Regional Stewardship Resources

Regional Stewardship – Overview

• Alliance for Regional Stewardship
  Lots of background information on stewardship. Check out the Publications link.
• American Association of State Colleges and Universities – Making Place Matter
  Project to raise awareness of regional stewardship among state colleges and universities.
• Tools and Insights for Universities Called to Regional Stewardship
  Good resource on how to conduct a stewardship audit and lessons learned from Making Place Matter pilot project.

Collaborative Governance:

• Alliance for Regional Stewardship
  ARS’ links to organizations and publications dealing with this issue.

Innovative Economy/Economic Development:

• Alliance for Regional Stewardship
  ARS’ links to organizations and publications dealing with the concept of innovative economy.
• CPE Knowledge Economy Annual Reports
  Information on the Endowment Match Program, Statewide Strategy in Engineering, Statewide Strategy in Public Health, and more.
• Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation
  Private nonprofit dedicated to creating an innovation-driven, entrepreneurial economy in Kentucky.
• Kentucky Science & Technology Corporation (KSTC) Annual Reports
  Information about the funds managed and investments made by KSTC on behalf of the Commonwealth.

Livable Communities:

• Alliance for Regional Stewardship
  ARS’ links to organizations and publications dealing with livable communities.

Social Inclusion:

• Alliance for Regional Stewardship
  ARS’ links to organizations and publications focused on the concept of social inclusion.
  

Data – Kentucky

Demographics:

• Kentucky Long-Term Policy Research Center – State of the Commonwealth Index
  Index that combines 32 factors that summarizes Kentucky’s quality of life relative to other states over time.
• Kentucky State Data Center
  Population, economic, education, housing, and other data.

Economic:

• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis – FRED® Database
  Some Kentucky-specific data listed under Regional Data.
• Kentucky Division of Workforce and Employment Services – Local Workforce Areas
  Contact information for the 10 local workforce areas in the state.
• Kentucky State Data Center
  Population, economic, education, housing, and other data.
• University of Kentucky – Center for Business and Economic Research
  Research surveys include Kentucky labor supply and demand surveys. Publications include Kentucky Annual Economic Reports.
• Workforce Kentucky
  State- and county-level labor market statistics, occupational information, industry data, and workforce training information.

Education:

• CPE – Kentucky Postsecondary Education Accountability Reports
  Annual accountability reports containing summaries of enrollment, degrees, staffing and other characteristics of Kentucky’s postsecondary education institutions.
• CPE – Kentucky Adult Education
  Demographic and performance information about Kentucky’s education programs for adult learners.
• CPE – County Fact Sheets
  Fact sheet for each county in Kentucky that details educational attainment, employment, population data, and other data helpful to legislators and other state leaders.
• CPE – Degrees and Formal Awards
  Information about the degrees and formal awards conferred by Kentucky’s postsecondary institutions on an annual basis.
• CPE – Enrollment
  Annual enrollment data for the Kentucky postsecondary education system.
• Educational Needs Index
  County-level index of population, education, and economic factors that influence educational planning.
• Kentucky Department of Education – Max Data Warehouse
  Information about Kentucky's schools such as school and district profiles, financial data and assessment results.
• Kentucky Department of Education – Kentucky High School Feedback Reports
  Information about each Kentucky high school's class of 2000 graduates and their performance in postsecondary education in Kentucky.
• Kentucky State Data Center
  Population, economic, education, housing, and other data.
• Measuring Up 2004 – Kentucky
  Kentucky’s 2004 report card from Measuring Up.
• State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) State Quick Facts
  Demographic, enrollment, graduation, and state and local appropriations data for Kentucky’s postsecondary sector.

Data - National

Demographics:

• U.S. Census Bureau
  People and Households data include information on population projections, poverty, health insurance, housing, income, and more. Business and Industry data include economic indicators, survey of business owners, census of governments, and more.

Economic:

• Current Population Survey
  Monthly information on labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis – FRED® Database
  National-level time series data in several categories, including business/fiscal, employment and population, and interest rates and some Kentucky data listed under Regional Data.
• U.S. Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Data on inflation and consumer spending; wages, earnings, and benefits; productivity; safety and health; international trade; occupations; demographics; employment and unemployment; and other topics.
• U.S. Census Bureau
  Business and Industry data include economic indicators, survey of business owners, census of governments, and more.

Education:

• Educational Needs Index
  County-level index of population, education, and economic factors that influence educational planning.
• Measuring Up 2004
  National biennial report card for higher education and all 50 states’ report cards.
• Mortensen Research Seminar on Public Policy Analysis of Opportunity for Postsecondary Education
  Data on wide range of topics from academic preparation to civic engagement to labor market statistics.
• National Center for Education Statistics
  Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.
• NCHEMS Information Center for State Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis
  State-level data on preparation, participation, affordability, student learning, completion, benefits, employment, finance, and other issues.
• State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) State Quick Facts
  Demographic and postsecondary education information synopses for all states and Puerto Rico.

Regional Indicators:

• Smart Communities Network
  Links to several cities and regions that have developed quality of life indicators.
• Long Island Index
• Silicon Valley Index
• Jacksonville, FL Quality of Life Progress Report
• Florida Indicators Network
• South Florida Indicators

Partnership

• National Network for Collaboration
  While focused on the Cooperative Extension Service, provides information on fostering collaboration to solve community problems.

Program Development and Assessment

• Fundamentals of Program Development – Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
  Information on the program development process, development of linkages with the public, situation analysis, priority setting, program design, program implementation, and evaluation and accountability.
• Program Evaluation Resources – Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
  Links to information on program evaluation efforts.
• W. K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Modeling Guide
  Detailed overview of logic modeling process.
• United Way Outcome Measurement Resource Network
  Information on the United Way’s methodology for measuring outcomes.

