Joel Rogers EPIC-N Secr etar y/ Tr easur e and Boar d Chair & - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Joel Rogers EPIC-N Secr etar y/ Tr easur e and Boar d Chair & Co-Dir ector of Univer City Alliance/ Year , UW-Madison www.epicn.or g, info@epicn.or g, 608.709.8644

First premises, and a problem First premises, and a problem  Urbanizing world with big social, ecological, and Urbanizing world with big social, ecological, and governance problems governance problems  All cities have local instances of those problems All cities have local instances of those problems  Every city has university/universities, each with Every city has university/universities, each with knowledge and people potentially useful to solving knowledge and people potentially useful to solving those problems those problems  But neither are used particularly well locally But neither are used particularly well locally

There’s real university There’s real university -community community engagement all over, engagement all over, but it tends to be … but it tends to be …  Ad hoc Ad hoc  Individual Individual  Episodic Episodic  Without a clear and coherent focus/theme Without a clear and coherent focus/theme  Lacking in scale needed for real impact Lacking in scale needed for real impact

EPIC’s question EPIC’s question Couldn’t we do better Couldn’t we do better – much much better better – than this? than this?

EPIC’s answer EPIC’s answer

Curing a market failure Curing a market failure Cities Cities Universities Universities Lack capacity Excess capacity Lack access to new Unlimited access to new knowledge knowledge Risk averse Innovation seeking

The EPIC Model The EPIC Model 1. Respects 1. Respects Existing administrative structures & xisting administrative structures & incentives on both sides incentives on both sides 2. 2. A genuine A genuine Partnership, with both contributing and artnership, with both contributing and with mutually with mutually -agreed deliverables agreed deliverables 3. 3. I ntentionally aims at high ntentionally aims at high -road development road development 4. Projects are 4. Projects are Community ommunity -identified and identified and -driven and driven and disciplined by their contribution disciplined by their contribution to community to community 5. 5. Multi Multi -discipline and discipline and adequately large adequately large Numbers umbers (courses, students, hours) (courses, students, hours)

The EPIC Model The EPIC Model 1. Respects 1. Respects Existing administrative structures & xisting administrative structures & incentives on both sides incentives on both sides 2. 2. A genuine A genuine Partnership, with both contributing and artnership, with both contributing and with mutually with mutually -agreed deliverables agreed deliverables 3. 3. I ntentionally aims at high ntentionally aims at high -road development road development 4. Projects are 4. Projects are Community ommunity -identified and identified and -driven and driven and disciplined by their disciplined by their contribution to community contribution to community 5. 5. Multi Multi -discipline and discipline and adequately large adequately large Numbers umbers (courses, students, hours) (courses, students, hours)

Why EPIC Programs Work Why EPIC Programs Work ( for cities ) ● City deter mines the pr ojects ● Simple administr ation ● Clar ity and accountability on wor k pr omised & deliver ed ● Impr oves quality of city’s wor k ● High value & ROI

Why EPIC Programs Work Why EPIC Programs Work ( for students ) ● Chance to apply new knowledge ● To do so constr uctively, with exper t super vision, towar d good ends ● Cour se cr edit for doing so ● Wor k exper ience and useful contacts

Why EPIC Programs Work Why EPIC Programs Work ( for faculty ) ● Voluntar y ● Not a new cour se ● Tests ideas ● New contacts and exper ience

Why EPIC Programs Work Why EPIC Programs Work ( for universities ) ● Impr oves student lear ning exper ience ● Impr oves student r etention and later employment ● Impr oves standing in community ● Popular with alumni

“[EPIC is] [o]ne of higher education’s most successful and comprehensive service learning programs.” Chronicle of Higher Education

“[EPIC is] perhaps the most comprehensive effort...to infuse sustainability into curricula and community outreach.” New York Times

“[EPIC is]... the easiest adopted and most efficient model I've seen for ensuring real and visible faculty and student contribution of value to area communities, while also improving the student learning experience" David Ward, past President of ACE & (2x) Chancellor of UW-Madison

