Hello all -
Thanks for the quick responses on dates for our F2F meeting. The best choice that matches availability of the Big Ten Conference Center is Thursday/Friday, December 10 and 11. We will begin at 8:30 on December 10 and finish at 11:00 on December 11. We can work on a draft agenda and details.
Here are some other updates from last month, feel free to add what I’ve missed!
Big Ten Committees
* Thanks to Keith Marshall for the attached listing of Big Ten Committees. We can review and see if there are any where it might make sense to further collaborate.
Working with/Funding through Foundation Partners
* We spent time talking about how we might better leverage our Foundation partners in support of our work. One option is to have a couple of our most engaged foundation partners join us for one of calls to determine how we might best provide them information they could use to help us seek out interested partners. From there, we could each invite our foundation reps (if appropriate) to one of our meetings (maybe December F2F?) to have a discussion. Another idea is to join them in one of their meetings. If you have a Foundation rep who is already on board, think about whether they might be good to bring in for a conversation. Morgan, you thought you might have someone; there will also be others.
Hearing from Current Outside Funders
* It might be helpful to bring in an outside donor to talk about their interest in engagement work and how we best present that work to meet joint goals. We can talk about ideas you might have from your own institutions. The Impact Funders Forum might also have some information that would be helpful to us.
Linkages to Carnegie Engagement Designation - As USD continues their evolution of the Carnegie Engagement Designation, we want to keep connected so we are on track with collecting the right data. We might also help inform them of how the questions asked in the certification/recertification process could be used for other accreditation purposes (both at the college level and institution - like sustainability) in order to value add to the process and not duplicate campus efforts.
Engaging Deans
* More intentionally engaging Deans in engagement work is a good strategy for campus institutionalization. We will continue to discuss strategies for doing that. A closer alignment between their needs and what we need for the Carnegie designation can be one way of connecting. How could we better leverage the civic and community engagement connection?
Processes for Data Collection -All are in search of best practices and ways to ease the pain of data collection. Maryland has interest.
Tagging Engagement Courses -Strategies and best practices for tagging courses and research projects to engagement continue to be a point of discussion. Best practices will be topic for this fall.
On-Line Engagement Courses -Are their opportunities for offering on-line engagement courses for the public? Could be on how to engage with their institutions or how they might engage with their partners on a local level. Rutgers and Iowa and some ideas on this.
Student Engagement -Questions that arise are around funding travel for off-campus engagement, tracking, telling the impact stories, etc. How do we ensure these are truly engagement experiences?
It was a robust discussion to be sure! We can discuss more during our August meeting. In the meantime, enjoy the 250th Independence Day celebration and all of July!
Kathleen
[ps://ucomm.unl.edu/images/email-signature/4h.gif] Kathleen Lodl Associate Dean/4-H Program Administrator University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension 211 Ag Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0703 402.472.2966 • klodl1@unl.edumailto:klodl1@unl.edu http://www.extension.unl.edu <http://www.extension.unl.edu/ > [ebook icon]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/UNLExtension211__;!!PvX... > [tter icon] <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/unlextension__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB... > [terest - Keep Ohio Beautiful] <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pinterest.com/source/extension.unl.e... >
thanks, Kathleen!
I don't see us on that list?
On Thu, Jul 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM Kathleen Lodl klodl1@unl.edu wrote:
Hello all -
Thanks for the quick responses on dates for our F2F meeting. The best choice that matches availability of the Big Ten Conference Center is *Thursday/Friday, December 10 and 11*. We will begin at 8:30 on December 10 and finish at 11:00 on December 11. We can work on a draft agenda and details.
Here are some other updates from last month, feel free to add what I’ve missed!
*Big Ten Committees*
- Thanks to Keith Marshall for the attached listing of Big Ten
Committees. We can review and see if there are any where it might make sense to further collaborate.
