Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.61
Liaison Kelsey Beal
Submission Date Nov. 2, 2015
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Indiana University Bloomington
EN-13: Community Stakeholder Engagement

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 2.00 Hilary Horrey
Project Coordinator
IUOS
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Has the institution adopted a framework for community stakeholder engagement in governance, strategy and operations?:
No
+ Date Revised: May 4, 2016

A brief description of the policies and procedures that ensure community stakeholder engagement is applied systematically and regularly across the institution’s activities:

Indiana University's current polices and procedures are guided by the 2020 Bicentennial Plan. This was led by President McRobbie in 2014, to help achieve a set of campus goals by 2020.

Section 6 of the 2020 Bicentennial Plan focuses on involving our communities, specifically researchers, alumni, and entrepreneurs by re-aligning our resources and staying involved with university-industry collaborations.

2020 Website: https://strategicplan.iu.edu


A brief description of how the institution identifies and engages community stakeholders, including any vulnerable or underrepresented groups:

The recently announced Grand Challenge Initiatives will be, in the words of President McRobbie, “few, large, focused and measured by their impact.” Whether impact on the public, on communities, on the economy, or on quality of life, impact is the focus of the Grand Challenges program. That impact may be achieved through scientific breakthroughs or significant advances in other fields, but it must ultimately be felt outside of the university or the academy. Indiana University defines any community stakeholders across Indiana, including businesses, economic development and governmental agencies, charitable foundations and educational institutions. The Bicentennial Strategic Plan, along with the Grand Challenges initiative, provides faculty and staff with significant opportunities for IU to contribute to and influence the culture in this area.


List of identified community stakeholders:

- The IUB Community: Students, Staff, & Faculty, Donors, Constituents, IU Foundation, Athletics Community.
- The Bloomington Community: People, Businesses, Emergency Response Sector, Local School System, Government.
- Statewide: IU Regional Campuses, NCAA, State Government, State Universities, State Parks.
- National: Legislative bodies, Ways and Means (MaryFrances McCourt, IU CFO), Center on Congress, National Park Service.


A brief description of successful community stakeholder engagement outcomes from the previous three years:

U.S. National Park Service (NPS)
Among School of Public Health collaborators with the NPS is the Eppley Institute, which has partnered with the NPS for over 15 years on wilderness certification training programs, natural and cultural trainings, research, and other projects. The National Center on Accessibility has partnered with the NPS on such initiatives as accessibility assessments, technical assistance, training, and research.

Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC)
Various faculty members work with the MCSC on school wellness initiatives. Bradford Woods hosts numerous 5th graders from MCSC each year through environmental educational programs. Bradford Woods is Indiana University's outdoor center, whose mission is "to improve the quality of life for people of all abilities by using its unique outdoor setting to provide education, therapy, and recreation."

IU Health Bloomington Hospital
Several faculty members partner with IU Health Bloomington Hospital on such projects as research related to aging and risks of falls, pediatric obesity prevention, and grant consulting.

North Lawrence Community Schools (Stalker Elementary)
The NLCS, Lawrence County Domestic Violence Coalition, and the Office of Global & Community Health Partnerships (OGCHP) have collaborated on developing and implementing a pilot program addressing interpersonal violence and bullying behavior in an elementary school. The pilot project focused on a 4th grade class at Stalker elementary school. Pilot has been completed. The program will be implemented in two school corporations and a parochial school this fall.

Fathers Forever Coalition - Lawrence County, Indiana
OGCHP has partnered with FFC to provide trainings on a number of topics. Trainings targeting School Personnel, Social Services, Fathers Forever Coalition and other community members have occurred on topics such as – Cyber bullying; Domestic Violence – Signs, Dating Violence prevention, and Child Abuse prevention.

Indiana State Department of Education
Faculty members work with this agency on workforce development and research projects, including teacher trainings for sexual education and initiatives around community organizing, needs assessment, and planning.

Lawrence County Domestic Violence Coalition
OGCHP facilitated identifying key community stakeholders to bring together to address issue of Domestic Violence. OGCHP is providing support and technical assistance to coalition to address the recommendations of a recent CDC Epi-Aid study of the community’s Domestic Violence problem.

Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH)
OGCHP is partnering with ISDH to present a webinar series to address workforce development needs for local health departments across Indiana.

AmeriCorps Improving Health Throughout Indiana
OGCHP also works with community partners to administer the AmeriCorps Improving Health Throughout Indiana (AIHTI) program. For an overview of host sites for 2012-2013, visit this page: http://www.publichealth.indiana.edu/WRAP_SDDU/BL-SOPH-DEAN/Website/community/americorps/sites

National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
Faculty members collaborate with this alliance on policy and program research initiatives.


The website URL where information about the institution’s community stakeholder engagement framework and activities is available:
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