FY 2015 - 2016 Quarter 1 Report to Governor’s Office of Planning & Budgeting for information please contact Executive Director, DeeDee Rasmussen at 850.488.7782
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Adventist University of Health Sciences Barry University Bethune-Cookman University Broward College College of Central Florida Daytona State College Eastern Florida State College Eckerd College Everglades University Flagler College Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Florida Atlantic University Florida Gateway College Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology Florida International University Florida Southern College Florida State College at Jacksonville Florida State University Gulf Coast State College Hillsborough Community College Hodges University Indian River State College Jacksonville University Lake-Sumter State College Lynn University Miami Dade College New College of Florida North Florida Community College Nova Southeastern University Palm Beach Atlantic University Palm Beach State College Pasco-Hernando State College Pensacola State College Polk State College Ringling College of Art and Design Rollins College Saint Leo University Saint Thomas University Santa Fe College Seminole State College of Florida South Florida State College St. Petersburg College Stetson University Tallahassee Community College University of Central Florida University of Florida University of Miami University of North Florida University of South Florida The University of Tampa University of West Florida Valencia College Warner University
Executive Committee
William Abare, Ed.D. President, Flagler College Sister Linda Bevilacqua, OP, Ph.D. President, Barry University Wilson G. Bradshaw, Ph.D. President, Florida Gulf Coast University Anthony James Catanese, Ph.D., FAICP Co-Chair, Florida Campus Compact President, Florida Institute of Technology John Delaney, J.D. President, University of North Florida Eileen Holden, Ed.D. President, Polk State College Edwin Massey, Ph.D. President, Indian River State College Mark Rosenberg, Ph.D. President, Florida International University Steven J. Uhlfelder, J.D. Co-Chair, Florida Campus Compact
Florida Campus Compact is a coalition of over 50 college and university presidents, and their institutions.1 Collectively, we seek to prepare college graduates with skills employers need (workforce development) through high-impact pedagogies that improve teaching, learning & student retention while building stronger communities through campus-community collaboration. The FY 2015-16 appropriation to Florida Campus Compact in the amount of $225,000 was dedicated to the purpose of expanding our capacity to facilitate Community Engaged Scholarship among Florida’s colleges and universities. For Q1 (July 1, 2015 – September 30, 2015) the following targets have been met:
Table 1-1 gives a summary of this Quarter’s institutional contacts and Regional Collaborative Meetings convened by Florida Campus Compact.
Meeting or Event Southwest Florida Collaborative Meeting
Individual campus-based contacts Faculty, Administrators, & Staff (24)
July 28, 2015 South Florida Collaborative Meeting August 1, 2015
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Faculty, Administrators, & Staff (25) Collective Impact Retreat with invited Facilitator, Dr. Laura Osteen from the Florida State University’s Center for Leadership and Social Change.
Institutions Represented University of South Florida, USF-Sarasota-Manatee, Eckerd College, University of Tampa, Florida Gulf Coast University (5) University of Miami, Miami Dade College, Barry University, St. Thomas University, Broward College, Lynn University, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Palm Beach State College, Indian River State College, Florida International University, Florida Atlantic University (11)
The Florida State University serves as the fiscal and administrative agent for Florida Campus Compact.
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Meeting or Event North Florida Collaborative Meeting September 24, 2015 Florida Gateway College August 18, 2015 Tallahassee Community College
Individual campus-based contacts Faculty, Administrators, & Staff (22) Guest Presenter: Stephen Black from the Univ. of Alabama & Impact America FACULTY- one full day of professional development workshops including discipline specific breakouts (75) Action Plan Progress Meeting (1)
Tallahassee Community College (1)
Meeting to discuss engagement with Billy Francis, Director of Veterans’ Student Services (2)
Florida State University (1)
September 17, 2015 Florida State University
Institutions Represented University of North Florida, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville University, Flagler College, Daytona State College (5) Florida Gateway College (1)
September 2, 2015 On-going staff activity: • As follow-up to our institutes last February, we’ve communicated with several institutional team leaders about their Action Plans (progress/obstacles) and about plans for upcoming Engagement Institutes in 2016. • Final preparations for our annual conference and awards gala in south Florida November 4-6, 2015. (including new technologies and web re-design) • Final preparations for the Eastern Region Campus Compact Conference in New Jersey, October 14-16, 2015 • Initial planning for our 25th anniversary celebration and conference; fall, 2016 AmeriCorps / VISTA Cost-Share Florida Campus Compact hosts an AmeriCorps VISTA program, which is federally funded through a grant from the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS). A portion of our state appropriation is used as a cost-share to support VISTA members placed with colleges, universities, and community-based organizations, in order to recruit and train college students to serve in their communities. FL|CC AmeriCorps VISTA members are successfully building bridges between the classrooms and communities by connecting educators, students, and community partners to improve education and strengthen communities through campus-community partnerships. AmeriCorps VISTA members provide an additional human resource and capacity that is invaluable in seeking to expand the scholarship of engagement while strengthening communities in Florida.
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VISTA In Q1 (July 1 – September 30, 2015) Florida Campus Compact administered a VISTA Program with 13 Summer VISTA Associates and 23 AmeriCorps VISTA Members on 16 host-sites state-wide. In this 1st quarter, VISTAs placed at Florida Campus Compact host sites contributed 15,300 hours of service. When the value of this time is calculated at minimum wage $8.05/hour, the total impact is valued at more than $100,000.
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