Request to Initiate Partnership

Partnering with California State University East Bay

Thank you for your interest in partnering with us for academic experiential learning.  We appreciate your willingness to support students in their academic and professional journeys. In the CSU, academic experiential learning is defined as off-campus activities that are related to the academic program of the university and take place outside of the campus setting. At Cal State East Bay, this may include a variety of courses such as community engagement, fieldwork, internships, practica, and service learning. The Center for Community Engagement supports students and partnering organizations around these external placements and community partnerships.

This form will initiate the process for us to learn more about your organization and the opportunities that you’d like to make available to students. Ideally, a representative of the organization who is familiar with the learning activities that university students will be engaged in, as well as your safety policies and procedures should complete this form.

Cal State East Bay invites organizations from a variety of community sectors to partner with us around academic experiential learning. This may include both paid and unpaid opportunities. All organizations partnering with us must complete this Request to Initiate Partnership (RTIP). Organizations offering unpaid opportunities must also sign an agreement (Memorandum of Understanding - MOU) with the University, which the Center processes after reviewing submission of the RTIP.

A number of areas on the form are required. The form does not allow you to save and re-enter. Please consult the following checklist to ensure you are prepared to complete the form:

• I have a description of my organization and its mission.[Community Focus Areas within this form]
• I have the contact information for legal purposes, general communication, and student supervision (if these are different individuals).
• I have information on site requirements for students (e.g. background checks, training) and safety (risk identification).
• I have a description of the opportunity prepared, including tasks, # of students, hours/days.
• I have student learning outcomes prepared. [What are student learning outcomes?]

Please note that you will be able to update opportunities at any time after the agreement (MOU) has been completed. 

If you have any questions prior to completing this form, please reach out to us!

cce@csueastbay.edu web: https://www.csueastbay.edu/communityengagement/

NOTE: CSUEB faculty or students cannot complete this form on behalf of an organization. However, you can copy the URL of this page and send it directly to a prospective organizational partner.