*Working with/Funding** through Foundation Partners*
- We spent time talking about how we might better leverage our
Foundation partners in support of our work. One option is to have a couple of our most engaged foundation partners join us for one of calls to determine how we might best provide them information they could use to help us seek out interested partners. From there, we could each invite our foundation reps (if appropriate) to one of our meetings (maybe December F2F?) to have a discussion. Another idea is to join them in one of their meetings. If you have a Foundation rep who is already on board, think about whether they might be good to bring in for a conversation. Morgan, you thought you might have someone; there will also be others.
*Hearing from Current Outside Funders*
- It might be helpful to bring in an outside donor to talk about their
interest in engagement work and how we best present that work to meet joint goals. We can talk about ideas you might have from your own institutions. The Impact Funders Forum might also have some information that would be helpful to us.
*Linkages to Carnegie Engagement Designation *
- As USD continues their evolution of the Carnegie Engagement Designation,
we want to keep connected so we are on track with collecting the right data. We might also help inform them of how the questions asked in the certification/recertification process could be used for other accreditation purposes (both at the college level and institution - like sustainability) in order to value add to the process and not duplicate campus efforts.
*Engaging** Deans*
- More intentionally engaging Deans in engagement work is a good
strategy for campus institutionalization. We will continue to discuss strategies for doing that. A closer alignment between their needs and what we need for the Carnegie designation can be one way of connecting. How could we better leverage the civic and community engagement connection?
*Processes for Data Collection * -All are in search of best practices and ways to ease the pain of data collection. Maryland has interest.
*Tagging Engagement Courses * -Strategies and best practices for tagging courses and research projects to engagement continue to be a point of discussion. Best practices will be topic for this fall.
*On-Line Engagement Courses * -Are their opportunities for offering on-line engagement courses for the public? Could be on how to engage with their institutions or how they might engage with their partners on a local level. Rutgers and Iowa and some ideas on this.
*Student Engagement * -Questions that arise are around funding travel for off-campus engagement, tracking, telling the impact stories, etc. How do we ensure these are truly engagement experiences?
It was a robust discussion to be sure! We can discuss more during our August meeting. In the meantime, enjoy the 250th Independence Day celebration and all of July!
Kathleen
[image: ps://ucomm.unl.edu/images/email-signature/4h.gif] *Kathleen Lodl* *Associate Dean/4-H Program Administrator* University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension 211 Ag Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0703 402.472.2966 • *klodl1@unl.edu* klodl1@unl.edu *www.extension.unl.edu* <http://www.extension.unl.edu/ > *[image: ebook icon]* https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/UNLExtension211__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!AGbPTMeokCwX6LGpdRg1e--La3sB5iN4nHEcl0n9i9zDbgodmehCwTLS-TostkrJtupcjgFc8zZ-1fdVp3ZQdjQUYA3H5Q$ *[image: tter icon]* https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/unlextension__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!AGbPTMeokCwX6LGpdRg1e--La3sB5iN4nHEcl0n9i9zDbgodmehCwTLS-TostkrJtupcjgFc8zZ-1fdVp3ZQdjSh22tJwA$ *[image: terest - Keep Ohio Beautiful]* https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pinterest.com/source/extension.unl.edu/__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!AGbPTMeokCwX6LGpdRg1e--La3sB5iN4nHEcl0n9i9zDbgodmehCwTLS-TostkrJtupcjgFc8zZ-1fdVp3ZQdjR1cacnbA$
Howdy folks!
Apologies if you get this twice. I think I used the discontinued listserv first.
Quick question: does anybody have a link where the number of community-based or community-engaged courses are listed or described in your institutions? If yes, who does the labeling: your office? Registrar? Faculty?
Thanks and hope to hear soon from you.
Roberto
Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D.
Vice President for Engagement Associate Professor
Purdue University 610 Purdue Mall | West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: (765) 494-2744 Email: robertog@purdue.edu Web: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.purdue.edu/engagement__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB... <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.purdue.edu/engagement__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB... >
LinkedIn: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertoge/__;!!PvXuog... <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertoge/__;!!PvXuog... > Substack: substack.com/@datawhisperer<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://substack.com/@datawhisperer__;!!PvXuogZ4... >
[cid:78b1de56-4c6b-4d2f-98d4-7e87a6a89371] ________________________________ From: Kathleen Lodl klodl1@unl.edu Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2026 2:44 PM To: big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu Subject: [Big10engagementreps] Big Ten Engagement Committee Follow-Up
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Hello all -
Thanks for the quick responses on dates for our F2F meeting. The best choice that matches availability of the Big Ten Conference Center is Thursday/Friday, December 10 and 11. We will begin at 8:30 on December 10 and finish at 11:00 on December 11. We can work on a draft agenda and details.
Here are some other updates from last month, feel free to add what I’ve missed!
Big Ten Committees
* Thanks to Keith Marshall for the attached listing of Big Ten Committees. We can review and see if there are any where it might make sense to further collaborate.
Working with/Funding through Foundation Partners
* We spent time talking about how we might better leverage our Foundation partners in support of our work. One option is to have a couple of our most engaged foundation partners join us for one of calls to determine how we might best provide them information they could use to help us seek out interested partners. From there, we could each invite our foundation reps (if appropriate) to one of our meetings (maybe December F2F?) to have a discussion. Another idea is to join them in one of their meetings. If you have a Foundation rep who is already on board, think about whether they might be good to bring in for a conversation. Morgan, you thought you might have someone; there will also be others.
Hearing from Current Outside Funders
* It might be helpful to bring in an outside donor to talk about their interest in engagement work and how we best present that work to meet joint goals. We can talk about ideas you might have from your own institutions. The Impact Funders Forum might also have some information that would be helpful to us.
Linkages to Carnegie Engagement Designation - As USD continues their evolution of the Carnegie Engagement Designation, we want to keep connected so we are on track with collecting the right data. We might also help inform them of how the questions asked in the certification/recertification process could be used for other accreditation purposes (both at the college level and institution - like sustainability) in order to value add to the process and not duplicate campus efforts.
Engaging Deans
* More intentionally engaging Deans in engagement work is a good strategy for campus institutionalization. We will continue to discuss strategies for doing that. A closer alignment between their needs and what we need for the Carnegie designation can be one way of connecting. How could we better leverage the civic and community engagement connection?
Processes for Data Collection -All are in search of best practices and ways to ease the pain of data collection. Maryland has interest.
Tagging Engagement Courses -Strategies and best practices for tagging courses and research projects to engagement continue to be a point of discussion. Best practices will be topic for this fall.
On-Line Engagement Courses -Are their opportunities for offering on-line engagement courses for the public? Could be on how to engage with their institutions or how they might engage with their partners on a local level. Rutgers and Iowa and some ideas on this.
Student Engagement -Questions that arise are around funding travel for off-campus engagement, tracking, telling the impact stories, etc. How do we ensure these are truly engagement experiences?
It was a robust discussion to be sure! We can discuss more during our August meeting. In the meantime, enjoy the 250th Independence Day celebration and all of July!
Kathleen
[ps://ucomm.unl.edu/images/email-signature/4h.gif] Kathleen Lodl Associate Dean/4-H Program Administrator University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension 211 Ag Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0703 402.472.2966 • klodl1@unl.edumailto:klodl1@unl.edu http://www.extension.unl.edu <http://www.extension.unl.edu/ > [ebook icon]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/UNLExtension211__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!AGbPTMeokCwX6LGpdRg1e--La3sB5iN4nHEcl0n9i9zDbgodmehCwTLS-TostkrJtupcjgFc8zZ-1fdVp3ZQdjQUYA3H5Q$ [tter icon] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/unlextension__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!AGbPTMeokCwX6LGpdRg1e--La3sB5iN4nHEcl0n9i9zDbgodmehCwTLS-TostkrJtupcjgFc8zZ-1fdVp3ZQdjSh22tJwA$ [terest - Keep Ohio Beautiful] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pinterest.com/source/extension.unl.edu/__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!AGbPTMeokCwX6LGpdRg1e--La3sB5iN4nHEcl0n9i9zDbgodmehCwTLS-TostkrJtupcjgFc8zZ-1fdVp3ZQdjR1cacnbA$
I don't have a link to where it's available publicly, but I have the data. We have a CEL attribute (which is being revised because there was no quality control) this fall. We have a set of requirements and a review process that lets courses be identified as CEL. We also did a survey last spring to identify as many courses as we could, including those that aren't currently labeled with the attribute. What are you looking for specifically?
On Tue, Jul 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM Roberto Gallardo via Big10engagementreps < big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu> wrote:
Howdy folks!
Apologies if you get this twice. I think I used the discontinued listserv first.
Quick question: does anybody have a link where the number of community-based or community-engaged courses are listed or described in your institutions? If yes, who does the labeling: your office? Registrar? Faculty?
Thanks and hope to hear soon from you.
Roberto
Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D.
Vice President for Engagement Associate Professor
*Purdue University* 610 Purdue Mall | West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: (765) 494-2744 Email: robertog@purdue.edu Web: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.purdue.edu/engagement__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB... https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.purdue.edu/engagement__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!DxIH8l4H-5keJqNzE0r5x1Qmg2uAH2DI3AwG4WEgDM_HAPqY3_qDmpl79mTirkY2hjH4XKCZrcBUCt2sSrmffEBqQrmi8mVaCQ$
LinkedIn: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertoge/__;!!PvXuog... https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertoge/__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!DxIH8l4H-5keJqNzE0r5x1Qmg2uAH2DI3AwG4WEgDM_HAPqY3_qDmpl79mTirkY2hjH4XKCZrcBUCt2sSrmffEBqQrlxyDiqng$ Substack: substack.com/@datawhisperer https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://substack.com/@datawhisperer__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!DxIH8l4H-5keJqNzE0r5x1Qmg2uAH2DI3AwG4WEgDM_HAPqY3_qDmpl79mTirkY2hjH4XKCZrcBUCt2sSrmffEBqQrmKzUBd0w$
*From:* Kathleen Lodl klodl1@unl.edu *Sent:* Thursday, July 2, 2026 2:44 PM *To:* big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu <big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu
*Subject:* [Big10engagementreps] Big Ten Engagement Committee Follow-Up
---- *External Email*: Use caution with attachments, links, or sharing data ---- Hello all -
Thanks for the quick responses on dates for our F2F meeting. The best choice that matches availability of the Big Ten Conference Center is *Thursday/Friday, December 10 and 11*. We will begin at 8:30 on December 10 and finish at 11:00 on December 11. We can work on a draft agenda and details.
Here are some other updates from last month, feel free to add what I’ve missed!
*Big Ten Committees*
- Thanks to Keith Marshall for the attached listing of Big Ten
Committees. We can review and see if there are any where it might make sense to further collaborate.
*Working with/Funding** through Foundation Partners*
- We spent time talking about how we might better leverage our
Foundation partners in support of our work. One option is to have a couple of our most engaged foundation partners join us for one of calls to determine how we might best provide them information they could use to help us seek out interested partners. From there, we could each invite our foundation reps (if appropriate) to one of our meetings (maybe December F2F?) to have a discussion. Another idea is to join them in one of their meetings. If you have a Foundation rep who is already on board, think about whether they might be good to bring in for a conversation. Morgan, you thought you might have someone; there will also be others.
*Hearing from Current Outside Funders*
- It might be helpful to bring in an outside donor to talk about their
interest in engagement work and how we best present that work to meet joint goals. We can talk about ideas you might have from your own institutions. The Impact Funders Forum might also have some information that would be helpful to us.
*Linkages to Carnegie Engagement Designation *
- As USD continues their evolution of the Carnegie Engagement Designation,
we want to keep connected so we are on track with collecting the right data. We might also help inform them of how the questions asked in the certification/recertification process could be used for other accreditation purposes (both at the college level and institution - like sustainability) in order to value add to the process and not duplicate campus efforts.
*Engaging** Deans*
- More intentionally engaging Deans in engagement work is a good
strategy for campus institutionalization. We will continue to discuss strategies for doing that. A closer alignment between their needs and what we need for the Carnegie designation can be one way of connecting. How could we better leverage the civic and community engagement connection?
*Processes for Data Collection * -All are in search of best practices and ways to ease the pain of data collection. Maryland has interest.
*Tagging Engagement Courses * -Strategies and best practices for tagging courses and research projects to engagement continue to be a point of discussion. Best practices will be topic for this fall.
*On-Line Engagement Courses * -Are their opportunities for offering on-line engagement courses for the public? Could be on how to engage with their institutions or how they might engage with their partners on a local level. Rutgers and Iowa and some ideas on this.
*Student Engagement * -Questions that arise are around funding travel for off-campus engagement, tracking, telling the impact stories, etc. How do we ensure these are truly engagement experiences?
It was a robust discussion to be sure! We can discuss more during our August meeting. In the meantime, enjoy the 250th Independence Day celebration and all of July!
Kathleen
[image: ps://ucomm.unl.edu/images/email-signature/4h.gif] *Kathleen Lodl* *Associate Dean/4-H Program Administrator* University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension 211 Ag Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0703 402.472.2966 • *klodl1@unl.edu* klodl1@unl.edu *www.extension.unl.edu* <http://www.extension.unl.edu/ > *[image: ebook icon]* https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/UNLExtension211__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!AGbPTMeokCwX6LGpdRg1e--La3sB5iN4nHEcl0n9i9zDbgodmehCwTLS-TostkrJtupcjgFc8zZ-1fdVp3ZQdjQUYA3H5Q$ *[image: tter icon]* https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/unlextension__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!AGbPTMeokCwX6LGpdRg1e--La3sB5iN4nHEcl0n9i9zDbgodmehCwTLS-TostkrJtupcjgFc8zZ-1fdVp3ZQdjSh22tJwA$ *[image: terest - Keep Ohio Beautiful]* https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pinterest.com/source/extension.unl.edu/__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!AGbPTMeokCwX6LGpdRg1e--La3sB5iN4nHEcl0n9i9zDbgodmehCwTLS-TostkrJtupcjgFc8zZ-1fdVp3ZQdjR1cacnbA$
Hello Roberto,
We have a list of community-engaged courses from our Executive Vice Chancellor’s office: https://executivevc.unl.edu/experiential-learning-courses/#community
Additionally, we have the registrar's office run a report every semester with the course instructor and how many students took the course. Attached is an example of the kinds of things our faculty are doing.
Hope that helps! Kathleen
[ps://ucomm.unl.edu/images/email-signature/4h.gif] Kathleen Lodl Associate Dean/4-H Program Administrator University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension 211 Ag Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0703 402.472.2966 • klodl1@unl.edumailto:klodl1@unl.edu http://www.extension.unl.edu <http://www.extension.unl.edu/ > [ebook icon]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/UNLExtension211__;!!PvX... > [tter icon] <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/unlextension__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB... > [terest - Keep Ohio Beautiful] <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pinterest.com/source/extension.unl.e... > From: Roberto Gallardo via Big10engagementreps big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM To: big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu Subject: [Big10engagementreps] Re: Big Ten Engagement Committee Follow-Up
Howdy folks!
Apologies if you get this twice. I think I used the discontinued listserv first.
Quick question: does anybody have a link where the number of community-based or community-engaged courses are listed or described in your institutions? If yes, who does the labeling: your office? Registrar? Faculty?
Thanks and hope to hear soon from you.
Roberto
Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D.
Vice President for Engagement Associate Professor
Purdue University 610 Purdue Mall | West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: (765) 494-2744 Email: robertog@purdue.edu Web: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.purdue.edu/engagement__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB... https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.purdue.edu/engagement__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!DxIH8l4H-5keJqNzE0r5x1Qmg2uAH2DI3AwG4WEgDM_HAPqY3_qDmpl79mTirkY2hjH4XKCZrcBUCt2sSrmffEBqQrmi8mVaCQ$
LinkedIn: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertoge/__;!!PvXuog... https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertoge/__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!DxIH8l4H-5keJqNzE0r5x1Qmg2uAH2DI3AwG4WEgDM_HAPqY3_qDmpl79mTirkY2hjH4XKCZrcBUCt2sSrmffEBqQrlxyDiqng$ Substack: substack.com/@datawhispererhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://substack.com/@datawhisperer__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!DxIH8l4H-5keJqNzE0r5x1Qmg2uAH2DI3AwG4WEgDM_HAPqY3_qDmpl79mTirkY2hjH4XKCZrcBUCt2sSrmffEBqQrmKzUBd0w$
[cid:78b1de56-4c6b-4d2f-98d4-7e87a6a89371] ________________________________ From: Kathleen Lodl klodl1@unl.edu Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2026 2:44 PM To: big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu Subject: [Big10engagementreps] Big Ten Engagement Committee Follow-Up
---- External Email: Use caution with attachments, links, or sharing data ----
Hello all -
Thanks for the quick responses on dates for our F2F meeting. The best choice that matches availability of the Big Ten Conference Center is Thursday/Friday, December 10 and 11. We will begin at 8:30 on December 10 and finish at 11:00 on December 11. We can work on a draft agenda and details.
Here are some other updates from last month, feel free to add what I’ve missed!
Big Ten Committees
* Thanks to Keith Marshall for the attached listing of Big Ten Committees. We can review and see if there are any where it might make sense to further collaborate.
Working with/Funding through Foundation Partners
* We spent time talking about how we might better leverage our Foundation partners in support of our work. One option is to have a couple of our most engaged foundation partners join us for one of calls to determine how we might best provide them information they could use to help us seek out interested partners. From there, we could each invite our foundation reps (if appropriate) to one of our meetings (maybe December F2F?) to have a discussion. Another idea is to join them in one of their meetings. If you have a Foundation rep who is already on board, think about whether they might be good to bring in for a conversation. Morgan, you thought you might have someone; there will also be others.
Hearing from Current Outside Funders
* It might be helpful to bring in an outside donor to talk about their interest in engagement work and how we best present that work to meet joint goals. We can talk about ideas you might have from your own institutions. The Impact Funders Forum might also have some information that would be helpful to us.
Linkages to Carnegie Engagement Designation - As USD continues their evolution of the Carnegie Engagement Designation, we want to keep connected so we are on track with collecting the right data. We might also help inform them of how the questions asked in the certification/recertification process could be used for other accreditation purposes (both at the college level and institution - like sustainability) in order to value add to the process and not duplicate campus efforts.
Engaging Deans
* More intentionally engaging Deans in engagement work is a good strategy for campus institutionalization. We will continue to discuss strategies for doing that. A closer alignment between their needs and what we need for the Carnegie designation can be one way of connecting. How could we better leverage the civic and community engagement connection?
Processes for Data Collection -All are in search of best practices and ways to ease the pain of data collection. Maryland has interest.
Tagging Engagement Courses -Strategies and best practices for tagging courses and research projects to engagement continue to be a point of discussion. Best practices will be topic for this fall.
On-Line Engagement Courses -Are their opportunities for offering on-line engagement courses for the public? Could be on how to engage with their institutions or how they might engage with their partners on a local level. Rutgers and Iowa and some ideas on this.
Student Engagement -Questions that arise are around funding travel for off-campus engagement, tracking, telling the impact stories, etc. How do we ensure these are truly engagement experiences?
It was a robust discussion to be sure! We can discuss more during our August meeting. In the meantime, enjoy the 250th Independence Day celebration and all of July!
