Committee Descriptions

Appointed or preexisting

• Steering: Selected by Associate Vice President for Public Engagement as a general advisory
  committee
• Campus Community Coordinators Alliance: Standing group of campus coordinators
• Student Relations: Maintain connections with student organizations and with other relevant university offices

Decision-making

• Program: Propose and evaluate annual forums, speakers, and other events on relevant themes
• Seed grant: Select projects to be sponsored in 2007
• Outstanding Community Service Awards: Select award winners

Action and innovation groups

• Program initiation and development: Formulate ideas for programs, forums, symposiums, etc for evaluation by the program committee
• Communication: Help OPE develop and test effective communication mechanisms within the public engagement community, the broader university, and external communities.
• Database: Help OPE develop a comprehensive listing of public engagement activities.
• Faculty and staff reward system: Review collegiate and department initiatives to enhance recognition of engaged activities
• Development: Explore opportunities for external support for engaged initiatives
• Alumni relations: Develop connections with the Alumni Association to sponsor programs and promote engaged initiatives
• Assessment: Help administrative offices develop suitable measures of public engagement