1. The Possibilities! From Institutionalized to
Grass Roots Community Engagement
Margaret Miller
Colorado State University
Donna Emmanuel
University of North Texas
James M. Day
The College of New Jersey

2. GETTING STARTED
THE PROCESS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
MARGARET MILLER, COLORADO STATE
UNIVERSITY
Margaret.J.Miller@colostate.edu

3. LEAP INSTITUTE FOR THE
ARTS
! It takes a plan
! It takes leadership
! It takes a community partner (or two)
! Arts Incubator of the Rockies
! www.airartsincubator.org
! It takes time!

4. WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW
! A minor and Masters program in Arts Leadership
established
! Student participation (internships, ownership of
their careers)
! Challenges:
! faculty time/area resources
! incorporating more service learning

5. BRAINY
Bringing Arts Integration to Youth
! A partnership with Music, Theatre, Dance, Art and
area Title 1 schools
! Five years strong, looking to grow
! Using exhibits currently in Art Museum

6. RESOURCES
! Community engagement office on campus
! Local arts council
! State arts council
! Alumni

7. EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
DONNA EMMANUEL, University of North Texas

8. The need for a framework
! Emphasis on building/growing relationships and processes
built on reciprocity
! Visits from Jack Ricchiuto - Summit on Community
Engagement –
! http://jackricchiuto.com
! Two examples, one from music education and one from the
University

9. Division of Music Education
! Realizing a need to revise our
undergraduate curriculum
! Rather than faculty deciding what is best to
do, we are creating an advisory group made
up of our alumni
! Across areas of band, choir, orchestra,
elementary
! From one year to 7 years of experience
! From rural, suburban, and urban districts

10. UNT’s Council on Community
Engagement
! Council, made up of
University personnel,
invited community
members to be in on an
advisory board
! Members of advisory board
from a variety of
community perspectives
! Brainstorming session led
by Jack Ricchiuto
! Multiple projects emerged,
but one has met with great
success

11. Mentor Denton
! Need – 10,000 students in Denton’s
school district identified as “at-risk”
! Brainstormed with community
members
! Worked with Communities in
Schools to use their process
! Put out a call on social media
! 2 weeks, 400 mentors
! 5 months, 800 mentors
! http://www.mentordenton.org
! https://www.facebook.com/
MentorDenton
Mentor Denton video

12. FOSTERING COLLABORATION
JAMES M. DAY The College of New Jersey

13. Community Fora in Trenton, NJ
! Foster well informed collaborations that creatively address the
most pressing needs and issues of a community

14. Community Fora
! Creative Trenton
! January 2014
! Raised issues
! Outlined actions
! Networked local stake
holders
! Shared resources

15. Community Fora
Understand community needs before conceiving projects

16. Community Fora
Connect resources to issues

17. Community Fora
Collaborate on solutions

18. From Grassroots to
Institutionalized
! Students share project ideas
with Christian Martin,
executive director of the
Trenton Downtown
Association and TCNJ
Professor Chris Ault inside the
community-focused design
studio set up by TCNJ in
space provided by TDA.

19. Community Fora
! Organized by local non-profits and cooperatives
! Invited local institutions to participate, including
higher education, city council and school board

20. Division of Music Education
! Realizing a need to revise our
undergraduate curriculum
! Rather than faculty deciding what is best to
do, we are creating an advisory group made
up of our alumni
! Across areas of band, choir, orchestra,
elementary
! From one year to 7 years of experience
! From rural, suburban, and urban districts

21. Contact
! Margaret Miller: Margaret.J.Miller@colostate.edu
Colorado State University
! Donna Emmanuel: Donna.Emmanuel@unt.edu
University of North Texas
! James M. Day: day@tcnj.edu
The College of New Jersey