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Community Partnerships in CEL
Strong, reciprocal community partnerships are the foundation of Community Engaged Learning (CEL) at 海角社区. We believe that effective partnerships create mutual benefit, respond to community-defined priorities, and deepen student learning through authentic engagement.听
The Faculty Engagement & Experiential Learning (FE&EL) team, in collaboration with the CEL Program Manager, supports faculty throughout the entire lifecycle of partnership鈥攆rom exploration and design to growth and sustainability. Whether you鈥檙e looking to identify a new collaborator or strengthen an existing relationship, we鈥檙e here to help.听
Partnership Support & Reporting Resources
海角社区鈥檚 Approach to Partnership Support
海角社区 offers a variety of partnership support resources including:听
- Introductions to community organizations aligned with your course goals or discipline听
- Tools and templates for initiating, documenting, and evaluating partnerships听
- Guidance on shared goal setting, mutual accountability, and co-created learning outcomes听
- Workshops and 1:1 support to strengthen partnership quality and sustainability听
- Referrals to regional networks and collaborations beyond individual placements听
Many partners post opportunities on 海角社区鈥檚 Volunteer Hub, a central platform where students can discover service-based experiences that complement their coursework.听
Report Your Engagement: Collaboratory
Collaboratory is 海角社区鈥檚 platform for documenting community and civic engagement activities鈥攆rom course-based projects and research to student programs and public events.听
If you鈥檙e involved in community engaged teaching, research, or partnerships, we encourage you to submit your activities. Your contribution helps:听
- Track 海角社区鈥檚 collective impact听
- Support the Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement听
- Identify opportunities for collaboration听
- Amplify your work across campus and in the community听
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Events, projects, research, or programs from any academic year are welcome!听
Foundations We Follow: Best Practices in Community Partnership
Campus Compact Benchmarks for Strong Campus鈥揅ommunity Partnerships听
We align our partnership philosophy with nationally recognized standards from and , which offer evidence-based benchmarks for equity-centered collaboration.
Campus Compact (2001) outlines three developmental stages for cultivating genuine, democratic partnerships:听
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Stage I: Designing Partnerships
- Built on a shared vision and clearly articulated values听
- Designed to benefit all parties鈥攕tudents, faculty, and community members听
Stage II: Building Collaborative Relationships
- Centered around mutual respect and trust
- Involve multiple sectors or stakeholders collaborating on complex social issues听
- Led by individuals who bring structure, flexibility, and enthusiasm听
Stage III: Sustaining Partnerships Over Time
- Embedded into institutional mission and infrastructure听
- Supported by shared decision-making and communication systems听
- Evaluated regularly to track both process and impact听
CCPH鈥檚 Guiding Principles of Partnership
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (2013) emphasizes the following 12 guiding principles for the importance of equity, accountability, and community leadership. By applying these principles, we strive to create partnerships that are not only impactful but sustainable and transformative鈥攆or students, faculty, and the Denver community.听
- 1) Partnerships form to serve specific purposes, which may evolve听
- 2) All partners co-develop mission, values, goals, and measurable outcomes听
- 3) Relationships are built on mutual trust, genuineness, and commitment听
- 4) Strengths and assets are identified and leveraged, while needs are addressed听
- 5) Power and resources are shared equitably听
- 6) Clear and open communication is an ongoing priority听
- 7) Decision-making and conflict resolution are collaboratively developed听
- 8) Stakeholders give and receive feedback to continuously improve听
- 9) Benefits of the partnership are equitably distributed听
- 10) Partnerships plan for the possibility of closure in a respectful, thoughtful way听
- 11) The design of the partnership accounts for the broader environment and context听
- 12) The partnership respects multiple forms of knowledge and lived experience听
Recommended Resources
Meeting with Community Partners can set the stage for a more meaningful experience for students and the community. Meetings can clarify expectations, lead to shared goals, and establish a foundation for more in-depth projects. These questions can help guide early conversations.
This agreement describes a voluntary partnership between 鈥�two parties, the鈥� Community Partner and Community Engaged Learning (CEL) at 海角社区. Each agreement is set for a specified amount of time, agreed upon by both parties.
Abstract Excerpt:
The Phillips Neighborhood Healthy Housing Collaborative learned valuable lessons through its work on two community-based participatory research projects in which it established a principled model of shared power and identifiable, mutual community-university benefits.
This document delves into the evolving role of universities in fostering democratic values and community engagement. Through a series of articles and interviews, it highlights the importance of integrating local knowledge with academic expertise, the significance of community perspectives in university partnerships, and the role of journalism in public health. It also reviews the global rise of democracy and reflects on the civic responsibilities of higher education institutions. Overall, the document underscores the critical need for universities to actively participate in and support democratic and community-led initiatives.
Introduction Excerpt:
To inform the ongoing development of associated practitioner
scholarship, we examine the development of a tool for assessing the quality of community鈥揷ampus relationships, the Transformational Relationship Evaluation Scale (TRES), as a microcosm of some underlying dynamics in previous and current work. After an overview of its conceptual foundations, we present TRES, review examples of its uses across multiple contexts, and share lessons learned from critical reflection on those uses along with associated implications for the future development of such tools.
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