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,

• 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

but it tends to be … but it tends to be …

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

Lack capacity Lack access to new knowledge Risk averse Excess capacity Unlimited access to new knowledge Innovation seeking

Universities Universities

1.

• 1. Respects

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.

• 4. Projects are

Projects are Community

• mmunity -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.

• 1. Respects

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.

• 4. Projects are

Projects are Community

• mmunity -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)

The EPIC Model The EPIC Model

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 Development Development Stage Stage End End FY 18 FY 18 End End FY19 FY19 FY18 FY18-19 19 Absolute/% Growth Absolute/% Growth Current Current (8/13/19) (8/13/19) 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

Existing Existing

Program Operating Program Operating

Arizona State University Augustana College Boston University Bowling Green State University Chinhoyi University of Technology Colégio Politécnico de Nacala CSU Chico CSU Fresno CSU Monterey Bay CSU San Marcos CSU, Channel Islands Florida Atlantic University Gonzaga University Indiana University Montana State University Penn State University San Diego State 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 University of Colorado, Denver University of Iowa University of Kwazulu Natal (Durban) University of Maryland University of Minnesota University of Mississippi University of Nairobi, Kenya University of Oregon University of South Carolina Beaufort University of South Florida University of St. Thomas University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Washington University of Wisconsin - Madison University of Zambia Utah State University Western Washington University

Augustana College Bowling Gr een State Univer sity Boston Univer sity CSU Chico CSU Fr esno CSU Monter ey Bay CSU San Mar cos Ar izona State Univer sity Indiana Univer sity Penn State Univer sity Souther n Illinois Univer sity, Edwar dsville San Diego State Univer sity Texas A&M Univer sity Univer sity of Color ado Denver Univer sity of Connecticut The Univer sity

• f Iowa

Univer sity of Mar yland The Univer sity

• f Mississippi

Univer sity of Or egon Univer sity

• f St. Thomas

Univer sity of South Car olina Beaufor t Univer sity of South Flor ida Univer sity of Tennessee Knoxville Univer sity of Washington Univer sity of Wisconsin-Madison Utah State Univer sity Wester n Washington Univer sity Univer sity of Minnesota CSU Channel Islands Montana State Univer sity Flor ida Atlantic Univer sity Gonzaga Univer sity Technion - Isr ael Institute of Technology Univer sidad Autónoma de Baja Califor nia Univer sidade Feder al de Minas Ger ais Univer sity of Zambia Univer sity of Nair obi Univer sity of 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 City College of New York Claremont College(s) CSU Fullerton CSU Los Angeles Eastern Oregon University Eastern Washington University Indiana State University Iowa State University Oregon Institute of Technology Rutgers, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy San Mateo County Community College District Siena College Texas State University Texas Tech University The Ohio State University Towson University University of Anchorage Alaska University of California Office of the President University of Colorado, Boulder University of Hawaii University of Illinois at Chicago University of Malawi Washington State University Whitworth University

Over 8 years, have completed more than 1K pr ojects in mor e than 200 municipalities or

• ther gover nment units

And the work? And the work?

Improving Transportation Choices

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

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

Economic Revitalization

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

Cultural Mapping in Northeast Salem

Doug Blandy and John Fehn Arts and Administration

Engaging Marginalized Communities

Salem Latino Civic Engage ment

Gerardo Sandoval Planning

Resulted in new participation on city boards, commissions, and elected office and better relationships with city officials.

Improving Community Health Improving Community Health

Health Impacts of Climate Change

Zohir Chowdhury Public Health First US application of UN Habitat Guiding Principles toolkit

Salem North Downtown Waterfront

Rich Margerum, Bob Parker, Robert Young, Jan Wilson, Chris Monsere, Nico Larco Architecture, Planning, Law, and Engineering

Economic Revitalization

Resulted in city commissioning needed transportation studies to get re- development ‘un-stuck’

Sustaining Local Economies Sustaining Local Economies

Special Topics: Storm Surges & Sea Level Rise

Victoria Chanse Landscape Architecture

Watersheds Watersheds and Rural and Rural Health Health

Regional Water Quality Improvement Planning

Brad Collett Landscape Architecture

That’s it for me now. I look forward to your questions. jr oger s@epicn.or g/ 608.890.2543 EPICN.ORG