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Community. Definition: (co-located) group organized around common interests, beliefs and values and distinct from other groups Types: Business Community Academic Community Organizational Community Virtual Community Neighborhood Community. Levels of Community . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Community
• Definition: (co-located) group organized around common interests, beliefs and values and distinct from other groups
• Types: – Business Community– Academic Community– Organizational Community– Virtual Community– Neighborhood Community
Levels of Community
The Marshall School
Department
A few colleagues
Characteristics Describing An Individual’s Involvement with a Community
• Degree of identification: The extent to which your sense of self is tied to the the community. Who am I?– I am a professor in the marketing department– I am a Marshall faculty member– I am a USC professor
Marshallme Marshallme Marshallme Marshallme
How strong is your identification with Marshall?
1 2 3 4 5
3%
11%
32%
40%
14%
1. Extremely weak2. Somewhat weak3. Neither weak nor
strong4. Somewhat strong5. Very strong
Characteristics Describing an Individual’s Involvement with the Community
• Commitment: The extent to which you want to remain a part of the organization and wish to invest personal resources (time, emotional energy) to support it.
Me
Marshall
How would you describe your commitment Marshall
1 2 3 4 5
3%
9%
36%33%
19%
1. Very weak2. Weak3. Neither weak nor
strong4. Somewhat strong5. Very strong
Community Development and Sustainment Process
New member- individual
needsBoundary by
place of residence
Contact
Collaboration
Share successful
event
Personal investment in
the group
Wins (productivity)
personal honor for
being par of group
Influencing new
members to join
Need fulfillment
Sense of belonging
Learning
AccomplishmentCommitment
Pride(Self and group)
AccomplishmentVirtue for self and
group
Enthusiasm(self and group)
Trust
Security to share
Desire toGet along
How well does this model describe community development and sustainment at Marshall?
1 2 3
23%18%
60%1. Doesn’t describe well at all
2. Describes somewhat3. Describes very well
Characteristics of Communities • Cohesiveness: The extent to which members of the community
know one another, are interconnected, and stick together.
Given your own personal experiences as a faculty member at Marshall, how cohesive do you think the Marshall faculty community is?
How would you characterize the cohesiveness of Marshall’s Community
1 2 3
46%
2%
52%1. Not at all cohesive2. Somewhat cohesive3. Very cohesive
Marshall efforts that might foster community
• Weekly coffee hours• Friday all faculty receptions• Bi-annual faculty meetings• Marshall Awards ceremony• Research@Marshall newsletter• Cross-departmental seminars• Commencement exercises
How effective are these efforts?
Weekly Coffee Hours
1 2 3
76%
3%
21%
1. Not effective at all2. Somewhat effective3. Extremely effective
Friday All Faculty Receptions
1 2 3
76%
5%
19%
1. Not at all effective2. Somewhat effective3. Very effective
Bi-Annual Faculty Meetings
1 2 3
13%21%
66%1. Not at all effective2. Somewhat effective3. Very effective
End of Year Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony
1 2 3
43%
16%
41%1. Not at all effective2. Somewhat effective3. Very effective
Research@Marshall Newsletter
1 2 3
47%
12%
41%
1. Not at all effective2. Somewhat effective3. Very effective
Cross-Departmental Seminars
1 2 3
43%
17%
40%1. Not at all effective2. Somewhat effective3. Very effective
Commencement Ceremonies
1 2 3
48%
23%
30%
1. Not at all effective2. Somewhat effective3. Very effective
How?• Potential community building activities
• Reallocating faculty space based on research interests• Eliminating departments• Creating more school-wide research seminars • Creating more school-wide events• Having a school-wide faculty research fair• Rewarding organizational contributions more heavily
in APR• Holding more frequent all school faculty meetings
devoted to brainstorming, decision making, voting• Holding a once a year all faculty-staff meeting where
faculty/staff points of intersection can be discussed
How effective would these activities be at building community at Marshall?
Reallocating faculty space based on common research interests
1 2 3
30%33%
37%1. Not at all effective2. Somewhat effective3. Very effective
Eliminating Departments
1 2 3
70%
13%17%
1. Not at all effective2. Somewhat effective3. Very effective
Creating more school wide research seminars
1 2 3
27%30%
43%1. Not at all effective2. Somewhat effective3. Very effective
Creating more school wide events
1 2 3
6%
52%
42%
1. Not at all effective2. Somewhat effective3. Very effective
Holding a school wide research fair
1 2 3
30% 28%
43%1. Not at all effective2. Somewhat effective3. Very effective
Rewarding organizational contributions more heavily in APR
1 2 3
34%
44%
21%
1. Not at all effective2. Somewhat effective3. Very effective
Having more school-wide faculty meetings devoted to brainstorming, discussion, and
decision making
1 2 3
20%
46%
34%
1. Not at all effective2. Somewhat effective3. Very effective
Holding a once a year all faculty-staff meeting where points of intersection are discussed
1 2 3
50%
21%
29%
1. Not at all effective2. Somewhat effective3. Very effective
Your ideas• What other activities are we currently
engaged in that build community?• What else can we do to build
community?– Small group discussion– Each table has 1 or 2 a team leaders– Discuss ideas and write them down– Hand them in– Wiki and solicitation of feedback