University Engagement

• American Association of State Colleges and Universities – Stepping Forward As Stewards of Place: A Guide for Leading Public Engagement at State Colleges and Universities
  Guide for institutional leaders that provides recommendations on how to become engaged institutions.
• Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Elective Classification
  New elective classification that partnerships between institutions and their local, regional, state, national, and global communities.
• Committee on Institutional Cooperation – Committee on Engagement
  CIC is a consortium of 11 Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago. The Committee on Engagement met between 2001 and 2006 to define engagement for research universities.
• Committee on Institutional Cooperation, Committee on Engagement – Resource Guide and Recommendations for Defining and Benchmarking Engagement
  Defines engagement and provides seven suggestions for benchmarks to measure engagement.
• Council of Independent Colleges – Engaging Communities and Campuses
  Brief descriptions of successful service-learning programs, internships, community-based research, and experiential learning. Administers several grant and award programs.
• Higher Education Network for Community Engagement
  Membership organization dedicated to promoting community engagement. Background information is also available.
• Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities – Renewing the Covenant: Learning, Discovery, and Engagement in a New Age and Different World
  2000 report advocating for a new tri-partite mission of learning, discovery, and engagement for higher education.
• Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities – Returning to Our Roots: The Engaged Institution
  1999 report that urges institutions to go beyond traditional outreach and service to focus on engagement.
• National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good
  Group dedicated to promoting the public service role of higher education.
• National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges – Council on Extension, Continuing Education, and Public Service
  Provides issue forums, professional development, and assistance with enhancing outreach efforts of member institutions. Also outlines qualities of engagement that can be useful in defining measurements of engagement.
• The Higher Learning Commission – Handbook of Accreditation
  Criterion 5 deals with engagement and service, outlines for core components of engagement and service, and provides examples of evidence of engagement.
• Tools and Insights for Universities Called to Regional Stewardship
  Good resource on how to conduct a stewardship audit and lessons learned from Making Place Matter pilot project.
• The Engaged Scholar Magazine
  Published by Michigan State University, this magazine focuses on partnerships between that university and its constituents. But its articles are helpful to any university interested in encouraging engagement activities.

University Engagement - Faculty:

• Engaging Departments: Moving Faculty Culture From Private to Public, Individual to Collective Focus for the Common Good
  Recently published book that focuses on strategies that take engagement from a faculty level to a departmental level. Available for purchase from the publisher – Anker Publishing – as well as other online retailers and in bookstores.
• National Center for the Study of University Engagement
  Based at Michigan State University, the center seeks to combine the theory and practice of outreach and engagement. Contains links to MSU publications on engagement and information and measurement and benchmarking.
• Outreach Scholarship Conference
  Annual conference sponsored by four universities. The 2006 conference focuses on community-academic scholarly outreach in various academic disciplines.
• Scholarship of Engagement
  The National Review Board evaluates the scholarship of engagement work of faculty who are preparing for annual review, promotion and tenure. Site has bibliography of scholarship of engagement. Also contains section on benchmarking engagement efforts.
• The Engaged Scholar Magazine
  Published by Michigan State University, this magazine focuses on partnerships between that university and its constituents. But its articles are helpful to any university interested in encouraging engagement activities.

University Engagement - Kentucky Public Institutions:

• Morehead State University – Regional Stewardship
• Murray State University - Regional Stewardship Plan
• Northern Kentucky University – Office of the Associate Provost for Outreach
• University of Kentucky – University Engagement
• University of Louisville – Office of External Affairs

University Engagement - Other Institutions:

• Ohio State University – Outreach
• Michigan State University – University Outreach and Engagement
• Penn State University – Outreach Programs
• Purdue University – Office of Engagement
• University of Georgia – Service and Outreach

University Engagement - Measurement:

• Campus Compact Annual Membership Survey
  Survey data on institutional culture, curriculum and pedagogy, faculty roles and rewards, institutional structure, and exchange of resources between institutions and communities.
• Committee on Institutional Cooperation – Working Toward Benchmarks
  Summary table of benchmarks (outcomes) and performance measures (desired outcomes) related to engagement.
• Community College Survey of Student Engagement
  Annual survey of student engagement at community colleges.
• CIC Committee on Engagement – Resource Guide and Recommendations for Defining and Benchmarking Engagement
  Defines engagement and provides seven suggestions for benchmarks to measure engagement.
• Faculty Survey of Student Engagement
  Annual survey of faculty expectations of student engagement.
• Michigan State University’s Outreach and Engagement Instrument
  Web-based tool to collect information about faculty and staff engagement efforts. Contact csue@msu.edu for a test version of the survey.
• National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges – Council on Extension, Continuing Education, and Public Service
  Provides issue forums, professional development, and assistance with enhancing outreach efforts of member institutions. Also outlines qualities of engagement that can be useful in defining measurements of engagement.
• National Survey of Student Engagement
  Annual survey about student participation in programs and activities provided by institutions for learning and personal development.
• Scholarship of Engagement
  Section on benchmarking engaged institutions contains links to institutions’ and other organizations’ work on assessing engagement.

University Engagement – Service Learning, Community Service, Experiential Learning:

• Campus Compact
  National coalition of college and university presidents to promote community service, civic engagement, and service learning.
• Council of Independent Colleges – Engaging Communities and Campuses
  Brief descriptions of successful service-learning programs, internships, community-based research, and experiential learning. Administers several grant and award programs.
• Higher Education Research Institute – Understanding the Effects of Service Learning
  Study of the effect of service learning on students after college.
• National Commission for Cooperative Education
  Group of colleges and businesses dedicated to work-integrated learning programs.
• National Society for Experiential Learning
  Group of education, business, and community leaders focused on experiential education.