| Wake Community -University Partnership (WakeCUP) The Wake Community-University Partnership (WakeCUP) Presentation Goals and Objectives Overview Wake County NC State WakeCUP Identify and facilitate Identify and facilitate My Role opportunities for faculty partnership Goals and Objectives and student research opportunities within and engagement that Wake County that Initiatives respond to the focal respond to community- Opportunities areas identified by Social identified needs within and Economic Vitality two engagement zones. (SEV). PROMOTING | CONNECTING | SUPPORTING
| Wake Community -University Partnership (WakeCUP) Aspirational Intentional Reciprocal Sustainable Impactful University Outreach and Engagement CFACE Funding provided by the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services.
| Wake Community -University Partnership (WakeCUP) NC State’s Principles of Community Engagement Is Based on a Is Purposeful and Mutually beneficial Responsive to Is Sustainable exchange of Community- knowledge and Identified issues expertise Seeks to achieve Is grounded in Is Inclusive and outcomes that are Transparency and Diverse Impactful and Trust Actionable Is Consistent with the university’s mission related to scholarship/discovery of Knowledge, teaching and learning, extension and engagement, creative Artistry/Literature, technological/managerial Innovation, and service.
| Wake Community -University Partnership (WakeCUP) Wake SEV Community-Identified Priorities Northeast Wake County Focal Areas Sub Areas Organizational Capacity Building Leadership Development Civil Discourse Civic Capacity Justice Equity and Inclusion Volunteerism Food Access and Security Community Mental Health Wellness Placemaking Income Mobility Economic Entrepreneurship Opportunity Human Capital Development Transportation PROMOTING | CONNECTING | SUPPORTING
| Wake Community -University Partnership (WakeCUP) Social and Economic Vitality (SEV) is a collaborative, multi-tiered initiative to eliminate intergenerational poverty in Southeast Raleigh and eastern Wake County. SEV strategies are holistic in nature and designed to foster positive community change that supports thriving families, nonprofits, and small businesses. Impacts SEV Strategic Plan Ongoing Engagements Grassroots Nonprofit Leadership Academy (GNLA) Community Middle Class Express (MCE) Wealth Thriving Families Community Counseling, Education, and Research Community Center (CCERC) Thriving Nonprofits Wellness Empowering Entrepreneurs and Seeding Innovation Thriving Businesses (EEASI) Thriving Communities Community CAG Action Teams Resilience Community Engagement Toolkit PROMOTING | CONNECTING | SUPPORTING
| Wake Community -University Partnership (WakeCUP) WakeCUP Strategic Plan (2019 to 2022) Year Two Year One Year Three Partnerships and Resource Building Capacity Demonstrating Impact Development • Develop community engagement toolkit • Increase number of • Develop WakeCUP web presence community-university • Establish community-faculty partnerships with faculty and • Evidence of successful advisory group students sustained partnerships • Establish baseline of NC State engagement in engagement zones • Establish at least one • Evidence of successful • Identify impact goals for both significant partnership in the impacts in community wealth, engagement zones East Wake engagement wellness, and resilience • Establish a minimum of three zone. sustainable partnerships in Engagement Zones • Identify and Secure major • Develop and employ a partnership funding evaluation tool. PROMOTING | CONNECTING | SUPPORTING
| Wake Community -University Partnership (WakeCUP) Fall 2019 Community Psychology Course Instructor: Dr. Kwesi Brookins Graduate Students Community Psychology Projects focused on CAG action teams Clarifying needs, measuring goals, and developing strategies for moving to action. Using social media as tools for engaging residents and the Crosby Advocacy Group members. Strategies for improving the experience and performance of action teams.
| Wake Community -University Partnership (WakeCUP) Spring 2020 Graphic Design Studio Instructor: Professor Kermit Bailey Undergraduate Seniors SER-Related Projects Dorothea Mae Hall Women's Center (Cherish Me conference brand) – Sarafina Kamara, Hannah Rizzo Middle Class Express Re-brand – Abbey Carr, Lindsay Frank, Mackenzie McCallum Walnut Creek Wetlands Center , signage program for kids (* this started out as interest in the Crosby play space, but was told by the NCSU NLI team that project was not active) – Rachel Thomas WakeCUP community toolkit interface –Daron Klett, Melanie Bodane
| Wake Community -University Partnership (WakeCUP) Community Engagement Toolkit Goals and Objectives Timeline and Plan of Work to co-create a community engagement toolkit in Phase 1 - organizing and project development partnership with our community partners that reflects 1) populate the steering committee the reciprocal needs and goals of the communities with 2) determine the plan of action which we are engaged, as well as the needs of NC State academic and research communities. 3) co-develop a research and evaluation strategy. to enhance local community knowledge and Phase 2 - data collection and content creation capacity 1) conducting the research 2) developing the CET content to provide orientation opportunities for NC State 3) sharing and revising the content with campus and faculty, researchers, students and staff that will community stakeholders, and help them to more effectively work with community partners . 4) identifying and securing funding. Phase 3 - implementation of the CET
| Wake Community -University Partnership (WakeCUP) Co-Development Approach Importantly, our co-development approach includes several benefits that honor the knowledge, wisdom, talents, and time of the community experts who will be involved on the steering committee and participating in other activities. 23 Community steering committee members will be provided honoraria for their participation and a number of trainings in a variety of competency areas (e.g., research, leadership, collective impact, group facilitation, storytelling and media creation) will be provided through the matching support of our partners (WakeSEV, CFACE) that will be available to all interested community members, and every effort will be to utilize services and products in SE Raleigh.
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