Program Program End End End End FY18-19 FY18 19 Current Current Development Development FY 18 FY 18 FY19 FY19 Absolute/% Growth Absolute/% Growth (8/13/19) (8/13/19) Stage Stage Existing Existing 30 30 39 39 +9 / 30% +9 / 30% 39 39 In Development In Development 8 22 22 +14 / 175% +14 / 175% 25 25 Potential Lead Potential Lead 45 45 96 96 +55 / 113% +55 / 113% 101 101

Arizona State University University of Colorado, Denver Existing Existing Augustana College University of Iowa Boston University University of Kwazulu Natal (Durban) Program Operating Program Operating Bowling Green State University University of Maryland Chinhoyi University of Technology University of Minnesota Colégio Politécnico de Nacala University of Mississippi CSU Chico University of Nairobi, Kenya CSU Fresno University of Oregon CSU Monterey Bay University of South Carolina Beaufort CSU San Marcos University of South Florida CSU, Channel Islands University of St. Thomas Florida Atlantic University University of Tennessee, Knoxville Gonzaga University University of Washington Indiana University University of Wisconsin - Madison Montana State University University of Zambia Penn State University Utah State University San Diego State University Western Washington University Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Texas A&M University Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Augustana Boston CSU CSU Ar izona State Bowling Gr een CSU CSU Univer sity College Univer sity Chico Channel Islands Monter ey Bay State Univer sity Fr esno Souther n Illinois CSU Flor ida Atlantic Gonzaga Montana State Indiana Penn State San Diego Univer sity, San Mar cos Univer sity Univer sity Univer sity Univer sity Univer sity State Univer sity Edwar dsville Texas A&M The Univer sity Univer sity of Univer sity of Univer sity of Univer sity of The Univer sity Univer sity of Univer sity of Iowa Color ado Denver Or egon Connecticut Mar yland Minnesota of Mississippi Univer sity of Univer sity of Univer sity of South Utah State Wester n Washington Univer sity Univer sity of Univer sity of Tennessee Washington of St. Thomas Car olina Beaufor t South Flor ida Wisconsin-Madison Univer sity Univer sity Knoxville Technion - Isr ael Univer sidad Autónoma Univer sidade Feder al Univer sity of Univer sity of Univer sity of Institute of Technology de Baja Califor nia de Minas Ger ais Zambia Nair obi Kwazulu Natal

In Development In Development Some local resource put towards considering/starting a program Some local resource put towards considering/starting a program Binghamton University The Ohio State University City College of New York Towson University Claremont College(s) University of Anchorage Alaska CSU Fullerton University of California Office of the President CSU Los Angeles University of Colorado, Boulder Eastern Oregon University University of Hawaii Eastern Washington University University of Illinois at Chicago Indiana State University University of Malawi Iowa State University Washington State University Oregon Institute of Technology Whitworth University Rutgers, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy San Mateo County Community College District Siena College Texas State University Texas Tech University

And the work? And the work? Over 8 years, have completed more than 1K pr ojects in mor e than 200 municipalities or other gover nment units

Improving Transportation Choices Bicycle Transportation Pedestrian Connectivity Preservation Generated Voter Support to: Purchase & Protect 665 Acres, Design & Construct 2 Paths

Economic Revitalization Industrial By -Pr oduct Re-Use Jennifer Howar d-Gr enville Business Resulted in $800,000+ in cost savings and revenue Resulted in $800,000+ in cost savings and revenue annually annually Now part of regional economic development strategy

Air Quality and Urban Health Air Quality and Urban Health Freeway and Industry Impact and Mitigation Zohir Chowdhury Public Health

Rainwater Sites Water Management Communicate Design Build Educate

Engaging Marginalized Communities Salem Cultural Latino Mapping in Northeast Civic Salem Engage ment Gerardo Sandoval Planning Doug Blandy and John Fehn Resulted in new participation on city boards, Arts and Administration commissions, and elected office and better relationships with city officials.