Goal: Support the work of faculty, students, and staff in building partnerships with communities throughout the state, region, and nation
- Strategy 1: Build a community of alumni partners to enhance the overall educational mission and student professional development
- Strategy 2: Integrate outreach and community-engaged research into the undergraduate and graduate curricula
- Strategy 3: Promote the impactful nature of outreach and community-engaged scholarship and teaching
- Strategy 4: Generate revenue to promote outreach and community-engaged research
Year Two Progress
Expanded CEC-designated course offerings, particularly at the graduate level:
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11 undergrad courses and 1 graduate course in CLAS Fall 2022
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14 undergrad courses in CLAS Spring 2023
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20 undergrad courses and 4 graduate courses in CLAS Fall 2023
Explored opportunities for Community-Engaged Learning (CEL) beyond CEC-designated courses including:
- Humanities Without Walls team and Lula Merle Johnson project RA with Johnson County team
- Expanded number of pilot GAs in ISA and Magid Center for AY 2023-24
- Magid-ISA partnership in undergraduate science communication
- Opportunities in grad science communication via ISA
Integrated models for community–engaged research and teaching into departmental tenure and promotion guidelines:
- Added resources for presenting and reviewing CES on CLAS Engagement Hub
- Incorporated Community Engaged Scholarship into CLAS promotion and tenure workshops
- Encouraged DEOs to revise current departmental guidelines where applicable
Began development of Public Humanities Certificate under leadership of GWSS faculty
Year Three Priorities
- Position Magid and ISA for the Future
- Promote CLAS engagement with Iowa communities
- Create a formal structure linking departments to the CLAS Engagement Hub (and UI Office of Community Engagement)
- Build Community-Engaged Course (CEC) data bank in Tableau
- Propose the Public Humanities certificate
