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PRIORITY 1

Enhance 17�Թ���’s presence in community-based activity

TACTICS

• Capitalize on and effectively promote 17�Թ���-associated activity and student volunteerism that is already occurring in the community.
• Establish 17�Թ��� Diplomat program to include faculty/staff from across schools and departments to represent 17�Թ��� at these events.
• Establish a process and database to document faculty and staff who participate in community engagement activities; determine where this should be housed and how it can be accessed.

PRIORITY 2

Support community-based research and creative activity and increase opportunities for community-engaged learning

TACTICS

• Work with Faculty Senate leadership to define and implement a campus-wide model of community-engaged research and creative activity and, with the Office of Experiential Learning and Study Away and the Center for Teaching Innovation, develop and implement a campus-wide model of community-engaged learning.
• Work with the Offices of the President, Provost, and Student Experiential Learning to develop support for faculty development that will result in an increase in and awareness of community-based research and creative activity, as well as opportunities for community-engaged learning.
• Commit to earning a Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.
• Create agreements where students are paid for work in nonprofit organizations through internships or federal work study funds.

PRIORITY 3

Expand and enhance alumni engagement efforts

TACTICS

• Continue alumni strategic communications plan.
• Expand local, regional, and on-campus event programming designed to engage current and former students, highlight their accomplishments, and raise funds to support student scholarship.
• Identify and develop regional and interest area-based affinity groups via in-person events and the .
• Develop a repository of alumni accomplishments to identify, communicate, and track high-achieving alumni and their successes.

PRIORITY 4

Create and enhance Strategic Community Partnerships to establish the reputation of 17�Թ��� as a key contributor to all aspects of life in the New Orleans region such as industry, education, and the arts

TACTICS

• Engage former students and community in on-campus educational and mentorship programs such as Innovate 17�Թ��� , , business case competitions, non-degree programs and other offerings, events, and guest lectures.
• Develop and expand existing partnerships and events that will bring community members to campus by developing an infrastructure to support outside use of campus facilities and establishing a publicly available campus-wide calendar of such events.
• Establish a 17�Թ��� showcase event designed to bring community members to campus and highlight achievements.
• Encourage 17�Թ��� experts to go into the community to address area needs in ways informed by disciplinary expertise; expand the directory of speaker experts and partner with neighborhood association groups.

PRIORITY 5

Establish an organizational structure to implement, measure, and report the success of four priority goal areas

TACTICS

• Continue and/or establish responsibility for oversight and management of alumni affairs and community engagement priorities.
• Determine point people in various areas to coordinate efforts and report to responsible party. Establish a committee to review data and develop reports.
• Develop a budget and structure for management to support these initiatives.