Civic Engagement

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Institutional Intentionality

This section of the HECOS survey captures your college’s Institutional Intentionality around community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, and service-learning.

1. Is community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning mentioned in your institution’s mission statement?

Yes

2. Is community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning cited in your institution’s strategic plan?

Yes

3. Does your institution have a center or office to guide activities related to community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning?

Yes

4. Does your institution have a coordinating council or committee focused on community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning?

Yes

5. Does your institution have a coordinating council or committee focused on voter registration or voting?

Yes

6. Does your institution have a written policy on service learning (requirements for student reflections, learning about the underlying issues, etc.)?

Yes

7. In what ways does your institution engage FACULTY and STAFF in volunteering and community outreach? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

Food bank

Clothing drive

Student housing

Books and technology

Educational supplies

Childcare on campus

Student mental health

Student physical health

Mentoring (academic, life, and career)

Tutoring

Other

Describe other:

8. In what ways does your institution engage STUDENTS in volunteering and community outreach? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

Food bank

Clothing drive

Student housing

Books and technology

Educational supplies

Childcare on campus

Environmental issues

Student mental health

Student physical health

Mentoring (academic, life, and career)

Tutoring

Voter registration or voting

Other

Describe other:

9. In what ways does your institution partner or engage with BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY for faculty, staff, or student volunteering and community outreach? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

Food bank

Clothing drive

Student housing

Books and technology

Educational supplies

Childcare on campus

Student mental health

Student physical health

Mentoring (academic, life, and career)

Tutoring

Other

Describe other:

10. How does your institution financially support community service outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning initiatives? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

Institutional funding from the general fund

Corporate donations

Student fundraising

College wide faculty and staff fundraising

Federal grants

State grants

Private or local foundation donations or grant

National foundation donations or grant

Other

11. Which of the following has your institution used to evaluate the effectiveness of the college’s community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning initiatives? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

Internal measures or indicators

Studies to assess the impact of community service outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning on student outcomes

Feedback from students, faculty, community partners, or other stakeholders on the effectiveness of community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service learning

Individual faculty or staff evaluation initiatives that report outcomes to the college

Individual faculty or staff evaluation initiatives that do not report to college

Other

12. In what ways does your institution plan to measure the effectiveness of community service outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning initiatives in the future? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

Internal measures or indicators

Studies to assess the impact of community service outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning on student outcomes

Feedback from students, faculty, community partners, or other stakeholders on the effectiveness of community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service learning

Individual faculty or staff evaluation initiatives that report outcomes to the college

Individual faculty or staff evaluation initiatives that do not report to college

Other

Faculty Focus

This section of the survey captures your college’s Faculty Focus on community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning.

1. Does your institution’s faculty advancement or tenure process include criteria for community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning?

Yes

2. How frequently does your institution offer professional development for faculty or staff addressing community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service learning?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

2B. In which of the following ways does your institution provide faculty/staff professional development on community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

Workshop

Seminar

Conference

Other

3. How frequently does your institution offer incentives (e.g., stipends, release time, awards, recognition) for faculty community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service learning?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

Academic Focus

This section of the survey captures your college’s Academic Focus on community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning.

1. Does your institution require a civic or service-learning course or activity for graduation?

Yes

2. Approximately how many degree or certificate programs at your institution require service learning or civic/community engagement activities or courses?

None

5 or more

3. Does your institution offer a certificate, degree, or credential in civic engagement, service learning, or a related focus?

Yes

4. Approximately how many courses in your institution’s course catalog have a civic engagement designation?

None

1-5

6-10

11-15

16-20

21 or more

5. Approximately how many formal service-learning courses does your institution offer?

None

1-5

6-10

11-15

16-20

21 or more

6. Approximately how many courses for developing civic leadership does your institution offer?

None

5 or more

7. Approximately how many courses in community organizing, community dialogue, or community development does your institution offer?

None

5 or more

8. Approximately how many paid or unpaid internships in local nonprofits, community organizations, or public agencies or offices does your institution organize for students?

