Community Partnerships
Cooperation and Collaboration
THE
Connected 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
Ivy Tech Community College
STATEWIDE
• Second largest and the fastest
growing higher education provider
in the State of Indiana
• >100,000 students annually
• 14 regions/23 campuses statewide
• >70 programs
• >60 courses transfer to
4 year institutions
www.ivytech.edu
Ivy Tech Community College
Columbus, Indiana
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www.ivytech.edu/columbus
>3,700 unduplicated headcount
>6,000 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
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
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
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
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.
The CENTER for TEACHING &
LEARNING
MISSION
Our mission is to support learners of all ages,
and those who teach them
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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
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
Challenges/Barriers
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Opposing missions
Competitive atmosphere
Opposing goals
Economics of vision
Changes in leadership
Funds available
Requirements of various
organizations
• Political environment
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
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
CONTINUUM OF
PARTNERSHIPS
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Networking
Coordinating
Cooperating
Collaborating
Walker, R Sep 2000
Collaboration & Alliances: A
review for VicHealth
www.vichealth.vic.gov.au
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
POTENTIAL STAKEHOLDERS OF
HEALTH EDUCATION
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Educators
Students
General Public
Administrators of HC facilities
Administrators of
Colleges/Universities
• Accreditation Committees
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
SUCCESSES OF PARTNERSHIPS
FORMED IN COLUMBUS, IN
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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 master’s
degree added to IUPUC course offerings
Teamed with BSCS to develop advisory team to
support innovation to secondary education
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
LINKS TO PARTNERSHIP
ANALYSIS TOOL
• Vic Health has offered this resource
for use and would appreciate
feedback on it”s use
• www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/assets/cont
entFiles/vhp%20part.%20tool_low%2
0res.pdf
• www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/assets/cont
entFiles/Fact%20Sheet_Partnerships
.pdf