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really is an important distinction for any regional define UVU’s hallmark – that unique qualstate university.” ity that will set it apart from other instituIt’s not a task UVSC is hoping to accomplish alone. tions. After many discussions with various Already Sederburg and others have met with sister campus entities, he zeroed in on the idea of institutions, Weber State University and Southern becoming a community engaged university, Utah University, to take a look at the classification guided by what he likes to call, the three p’s: and help shape the definition of what a community people, place and profession. engaged university is for the state. “Our goal is to create communities of enThe white board in Sederburg’s office has once again gaged learners connected in meaningful ways to been put to good use, outlining the engaged learning the world we live in while developing students model, and the steps that need to be taken in order to of strong character and ethics,” Sederburg said. transform the university’s internal systems to reflect With that goal in mind, Sederburg created the that model. Already $400,000 has been put into the Center for Engaged Learning (CEL), where stuCEL, and many across campus dents, faculty and staff can go his is our greatest have taken advantage of the to receive funding for projects to participate. and programs that promote challenge, and thus opportunityUVU will be one of “I think engaged learning – something UVSC has naturally done for greatest opportunity, the most community involved and indispensible universities many years, but now has adto close this gap of understanding to the broader community in ditional resources and motivation to expand. and position UVU as one of the country,” Sederburg said. “We want the community Sederburg’s plan to crethe premier institutions in the to feel like they own us, and ate communities of engaged learners is one that mirrors world for student-centeredness, couldn’t survive without us.” a national trend. The Carnpart from the enengaged learning and community egie Foundation is an indegaged community pendent policy and research engagement.” concept are the nuts and bolts center whose charge is to of becoming a university. With improve teaching and learnthe overall direction of the ing throughout the country. Cameron Martin, university in place, many on It has established an elective Assistant to the President for Institutional campus are eager for the transiclassification for community Development and Planning tion, but it involves more than engagement that affirms a a simple name change. This is university has institutionalwhere we meet our hero’s sidekick – one of his “rightized community engagement in its identity, culhand men,” so to speak: Cameron Martin. ture and commitments. It is Sederburg’s aim to Martin is assistant to the president for institutional receive that classification, and push the state of development and planning. He has been given the Utah to include the classification as part of its weighty task of organizing a University Transition higher education classifications. Task Force (UTTF) and implementing the change “The Carnegie classification gives us to university status across campus. some credibility,” Sederburg said. “And it T A utah valley state college alumni magazine utah valley state college alumni magazine S P R IA LG 2 0 0 7 F NL 8 25

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