Some of the scheduled trainings include:

• February 3rd: 2pm CST - Webinar
• March 5th: 2-3pm EST - Webinar
• April 1-4: Western Regional Campus Compact Consortium
• April 13-15: New England Regional Campus Compact Conference

Please check the National Campus Compact web site for more information.

www.compact.org

The Campus Compact website also contains nine institutional applications that were successfully awarded the classification in 2008.

This hands-on workshop will  assist institutions preparing applications for the next cycle of Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement.  Data-collection strategies, documentation requirements and institutional planning will be featured. This Regional Roundtable will be facilitated by successful applicants in 2006 and 2008 from NYCC. Institutional teams are encouraged to attend.  Lunch and coffee breaks will be provided.  A detailed agenda on topics, workshop materials and featured speakers/facilitators, and campus directions will be distributed beforehand.

Registration fees/Conference costs:
NYCC Members: $30
Non-members:  $50

To register, go to:  http://www.nycc.cornell.edu/registration_page.html

"Demystifying the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification"

The Carnegie Community Engagement Elective Classification encouraged institutions to reflect and assess their levels of commitment to community and university partnerships.  Some colleges and universities used the process to develop a strategic plan, to gain national recognition for community engagement, and others to affirm institutionalization of engagement. Our presentation uses IPEDS data to look at institutional characteristics shared by classified institutions and provides suggestions for colleges and universities planning to apply for the next application.

For more information, visit the conference website at: http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/conferences/gulf_south/

This webinar is designed to provide an overview of the Carnegie Elective Classification on Community Engagement. Participants will learn about the history of the Classification, the key indicators of Community Engagement and the application process for the 2010 elective classification.

Dr. Julie Elkins is the Director of Academic Initiativesfor the National Campus Compact. She completed her doctorate in Higher Education Administration from the University of Massachusetts-Boston with a research emphasis on Community-Campus Partnerships. Julie has a diverse background in higher education as a student affairs administrator, faculty member, and University Presidential point-person in the areas as university-community specialist and corporate social responsibility spokesperson. Julie's experience also includes national leadership in higher education in the areas of social justice and student activism.

REGISTER NOW! DEADLINE:  March 2, 2010

The Executive Director of Texas Campus Compact will be traveling around the state of Texas this spring helping Texas Campus Compact members navigate the Carnegie Classification.  Patricia's presentation:  Meet the Carnegie Classification, has already received rave reviews.  If your campus would like assistance in applying for this important distinction, please email:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

This is a FREE service for members of The Compact.  (Non-Members:  $1,500)

Lorilee R, Sandmann (Editor), Courtney H. Thornton (Editor), Audrey J. Jaeger (Editor)ssd

From josseybass.com:

"Leading scholars of engagement analyze data from the first wave of community-engaged institutions as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The analyses collectively serve as a statement about the current status of higher education community engagement in the United States. Eschewing the usual arguments about why community engagement is important, this volume presents the first large-scale stocktaking about the nature and extent of the institutionalization of engagement in higher education. Aligned with the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification framework, the dimensions of leading, student learning, partnering, assessing, funding, and rewarding are discussed.

"This volume recognizes the progress made by this first wave of community-engaged institutions of higher education, acknowledges best practices of these exemplary institutions, and offers recommendations to leaders as a pathway forward.

"This is the 147th volume of the Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly report series New Directions for Higher Education. Addressed to presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other higher-education decision-makers on all kinds of campuses, New Directions for Higher Education provides timely information and authoritative advice about major issues and administrative problems confronting every institution."

Driscoll, Amy. (2008). Carnegie's community-engagement classification: Intentions and insights.  Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 40 (1), pp. 38-41.

From the article:

"Over the last few years, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has engaged in a comprehensive re-examination of its traditional classification system. The redesign stemmed from a concern about the inadequacy of the classification for representing institutional similarities and differences and its insensitivity to the evolution of higher education. In December 2006, the foundation announced the inaugural selection of 76 U. S. colleges and universities to be newly classified as "institutions of community engagement," the first of a set of elective classifications intended to broaden the categorization of colleges and universities. Of those 76 institutions, most reported the kind of impact described in the opening quotations. The enthusiastic response to the new classification signaled the eagerness of institutions to have their community engagement acknowledged with a national and publicly recognized classification."

Zuiches, James J. et al. (2008). Attaining Carnegie's Community-Engagement Classification. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 40 (1), pp. 42-45.

From the article:

"Now that the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has designated a first round of institutions that meet its criteria for engagement with their communities, those of us at North Carolina State University involved with winning the classification for the institution offer our reflections on the process for other colleges and universities preparing similar applications. We learned a great deal about our own institution as we addressed the concepts and processes underpinning the documentation of engagement. More importantly, we discuss how we defined, interpreted, and responded to measures of institutional identity and engagement activities. We also offer lessons learned about the importance of logistics and discuss the benefits of this effort."