1. 1 Washington Community Colleges & the Land-Grant University Washington Community Colleges & the Land-Grant University A History of Partnership

2. 2 Partnership for Rural Improvement Established in 1976 with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation PRI is a consortium of educational institutions PRI mission…..A catalyst for community improvement in Washington State

3. 3 PRI Goals n Help communities and organizations solve local problems n Link citizens to higher education & public resources n Assist higher education & public agencies provide community & rural development services

4. 4 PRI Projects & Activities n Community Development Increase community resource development with an emphasis on group planning skills and linkages to external assistance. n Civic Leadership Development Civic education as it relates to self-governance and local leadership Civic education as it relates to self-governance and local leadership n Organizational Development Teaching or modeling process skills while enabling groups to accomplish their goals and helping non-profit groups increase their effectiveness. their goals and helping non-profit groups increase their effectiveness. n New Partnerships E.g., Learning Centers, WWCC/Port/SBDC/PRI position

5. 5 PRI Example Projects n Thousands of rural leaders and non-profit board members from 28 of Washington’s 45 counties have received customized training from PRI: è Grays Harbor Leadership Advancement; PRI Statewide Non-Profit Institute; Eastern Washington Community Development Institute; Central Washington Advanced Facilitator Training; Rural Leadership Program

6. 6 More PRI Projects n Millions of dollars have been invested in rural projects due in part to facilitation & grants developed through PRI assistance è Eastern Washington Regional Center for the Deaf and Hearing-Impaired; Ione Community Center/Library/ Pacific County Community and Learning Center; Crewport water system; Springdale water system;

7. 7 Even more PRI Projects n Public policy forums sponsored by PRI have contributed to social change è Lake Roosevelt Forum; Rural Telecommunications Conferences; Rural Crime Forum; in all 17 community futuring forums

8. 8 PRI Activities n PRI spawns new community college and land-grant partnerships è Port/SBDC/PRI(WWCC&WSU) position è WSU Learning Centers located on Community College campuses

9. 9 WSU/CC Learning Centers Increasing Access for Place and Time Bound Adults

10. 10 Learning Center Educational Programs n BA & MA programs (2+2 approach) n Continuing Education

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12. 12 Staffing….shared position hired by the Community College - ongoing MOU - joint annual review Budget…. Roughly 50% each - approximately $75,000 per CC/WSU partnership PRI Staffing $ Budget

13. 13 PRI Governance Current Regional Coordinating Committee (Board of directors) consisting of CC and WSU Regional Coordinating Committee (Board of directors) consisting of CC and WSUPast n Local advisory boards n RCC drawn from advisory boards, CC, WSU and state community development agency

14. 14 PRI: Challenges The Community College & Land-grant perspectives

15. 15 Community College Perspective n Economic pressures n Traditions n Public Outreach Mission n Rural Mission n Leadership Training

16. 16 Land-grant Perspective n Budget pressures n Traditions of agriculture programs & tenure n Leadership changes

17. 17 Why PRI has survived? Again…. The two perspectives

18. 18 PRI Survival within CC’S n Helped CCS system respond to needs of our rural communities n Unique design and implementation that allowed for flexibility of services over the years – always meeting needs, whatever they are n Partnering to meet the many needs helps both organizations be successful n Fun! Out of the Box! Attracts innovative people who stay because it’s fun.

19. 19 PRI Survival within WSU n Champions in Administration n Within the Land-grant mission n Cost-effective &“quick response” staffing approach n Ditto on the value of Partnering n Ditto on Fun & attracting innovative people

20. “Partnering is, at best, a difficult relationship and between higher education bureau- cracies, it can be almost impossible. (Through the learning centers)…..students received two years of instruction from the community colleges and two from Washington State University in a true partnership, one that springs from the desire to do something together that could not otherwise be done alone…” Ronald H. Lafayette, President North Seattle Community College “Partnering is, at best, a difficult relationship and between higher education bureau- cracies, it can be almost impossible. (Through the learning centers)…..students received two years of instruction from the community colleges and two from Washington State University in a true partnership, one that springs from the desire to do something together that could not otherwise be done alone…” Ronald H. Lafayette, President North Seattle Community College

21. 21 Questions Questions

22. 22 Staffing n Faculty lead n Program coordinator n Technology & Clerical services

23. 23 Staff Roles Program Coordinators n Ms/Mr WSU n Community Catalyst n Community College liaison n Student Services & Recruitment

24. 24 Delivery Approach High Tech Asynchronous (on-line & video-tape) Asynchronous (on-line & video-tape) ITV classrooms & video over IP ITV classrooms & video over IP Satellite (analog & digital) Satellite (analog & digital) High Touch Staff on site Staff on site

25. 25 What Have We Learned? n Partner w/ CCs & 4-yr institutions n People want degrees, not courses n Importance of high-touch with high-tech

26. 26 Extended Degree Programs: The Challenges n Articulation 6 Campus to campus transfers 6 Seamless transfer for distance education students 6 Joint program development, 2+2 Degrees n Student Support & Library Services n Technology

27. 27 Challenges Challenges  Right degree to the right place  Challenges of partnerships  Declining budgets & increasing # of on campus students  Maintaining Depart Commitment n Articulation (campus to campus transfers, seamless transfer for DDP students, joint program of 2+2 Degrees)

28. 28 Two long-term partnerships Partnership for Rural Improvement: a 25+ year collaboration for community development WSU/CCs Learning Centers: a six year partnership for degree completion via technology a six year partnership for degree completion via technology