Top 10 things I’ve learned while advising a team of students focused on community engagement each year

Link to presentation: https://ensemble.wtamu.edu/Watch/Be63Jkm9 Recruit early and intentionally. Alumni and returning team members are ideal resources. Clarify vocally and publicly why they were selected. Keep meetings timely and flexible. Stay in touch with one primary communication mode. Save everything. Help them reach out to employers, community members and introduced them to others. Involve established community and campus groups. Help them see forums in multiple media options for their messaging. Set an overall goal and help them measure that they accomplished.