One hour from the Seattle-Tacoma Airport. Ground transportation will be provided and arranged by the Kellogg Foundation, according to participants' registration information.

NOTE: THIS IS A DRAFT AGENDA. ALL TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE, SUBJECT TO CHANGE IF YOU SO DESIRE. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE AGENDA SHOULD BE EMAILED TO: Valerie Baten AND WILL BE ADDRESSED BY THE WORKSPAN FACILITATORS. WE ARE REQUESTING YOUR INPUT. THE AGENDA ITEMS, INCLUDING THE THEMES AND CONTENT AREAS, HAVE BEEN DERIVED FROM THE SURVEYS AND TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL. THANKS FOR EVERYONE'S HELP IN FORMING THIS AGENDA.

The purpose of LINC Workshop #5 is to focus on the leadership necessary to promote and support an engaged institution as defined by the Kellogg Commission report, "Returning to Our Roots: The Engaged Institution." The challenge, as stated in the report, is how to redesign "teaching, research, and extension and service functions that are sympathetically and productively involved with the communities universities serve, however community is defined." (chapter 2, page 11, http://www.nasulgc.org/Kellogg/engage.pdf)

Four themes within the engaged institution umbrella include:

• Power Dynamics
• The Civic Mission
• Leadership Models
• Interinstitutional Collaboration

Each theme will be a "learning stream" during the conference, with each stream informed by the integration of public art, and the resources and experiences brought by the participating institutions, Evergreen State College (our site-host), and WorkSpan.

2:00 - 4:00:  LINC Project Conveners' meeting

2:00 - 4:00:  Registration for General Session

4:00:  General Session begins

4:00 - 4:15:  Welcome by Gail Imig, W. K. Kellogg Foundation

4:15 - 4:45:  Keynote speak, Scott Peters, "Leadership for an Engaged Institution"

4:45 - 5:15:  Home team time to discuss and respond to questions concerning the themes: Power Dynamics, Civic Mission, Leadership Models, and Interinstitutional Collaboration and their role in promoting "Engagement."  (This time frame says that the home teams will discuss the previous speech. Here are the questions that we are going to ask them to respond to)

• What did you learn about engaged institutions from the Keynote?
• What emerged as questions or observations about your own institution?
• How did what you hear today stimulate thinking about your LINC project?

5:15 – 5:30:  Each participant will fill out a pulse card:

• Participants fill out comment cards that inform the next day's design
• What came clear today?
• What needs further discussion?

5:30 - 6:30:  Cocktails / Hors d’oeuvres

6:30 - 7:30:  Dinner

7:30 - 7:45:  Engaging the community through public art: Karl Lorenz

7:45 – 9:30:  Social and interactive activity: engagement/art/getting acquainted

7:45 - 9:30:  Participatory Rhythm Experience, hosted by Scott Sanders, Eli

Sterling and Samba Olywa

7:00 - 7:30:  Vans leave from Cavanaugh's to go to Evergreen State College

7:30 - 8:00:  Breakfast

8:15:  General Session begins

8:15 - 10:00:  Understanding the Engaged Institution:

• Bosserman's model of strategic frameworks
• Definition of engagement
• Discussion of integration of themes for workshop

10:00 – 10:15:  Break

10:00 - Noon:  Learning more about Evergreen State College’s model and a discussion about power dynamics, civic mission, leadership models, and interinstitutional collaboration as approached at Evergreen State College

Noon - 1:30:  Lunch

1:30 - 4:45:  "Learning Stream" options:

• Power Dynamics and Civic Mission, Maggi Adamek and Karl Lorenz facilitators

What are the many roles that power plays in institutional agenda-setting and in serving stakeholders? What is the potential of the democratic, civic mission of public higher education? How can an organization become skillful at recognizing organizational dynamics that exclude stakeholder groups; thwart creativity and innovation; and inhibit our ability to become fully engaged with society? And, when these skills becomes collectively shared, how can we function masterfully as an engaged institution?

Using the arts, case studies from fellow institutions, small group exercises and exciting presentations, this session will provide new insights into institutional dynamics in public
higher education. Participants will learn how a thoughtful application of power distribution is critical to a successful fulfillment of the civic mission of a land grant institution. Our work will be highly interactive, with adequate time to apply concepts about power and the civic mission to the participants' home institutions.

• Leadership Models, Elizabeth McGrath facilitator

  We will explore together the implications of an institution's explicitly articulating the "what" and perhaps the "how" of the leadership style yearned for to lead / support / sustain profound institutional change.

  This learning stream will be divided into three sequential highly interactive segments, the primary aim of each being to construct together new knowledge concerning leadership. Our work will be enriched by the experiences of two 'story-tellers' and a panel - each acting as the spring board for our collective discussions/realizations.

• Interinstitutional Collaboration, Steve Bosserman and Valerie Baten facilitators

  The Interinstitutional Collaboration learning stream will incorporate case studies, Steve Bosserman's theoretical model of interinstitutional collaboration, an interactive exercise on power dynamics and collaboration, and small group discussions about interinstitutional collaboration.

  Within the learning stream, Nancy Joe Dyer of Texas A & M will share the story of the "Jefferson Theater Collaboration" and the unanticipated interinstitutional partnerships and the development of academic programs. Participants will have an opportunity to apply Bosserman's theoretical framework to their own institution and to discuss the opportunities and challenges concerning interinstitutional collaboration.

4:45 - 5:15:  Touch-base with your Home Team

• Time to briefly share about your learning stream experience.

5:15 – 5:30:  Each participant will fill out a pulse card:

• Participants fill out comment cards that inform the next day's design
• What came clear today?
• What needs further discussion?

5:30:  Clam and salmon bake

7:30:  Return to Cavanaugh's Hotel

7:00 - 7:30:  Vans leave from Cavanaugh's to go to Evergreen State College

7:30 - 8:00:  Breakfast

8:15 - 8:30:  General Session begins, Review/Preview of the previous days

8:30 - 11:00:  Understanding how the various themes contribute to shared leadership in an engaged institution. Each small group will have 30 minutes to present an interactive learning activity. Max-Mix groups will have opportunities for discussion following the activities.

11:00 - Noon:  Home Team Reflection

Noon - 1:00:  Lunch

1:00 - 1:45:  Community Sharing, Learning, and A-Has

1:45 - 2:45:  Home Team Action Planning (with break)

2:45 - 3:30:  Projects share action plans

3:30 - 4:00:  Evaluation and Wrap-up

4:00:  Back to Cavanaugh's

4:30 - 6:00:  LINC Project Conveners' meeting

All participants will have dinner on their own and a chance to continue networking and interacting. Vans will be returning people to the Seattle-Tacoma airport as schedules dictate.

If you have any questions or comments please contact Valerie Baten.

About Kellogg LINC Workshop Series  Discussion Groups  Resources

Copyright 1999 WorkSpan