Community Engagement quick guide
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Community Engagement quick guide
At the Office of Community Engagement, we get to work with incredible students, faculty, and staff who want to make a positive, tangible impact in our communities. As you develop relationships and move towards action, consider the points on this checklist.
Before you engage:
- Remember you are representing the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, as well as yourself and your program.
- Learn more about the partnering organization and the issue with a critical eye towards history and context.
- Research existing community-based efforts, paying attention to the role of those impacted in the creation and sustainability of those efforts.
- Assess ways you can contribute to those existing efforts (time, talent or treasure).
- Consider how your own social identities and experiences influence your understanding of these issues and may impact your contribution.
- If an opportunity doesn’t fit your objectives, help the community organization find a possible fit by referring it to the Community Engagement Office.
During the experience:
- Engage with respect, compassion and humility.
After the experience:
- Reflect and ask: What did I learn? How did the experience challenge what I thought I knew? What do I need to learn more about?
- Consider how you will continue to engage as an active citizen.
Visit us!
UWL Office of Community Engagement
Cleary Alumni & Friends Center, Room 114
1725 State Street
La Crosse, WI 54601