2. VCU’s Partnership Map Council for Community Engagement January 2016

3. Agenda Overview of the Map Overview of the Survey Timeline Your role as Map Ambassador Survey Distribution

4. Check it out here: http://communitynetwork.vcu.edu/partnerMap

5. Why a Map? Generate interest, awareness, and participation by connecting the dots Identify areas of opportunity

6. The Map as an Assessment Tool Generate downloadable reports: ● VCU Unit Activity ● Geographic Reach ● Activity Type ● Partner involvement ● Focus area

7. Find collaborators or be “found” by potential collaborators Gain visibility of work Interact with colleagues to gather insight Keep current on programs and research in your department Promote Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration

8. Council for Community Engagement: Survey Distribution Key point person for data collection in their unit Present survey timeline at unit-wide meeting Get access to listserv(s) Distribute survey via email Feb 1 Send reminders Be responsive to any issues in unit Communicate with Division of Community Engagement (DCE)

9. If on map, checks accuracy.

10. Timeline of events 1/15: Email to Deans sent (from Provost Gail Hackett) 1/22: Deans send a Support Person’s name and email to DCE 1/25: CCE member emails or meets with Support Person: listservs 2/1: CCE member send email out to academic unit 2/8: Reminder #1 2/12: Reminder #2 - last chance 2/15: Survey ‘closed’ May 2016: Partnership Map presented at Board of Visitors meeting

11. Tessa McKenzie, MPH tcmckenzie@vcu.edu Research Coordinator Division of Community Engagement Any questions regarding map?