Engaged Universities as Anchor Institutions in the Community June 16, 2017 Robert J. Jones, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Andrew Furco, Associate Vice President for Public Engagement, University of Minnesota GLOBAL FORUM ON HIGHER EDUCATION FOR DIVERSITY, SOCIAL INCLUSION AND COMMUNITY: A DEMOGRAPHIC IMPERATIVE

University of Minnesota Minneapolis-St. Paul 34,071 undergraduate students 16607 graduate students 17561 employees 3.9 million Metro population $232.6 billion Gross metro product 5.5 million State of Minnesota Population University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 32695 undergraduate students 12247 graduate students 17,000 employees 239,000 Metro population $13.4 billion Gross metro product 12.8 million State of Illinois Population University at Albany 12,908 undergraduate students 4,270 graduate students 3400 employees 880,000 Metro population $62 billion Gross metro product 8.5 million State of New York Population

Place as Driver

Cultural Upheaval in Global Higher Education Faculty expectations Cross/ multidisciplinary scholarship Student demographics Traditional funding External pressures

Erosion of Public Support: an UnsustainablePath DEMAND ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT

Community Engagement for 21st Century Integrated with mission Working with vs. doing to Sustainable, equal partnerships Community Engagement for 21st Century

Systemic Approach Engaged University University With Engagement Programs Engaged University

University of Minnesota Minneapolis-St. Paul 34,071 undergraduate students 16607 graduate students 17561 employees 3.9 million Metro population $232.6 billion Gross metro product 5.5 million State of Minnesota Population

12,908 undergraduate students 4,270 graduate students 3400 employees University at Albany 12,908 undergraduate students 4,270 graduate students 3400 employees 880,000 Metro population $62 billion Gross metro product 8.5 million State of New York Population

College of Applied Sciences and Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 32695 undergraduate students 12247 graduate students 17,000 employees 239,000 Metro population $13.4 billion Gross metro product 12.8 million State of Illinois Population

Place-based vs. Place-limited Chicago stats 2.7 million population 32% white 31% African American 29% Latino Chicago Public Schools 652 schools 381,000 students 80% income disadvantaged 14% 4-yr degrees

Leadership Commitment Systemic Vision Patience ENGAGED UNIVERSITY