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WHO OWNS COMMUNITY? Larry D. Roper Oregon State University

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Page 1: WHO OWNS COMMUNITY? Larry D. Roper Oregon State University

WHO OWNS COMMUNITY?

Larry D. Roper

Oregon State University

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Community…

Context in which we feel nurtured, sustained and stimulated;

Where we take ownership and responsibility for the condition of our shared space;

An interdependent human system given form by the conversations we hold with ourselves

A paradoxical dance where personal aspiration and personal sacrifice embrace

Where love and forgiveness are central themes

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Community is always an urgent and compelling need - more so for some than others

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People are seeking connection, engagement, and nourishment – there is a human yearning

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Community is fluid, multidimensional and manifested in all interactions and behaviors

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Feelings of community are demonstrated in how groups perform, how individuals act towards each other, policies and the physical environment

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The desire for community is a university-wide need that requires leadership

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The current condition of our society offers clear evidence of the need for community

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The Need for Community

Our social institutions are ailing Lives of members are

disconnected Many people in our organizations

feel vulnerable and “at-risk” Personal value is questioned Hope is shaken Everybody is significant and this

point must be reinforced by our leadership and relationships

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What community can do for us?

Heal and restore Create a sense of belonging Acknowledge our interdependence Elevate our accountability Demonstrates our value for each

person Offer guidance for our relationship

development Reinforce our commitment to be the

type of institution we profess to be Deepen our love of place and each

other

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Who should or will step forward and claim ownership for the condition of the space we share?

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Roles of Community Builders

Create an agenda for common caring and grace

Make meaning of relationships Foster connections Support voice, visibility, and

sense of mattering Help community members

discover individual and shared possibilities

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As we move though these unprecedented times it is vital that we connect with the people, conversations and events that align with our values, promote healing and growth, optimize the potential of our interconnectivity and support us to be generative in the face of whatever comes.

Carolyn Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit

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Determining Who Owns Community

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What possibilities do you hold? Is there a positive future associated with those possibilities?

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Demonstrate Generosity

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Be Accessible – sit in the middle

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Lead people, manage things

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Be creative, not eliminative - transform eliminative conversations into conversations of possibilities

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Manage other’s reputation as you would manage your own

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Reside in hope and communicate a hopeful image of the future

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Embody grace - be graceful, gracious and grateful

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Elevate the sacred in your work

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Connect your head, heart and spirit in your work as a community builder

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Whoever names it, owns it