Community Affairs Committee
The University Northside Partnership (UNP) encouraged the formation of a group called the Community Engagement Subcommittee as a part of the UNP’s development; this later became the Community Affairs Committee (CAC) and was formally established November 15, 2006. The charge given to the CAC was to inform the process, procedures, and practices of the University Northside Partnership, and:
- help build and sustain a partnership with the community;
- ensure partners are open and transparent at all times;
- ensure credible public engagement; and
- address the need for cultural competency.
Today the UNP Community Affairs Committee is the working body of the UNP; its members consist of Northside residents; community and faith-based organizations; local businesses; University of Minnesota faculty, staff, and students;, and representatives from the city of Minneapolis and Hennepin County. To date, the CAC has served as a forum for participants to gain information about the University’s engagement efforts in North Minneapolis, share knowledge and resources, allow the Northside community to voice its criticisms and offer suggestions, exchange information, and facilitate the development of new partnerships as a way to promote consistent and transparent two-way communication that will strengthen the UNP.
Since January 2009, the CAC has engaged in the process of actively reviewing the purpose and goals of the UNP, with the aim of clarifying its role going forward, and establishing a better understanding of the UNP’s relationship to the development of the University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach/Engagement Center. At the end of this process, the Community Affairs Committee hopes to clarify the contributions and investment of each of the UNP partners and reach consensus on what a sustained and mutually beneficial partnership should be.
The CAC meetings are posted on the UROC Calendar; CAC agendas, briefs, and minutes are posted below.
UNP CAC Co-Chairs:
Raymond Dehn (community resident)
Makeda Zulu-Gillespie (university community liaison for UNP and UROC)
cac@unpmn.org
Community Affairs Committee Meetings
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