SCHOOLOFCOMMUNITY RESOURCES& DEVELOPMENT
Mission: To promote community wellbeing
Vision: Healthy, resilient and equitable communities
Executive Summary
In 2023-24, faculty and staff in SCRD completed an assessment and evaluation of their educational offerings as well as the operational aspects of the school through a 6-year academic program review. The report focused on providing exceptional learning opportunities for students and reflecting on where the school is in comparison to peer institutions and within ASU through an academic program review. This report highlights our major accomplishments and strategic goals for the upcoming year.
Introduction
SCRD is dedicated to providing exceptional learning experiences and research that positively impact students and communities. This annual report outlines our strategic initiatives, performance metrics, and future plans to ensure continued growth and success.
Strategic Objectives
Innovative and engaging teaching and learning for degree seeking students. 1. Collaborative learning experiences with alumni, industry partners, and community. 2.
Use-inspired scholarship 3.
Innovative and engaging teaching and learning for degree seeking students.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEW
completed in 2023-2024 academic year
AUG 2023
NOV 2023
Subcommittees established; begin work on draft self-study
Draft self-study submitted to UPRA; documentation shared with external reviewers
Site visit by external reviewers; meet with faculty, staff and students of the school FEB 2024
Dean and Director review site visitors report and draft responses
2024 Director’s response submitted, APR review completed
2024 Suggested areas of improvement implemented and tested 2024-2031
Innovative and engaging teaching and learning for degree seeking students.
25 new partnerships with community partners to provide internship opportunities, for a total of 172 partnerships.
45 student organization events were held, providing students with opportunities to collaborate and learn outside the classroom
7 community building events were held, including three undergrad pizza parties, a team at Sparky’s Challenge, one grad student end of year lunch and two happy hours with alumni
engagement!
48% of on-campus graduate students engaged in the SCRD Grad Club.
5 classes on Tempe campus in Fall 2023
7 classes on Tempe campus in Spring 2024 '22-23 '23-24
16 non-degree seeking graduate-level enrollments growth from previous year 14%
113 undergrads non-major/minor enrollments in certificates growth from previous year 11%
Innovative and engaging teaching and learning for degree seeking students.
29 blogs published on SCRD events and student activities.
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13 ASU News stories where SCRD is tagged, with 11 specifically featuring SCRD faculty and/or learning activities.
2 media appearances by Nick
Wise and Eric Legg
podcasts by Eric Legg featuring SCRD alumni
Collaborative learning experiences with alumni, industry partners, and community
Center for Sustainable Tourism Quality Content Offerings to Community
Hosted guest speaker Robert Manning, Professor Emeritus University of Vermont, for Earth Week on the topic Lessons from the Literature: Principles of Parks, Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. Visitor study for Navajo Nation completed.
Launch of the trails study for Bryce Canyon National Park, ongoing through summer 2025.
Launch of the visitor study for Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, data collection to occur summer 2024.
GSTC sustainable tourism assessment for Montana and LA County completed. Planned GSTC sustainable tourism assessment for Palm Beach County.
Developing a research agreement with Qinghai Normal University for national park research. Center for Sustainable Tourism partnership with American Indian Alaskan Native Tourism Association on Sustainable Tourism certificate; ongoing.
Local industry interview with Soccer Parent Resource Center by Eric Legg.
SCRD faculty guest speaking at 2023 World Tourism Day Forum 19 invited lecture opportunities for SCRD faculty to speak globally at universities and conferences.
2 community publications -
Wallet Hub and official ASU Instagram - from Gordon Shockley and Eric Legg.
Collaborative learning experiences with alumni, industry partners, and community
Quality Content Offerings to Community, cont’d
2024 Community Case Study
Challenge
5 Pitchfork & Pineapple posts with Arizona-based high schools through Claire McWilliams
Community Champion: Advocating in your Community module launch with Starbucks Global Academy; module developed by Megan Pontes
Collaborative learning experiences with alumni, industry partners, and community
Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation
Training in community
Lodestar offers professional development courses for nonprofit leaders. Key achievements this year include:
Strategic volunteer engagement with nonprofit executives via a webinar with partners: Independent Sector, National Council of Nonprofits and Volunteermatch.
Board governance with the United American Indian Involvement, Inc.
Best Skills Best Churches delivered to 42 people in Fall 2023 and 24 people in Spring 2024.
“Relevance and Purpose in your third act: a journey of discovery” delivered to 43 OLLI members in Fall 2023
Executive Leadership Certificate completed by 16 nonprofit executives in Spring 2024.
Service Enterprise Initiative assisted two more nonprofit agencies to earn accreditation in Spring 2024.
Collaborative learning experiences with alumni, industry partners,
Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation
Hosted events
Lodestar-affiliated faculty and students participate in a variety of learning events throughout the year.
2023-24 saw students, faculty and staff apply their skills to host two high-level nonprofit sector events at the Downtown campus.
