| Initiatives | Goal | Means of Achieving | Outcome | Methods of Assessment | Results | Result Use |
| Learning | Restructure CCEL Student Teams to align with the mission and vision of the CCEL. Due to COVID-19, we postponed this goal. | Create position descriptions and change position titles so that WSUSA leadership can approve this fall. Consult with the Community Research Team and community partners in finalizing the restructure language. Begin identifying high-impact projects and foundational projects on and off campus for the 2021-2022 academic year. | Civic Engagement, Cultural Competence, Critical Thinking, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence | Construct a survey instrument to gather preliminary feedback, then conduct a followup survey after implementation of the restructuring. | The restructured Service Team is now renamed to Community Engagement Team and has been approved by the WSUSA.
The Research Extension team has joined the Community Engagement Team and will be known as the Social Issues Team.
Community partners fully support the restructure with the understanding that their organization will receive the same or more support throughout the academic year. | The Community Engagement Team has appointed all of its positions and has a new vice president for Community Engagement.
This team will have each member sign up for AmeriCorps to log their engagement throughout the summer semester and begin their team position in fall 2021.
Community partners will be connected with the new team members who will provide support throughout the academic year for events and programs.
The Social Issues Team will identify a research project in the summer and begin training to start the project come fall 2021.
The new team will also receive training throughout the second half of the summer semester to learn about the structure of the new team as it relates to high-impact educational opportunities and community engagement. They will also receive training around necessary skills, Weber Connect powered by GivePulse, volunteer management, etc. |
| Community | Implement the new engagement tool, Give Pulse. | Acquire tool (mid-fall semester), train CCEL staff (fall-spring), pilot tool with community partners, faculty, students, and staff (spring), launch in summer. | Civic Engagement, Cultural Competence, Critical Thinking, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence | Gather feedback from pilot groups in spring before launch in summer. | We'll gather feedback from pilot groups in spring before launching this summer. | TBD |
| Diversity | Increase access to CE opportunities through virtual offerings and thereby further diversify our student demographic and better prepare students for community engagement participation. | Develop four “Virtual Community Engaged Learning Training & Modules,” of which the fourth focuses on students. Incorporate CCEL's newly revised student learning outcomes. Offer virtual opportunities that reduce barriers for students when work, health and/or life situations (like COVID-19) might otherwise prevent them from participating in traditional CEL. | Civic Engagement, Cultural Competence, Critical Thinking, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence | Pilot the modules with students this fall. Once implemented, conduct retrospective surveys of students who complete modules. | We will pilot the modules with students in fall semester. Once the modules are implemented, we'll conduct retrospective surveys of students who complete them. | TBD |
| Access | Increase access to CE opportunities through virtual offerings and thereby further diversify our student demographic and better prepare students for community engagement participation. | Develop four “Virtual Community Engaged Learning Training & Modules,” of which the fourth focuses on students. Incorporate CCEL's newly revised student learning outcomes. Offer virtual opportunities that reduce barriers for students when work, health and/or life situations (like COVID-19) might otherwise prevent them from participating in traditional CEL. | Civic Engagement, Cultural Competence, Critical Thinking, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence | Pilot the modules with students this fall. Once implemented, conduct retrospective surveys of students who complete modules. | We will pilot the modules with students in fall semester. Once the modules are implemented, we'll conduct retrospective surveys of students who complete them. | TBD |