‘Partnerships and Collaborations’ Category

Leadership Conference

Recommendation from the Student Life Task Force: Create and fund an annual leadership conference featuring alumni and other external resources for present and future students. Additional explanation: This event will foster student development by increasing student’s knowledge of the variety of leadership opportunities that come out of a liberal arts education and encouraging networking with […]

Alumni Connections to Funding Sources

Recommendation from the Facilities and Finances Task Force: Develop process, programs, and benchmarks to maximize the connections and relationships between alumni, parents, friends, corporations, government agencies, and foundations to gain access, relationships, and enhanced fundraising. This recommendation was placed in the Partnerships and Collaborations Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Maximize the relationships between […]

Academic Affairs and CVR Partnership

Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Strengthen the partnership between the Center for Vocational Reflection and Academic Affairs relating to mentoring, vocational advising, and reflection on experiential learning. Additional explanation: The Center for Vocational Reflection serves as a catalyst for interdisciplinary collaborations. Since its conception in 2001, the Center for Vocational Reflection has taken […]

Local Alumni Involvement

Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Actively involve local (St. Peter/Mankato) alumni for on-campus programming. This recommendation was placed in the Partnerships and Collaborations Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Actively involve local (St. Peter/Mankato) alumni for on-campus programming. This recommendation was placed is Tier 1 and is being monitored by the Vice President […]

Community Service Center Capacity

Recommendation from the Community Engagement Task Force: Expand the capacity of the Community Service Center, both in physical space and staff, to meet the needs of faculty, students, and community partners. Additional explanation: The Community Service Center is at the heart of community engagement on the Gustavus campus. The biggest barrier to growth is capacity […]

Nobel Conference Partnerships

Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Leverage the Nobel Conference to build partnerships with other organizations and institutions. This recommendation was placed in the Partnerships and Collaborations Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Leverage the Nobel Conference to build partnerships with other organizations and institutions. This recommendation was placed is Tier 1 and […]

Environment Collaborations

Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Support efforts to connect, more creatively, the environmental vocations of the Linnaeus Arboretum, the Environmental Studies Program, and the Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation. This recommendation was placed in the Partnerships and Collaborations Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Support efforts to connect the environmental vocations of […]

Community Service Center Infrastructure

Recommendation from the Interdisciplinary Programs Task Force: Expand the infrastructure of the Community Service Center to meet existing needs from faculty members, students and community partners to empower engaged student learning through community partnerships. This recommendation was placed in the Partnerships and Collaborations Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Expand the infrastructure of the […]

Communication Advisory Group

Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Establish a Communication Advisory Group. Additional explanation: This would consist of alumni, parents, and friends who are professionals in communications who provide counsel about content, design, and functionality of communications tools to increase alumni engagement. This recommendation was placed in the Partnerships and Collaborations Strategic Framework Substantive Category using […]

Current Academic Collaborations

Recommendation from the Academic Programs and New Initiatives Task Force: Catalogue and invest appropriately in current regional and national academic collaborations/partnerships (e.g., the Teagle Foundation’s Outcomes and Assessment program, Mid-states Consortium, ELCA, Minnesota Private College Council). This recommendation was placed in the Partnerships & Collaborations Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Strengthen the College’s […]