Publication Date
1-2009
Document Type
Article
Abstract
In 2001, the University of Denver included language in its vision statement that committed the institution to becoming “a great private university dedicated to the public good.” This essay (1) explains how the development of an institutional visioning statement led to the implementation of a series of campus dialogues
and action steps designed to forward public good work at the university; (2) presents campus conversations and current literature to offer a theory of public good work within private research universities; and (3) documents challenges and lessons learned through institutional efforts to embrace a culture of engagement.
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Rights Holder
Eric Fretz, Nicholas J. Cutforth, Nicole Nicotera, Sheila Summers Thompson
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
24 pgs
File Size
209 KB
Publication Title
e Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement
Volume
13
First Page
87
Last Page
109
Recommended Citation
Fretz, E., Cutforth, N., Nicotera, N., & Summers Thompson, S. (2009). A Case Study of Institutional Visioning, Public Good, and the Renewal of Democracy: The Theory and Practice of Public Good Work at the University of Denver. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 13(1), 87-109.
Comments
Originally published by University of Georgia in the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement.
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