For directors of campus centres that have received the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, this book offers research and models to further advance their work. For directors starting out, or preparing for application for the Carnegie Classification, it provides guidance on setting up and structuring centres as well as practical insights into the process of application.

Welch, Marshall, author

Sterling, Virginia: Stylus Publishing, LLC

Stylus Publishing; Stylus Publishing, LLC

First edition, Sterling, Virginia :, 2016

United States, United States of America

Reprint, 1, PS, 2016

Reprint, 2016-07-28

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For directors of campus centers that have received the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, this book offers research and models to further advance their work. For directors starting out, or preparing for application for the Carnegie Classification, it provides guidance on setting up and structuring centers as well as practical insights into the process of application and the criteria they will need to meet.<br /><br />Building on the findings of the research undertaken by the author and John Saltmarsh on the infrastructure of campus centers for engagement that have received the Carnegie Classification for Community, this book responds to the expressed needs of the participating center directors for models and practices they could share and use with faculty, and mid-level and upper-level administrators to more fully embed engagement into institutional culture and practice.<br /><br />This book is organized around the purpose (the “why”), platforms (the “how”), and programs (the “what”) that drive and frame community engagement in higher education, offering practitioners valuable information on trends of current practice based on Carnegie Classification criteria. It will also serve the needs of graduate students aspiring to become the future professoriate as engaged scholars, or considering preparation for new administrative positions being created at centers.<br /><br />Co-published with Campus Compact

Co-published with For directors of campus centers that have received the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement, this book offers research and models to further advance their work. For directors starting out, or preparing for application for the Carnegie Classification, it provides guidance on setting up and structuring centers as well as practical insights into the process of application and the criteria they will need to meet.Building on the findings of the research undertaken by the author and John Saltmarsh on the infrastructure of campus centers for engagement that have received the Carnegie Classification for Community, this book responds to the expressed needs of the participating center directors for models and practices they could share and use with faculty, and mid-level and upper-level administrators to more fully embed engagement into institutional culture and practice.This book is organized around the purpose (the “why”), platforms (the “how”), and programs (the “what”) that drive and frame community engagement in higher education, offering practitioners valuable information on trends of current practice based on Carnegie Classification criteria. It will also serve the needs of graduate students aspiring to become the future professoriate as engaged scholars, or considering preparation for new administrative positions being created at centers.

xvi, 291 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Foreword: The Continuing Evolution of Community Engagement Centers -- Part One: Purpose. Chapter 1: Pathway of Public Purpose: Getting to Now -- Chapter 2: What Is Engagement? -- Part Two: Platforms. Chapter 3: Institutionalizing Community Engagement -- Chapter 4: Implementing Community Engagement -- Chapter 5: Infrastructure and Operations of Campus Centers for Engagement -- Part Three: Programs. Chapter 6: Engaging Students -- Chapter 7: Engaging Faculty -- Chapter 8: Engaging Community Partners -- Chapter 9: Promise, Peril, and Projections

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