2014 Member Survey Affinity Report: Research Comprehensive

2014 Member Survey Affinity Report: Public Four Year

2014 Member Survey Affinity Report: Private Four Year

2014 Member Survey Affinity Report: Minority, HBCU, and Tribal

2014 Member Survey Affinity Report: FTE 3001-7500

2014 Member Survey Affinity Report: FTE Under 3000

2014 Member Survey Affinity Report: FTE 15001 and Higher

2014 Member Survey Affinity Report: Two Year Colleges

Documenting and Evaluating Engaged Scholarship

A PowerPoint presentation with guidelines for documenting and evaluating engaged scholarship. Sandmann, L. (2007). Documenting and evaluating engaged scholarship. Full Text.

Our community in focus: The use of photovoice for youth-driven substance abuse assessment and health promotion

Photovoice, a CBPR methodology, is one way to effectively engage youth in the assessment of substance abuse and prevention initiatives. This paper describes “Our Community in Focus”, a community-based assessment of youth substance use and abuse that employed photovoice methodology with high school participants. Prompted with the question, “What contributes to adolescents’ decisions to use or not to use alcohol and other drugs?” participants captured compelling photos to reflect community strengths and concerns relating to substance abuse. The authors explore the findings of the research and offer conclusions about photovoice as an effective tool to engage youth in community-assessment projects….

Assessing the culture of engagement on a university campus

This article describes an assessment of the culture of engagement at Virginia Tech. A two-pronged approach to assessment was used: (1) focus groups were conducted with faculty, administrators, and graduate students to assess the pedagogy, implications, and practical issues related to engagement; (2) analysis of college strategic plans was also completed to assess language related to engagement and engaged scholarship. The assessment findings are presented, along with lessons learned to inform similar assessment efforts on other campuses. Franz, N., Childers, J., & Sanderlin, N. (2012). Assessing the culture of engagement on a university campus. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship,…

Scholarship in Public: Knowledge creation and Tenure Policy in the Engaged University

In this comprehensive report Imagining America’s Tenure Team discusses and recommends rationales, policies, and strategies for strengthening public engagement within a continua of: 1) scholarship with which academic public engagement has full and equal standing, 2) scholarly and creative artifact, 3) professional pathways for faculty, including the choice to be a civic professional, and 4) actions for institutional change Emphasis is on enabling engaged faculty to prepare for and successfully gain tenure and promotion. Curricular models are also provided. Ellison, J & Eatman, T. (2008). Scholarship in public: Knowledge creation and tenure policy in the engaged university, Imagining America, Syracuse…

Beyond the research/ service Dichotomy: Claiming all Research Products for Hiring, Evaluation, Tenure, and Promotion

This article discusses the current reluctance in the academy to value work that steps outside of the traditional report format for hiring, evaluation, tenure, and promotion. Devalued genres include writing for the general public (e.g. op-eds, blogs), embodied performances, reports for community organizations, and non-profit website material. The authors argue that universities’ processes for evaluating research should be revised, in order to enable faculty to respond to the increased demand for qualitative, interpretive, and engaged research. Ellingson, L. L. & Quinlan, M. M. (2012). Beyond the research/service dichotomy: Claiming all research products for hiring, evaluation, tenure, and promotion. Qualitative Communication…

Convening Constructive Conversations about Engaged Scholarship in Promotion and Tenure

This PowerPoint presentation will help faculty convene constructive conversations about engaged scholarship and promotion and tenure. The slides focus on the following topics: challenges/criticisms of engaged scholarship and promotion and tenure, the importance of dialogue, language associated with engaged scholarship in particular disciplines, degree of collaboration, type of activity, type of product, faculty motivations, and career stage. Each slide contains questions to help faculty cultivate and advocate their unique position as an engaged scholar. Doberneck, D.M., Glass, C.R., & Schweitzer, J.H. (2011). Convening constructive conversations about engaged scholarship in promotion and tenure. National Outreach Scholarship Conference 2011. Michigan State University,…

Connect2Complete Evaluation Report

Campus Compact is pleased to share the final Connect2Complete Evaluation Report: Connect2Complete Evaluation Report (PDF) Executive Summary This evaluation report summarizes the findings from quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis undertaken to assess the outcomes of the Connect2Complete (C2C) pilot project. The pilot project was conducted at nine community colleges in three states during 2012-2014 and combines service-learning and peer advocacy for low-income community college students in developmental education classes. The C2C strategy encourages academic, personal, and spiritual development; development of social networks; and development of students’ cultural identity and critical civic consciousness– all key factors for student persistence….

KerryAnn O’Meara

Charles Strain

former Ehrlich Award finalist, administrative leader, understands moral development theory, supports “lattice” of opportunities for students (formerly a “ladder”) with asset-focused approach

Indicators of Engagement Revised for Minority-Serving Institutions

A. Mission and Purpose The institution’s mission statement explicitly articulates its commitment to the public purposes of higher education and is deliberate about educating students for lifelong participation in their communities. This aspect of the mission is openly valued and is explicitly used to promote and to explain the civic engagement and community building activities on and off campus. The institution demonstrates a genuine willingness to review, discuss, and strengthen its commitment to civic engagement and community building. All members of the campus community demonstrate their familiarity with and ownership of the institution’s mission. B. Academic and Administrative Leadership The…

Campus Compact/AACC Campus Engagement Survey

This joint Campus Compact/AACC survey seeks to document exemplary service-learning and civic engagement practices at community colleges around the country. It consists of a list of 13 ‘indicators of engagement’–signs that a campus has a strong commitment to engagement. For the purposes of this survey, exemplary practices include any or all of the following characteristics: innovative, sustained, sustainable, replicable, transforming, institutionalized, accepted, widespread, in practice, publicized/ acknowledged/ recognized, significant, deliberate, planned, intentional, and unique or special. The Indicators of Engagement, developed by Campus Compact over the past few years, are the basis for the survey. This survey asks you to…

Community’s Colleges: Indicators of Engagement for Community Colleges- Revised

A. Mission and Purpose ’¢ The institution’s mission statement explicitly articulates its commitment to the public purposes of higher education and is deliberate about educating students for lifelong participation in their communities. ’¢ This aspect of the mission is openly valued and is explicitly used to promote and to explain the civic engagement and community building activities on and off campus. ’¢ The institution demonstrates a genuine willingness to review, discuss, and strengthen its commitment to civic engagement and community building. ’¢ All members of the campus community demonstrate their familiarity with and ownership of the institution’s mission. B. Academic…