Community Partnerships Cooperation and Collaboration THE Connected Community Partnership

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Community PartnershipsCooperation and
CollaborationTHEConnected Community Partnership

• Ivy Tech Community College - Columbus
• Columbus Education Coalition
• Indiana University Purdue University Columbus
• Purdue College of Technology
• Work One
• Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation
• Flat Rock Hawcreek School Corporation

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Ivy Tech Community CollegeSTATEWIDE

• Second largest and the fastest growing higher
  education provider in the State of Indiana
• gt100,000 students annually
• 14 regions/23 campuses statewide
• gt70 programs
• gt60 courses transfer to
• 4 year institutions
• www.ivytech.edu

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Ivy Tech Community CollegeColumbus, Indiana

• www.ivytech.edu/columbus
• gt3,700 unduplicated headcount
• gt6,000 duplicated headcount
• 6 locations (5 off-site)
• SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
• TC in Practical Nursing
• AS in Nursing
• AS in Surgical Technology
• AS in Paramedic Science
• TC and AS in Medical Assisting
• TC in Central Service Technician
• TC in Dental Assisting
• AS Completion in Radiologic Technology

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IUPUC - Columbus

• Indiana University Purdue University Columbus
• www.iupuc.edu
• Purdue University College of Technology
• 10 programs through Indiana University
• 4 programs through Purdue University
• Additional programs through distance education
  and transfer to IUPUI
• HEALTH
• LPN-AS in Nursing
• RN-BS in Nursing

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Columbus Education Coalition

• CEC MISSION
• A partnership of education, business and
  community stakeholders focused on aligning and
  integrating our community learning system,
  economic development and quality of life.
• www.educationcoalition.com

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Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation and
Flat Rock Hawcreek School Corporation

• BCSC the local school corporation in Columbus
  and Bartholomew County
• Flat Rock Hawcreek School Corporation the
  local school corporation in one of the
  surrounding small cities

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Columbus Learning Center

• Columbus Learning Center is the building that was
  conceived, designed and built for use by all of
  the stakeholders. It is occupied by all three of
  the higher educational institutions
  administrators, Work One, the College Career
  Exploration Center, Center for Teaching and
  Learning and classrooms and a lecture hall that
  are used by the community and the educational
  institutions.

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The CENTER for TEACHING LEARNING

• MISSION
• Our mission is to support learners of all ages,
  and those who teach them
• Technology integration in teaching and learning
• Academic support and mentoring programs to
  support learning
• Resource development for quality educational
  environments
• Research Professional Development for those who
  work with learners of all ages
• www. columbusctl.com

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Community Collaboration and Cooperation

• Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce
• Educational Partners from Kindergarten grade
  16 and beyond (lifelong learning)
• Common Goals
• Vision for the Future

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Challenges/Barriers

• Opposing missions
• Competitive atmosphere
• Opposing goals
• Economics of vision
• Changes in leadership
• Funds available
• Requirements of various organizations
• Political environment

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STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS

• Columbus Education Coalition staff on site to
  manage building
• Continual discussion of issues
• Immediate resolutions of issues
• Compromise of all partners

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THE PARTNERSHIP ANALYSIS TOOL

• Developed by Victorian Health Promotion
  Foundation - Carlton South, Australia
• Tool for organizations entering into or working
  with partnerships to assess, monitor and maximize
  its ongoing effectiveness.
• Developed primarily for health promotion but can
  be used for other types of collaborative efforts

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CONTINUUM OF PARTNERSHIPS

• Networking
• Coordinating
• Cooperating
• Collaborating
• Walker, R Sep 2000 Collaboration Alliances A
  review for VicHealth
• www.vichealth.vic.gov.au

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PARTNERSHIP CHECKLIST(VicHealth)

• Determining the need for the partnership
• Choosing partners
• Making sure partnerships work
• Planning collaborative action
• Implementing collaborative action
• Minimizing the barriers to partnerships
• Reflecting on and continuing the partnership
• SCORING THE PARTNERSHIP

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POTENTIAL STAKEHOLDERS OF HEALTH EDUCATION

• Educators
• Students
• General Public
• Administrators of HC facilities
• Administrators of Colleges/Universities
• Accreditation Committees

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SOUTH CENTRAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• Developed due to nursing shortage and need for
  more ASN graduates
• Members of committee
• Nurse administrators of the hospitals in the
  region
• Columbus Education Coalition representative
• Administrators from both of the nursing programs
• Deans of both of the higher educational
  institutions

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SUCCESSES OF PARTNERSHIPS FORMED IN COLUMBUS, IN

• Completion of the 130,000 sq ft Columbus Learning
  Center worth 29.7 million
• Unprecedented collaboration between community,
  business and education leaders
• 1.1 million raised for the support of the
  nursing programs - faculty and supplies
• 3 million in bridge money for degree program
  start ups for all three institutions
• 211,000 Strategic Skills Initiative grants from
  Dept of Workforce Development
• Comprehensive transfer of credit agreements
  between IUPUC and Ivy Tech Community College.
• Development of the South Central Hospital and
  Education Advisory Group
• 4 million in CAPE grants
• 5 additional bachelor degree programs and 1
  masters degree added to IUPUC course offerings
• Teamed with BSCS to develop advisory team to
  support innovation to secondary education

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REFERENCES

• Walker, R. Sep 2000. Collaboration Alliances
  A Review for VicHealth.
• www.educationcoalition.com/CEC/accomplish.html
• www.columbusctl.com/
• www.ivytech.edu
• www.iupuc.edu

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LINKS TO PARTNERSHIP ANALYSIS TOOL

• Vic Health has offered this resource for use and
  would appreciate feedback on its use
• www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/assets/contentFiles/vhp2
  0part.20tool_low20res.pdf
• www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/assets/contentFiles/Fact
  20Sheet_Partnerships.pdf