Thomas Schnaubelt Executive Director Wisconsin Campus Compact

Overview WiCC Mission and Philosophy The Engaged Campus Wisconsin Campus Compact October 22, 2002 to present Vision for the Future

There is a “cascade of statistical evidence documenting a seemingly bottomless disaffection with politics and public affairs among successive cohorts of college students.” Richard Battistoni Civic Engagement Across the Curriculum, 2002 “Electoral participation of Americans under the age of 25 has declined since 1972, when 18-to-21-year-olds were first permitted to vote. The size of the decline in presidential- election years is between 13 and 15 percentage points (depending on the method of calculation).” Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, 2002

“While 40 percent of year olds have volunteered in the last year, only 21 percent of those ages volunteered.” Data from annual surveys of college freshman over the past 35 years suggest that there has been a recent upswing in interest in political affairs; however, the number of students indicating that politics is “very important” or “essential” remains roughly half (32.9%) of what it was in 1966 (60.3%). Higher Education Research Institute UCLA (2002) Center for Democracy and Citizenship/CIRCLE (2004)

Are College Students Apathetic… or Do They Just Not Care? 1. Creation of good paying jobs. 2. Access to affordable college. 3. Access to affordable health care. 4. The war in Iraq. 5. Safety from terrorism. 6. Drug and alcohol use. 7. Taxes. 8. Tolerance for those who are different. 9. Discrimination and prejudice. 10. Gun violence. (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, 2004)

Mission Statement To strengthen civic engagement and service-learning partnerships between Wisconsin’s postsecondary institutions and the communities they serve.

Four Interrelated Areas of Development Student Community Faculty Campus WiCC FacultyCampusStudentCommunity

WiCC Members Sr. Kathleen O’Brien, Interim President Alverno College Sr. Mary Lea Schneider, President Cardinal Strich University F. Gregory Campbell, President Carthage College James Ebben, President Edgewood College Stephen Gould, President Lakeland College Richard Warch, President Lawrence University Richard Ridenour, President Marian College Robert A. Wild, SJ, President Marquette University Terrance Coffman, President Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Robert Greenstreet, Interim Chancellor UW-Milwaukee Richard Wells, Chancellor UW-Oshkosh John P. Keating, Chancellor UW-Parkside Ann Lydecker, Chancellor UW-River Falls Virginia Helm, Interim Chancellor UW-Stevens Point Charles W. Sorensen, Chancellor UW-Stout Julius Erlenbach, Chancellor UW-Superior John Miller, Chancellor UW-Whitewater Sam Borden, President Gateway Technical College Rose Ann Findlen, Acting President Madison Area Technical College Carol Brown, President Waukesha County Technical College Karen Halbersleben, President Northland College David C. Joyce, President Ripon College Timothy J. Kriewall, President Wisconsin Lutheran College William Messner, Chancellor UW-Colleges Donald Mash, Chancellor UW-Eau Claire Kevin Reilly, Chancellor UW-Extension Bruce Shepard, Chancellor UW-Green Bay Douglas Hastad, Chancellor UW-La Crosse John Wiley, Chancellor UW-Madison

What Makes Wisconsin Campus Compact Unique? WiCC works across public, private, two-year, four-year and technical educational institutions, and; WiCC’s primary focus is on higher education’s civic purpose (renewal and reform).

The Engaged Campus What does it look like?

Components of Engagement Engaged Campus Economic Development Faculty Outreach Extension Service Internships/ Coops Service- Learning Resource Sharing Co-curricular Service Student Volunteerism Adapted from Edward Zlotkowski. This list is NOT comprehensive.

Campus Compact Indicators of Engagement Mission and purpose Administrative/academic leadership External resource allocation Disciplines, departments, interdisciplinary work Faculty roles and rewards Internal resource allocation Community voice Enabling mechanisms to work with community and faculty Faculty development Integrated and complementary community service activities Forums for fostering public dialogue Pedagogy and epistemology include engagement Level 1 Introductory (Critical Mass Building) Level 2 Intermediate (Quality Building) Level 3 Advanced (Sustained Institutionalization)

Campus Civic Engagement “Predictor” Indicators Ten of the thirty campus civic engagement indicators were found to be especially strong at “predicting” overall civic engagement strength. In nearly every case, the most engaged campuses performed above average on the following indicators: 1.Scholarship of engagement is valued for faculty. 2.Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to be active in the community. 3.Professional development is available to support leadership of all stakeholders in engagement. 4.Multiculturalism is valued as part of campus identity. 5.Adequate professional staff and/or coordination exists to effectively support engagement. 6.Faculty development opportunities support engagement. 7.Resources are shared in partnerships and joint community development efforts. 8.Recognition/awards exist for exemplary engagement work. 9.Service-learning and other community-based forms of education exist throughout departments/disciplines. 10.Communications/PR/publications promote visibility of civic engagement. Minnesota Campus Compact, 2003

NCA Higher Learning Commission Accreditation Criterion #5 Engagement and Service 5A.The organization learns from the constituencies it serves and analyzes its capacity to serve their needs and expectations. 5B.The organization has the capacity and the commitment to engage with its identified constituencies and communities. 5C. The organization demonstrates its responsiveness to those constituencies that depend on it for service. 5D. Internal and external constituencies value the services the organization provides.

Wisconsin Campus Compact October 22, 2002 – present

Events and Gatherings SL and the First Year Experience Workshop SL and Two-Year/Technical Colleges Workshop From the Horse’s Mouth (Johnson Foundation) Raise Your Voice Campaign (February 15 – March 20, 2004) Five Regional Community-Campus Civic Engagement Summits New Voters Project (March 5, 2004) Wisconsin Engaged Practitioners Meeting (April 12, 2004) 2004 Discipline-Specific Service-Learning Workshops Social Science & Education - Engaged Department Institute (June 7-8, 2004) K-16 Service-Learning Institute (September 23, 2004) 2004 Student Civic Leadership Institute (September 2004)

Wisconsin Campus Compact Grant Opportunities and Support Building Social and Economic Capital ($40,000) Citizen Scholar ($2,000-$3,000) Engaged Department ($4,000-$6,000) Raise Your Voice Campaign ($500-$2,000) K-16 AmeriCorps*VISTA Service-Learning Project 35 campus coordinators $163,000 in scholarships New Voters Project NOTE: All RFPs and applications are available online at

Vision for the Future Benchmarks for Student Engagement (NSSE) Comprehensive Assessment of Institutional Civic Engagement Practices Support for Infrastructure and Enabling Mechanisms Student and Faculty Fellows/Awards Program Build Public Awareness Move Civic Purpose from Margins to Mainstream

Fundamental Questions 1.What are the qualities of civic engagement (institutional and individual)? 2.How do we know whether institutions and individuals have these qualities? 3.How can postsecondary institutions serve as more effective stewards of democracy?