On September 13, 2024, more than 70 members and co-chairs of the Collective Impact working groups met at the inaugural All-Hands Collective Impact Convening to update one another on their progress and to foster further collaboration.
Every group had something impressive to report about how partnering with like-minded colleagues around the university had let them achieve some joint goals:
Affordable Learning and Financial Support: Conducted a food security data review and launched a CalFresh Strategic Communication Plan
Experiential Learning: Drafted a common Experiential Learning definition, launched a campuswide survey and published a working group events calendar
Inclusive Instruction: Workgroup re-paneled to include significant faculty participation, Drafted a definition of inclusive instruction and a faculty survey
Mentoring, Coaching and Advising: Introduced a pilot peer-mentoring training initiative, set to roll out to the broader campus community during the upcoming spring quarter
Sense of Belonging: Have identified populations with the greatest need and drafted a Sense of Belonging Common Definition and Assessment Toolkit
Collective Impact Spring 2023 Update
The 2023 Collective Impact Spring Update was held on May 18th, 2023. The zoom event featured
Remarks from Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth H. Simmons;
A presentation on People Proposition, Human Resource by Anne Curtis, Senior Director of Organization Effectiveness;
Two breakout sessions:
"How Do Working Groups Work?" facilitated by the Collective Impact Backbone team;
"The Origins of Collective Impact", facilitated by Frank Silva, Associa Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and Georgia Kovacs, Associated Director of Research Affairs, Division of Extended Studies.
The 2023 Future of Academic Affairs Forum was held on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. The hybrid event featured remarks from Executive Vice Chancellor Elizabeth H. Simmons and a panel conversation hosted by Alison Sanders, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.
Download slides from the opening session, including the lightning talks, as well as the closing session.
Here is a video of the opening session of the Forum, as well as the lightning talks delivered by collaborators across campus. Lightning talks can be found at the following time stamps: