Carnegie Application

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Elective Community Engagement Classification

I. Foundational Indicators

A. President/Chancellor's Leadership Statement

President Speeches

• President Bennett’s Inaugural Address, 2009
• President Bennett’s AASCU Presentation, 2012
• President Bennett’s Indiana Legislature Presentation, 2013

Campus Publications

• USI Scholarship Brochure
• “New Digs” - USI Magazine October 2012
• “World of Opportunity” - USI Magazine July 2012
• “USI and NSWC- Crane Division” - USI Magazine February 2012
• “Historic Southern Indiana: serving the region for 25 years” - USI Magazine October 2011
• The President’s Perspective, Experiential Learning  - USI Magazine October 2012
• The President’s Perspective, USI-NSWC Crane partnership – USI Magazine February 2012
• The President’s Perspective, Learning from International Study – USI Magazine March 2011

B. Institutional Identity and Culture

USI’s Definition of Community Engagement and Engagement as a Priority

• USI Mission and Vision
• Division of Outreach and Engagement Mission and Vision
• USI Strategic Plan

Implications of Executive Leadership Changes on Community Engagement

• Jacobsville Initiative: Neighborhood Assessment Report
• Pigeon Creek Greenway Usage Study
• Engage Henderson Framework
• YouTube -- Dr. Mark Bernhard Leadership Vignette

C.  Institutional Commitment

 Infrastructure

• Division of Outreach and Engagement
• At a Glance: Outreach Programs managed by the Division of Outreach and Engagement

 Funding – External Allocations

• USI and NSWC Crane to announce strengthened partnership during Crane Job Fair at USI
• USI partners with City of Evansville on juried outdoor sculpture exhibition
• USI receives federal funding for Glenwood Health Clinic
• Latino scholar to give presentation at final event of the Big Read
• Funds approved to complete last section of USI-Burdette Park Trail

Fundraising

• Campaign USI – Elevating Excellence
  

Documentation and Assessment

Tracking Engagement with the Community

• Division of Outreach and Engagement Annual Report
• Volunteer USI
• USI OrgSync
• USI Board of Trustee Data Dashboards and Snapshots
• Summary of USI Operating and Capital Improvement Budget Request 
• USI National Survey of Student Engagement - 2013 results
• USI Magazine February 2012
• Romain College of Business Faculty Handbook

Mechanisms for Systematic Campus-Wide Assessment

• President’s Outreach Fact Sheet
• Southwest Indiana STEM Strategic Plan
• Division of Outreach and Engagement Annual Report

Impact on Students

• 2013 USI National Survey of Student Engagement results

Impact on Institution

• 2008 Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement – USI
• USI received $3M award from Lilly Endowment
• “Lean” in the City of Evansville

Professional Development

• Southwest Indiana STEM
• Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
• Service Learning Summer Institute
• Professional Development Certificate Program, Division of Outreach and Engagement

Faculty Roles and Rewards

• Romain College of Business Faculty Handbook
• Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education Faculty Handbook
• College of Nursing and Health Professions Clinical Track
• College of Nursing and Health Professions Tenure Track
• College of Liberal Arts Handbook
• University Handbook

Student Roles and Recognition

• Leadership Programs
• Fraternity and Sorority Life
• Student Leadership Awards
• Student Volunteer of the Year
• USI OrgSync

Diversity and Inclusion for students and faculty

• Core 39
• Diversity Resources
• Safe Zone Workshops
• International Food Expo
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Memorial Luncheon

Community Engagement – Student Retention and Success

• 2013 USI National Survey of Student Engagement results

II. Categories of Community Engagement

Service Learning

• Office of Service Learning
• Data Dashboards Service Learning, July 2012
• Data Dashboards Service Learning, July 2013
• USI Strategic Plan, Enhance Experiential Learning Opportunities
• Service Learning Outcomes

Community Engagement integrated into curricular engagement
 Student Research

• Endeavor! Awards for Research and Creativity

Student Leadership

• Camp Eagle
• Living Learning Communities

Student Internships/Co-ops

• Office of Career Services and Internships

Study Abroad

•  Office of International Programs -- Study Abroad

Core Curriculum / First Year Experience / General Education

• Core 39

Graduate Studies

• Masters of Public Administration Course Descriptions 
• Connect with Southern Indiana

Scholarship of Engagement

• YouTube video - US Navy NSWC Crane Elastomers Research & Fabrication
• Faculty Scholarship of Engagement - Abstracts

B.  Outreach and Partnerships

Outreach

Three examples of representative outreach programs

• Applied Engineering Center
• Technology Commercialization Academy
• Start-Up Weekend

Examples of representative campus resources

• ORGSYNC
• USI Teaching Theatre
• USI Athletics
• David L. Rice Library
• Center for Applied Research and Economic Development
• Southwest Indiana STEM

Partnerships

Changes in quality, quantity and impact of partnership activity

• College Achievement Program (CAP)
• USI-Crane Partnership

• I-69 Innovation Corridor
• USI leads I-69 Innovation Corridor Discussion
• I-69 Consortium
• USI Names I-69 Innovation Corridor Manager
• EVV-Crane I-69 Innovation Corridor

• USI Community Health Centers
• USI receives federal funding for Glenwood Health Clinic
• USI Community Health Centers

Actions to deepen and improve partnerships

• I-69 Innovation Corridor
• USI leads I-69 Innovation Corridor Discussion
• I-69 Consortium
• USI Names I-69 Innovation Corridor Manager
• EVV-Crane I-69 Innovation Corridor

• Innovation Index - US Dept. of Commerce Economic Development Administration report
• USI received $3M award from Lilly Endowment