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CREATING SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS

BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND UNIVERSITIES


By the end, youll be able to
Identify characteristics of a healthy
campus/community partnership
Articulate organizational goals and steps to
meet those
Identify which type of partnership might work
best for short and long term priorities
So, lets discuss partnerships
Theres a lot of potential between us.
Good partnerships:
Are relational, trust-based, reciprocal
Have shared goals, mission, vision
Begin with an assets/strengths-based approach
Have ongoing communication and evaluation
Can be flexible
Share and celebrate their work together


Getting started
Some good questions to ask:
Whats the value added for your organization?
What are the potential costs?
What can your organization handle?
Does your work mesh well with an academic
calendar?

Getting to know you
Our students and faculty/staff need to know about you:
Making sure theres a fit
Orientation and training essential:
Your mission and values
Covers specific expectations of volunteer/intern
Explains client population context
Explains the larger social impact



Getting to know us




Understanding college students:
Identity formation
Moral/ethical formation
Emotional formation
Educational/professional formation




Getting to know us




Understanding faculty and staff:
Pressure to research and publish (getting tenure)
Pressure to evaluate and measure learning
Enthusiasm and ideas may need to betempered






Service-Learning




20-40 hours of UNPAID service over several weeks
Service is a textbook
Types of service-learning
Placement students plug in to existing
opportunities
Project students produce something for an
organization
Advocacy students generate awareness/education
about an issue





Internships




100+ hours of PAID or UNPAID service over several
weeks
Service IS the class
Supervision is intensive, professional mentorship
Students do high-level, pre-professional work
Student may get credit, enrolled in a seminar
Compensation?
If at all possible
Legal considerations




Research Opportunities




Asking the right questions can be incredibly productive.
Big picture priorities
Types of research questions:
Contextual: How do we fit?
Actionable: What should we be doing?
Evaluative: How are we doing?
Students encouraged to share research




Ready to get started?




Make sure your house is in order!
Updated website, contact info, opportunities
Designated student work space
Someone to supervise student(s)?
Are you ready for company?
Maintain active presence on-line (RamblerLink), social
media, etc
Be SEEN on campus (fairs, class visits, etc)




Timing is everything







For internship during Recruit in On-Campus Recruiting
Summer
(late May early August)
Early spring
(mid January early March)
Spring Non-Profit Fair
Spring Career Fair
Fall Semester
(late August early December)
Spring and Summer
(early March-early April)
(late May late July)
Fall Job, Service, &
Internship Fair
Spring Semester
(mid January late April)
Fall
(late August mid November)
Fall Job, Service, &
Internship Fair
For service during Recruit in On-Campus Recruiting
Summer
(late May early August)
Spring
(mid January late April)
Spring Non-Profit Fair
Spring Career Fair
Fall Semester
(late August early December)
Late Summer and Early Fall
(late July early August)
(early August mid September
Fall Job, Service, &
Internship Fair
Spring Semester
(mid January late April)
Late Fall and Early Spring
(early November early December)
(mid January late February)
Spring Non-Profit Fair

Additional Resources








Keep the dialogue going








Thank You!





Bowley, Erin M.; Jones, Steven; Scheibel, Jim. The Promise of Partnerships: Tapping Into the
College as a Community Asset. Campus Compact. 2005.

Principles of Good Community-Campus Partnerships. Community-Campus Partnerships for
Health. <www.depts.washington.edu/ccph> 2013.

Working With College Students and Student Development Theory Primer. University of North
Carolina Wilmington.
http://uncw.edu/studentaffairs/pdc/documents/StudentDevelopmentTheorybyM.Walker.pdf

Community Partner Guide. California State University, Monterrey Bay.
<http://service.csumb.edu/community-partner-guide#orientationcheck>

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