CAMPUS PROGRAMS & SERVICES

COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS & EVENTS Regular programming of events, training, and workshops is a large part of how OCP supports the campus community. Our role in these events depends on the type of activity and the level of support (staffing and/or financial) needed. To date, OCP has either hosted, supported, or sponsored over 15 different online/virtual activities and partnered with over 25 different campus and community partners. In addition to hosting campus virtual events, we have identified and promoted multiple webinars, events, and training which were hosted by external organizations. Together, these workshops and events aimed to provide faculty and staff needed professional opportunities to advance their ability to effectively partner with others, especially in the face of significant social and public health challenges.

FACULTY FELLOWS PROGRAM The Faculty Fellows Program provides funding up to $10,000 to each cohort of faculty who seek to develop and integrate publicly engaged activities with teaching or scholarships, for the public good. One of the primary goals is to establish communities of practice that focus on existing and new partnerships and actively include community partners in their ongoing co-learning and co-production processes. In 2022, the following three new fellowship awards were granted for the January–December 2022 time period.

A COLLABORATIVE HEALTH COALITION (CO-HEAL) TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE SCHOOL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Chieh Cheng, School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership Michelle Garner, School of Social Work and Criminal Justice Community Partner(s): MultiCare, Tacoma General Hospital

UNDOCUMENTED STUDENT SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION

Vanessa de Veritch Woodside, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Jimmy McCarty, Office of Equity and Inclusion Community Partner: Proyecto Mole

UWT & WRITE 253 LITERARY ARTS INTERNSHIP AND DIVERSION PROGRAM

Cassie Miura, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Culture Arts and Communication, Writing Studies Jimmy McCarty, Office of Equity and Inclusion Community Partner: Write 253

COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE In October of 2020, OCP hosted the Creating Communities of Practice (CoP) community event. The goal for this virtual event was to introduce the idea of a community of practice—which is premised on co-thinking, co-learning, and co-production of knowledge—and talk about topics of great interest to our community. The conversations and connections formed were successful first steps toward the creation of topic specific communities of practice and laid the groundwork to create more in the future.

To date, multiple CoPs have sustained their momentum by meeting regularly to work on issues and topics of mutual interest. The Office of Community Partnerships continues to provide support to these groups, and encourages the creation of new communities of practice.

Dr. Carolyn West OCP Resident Fellow 2021–2024

OCP RESIDENT FELLOW In 2021, Dr. Carolyn West was named the inaugural Resident Fellow of the Office of Community Partnerships. In this role, Dr. West engages publicly as a faculty member at UW Tacoma and as a Resident Fellow through public scholarship and student engagement. LEGAL PATHWAYS PROGRAM Legal Pathways at UW Tacoma works collaboratively to generate equitable access to legal careers through pathways that connect students, faculty, staff, and other community members. We adopt a broad understanding of legal careers, grounded in social justice and a commitment to fostering student empowerment.

For students considering law school, Legal Pathways expanded its Legal Pathways Fellows program, growing the program from its first cohort of 13 students to over 40 students in the 2021–2022 year. Legal Pathways Fellows are matched with 1–2 mentors, receive a full tuition scholarship to participate in an LSAT preparation course, and meet regularly with the director of Legal Pathways to discuss their law school application process. The program continued to support the 2020–2021 cohort in the application process, with two cohort members receiving full tuition scholarship offers to law school.

We saw UW Tacoma students and alumni admitted into a diverse range of law schools this year, including the University of Washington, Seattle University School of Law, Liberty University School of Law, UCLA School of Law, Emory School of Law, and Georgetown University Law Center.

Legal Pathways continued to grow our mentorship program, working with the Pierce County Minority Bar Association, the Robert J. Bryan Inn of Courts, the Seattle University School of Law Women’s Caucus, and the University of Washington School of Law’s Women’s Caucus to match current UW Tacoma students with law students and legal professionals in the South Sound. Over 60 students and mentors were matched this year.

Legal Pathways launched the Law for the People series in 2021–2022, bringing legal education to lay people through monthly webinars on topics that affect the lives of many individuals, such as landlord/tenant LEGAL law, family law, and trust and estates. PATHWAYS Along with the Office of Advising and Career Services, Legal Pathways offered supplemental support to students preparing to apply for law school through advising on course selection; reviewing and providing feedback on resumes, cover letters, and personal statements; and meeting with students to discuss their career goals.

» Organize community-university dialogues (to identify additional co-learning and partnership opportunities) » Facilitate interactions and meetings between UWT and the community n Support Engaged Scholarship

n Support Campus Events that Promote Community Engagement

n Collect & Visualize Community Engagement Activity

» Collaboratory » UWT Digital Commons n Coordinate Engagement-Specific Professional Development Opportunities

n Connection to Regional and National Organizations

n Resource Allocation & Generation

» Provide financial resources when necessary and available » Collaborate with Office of Research and Advancement to facilitate the search for multi-year funding opportunities n Guide Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement

n Journal for Race, Ethnicity and the City