Policy Advocacy

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Policy Advocacy Work Group

Mission: To leverage the power of the HENCE network to increase federal and state policy support for, and funding of, higher education community engagement.

Responsibilities:

  1. Monthly action alerts for the web site.
  2. Educate DC lobbyists for Higher Ed about the community engagement agenda and funding
    Leaders: Liz Hollander and George Mahaffey
  3. Encourage HENCE support for ACE Solutions for the Future effort
    Leader: Liz Hollander
  4. Identify important congressional champions and facilitate campus connections to them through web list
    Leader: Gail Robinson
  5. Do state policy audit of support for higher education community engagement and encourage connections with other state policy entitities such as SHEEOs, State Service commissions etc.
    Leader: Jim Applegate

Workgroup Members

  • Jim Applegate
  • Larry Cote
  • David Cox
  • Liz Hollander
  • George Mahaffey
  • Lucinda Maine
  • Gail Robinson
  • Sarena Seifer
  • SHEEO
  • NCHEMS (Dennis Jones)
  • SREB
  • WICHE
  • NGA (state offices, state commissions)