Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement
A journal that focuses on engaged scholarship.
Community Development Journal (Oxford University Press)
A journal that focuses on engaged scholarship.
History at Work: A Public History Project
Michelle McClellan, historian at the University of Michigan, received an Arts of Citizenship engaged scholarship grant for developing and teaching a public history course and for scholarship deriving from her work on a public history project. In this two-part article, McClellan describes the proposed project that was awarded Arts of Citizenship funding, then reflects on the experience — how it will affect her future teaching and future historical scholarship.
TRUCEN
UMass-Amherst hosted the 2022 TRUCEN annual meeting in April at their Center at Springfield Functioning in a collegial spirit, The Research University Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN) provides members with opportunities to share knowledge and strategies related to promoting engagement on their campuses and in their communities. The Research University Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN), established in 2006, works to advance civic engagement and engaged scholarship among research universities. TRUCEN members are R-1 institutions that share a fundamental commitment to leveraging their resources, skills, and energy to address the most challenging issues in society. Functioning in a collegial spirit, TRUCEN provides members…
Making the Best Case for Community Engaged Scholarship in Promotion and Tenure Review
The Peer Review Work Group of the Community-Engaged Scholarship for Health Collaborative (Jordan, 2007) articulated eight characteristics of high quality engaged scholarship. Excerpts from these guidelines, particularly as they pertain to research, are highlighted in this brief essay. They may be useful both to community-engaged faculty to guide the documentation needed for their review, promotion, and tenure portfolio, and to RPT committees as a tool for assessing cases that emphasize community-engaged scholarship.Seifer, S. (2007). Making the best case for community-engaged scholarship in promotion and tenure review, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, Full Text.
Engaged Scholarship in Context: Approaches and Issues
In this presentation and “Documenting and Evaluating Engaged Scholarship” (below), Sandmann offers practical guidelines for assessing community-engaged scholarship, “making the case,” and preparing portfolios. Sandmann, L. (2008). Engaged scholarship in context: Approaches and issues.
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.
Engaged Scholarship in Promotion and Merit Reviews
This Virginia Tech White Paper reviews the definitions, purposes, and indicators of community engagement and engaged scholarship and provides examples of how faculty can document their work for promotion, tenure, and merit reviews. Piercy, F., Stoudt, D., Asselin, S., & Tilley-Lubbs, K. (2011). White paper: Engaged scholarship in promotion and merit reviews. College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Virginia Tech, 1-15.
Assessment of Impact of Embedding of Outreach and Engagement in the 2001 Revision of the Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Review Form
In 2001, MSU’s Office of University Outreach and Engagement (UOE) undertook a major revision of the Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Review Form to embed outreach and engagement as well as extension, urban, and international work into the form. Along with UOE, a faculty team, academic governance, and the Office of the Provost, a form was produced that better reflects MSU’s definition of outreach and engagement as scholarly activity that cuts across teaching, research, and service. The form suggests types of evidence candidates can report on, and chairs and deans review, within the teaching and research sections, as well as a…
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