The following provides a list of the outreach/engagement units for current member institutions of the Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC), as well as a brief description of each unit, including selected resources, based on information provided by each university's website.
Auburn University, Office of the Vice President for University Outreach
Auburn has a long history of service to Alabama's citizens, professionals, businesses, schools, and government through its outreach division. Auburn University actively encourages the engagement of its faculty and students in service to community.
Website resources include: information on major programs and services; resources to enhance faculty outreach scholarship; and publications and reports.
Colorado State University, Office of Engagement
The Office of Engagement strengthens CSU's ability to achieve excellence in the areas of teaching and learning, retention and graduation, admissions and access, and outreach and service. The office also assists communities through rural outreach, scientific discovery, and regional research.
East Carolina University, Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development
ECU is an economic engine of a region where innovation and entrepreneurship are critical to its success in the global economy. As the bridge between the resources of the university and the region, the Office of Engagement, Innovation and Economic Development takes the lead in fostering partnerships among faculty, companies, and other parties to encourage more entrepreneurial activity to stimulate investment and create jobs.
Website resources include: case studies, news, and press releases.
Michigan State University, National Collaborative for the Study of University Engagement (NCSUE)
NCSUE strives to be a preeminent innovator within the scholarly movement of engagement in higher education. NCSUE deepens the study of and discussion about two key principles—engaged scholarship and the scholarship of engagement—to inform and advance the national agenda. Its website resources include: benchmarking and measurement tools such as the Outreach and Engagement Measurement Instrument (OEMI); research and reports; curriculum on engagement for undergraduate students (Tools of Engagement). NCSUE also offers a Graduate Certification in Community Engagement, and sponsors the Engaged Scholar Speaker Series.
Michigan State University, Office of the Associate Provost for University Outreach and Engagement (UOE)
The Office of the Associate Provost for University Outreach and Engagement fosters MSU's land-grant mission by connecting university knowledge with community knowledge in mutually beneficial ways. UOE provides resources to assist academic departments, centers and institutes, and MSU Extension on priority issues of concern to society by encouraging, supporting, and collaborating with MSU faculty and academic staff to generate, apply, transmit, and preserve knowledge. This scholarship focus is applied to a broad range of community-defined needs, with special focus on: children, youth, and families; community-economic development; technology-human interface; and community health and well-being.
Website resources include: initiatives and programs; documents such as reports, guides, proceedings; and information about learning opportunities.
Montana State University, Service and Outreach
As Montana's land-grant institution, Montana State University is dedicated to serving the people of Montana. This service is provided primarily through education, research, and outreach. Though MSU continues to evolve to meet the state's most pressing needs, its dedication to service and outreach has remained central to its mission.
North Carolina State University, Office of Extension, Engagement & Economic Development (EEED)
EEED provides leadership and vision for University partnerships with external communities in the land-grant tradition. It engages NC State departments and partners to extend knowledge resource capabilities to improve North Carolina's economy and quality of life. NC State faculty, staff, and students work together with business, industry, government, other universities, individuals, and groups to address a wide range of issues and challenges facing the state and the world.
Website resources include: articles, papers, reports, publications, and presentations.
Ohio State University, Office of University Outreach and Engagement
Mutually beneficial partnerships and collaborations are central to both the definition of outreach and engagement and how the Office of Outreach and Engagement does its work. The Office exists to work in collaboration with faculty, staff, students, and units to enrich Ohio State's partnerships with the community and to embed outreach and engagement into colleges and departments.
Website resources include materials that provide guidance for documenting engagement activities, and for discussing, developing, and/or evaluating outreach and scholarship.
Oregon State University, University Outreach and Engagement
Outreach and Engagement at Oregon State University enhances access to enrichment and problem solving through reciprocal relationships for the exchange of knowledge and resources in partnership with individuals, communities, business, industries, government, and educational institutions.
Website resources include case studies highlighting some of the ways OSU faculty build partnerships with community organizations by providing access to their scholastic work in new and innovative ways.
Pennsylvania State University, Outreach
Outreach serves as a catalyst, collaborator, and connector to meet the needs of Penn State's various constituents and stakeholders with the programs, research, and services of the university's colleges and faculty. Penn State Outreach advances the University as the premier innovative, engaged institution of higher education in the country. It also enriches the lives of citizens and communities in the Commonwealth and beyond by mobilizing its partners and University resources and knowledge to address individual and social needs.
Website resources include Penn State's Outreach magazine and links to resources for faculty, adult learners, communities, youth, and organizations.
Purdue University, Office of Engagement
Through the Office of Engagement, Purdue University uses its diverse resources to address issues affecting the prosperity and quality of life throughout the state and beyond. The Office is committed to partnering with the community and the state to work on economic development, enhancing education in schools, community service, lifelong learning, and the scholarship of engagement. Further, Purdue University is expanding its engagement mission to reach across the nation and the globe.
Texas Tech University, Office of Community Engagement
The mission of the Office of Community Engagement is to foster a college-achieving culture through programs, partnerships, and opportunities which serve the community, promote learning, encourage wellness, and inspire conversations about the value of higher education. The Office of Community Engagement serves as a nexus of Texas Tech University community engagement activities and creates reciprocal local, regional, state, and international partnerships through activities, resources, and support.
Website resources include information on the Engaged and Integrated Scholar Lecture and Lunch Series, and K-12 outreach and engagement programs.
University of Alabama, Center for Community-Based Partnerships (CCBP)
The Center for Community-Based Partnerships is an initiative of the Office of Community Affairs. Its role is to connect faculty, staff, students, and community partners in research-based projects designed to solve chronic problems identified by communities. All academic disciplines are represented on a Council made up of campus and community members. The Council's various committees oversee project funding, conduct an awards program, publish a research journal, propose methods to integrate teaching and research, and seek outside funding, all with the goal of engaging communities and changing lives.
Website resources include information on programs and initiatives as well as CCBP publications, including the Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship (JCES).
University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension
The Faculty of Extension serves as a community portal, both to and from the University of Alberta, and is dedicated to lifelong learning activities that encourage and promote leadership, discovery, reflection, communication, and service.
Website resources include Research Report 2010.
University of Georgia, Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach
UGA Public Service and Outreach enhances quality of life in Georgia by applying the knowledge of the University to the state's evolving economic, social, and community needs. Since the 1920s, Public Service and Outreach has been the University's ambassador to every corner of the state, translating the land-grant mission into programs and initiatives aimed at improving communities and the daily lives of Georgians.
Website resources include the Public Service and Outreach 2010-2015 Strategic Plan, information on programs, and annual reports.
University of Kentucky, University Engagement
University Engagement connects UK faculty, staff, and students with communities, government, schools, businesses, health care providers, and others to address Kentucky's priority needs; advance economic opportunity; enhance health, education, and the environment; and elevate the quality of life.
Website resources include information related to the Kentucky Engagement Conference 2008; Commonwealth Collaboratives; and national engagement policy documents.
University of Wisconsin-Extension
University of Wisconsin-Extension provides statewide access to university resources and research so the people of Wisconsin can learn, grow, and succeed at all stages of life. UW-Extension carries out this tradition of the Wisconsin Idea – extending the boundaries of the university to the boundaries of the state – through its four divisions of continuing education, cooperative extension, entrepreneurship and economic development, and broadcast and media innovations.
Website resources include business development resources and publications such as UW-Extension/UW Colleges Annual Report.