Independent Sector CEO
Listening tour at Downtown campus in February 2024.
2024 West Coast Nonprofit Data Conference at Downtown campus in April 2024.
Community-based programming
and community
Community engagement in the nonprofit sector is the core of Lodestar’s work.
Noteworthy program updates this year include:
Cogenerational Service Academy awarded $20,000 in the CoGen Challenge to Advance Economic Opportunity for their work in addressing economic challenges.
The College Program for Incarcerated Women awarded a $50,000 grant from ASU Women & Philanthropy.
The Public Allies program trained and placed 19 allies in Arizona nonprofit organizations.
AmeriCorps Seniors offered 20 volunteer tutors through a partnership with Future for Kids and 40 transportation for seniors service volunteers through Northwest Valley Connect.
Launch of the updated Scope of the Nonprofit Sector interactive data platform on the Lodestar website.
Collaborative learning experiences with alumni, industry partners, and community
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
In addition to the extensive course catalog available to lifelong learners aged 50 plus, OLLI is engaging with community in the following ways:
Development of a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Arizona State University Osher Lifelong Learning Participants.
Institute for Social Science Research, $7,315 (Seed Grant Funding)
Obtained $5,000 for the Rick Knopf Scholarship from Rio Verde Foundation and HOA
OLLI collaboration event with Alzheimer's Association - DSW Chapter (I sit on the board as well)
Strategic volunteer engagement with AARP Foundation Experience Corps
Participated in Grandmother Collective first annual summit and in collaboration with collaborative research
SCRD is the lead unit on 15 active research projects, with involvement in 7 additional projects in which SCRD faculty are involved but the PI sits outside of the school.
5 projects are connected to the Center for Sustainable Tourism and 6 are connected to the Lodestar Center.
21 proposals submitted July 2023-June 2024 by Tenure-track faculty. 6 awarded, 13 pending sponsor acceptance, 1 agreement under review as of June 2024.
4.6% of undergraduate SCRD students participated in research supervised by SCRD faculty. 7 faculty supervised student research.
Sourced from KE Analytics
53 peer-reviewed journal articles published for the first time in 2023.
4 editorials
21 book chapters
3 book reviews
1 book translated and published in new language
12 refereed paper presentations at conferences
6 faculty nominations for awards, with 5 awarded
2 staff college awards.
45% of PhD students received assistantships (teaching and/or service assistants)
Promote community wellbeing through innovative and engaging teaching and learning for degree-seeking students.
Enhance and standardize the quality of our educational content. integrate innovative experiential learning practices for all students. enhance awareness of and enrollment in our innovative degree programs and certificates.
Promote community wellbeing through collaborative learning experiences with alumni, industry partners and community.
Offer innovative learning opportunities for industry partners, community members, faculty, students and alumni.
Promote community wellbeing through useinspired scholarship.
Promote research collaboration with community and industry partners locally and globally. Produce publications that showcase the research and innovation in the school. Incentivize the securing of funding and awards.
Mission is aligned with the College and University.
Faculty research and areas of expertise are integrated into student learning and experiences in and out of the classroom.
Human-focussed degree programs on offer
HAITC partnership sees addition of Masters in Tourism Management alongside undergraduate degree offerings.
Articulating the value proposition of humans in an increasingly AI dominated world, specifically focusing on the humanistic skills our students need to have and develop to be competitive in the industry/world.
Outdoor Recreation Program
Marketing student and faculty achievements.
Threats Weaknesses
Lack of future visioning, as related to preparing graduates and our collective research agendas.
Marketing to grow enrollment numbers.
Enrollment cliff; e.g. Decline in on-campus enrollment, undergraduate and graduate.
Artificial Intelligence as it relates to the impact on the degrees that we are currently offering.
US-China relations effect on HAITC
(NACC) accreditation for Masters of Nonprofit Leadership . novative technologies (specifically AI as it relates to the SWOT e SCRD graduate of the future. l content.
g and marketing strategies -connect to APR recommendation item di h i th f t f th h l degrees pages to be more inviting and user friendly. advising and recruiting experiences. conferences and third-party party paid promotions. s pursuing SCRD degrees.
Collaborative Learning Experiences
Organize 1-2 continued education workshopts for SCRD alumni and/or industry partners on a relevant interdisciplinary topic.
Use-inspired Scholarship
Identify a thematic research area grounded in our mission that we all contribute to.
Organize an internal/external and interdisciplinary research symposium that celebrates our efforts and research legacy with industry partners.
2023-24 was a year of reflection with APR, allowing all faculty and staff to identify the school’s strengths and areas of potential future growth. As we look to the future, we remain committed to our mission to promote community wellbeing, both within our school and the wider community. We are confident that our strategic initiatives for 2024 will push the school’s reputation forward and further strengthen our position in community development.
We extend our gratitude to faculty, staff, community partners, students and alumni for their continued support and contributions to our success.
