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Increasing Community and Corporate Engagement

Enhances collaboration between higher education institutions, local communities, and industry partners to strengthen student outcomes, align programs with workforce needs, and support regional development.

Signature Initiatives

  • Aims to support and advance faculty research through funding, professional development, and increased graduate research opportunities.
  • Focuses on establishing a central office to manage and expand university partnerships through a centralized database and stakeholder engagement.
  • Launching a series of roundtable discussions to align stakeholders with the university's mission and foster collaboration.
  • Seeks to promote community engagement and achieve national recognition through the pursuit of Carnegie Re-classification.

Progress

Recommendations
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In-Planning
In-Progress
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Recommendation Phase Progress
1.1. Increase faculty capabilities to support research... 2
 
In-Progress
1.2. Seed funding for new faculty. 1
 
Not Started
1.3. Release time to develop proposal. 2
 
In-Planning
1.4. Summer stipend for faculty to write and submit proposals. 2
 
In-Planning
1.5. Travel support for faculty to attend workshops and conferences. 1
 
In-Planning
1.6. Increase number of graduate research. 1
 
In-Progress
Success Measures    
• Numbers of proposals - target +10%
• Amount of funded proposals - target +10%
• Faculty touchpoint – target +10%
• # of publications and student research +15%
• # of workshops and research activities +15%
• Collaborative research activities with other universities - target +15%		    
Recommendation Phase Progress
2.1. Establish a system or database (OneDrive) to inventory all university partnerships. 3
 
Complete
2.2. Assessment of needs and research; identify and convene stakeholders...
Barriers: Lack of funding and buy-in. Outcome: Centralized		 2
 
In-Progress
Success Measures    
Inventory/Database of Partnerships, MOUs, contracts (Execution 75%)
System for tracking (75%)
Dedicated training opportunities (25%)		    
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Launch a President's Roundtable Series

Recommendation Phase Progress
3.1. Establish a comprehensive list of stakeholders. 3
 
Complete
3.2. Establish a purpose statement around our mission. Outcome: Educate partners on mission alignment. 3
 
Complete
Success Measures    
Executing all four President's Roundtable sessions:
• Education Roundtable (100%)
• Business Roundtable (25%)
• Legislative Roundtable (100%)
• Healthcare Roundtable (100%)		    
Recommendation Phase Progress
4.1. Pursuit of Carnegie Re-classification. Timeline: April 2025 2
 
In-Planning
Success Measures    
Completion of the questionnaire
Meetings with IT to identify database fields
Completion of the community engagement/economic development database
Measuring number of activities (25%)		    

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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    Montrese Adger Fuller

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    Ebrahim Khosravi

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    Ceimone Strickland

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    Cephas Archie

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    Jacob Chacko

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    Lindsay Chandler