OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Making Place Matter

Project with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)

AASCU  Reviewed community engagement and regional stewardship literature  Surveyed presidents  Visited six institutions  Developed conceptual scheme

 Place-related  Interactive  Mutually beneficial  Integrated Public engagement is

Regional Stewardship Regional stewardship is commitment to and work in support of the long-term economic and social success of a locale. It reflects the convergence of four “conversations”:  innovative economy  livable community  social inclusion  collaborative governance

Source: Alliance for Regional Stewardship Innovative Economy Preparing people and places to succeed Social Inclusion Ensuring that everyone participates and shares responsibility Collaborative Governance Finding creative ways to govern Livable Community Preserving and creating places to live and work Regional Stewardship Framework

HIGHER EDUCATION AS REGIONAL STEWARDS From To Ivory Tower 3 Pillars Teaching Research Service Innovation Learning Engagement Stewards of Place 3 Pillars

HIGHER EDUCATION AS REGIONAL STEWARDS FROM  Teaching  Research  Service TO  Learning  Innovation  Shared Leadership

TEACHING TO LEARNING FROM  Classroom  Teaching inputs  One-way content delivery  Preparation of next generation TO  Classroom w/o walls  Educational outcomes  Two-way exchange  Continuous preparation of all generations

RESEARCH TO INNOVATION FROM  Idea generation  Individual inventions  Single discipline focus  Higher education institution-centered work TO  Idea application  Collaborative innovations  Interdisciplinary focus  Regional collaborations

SERVICE TO SHARED LEADERSHIP FROM  Episodic, short-term involvement  Tactical, individual contributions  Issue/cause focus  Accountability for services rendered TO  Sustained, long-term involvement  Strategic, institutional commitment  Focus on community/ region well-being  Shared responsibility for results

Boosting Stewardship Capacity  STEP 1: Establish regional context  STEP 2: Assess campus-system-state stewardship resources and capacity  STEP 3: Develop goals and success measures  STEP 4: Develop a stewardship roadmap

STEP 1: Establish Regional Context  Identify and diagnose the region, paying particular attention to the four conversations (innovative economy, livable community, inclusive society, collaborative governance)  Identify and order stewardship priorities for the region  Identify primary regional resources and capacity, focusing on top stewardship priorities.

STEP 2: Assess University-System-State Resources  Identify university/college resources and capacities that are currently applied (or could be applied) to top regional stewardship priorities.  Assess policy/practice environments (campus-system-state) that help or hinder the institution’s regional application of resources and capacity to stewardship priorities.

STEP 3: Develop Goals and Success Measures  Identify target areas for stewardship initiatives and for institutionalization of top stewardship priorities.  Establish success measures for top regional stewardship priorities.

STEP 4: Develop Stewardship Roadmap

STEP 1: ESTABLISH REGIONAL CONTEXT

EXAMPLES OF REGIONAL CHALLENGES  INNOVATIVE ECONOMY—primarily economically-driven concerns such as industry restructuring, job loss, entrepreneurship, commercialization of new technologies, climate for innovation  LIVABLE COMMUNITY—primarily quality-of-life driven concerns such as environmental quality, urban and neighborhood revitalization, land use, transportation congestion, housing, amenities  SOCIAL INCLUSION - primarily socially-driven concerns such as poverty, educational preparation, employment opportunity, community health, civic participation  COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE - primarily problem-solving concerns such as the need for regional alliances of local jurisdictions, local/state/federal collaboration, and public-private partnerships to address complex regional challenges

STEP 1: ESTABLISH REGIONAL CONTEXT EXAMPLES OF ASSETS  REGIONAL ASSETS—major regional collaborative initiatives, key public and/or private investments, major institutions that do or could address the challenge  INSTITUTION ASSETS— leadership, expertise, major internal and externally focused initiatives, key investments/incentives/policies

STEP 1: ESTABLISH REGIONAL CONTEXT

STEP 2: ASSESS INSTITUTION/SYSTEM/STATE STEWARDSHIP CAPACITIES

STEP 3: DEVELOP GOALS & MEASURES

STEP 4: DEVELOP REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP ROADMAP

Oklahoma MPM: Past, Present, Future  Presidents’ Orientation (June 17)  Determine Regions, Choose Facilitators, and Forge Agreements to Work Together Among Higher Education Institutions in the Same Region (June-September)  Facilitator Briefing Book and Training Session (October 1)  Assemble Regional Team to Attend MPM Seminar (Team to include up to 12 institutional, business, and community partners) (September-October)  MPM Seminar (October 29)  Conduct regional conversations (November-April)  Inventory current planning (January)  Collect regional priorities (April-May)