Campus - Community Partnerships
Service-learning is all about partnerships between campuses
and the community.
The focus on student success is driving changes in higher
education toward high impact educational practices such
as service-learning. Meanwhile, community members are looking
to connect with campuses to enhance their organizations.
Higher education is a system, when navigated well, can open
up a flood of college resources into the community. How
do you develop a successful campus-community partnership?
The resources
and information on these pages can help.
Looking for some inspiration? Read about past VCC
award winners and their projects.
5 Things You Can Do to Strengthen a Campus Relationship
- Identify and stop by or call the specific college
office that handles outreach.
- Check in with the college in the beginning of the
academic year to make sure contact names and information
are current for both your organization and your college
contacts.
- Identify specific needs for your organization
and how the college can fill those needs (volunteers,
service-learning courses, event support, special projects...)
- Post a volunteer information page on your website
to help college staff, students, and faculty contact
your organization and understand you needs.
- Make sure you have a current, interesting, and inviting
website to attract involvement!
Check out:
CommonGoodVT.org
CommonGoodVT.org convenes a human and electronic network designed to raise the visibility of Vermont’s independent sector and improve the capacity of its nonprofit organizations to deliver efficient and effective service.
Swinging
Doors: Making Community - College Partnerships Work
from the New England Resource Center for Higher Education.
It is the outline for a workshop but an organization can
go through the exercises as an individual. All the handouts
mentioned are included at the end of the outline.
Building
Community Through Service-Learning: The Role of the Community
Partner
from the Education Commission of the States. This article
explains the the basics of being involved in a service-learning
project from the community partner's viewpoint.
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