None

1-5

6-10

11-15

16-20

21 or more

9. Does your institution support student internships in political campaigns?

Yes

10. Approximately how many federal Work-Study placements at local nonprofits, community organizations, or public agencies or offices does your institution organize for students?

None

1-5

6-10

11-15

16-20

21 or more

11. Does your institution support student internships or federal Work-Study placements with groups doing issue advocacy?

Yes

Co-Curricular Focus

This section of the survey captures your college’s Co-Curricular Focus on community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning.

1. Approximately how many of your institution’s student clubs or organizations have a specific focus on community service or volunteering?

None

1-10

11-20

21-30

31-40

41 or more

2. Approximately how many of your institution’s student clubs or organizations have a specific focus on civic learning or engagement in democracy, including issue advocacy?

None

1-10

11-20

21-30

31-40

41 or more

3. Does your institution (or did your institution) host an AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America VISTA program on campus?

Yes

3B. Approximately how many AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) members do you (or did you) host on campus each year?

None

5 or more

4. Does your institution (or did your institution) host an AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) program on campus?

Yes

4B. Approximately how many AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps NCCC members do you (or did you) host on campus each year?

None

5 or more

5. Does your institution (or did your institution) host an AmeriCorps State or National program on campus?

Yes

5B. Approximately how many AmeriCorps State and National members do you (or did you) host on campus each year?

None

5 or more

6. Does your institution work with a civic voter mobilization organization such as Rock the Vote or the Campus Vote Project?

Yes

7. Does your institution have a free speech zone, democracy wall, or a similarly designated space for students to express their views about political, social, or community issues?

Yes

8A. How frequently does your institution engage in community service activities (e.g., campus food drives, blood drives, etc.)?

Never	Annually	Semi-annually	Monthly	Weekly

8B. How frequently does your institution organize volunteer opportunities for students outside the classroom?

Never	Annually	Semi-annually	Monthly	Weekly

8C. How frequently does your institution undertake voter registration activities or voter education programs?

Never	Annually	Semi-annually	Monthly	Weekly

8D. How frequently does your institution engage in deliberative dialogues with students or offer workshops to discuss race relations, sexuality, politics, or other potentially polarizing issues?

Never	Annually	Semi-annually	Monthly	Weekly

8E. How frequently does your institution sponsor forums for students and/or the community relevant to public issues?

Never	Annually	Semi-annually	Monthly	Weekly

Institutionalizing

This section of the survey captures your college’s challenges in Institutionalizing community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning initiatives.

1. Does your institution have a strategic roadmap or future vision for community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning outside the classroom?

Yes

2. Has your institution identified barriers (such as financial constraints, infrastructure limitations, faculty resistance, staff resistance, etc) to establishing community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning as a collegewide priority?

Yes

2B. Which of the following has your institution identified as barriers to establishing a culture of or institutionalizing community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

Financial constraints

Infrastructure limitations

Faculty resistance

Staff resistance

Lack of administrative support

Other

3. Has your institution identified barriers (such as curricular requirements, scheduling conflicts, curriculum modifications, organizing constraints, etc.) in linking academics and community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning initiatives?

Yes

3B. Which of the following barriers has your institution identified in linking academics and community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning initiatives? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

Incorporating requirements into the curriculum

Extracurricular activities scheduling conflicts

Curriculum modifications

Organizing community service

Graduation requirements

Lack of staff to organize or implement

Other

4. Has your institution planned or taken steps to address financial constraints, infrastructure limitations, faculty resistance, or other challenges in advancing community service outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning initiatives?

Yes

4B. Which of the following areas has your institution planned or taken steps to increase efforts related to community outreach, volunteering, civic engagement, or service-learning initiatives? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.)

Curricular requirements

Additional extracurricular activities

Establishing a dedicated center

Forming collaborative committees

Integrating civic programs into existing structures

Expanding partnerships with community organizations

Expanding partnerships with business and industry

Other

Thank you for completing this AmeriCorps Civic Engagement Among Community Colleges Project (ACECCP) Questionnaire! Your responses will be included with colleges from across the nation. A copy of the final report will be provided to you and to your college once the study is complete. Please provide the following information:

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Institutionalizing