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Institute for Advancing Community Engagement:
Risk Management and Community Engagement: Self Assessment
Areas of Risk
Level of
Risk
1.
Lack of shared understanding,
ownership and awareness of CE
2.
Too diverse a range of CE
initiatives
High
Strategic approach to CE precincts by IACE, determined in consultation with the Faculties;
Shared emphasis with the Faculties on precincts as space for inter-professional practice and learning.
Developing long-term relationships with proven CE partners in precincts and projects.
3.
Students perceiving CE as an
additional requirement rather
than central to their
professional learning and
experience
High
Collaboration with the Institute of Catholic Identity and Mission and Faculties in promoting CE as an integral component of ACU’s
core curriculum;
Collaboration with Faculties for embedding CE into students’ teaching and learning and alignment with graduate attributes
Students’ recognizing and communicating CE as transformative for them in their learning and development
Structured opportunities for reflective practice built into students’ CE
4.
Limited access to external funds
for CE
Medium
5.
Limited linking of CE to staff
teaching and research
Medium
6.
Failure to maximise CE in
realising ACU’s identity and
mission
Low
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Medium
Management of Risk
Professional development modules offered to staff, and CE units and modules offered to students
Strategic approach with University Marketing and External Relations to profiling staff, students and alumni involved in CE
Increasing funding base through:
Working with UR for external and staff/student financial support for CE major programs;
CE precincts becoming entry points for grant applications
Developing income-generating initiatives from IACE’s core strategies, scholarship and research in CE.
Workshops with staff on embedding CE into their teaching and research;
Seeking multidisciplinary research opportunities for addressing community issues in collaboration with community partners;
Research training resources available on CE research methodologies.
Formal inclusion of teaching and research in requirements for staff CE award
IACE’s learning from working with people from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds to inform the University’s strategic
approach to working with people from low SES backgrounds;
CE focused upon addressing social, ethical and religious dimensions of issues;
Fostering strategic national and international partnerships related to Gospel values, social justice, human rights and the common
good.
Institute for Advancing Community Engagement
Risk Management - February 2010
Areas of Risk
Level of
Risk
Medium
Management of Risk
7.
Partnerships not developed for
mutual benefits
8.
Lack of attention to
sustainability of CE initiatives
High
Review of risk management policies and procedures in order to ensure the feasibility and sustainability of CE initiatives;
Risk management assessment prepared before commencement of a substantive CE initiative.
Sustainability as an element of MOUs with partners
9.
Limited attention to public
policy implications from CE
scholarship and research
High
Development of communication procedures and policy priorities with the Institute of Public Policy and Institute of Legal Studies.
Emphasising the importance of a public policy focus in community engagement research
10. Damage to ACU’s reputation by
inappropriate action of students
and staff
Low
Students and staff are informed of and understand the Mission of the University;
Students and staff undertaking community engagement placements receive appropriate briefing and debriefing;
Relations coordinators and site leaders liaise regularly with community partners to stay informed of any difficult situations; and
Relevant material on community engagement is included in unit outlines and the University Handbook.
MOUs based upon mutual benefits developed with key partners and monitored effectively;
Inclusion of research and scholarship as integral components of CE partnerships;
Close attention to professional boundaries as component of partnerships in action.
CE: community engagement; IACE; Institute for Advancing Community Engagement; UR: University Relations
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Institute for Advancing Community Engagement
Risk Management - February 2010