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RESEARCH LITERATURE FOR PARTNERSHIPS

• In the recent words of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, colleges and universities should "get more involved in.. .forming partnerships with local school districts, establishing charter schools, and improving education“ (Nelson, 2009 cited in Wasburn-Moses & Statt, 2013 ).

• It is important for higher education institutions to move away from being considered the “ivory tower” and move toward open and active engagement within the community. Engaged scholarship brings together the pursuit of enquiry and discovery with the integration and application of multi-disciplinary knowledge (Boyer, 1996)

• “The impetus behind service learning initiatives can come from within the institution of higher learning or from organizations that promote mutually beneficial partnerships between the community and educational institutions”(Kelly, 2013 p. 82)

CREATING AND SUSTAINING

Identify a partnership of colleagues at various institutions in forums like the Higher Education Forum to bridge communication and form alliances.

Create a model tied to student outcomes.

Evaluate the event success.

Provide information relevant for future events to be successful.

Our desired outcomes were: College awareness Leadership (ID) Identification School-Community-University partnership Increase in student self-esteem Student motivation

GETTING STARTED

Identify key talent within your institution to assist with student engaged activities. TRIO Student Affairs Office High School College Relations Office

Make “asks” of multidisciplinary leaders and faculty on campus.

Contact surrounding universities and schools to create partnerships and sponsorships.

Reach out to high school counselors to gain interest.

Tie to service learning in undergraduate and graduate courses. The theme my students discussed in this project surrounded

school-community-university partnerships.

MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS

Contact local news stations to spotlight the event as a feature story.

Prepare a press release and send out information.

Create direct links about the conference on the school district and university webpage.

Create posters and flyers for local businesses.

STUDENT

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MORNING SESSION

74% FOUND THE MORNING SESSIONS VERY BENEFICIAL

5%

16%

74%

Morning Leadership Building Stations

1 2

3 4

5

5. Very4. Somewhat3. Neutral2. Not very1. Not at all

TEAM BUILDING

MENTORS AND TEAM BUILDING

83% FOUND THE SPEAKER VERY BENEFICIAL

5%5%

7%

83%

Keynote Speaker Dr. Kin Thompson

1 2 3

4 5

5. Very4. Somewhat3. Neutral2. Not very1. Not at all

COLLEGE FAIR

71% FOUND THE COLLEGE FAIR VERY BENEFICIAL

7%

10%

12%

71%

College Fair

1 2

3 4

5

5. Very4. Somewhat3. Neutral2. Not very1. Not at all

TEAM PRESENTATIONS

54% FOUND THE TEAM PRESENTATIONS VERY BENEFICIAL

3%

15%

28%54%

Team Presentation

1 2

3 4

5

5. Very4. Somewhat3. Neutral2. Not very1. Not at all

68% FOUND THE STUDENT DISCUSSIONS VERY BENEFICIAL

312%

420%

568%

Chart Title

5. Very4. Somewhat3. Neutral2. Not very1. Not at all

59% FOUND THE MINI BREAKOUT SESSIONS VERY BENEFICIAL

2%

10%

29%59%

Mini Breakout Sessions

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3 4

5

5. Very4. Somewhat3. Neutral2. Not very1. Not at all

83% WERE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE CLOSING CEREMONY

Closing Ceremony

83%

17%

Blue: Very SatisfiedLight Blue: Somewhat

79% WERE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE CONFERENCE LOCATION

Conference Location

Blue: Very SatisfiedLight Blue: Somewhat

79%

21%

77% WERE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE CONFERENCE OVERALL

Conference Overall

77%

23%

Blue: VeryLight Blue: Somewhat

STUDENT PARTICIPANT COMMENTS

“Since the conference, I have felt more confident about myself as a leader and I look forward to other opportunities to come out of my shell.”

~Oklahoma Charter School Junior

“I always had the confidence as a leader but now I am putting it into practice even more. I became the Senior Class President this year!”

~Broken Arrow High School Senior

“This is just what I needed to make me feel better about going to Oklahoma State University in the fall. Thank you for all that you all did to bring us here.”

~McLain High School Senior

95% SAID THEY WILL ATTEND THIS CONFERENCE AGAIN NEXT YEAR

5%

95%

Will you attend this conference again next year?

Blue: YesLight Blue: No-graduating senior

VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATIVES

We were pleased to have 26 volunteers representing each of the Higher Ed Forum institutions and the community, local businesses and organizations. Barnes & Noble NSU BANorlem TechnologyLocal Community Parent/Volunteer SupportTYProsQuikTripReasors

SCHOOL PARTICIPANTS

73 total participants including volunteers, college representatives, and staff.

47 High School Participants:

Booker T. Washington High School Broken Arrow High School Broken Arrow North Intermediate Broken Arrow South Intermediate

Central High School East Central High School

Edison High School Hale High School Memorial High School McLain High School Nathan Hale High School Rogers High School Webster High School Oklahoma Charter School Owasso Mid-High School

• President Steve Turner, Northeastern State University

• Langston University-Tulsa Campus

• Rogers State University Foundation

• Bryan & Kristi Norman & Norlem Technology Consulting

• Mrs. Kimbra Scott• Mr. and Mrs. John & Nancy

Smith • Ms. Shannon Norman • Dr. Mike Mills on behalf of The

University of Tulsa • Mrs. Delilah Page• NSU-BA Barnes and Noble

Bookstore

• Dr. Pamela U. Brown, Oklahoma State University in honor of Earlene Parr (Mid-Del Public Schools)

• Mr. John Woodworth NSU Professional MBA in honor of Mrs. Pam Pittman-Atkins (Higher Ed Forum Chairman At-Large)

• Mrs. Pam Pittman-Adkins tribute on behalf of The Higher Ed Forum of Northeast Oklahoma and The University of Pennsylvania Netter Center

• Dr. Rick Roach tribute on behalf of Tulsa Community College Concurrent Enrollment

• Dr. Richard Beck, Rogers State University• TYPro’s Tulsa Young Professionals• Quik Trip Corporation• Build A Bear Workshop, Tulsa• Reasor’s Grocery Store• Dr. Douglas Vaughn• Dr. Miranda Smith

ALWAYS THANK…CONFERENCE DONORS

CREATING TO SUSTAINING MAKES THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON STUDENTS.

THE 2013-14 HIGH SCHOOL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WILL BE AT THE UNIVERSITY

OF TULSA

REFERENCES

Boyer, E. L. (1996) The scholarship of engagement, Journal of Public Service & Outreach, 1(1), pp. 11–20

Kelly, M. J. (2013). Beyond classroom borders: Incorporating collaborative service learning for the adult student. Adult Learning, 24(2), 82-84. doi:10.1177/1045159513477844

Wasburn-Moses, L., & Statt, J. (2012). Campus mentors: ACTE/higher education partnership. (Cover story). Techniques: Connecting Education & Careers, 87(4), 36-39.