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Artists and Scholars in Public Life
Syracuse University, New York
Vision: Publicly engaged artists, designers, scholars, and other community members working with institutions of higher education to enrich civic life for all. Mission: Imagining America advances knowledge and creativity through publicly engaged scholarship that draws on humanities, arts, and design. We catalyze change in campus practices, structures, and policies that enables publicly engaged artists and scholars to thrive and contribute to community action and revitalization.
About IA
Historical Context
Campus Compact founded in 1985
Boyer’s 1990 book, Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate, and 1996 article, “The Scholarship of Engagement”
In 1999, Kellogg Commission proposes a reinterpretation of the core missions of higher education
IA founded at 1999 White House Millennium Council meeting
What is public scholarshipand practice?
Publicly engaged academic work is scholarly or creative activity integral to a faculty member’s academic area.
It encompasses different forms of making knowledge about, for, and with diverse publics and communities.
Through a coherent, purposeful sequence of activities, it contributes to the public good and yields artifacts of public and intellectual value.
Arts Humanities Design
Environment and Climate Change
Incarceration
Health
Rural Development
K-12 education
Institutional Change
International Engagement
Graduate EducationFaculty Rewards
Undergraduate Education
Integrated Assessment
Urban Development
Democracy & Citizenship Full Participation
National Conferences, Regional Meetings,
& Site Visits
New Orleans, 2009Seattle, 2010
Milwaukee, 2011
2012 National Conference
Dates: October 5-7, 2012
Location: New York City, NY, co-hosted by New York University, The New School, Columbia University, and Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute
Themes: • Full, Equitable Partnerships• Linking Diversity and Engagement• Arts, Culture, and Community and Economic Development
More info:http://imaginingamerica.org/convenings/national-conference/
Linked Fates and Futures: Communities and Campuses as Equitable Partners?
2012 National ConferencePAGE Fellows
The Publicly Active Graduate Education (PAGE) program provides meaningful opportunities for
graduate students to convene, share work, and re-think the possibilities of their graduate education.
Each year, IA sponsors graduate students from member institutions to participate as Fellows at
the annual conference.
http://imaginingamerica.org/consortium/student-networks/page/
Campus OrganizingStarting an IA Chapter
• See the effort as an opportunity to create a tighter “network of engagement” among campus and community partners.
• Seek allies who can share projects and resources.
• Different centers and departments contribute funds and staff time.
• The effort is branded as an “IA Chapter.”
• The chapter develops the campus work plan and advocates for it with the administration.
• The chapter coordinates proposals for presentations at the national IA meeting.
Campus OrganizingMapping the Terrain
Cultures and
Communities Program
Age & Community
Center
Hmong American
Studies Engaged Students
Center for 21st Century
Studies
Institute for Service Learning
Community-University
Partnership Grants
IA@UWM
Affiliated Faculty
Campus OrganizingInternal Communications
C & C
Age & Community
Center
Hmong American
StudiesEngaged Students
Center for 21st
Century Studies
Institute for Service Learning
Community-University Partnership
Grants
IA@...
Affiliated Faculty
Dedicated Page on
IA’s Website
IA Steering Committee
PAGE Fellowship
Conference as Opportunity
IA Blog
Regional Meetings &
Campus Visits
Map
Campus OrganizingPlugging in Nationally
Get Started with Attached PPT Guide
Timothy Eatman, Co-DirectorScott Peters, Co-Director Kevin Bott, Associate DirectorRobin Higgins, Assistant DirectorJamie Haft, Communications ManagerJeremy Lane, Administrative SpecialistAdam Bush, National PAGE DirectorWendy Nastasi, CNY PAGE DirectorJan Cohen-Cruz, Editor, Public: A Journal of Imagining America
Questions? Contact us.
203 Tolley BuildingSyracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY 13244315-443-8590
www.imaginingamerica.org
