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Artists and Scholars in Public Life

Artists and Scholars in Public Life. Syracuse University, New York. About IA. Vision : Publicly engaged artists, designers, scholars, and other community members working with institutions of higher education to enrich civic life for all .

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Artists and Scholars in Public Life

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  1. Artists and Scholars in Public Life Syracuse University, New York

  2. About IA Vision: Publicly engaged artists, designers, scholars, and other community members working with institutions of higher education to enrich civic life for all. Mission: Imagining America advances knowledge and creativity through publicly engaged scholarship that draws on humanities, arts, and design. We catalyze change in campus practices, structures, and policies that enables publicly engaged artists and scholars to thrive and contribute to community action and revitalization.

  3. Historical Context Campus Compact founded in 1985 Boyer’s 1990book, Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate, and 1996 article, “The Scholarship of Engagement” In 1999, Kellogg Commission proposes a reinterpretation of the core missions of higher education IA founded at 1999White House Millennium Council meeting

  4. What is public scholarship and practice? Publicly engaged academic work is scholarly or creative activity integral to a faculty member’s academic area. It encompasses different forms of making knowledge about, for, and with diverse publics and communities. Through a coherent, purposeful sequence of activities, it contributes to the public good and yields artifacts of public and intellectual value.

  5. FacultyRewards Integrated Assessment Graduate Education K-12 education Incarceration Arts Humanities Design Rural Development Urban Development International Engagement Environment and Climate Change Health Institutional Change Undergraduate Education Full Participation Democracy & Citizenship

  6. National Conferences, Regional Meetings, & Site Visits Seattle, 2010 New Orleans, 2009 Milwaukee, 2011

  7. 2012 National Conference Linked Fates and Futures: Communities and Campuses as Equitable Partners? • Dates: October 5-7, 2012 • Location: New York City, NY, co-hosted by New York University, The New School, Columbia University, and Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute • Themes: • Full, Equitable Partnerships • Linking Diversity and Engagement • Arts, Culture, and Community and Economic Development • More info: • http://imaginingamerica.org/convenings/national-conference/

  8. 2012 National Conference PAGE Fellows The Publicly Active Graduate Education (PAGE) program provides meaningful opportunities for graduate students to convene, share work, and re-think the possibilities of their graduate education. Each year, IA sponsors graduate students from member institutions to participate as Fellows at the annual conference. http://imaginingamerica.org/consortium/student-networks/page/

  9. CampusOrganizing Starting an IA Chapter • See the effort as an opportunity to create a tighter “network of engagement” among campus and community partners. • Seek allies who can share projects and resources. • Different centers and departments contribute funds and staff time. • The effort is branded as an “IA Chapter.” • The chapter develops the campus work plan and advocates for it with the administration. • The chapter coordinates proposals for presentations at the national IA meeting.

  10. Affiliated Faculty Cultures and Communities Program Community-University Partnership Grants IA@UWM Institute for Service Learning Age & Community Center Hmong American Studies Center for 21st Century Studies Engaged Students Campus Organizing Mapping the Terrain

  11. Campus Organizing Affiliated Faculty Community-University Partnership Grants C & C IA@... Institute for Service Learning Age & Community Center Hmong American Studies Center for 21st Century Studies Engaged Students Internal Communications Dedicated Page on IA’s Website Regional Meetings & Campus Visits PAGE Fellowship IA Steering Committee Conference as Opportunity IA Blog

  12. Campus Organizing Plugging in Nationally Map Get Started with Attached PPT Guide

  13. Questions? Contact us. Timothy Eatman, Co-Director Scott Peters, Co-Director Kevin Bott, Associate Director Robin Higgins, Assistant Director Jamie Haft, Communications Manager Jeremy Lane, Administrative SpecialistAdam Bush, National PAGE Director Wendy Nastasi, CNY PAGE Director Jan Cohen-Cruz, Editor, Public: A Journal of Imagining America www.imaginingamerica.org 203 Tolley BuildingSyracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY 13244315-443-8590

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