Date:

6/1/05

Meeting location:

Maine Campus Compact

Notes compiled by:

Liz McCabe Park

Chair(s) / Facilitator(s):

Liz McCabe Park

Members present:

Tamara Heligman, Jessica Meserve, Holly Lasagna, Liz McCabe Park

 

Agenda Item(s):

Major Points of Discussion:

1. Structure of Campus Forums on Citizenship Education

·    We decided to have two campus discussions in the fall, leading to a spring ITV statewide conference.

·    Use American Democracy Project materials

·    Campus Forums would last three hours

·    Patrick or Jim would convene

·    Campuses would conduct an audit prior to the Forums

·    Potential discussion questions would be pulled together from the ADP stuff to campuses to choose from

·    Campuses would need at least 20 participants in order to host a Forum

2. Campus Application

One page application to include the following:

·    Why is it important for the campus to host a Forum?

·    Who will participate (target audience and administrators)

·    Who is the coordinator?

·    When would it be beneficial to happen?

·    Signatures of coordinator and VP or Pres

·    Possibly include some examples

 

3.  Cover Letter for Application

Would include the following:

·    Reasons for hosting a forum (asset mapping (audit), way to convene a conversation about civic engagement, tool for accreditation and gen ed reform, connectivity to statewide network)

·    Higher ed definition of citizenship education

·    Reference to toolkits on line

·    Some examples of questions campuses can choose to focus on (co-curriculum, climate, curriculum)

·    Description of selection process

4. On line toolket

Elements of On line toolkit for Forums:

·    Three models of 3 hour forums

·    Full list of possible discussion questions

·    Campus Assessment (Audit) tool

·    Application and Cover letter

 

5.  Time line

·    August – Campus solicitation out

·    August – toolkit, on-line, up

·    Mid Sept – reminder solicitation

·    Oct. 1 – applications due

·    Nov/Dec/maybe Jan – 2 Forums

·    April/May – statewide ITV forum

 

Next Steps:

Task 1: Pull discussion questions from ADP together into one document

Liz McCabe Park will ask a VISTA to do this

Task 2: Look at campus assessment tools and make recommendations

Holly Lasagna and Jessica Meserve

Task 3: Find higher education definitions of citizenship education

Liz McCabe Park

Task 4: Draft solicitation letter & coordinator job description

Liz McCabe Park

Task 5: Explore exactly what NEASC asks for with respect to citizenship

Tamara Heligman

Task 6: Explore 2 site conference experience:

- What’s the nature of the interactivity?

- What preparation did participants need?

- How was it marketed, how far in advance?

- What were the costs?

Jessica Meserve

 

Next Meeting Date/Time:

July 6, 9-11

Location:

Conference Room, 161 Wood St. Lewiston, ME

Items for Next Meeting Agenda:

1) Discuss next steps for multi site conference next spring

2) Cull discussion questions

3) Review draft solicitation letter & coordinator job description

 - check that cultural and economic diversity is woven throughout

4) Review exemplars received and decide next steps – which go on web site?