"To Serve a Larger Purpose": Engagement for Democracy and the Transformation of Higher Education

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9/11, 102, 133, 226 Academic expertise, 10, 11, 18–19, 20 Academic leadership. See Leadership Achieving Our Country (Rorty), 235 Addams, Jane, 92, 94, 289 American Association for Higher Education, 29, 38 American Association of Community Colleges, 218; and Broadening Horizons, 223 American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), 2, 6, 9, 31, 103, 137, 139, 141, 147, 151, 223, 295; and American Democracy Project, 6, 31, 103, 105, 107, 108, 126, 133, 137, 151, 223 American Democracy Project, 6, 31, 103, 105, 107, 108, 126, 131–132, 133, 137, 138, 139, 151, 223 American Sociological Association (ASA), 183; “Standards of Public Sociology: Guidelines for Use by Academic Depart­ ments in Personnel Reviews,” 183 Anders, Jessica, 267, 270 Arcadia University, 251 Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), 29, 31, 34, 40, 41, 103, 107, 131–132, 147, 157, 234, 238, 239, 243, 244, 251, 253, 261; American Commitments: Diversity, Democracy, and Liberal Learning project, 31, 35, 38, 103, 239, 243, 244; Boundaries and Borderlands: The Search for Recognition and Community in America project, 244; Principles of Excellence, 256 Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), 103; formerly known as NASULGC, 128n1 Augsburg College, 207 Barcelo, Nancy “Rusty,” 249 Barker, Derek, 7 Baroni, Geno, 93 Bates College, 248 Beaumont, Elizabeth, 67–68, 151; Educating Citizens: Preparing America’s Undergraduates for Lives of Moral and Civic Responsibility, 67–68, 86; Educating for Democracy: Preparing Undergraduates for Responsible Political Engagement, 205 Beckham, Edgar F., 239 Bender, Thomas, 94 Benson, Lee, 4, 69, 208, 220; Dewey’s Dream: Universities and Democracies in an Age of Education Reform, 4, 50, 220 Bernstein, Jeffrey, 235; “CitizenshipOriented Approaches to the American Government Course,” 235 “Biting the Pragmatist Bullet: Why ServiceLearning Can Do without Epistemology” (Tucker), 221 Bok, Derek, 50, 53, 67; Universities in the Marketplace, 67 Bonner Scholars Program, 211 Boyer, Ernest L., 1, 29, 97, 155, 212, 238, 280, 291; Scholarship Reconsidered, 97, 179–180 Boyte, Harry, 41, 205, 212, 222; “The Struggle Against Positivism,” 222; “Wingspread Declaration on the Civic Responsibilities of Research Universities,” 1, 41 Broadening Horizons, 223; and American Association of Community Colleges, 223 Building Partnerships for Service-Learning (Jacoby), 70 California Polytechnic State University, 259 California State University system, 258–259; Chico campus, 259; Monterey Bay campus , 258–259 INDEX 306 • INDEX Calling the Question: Is Higher Education Ready to Commit to Community Engagement? (Brukardt, Holland, Percy, and Zimpher), 2, 44 Campus Compact, 3, 31, 103, 107, 109, 126, 133, 147, 184, 185, 200, 217, 223, 234; challenges for, 36–37; “Educating the Next Generation of Active Citizens: A Strategy for Deepening Civic Engagement in American Higher Education,” 223; growth of, 32–33, 34, 35, 36–38, 40–42, 200; Indicators of Engagement Initiative, 202; Integrating Service with Academic Study (ISAS), 32, 35, 40; role of presidential leadership, 109; and state compacts, 36, 37 Campus Outreach Opportunity League (COOL), 30–31, 34, 38, 179, 200 Cantor, Nancy, 259 Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, 107, 108, 123, 125, 126, 147, 202 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 42, 67, 69, 154, 203, 205, 295; Political Engagement Project (PEP), 132, 138, 151, 203, 205 Change: first-order, 22, 24; institutional, 12, 22–24, 104–105, 141–142; second-order, 23, 24, 104, 124–126, 199 Chief academic officer (CAO), 110–114, 130–131, 132 (see also Leadership); allocating resources, 117–119, 137; and change, 135–136, 141–142; commitment to civic engagement, 109; mission, 114; as model for engaged faculty members, 150–151; second-order leadership, 120–122 Chief executive officer (CEO), 107, 109, 110–114, 116, 117 (see also Leadership); allocating resources, 117–119; commitment to civic engagement, 109; mission, 114; second-order leadership, 120–122 Christensen, C. Roland, 170 Citizen Politics, 85–87 Citizenship, 4, 16, 23; education for, 68–69 “Citizenship-Oriented Approaches to the American Government Course” (Bernstein), 235 Civic engagement (see also Civic engagement movement): challenges facing, 1–2, 290; declining support for, 3; definitions of, 8, 10, 17, 105, 291; distinction from political engagement, 224–225; diversity, 8, 157; exclusionary habits of, 246–248; focus on place and activity, 17–23, 235; framework, 22, 202; funding of, 36, 137, 140; history of, 27, 30–45, 178; human relationships in, 280–282; legitimacy, 9, 44, 290; political dimension of, 6, 8, 19, 22, 226; potential of, 5; as scholarship, 178; and strategic planning, 138–140; structures for, 184–185; theory of, 273–280 Civic Engagement in Higher Education: Concepts and Practices (Jacoby), 258 Civic engagement...