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ERIC Number: ED627605
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 26
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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A Call to Action: Translating the Spirit of Stewardship of Place into Practice
McClure, Kevin R.; Orphan, Cecilia M.
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
This brief serves as a practice-oriented companion to "Recommitting to Stewardship of Place: Creating and Sustaining Thriving Communities for the Decades Ahead" (Orphan & McClure, 2022)[ED627610]. Whereas the philosophical report provides a set of principles that constitute stewardship in a new postsecondary context, this practitioner guide provides tangible examples of campus actions that bring this mission to life. The hope is that this guide inspires campus leaders, faculty, staff, students, and many others to consider how stewardship of place fits within their everyday work as teachers, learners, and institution builders. Consistent with the principles that make up stewardship of place, this guide offers a foundational framework that emphasizes the importance of identifying relevant stakeholders and responding to community voices. Given that many presidents and chancellors have been deeply involved in the practice of stewardship of place, the guide develops a set of actions based on recommendations and experiences of members of the AASCU Stewards of Place Presidential Task Force and leaders of regional comprehensive universities (RCUs) as they translate the philosophy into practice. Throughout the guide are examples of practices and initiatives from RCUs, many of which won AASCU's annual Excellence & Innovation Awards in various categories. Additionally, the guide concludes with three detailed case studies of stewardship in practice. The goal is not to exhaustively capture how stewardship manifests in practice given the rich diversity of institutions in AASCU's membership, but rather to share possibilities that inspire action and deepen commitment to this mission. [This report was created in partnership with the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (ARRC).]
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - General
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)
Identifiers - Location: Michigan; Indiana; New Jersey; Tennessee; Minnesota (Saint Paul); Oregon (Portland); Guam; North Carolina
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