring of number, type and participation in events.
G. Rational for length
Team intends to have processes developed by June 2008, will implement over the summer of 2008, evaluate effectiveness during Fall Semester 2008 and provide final procedures and evaluation in January 2009.
H. Plan to monitor
Will track number of events and participation in events during Fall 2008, survey participants at several events on satisfaction
I. Outcome measures
More events on campus that draw the community.
J. Other information