Kathleen
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Hi Roberto,
Here is a link to Iowa’s Community-Engaged Course (CEC) informational page: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://engagement.uiowa.edu/community-engaged-c... . We manage the CEC designation in collaboration with the Registrar’s office. This informational webpage is through my office, but the official course listing, MyUI Courses, is via the Registrar’s office.
Happy to answer any questions you may have!
Nick
P.S. Please forgive the state of our website…it’s getting overhauled this summer, and we are currently in a state of transition!
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From: Roberto Gallardo via Big10engagementreps big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2026 2:39 PM To: big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu Subject: [External] [Big10engagementreps] Re: Big Ten Engagement Committee Follow-Up
Howdy folks!
Apologies if you get this twice. I think I used the discontinued listserv first.
Quick question: does anybody have a link where the number of community-based or community-engaged courses are listed or described in your institutions? If yes, who does the labeling: your office? Registrar? Faculty?
Thanks and hope to hear soon from you.
Roberto
Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D.
Vice President for Engagement Associate Professor
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[cid:image006.jpg@01DD0EC9.84EEA2B0] ________________________________ From: Kathleen Lodl <klodl1@unl.edumailto:klodl1@unl.edu> Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2026 2:44 PM To: big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edumailto:big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu <big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edumailto:big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu> Subject: [Big10engagementreps] Big Ten Engagement Committee Follow-Up
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Hello all -
Thanks for the quick responses on dates for our F2F meeting. The best choice that matches availability of the Big Ten Conference Center is Thursday/Friday, December 10 and 11. We will begin at 8:30 on December 10 and finish at 11:00 on December 11. We can work on a draft agenda and details.
Here are some other updates from last month, feel free to add what I’ve missed!
Big Ten Committees
* Thanks to Keith Marshall for the attached listing of Big Ten Committees. We can review and see if there are any where it might make sense to further collaborate.
Working with/Funding through Foundation Partners
* We spent time talking about how we might better leverage our Foundation partners in support of our work. One option is to have a couple of our most engaged foundation partners join us for one of calls to determine how we might best provide them information they could use to help us seek out interested partners. From there, we could each invite our foundation reps (if appropriate) to one of our meetings (maybe December F2F?) to have a discussion. Another idea is to join them in one of their meetings. If you have a Foundation rep who is already on board, think about whether they might be good to bring in for a conversation. Morgan, you thought you might have someone; there will also be others.
Hearing from Current Outside Funders
* It might be helpful to bring in an outside donor to talk about their interest in engagement work and how we best present that work to meet joint goals. We can talk about ideas you might have from your own institutions. The Impact Funders Forum might also have some information that would be helpful to us.
Linkages to Carnegie Engagement Designation - As USD continues their evolution of the Carnegie Engagement Designation, we want to keep connected so we are on track with collecting the right data. We might also help inform them of how the questions asked in the certification/recertification process could be used for other accreditation purposes (both at the college level and institution - like sustainability) in order to value add to the process and not duplicate campus efforts.
Engaging Deans
* More intentionally engaging Deans in engagement work is a good strategy for campus institutionalization. We will continue to discuss strategies for doing that. A closer alignment between their needs and what we need for the Carnegie designation can be one way of connecting. How could we better leverage the civic and community engagement connection?
Processes for Data Collection -All are in search of best practices and ways to ease the pain of data collection. Maryland has interest.
Tagging Engagement Courses -Strategies and best practices for tagging courses and research projects to engagement continue to be a point of discussion. Best practices will be topic for this fall.
On-Line Engagement Courses -Are their opportunities for offering on-line engagement courses for the public? Could be on how to engage with their institutions or how they might engage with their partners on a local level. Rutgers and Iowa and some ideas on this.
Student Engagement -Questions that arise are around funding travel for off-campus engagement, tracking, telling the impact stories, etc. How do we ensure these are truly engagement experiences?
It was a robust discussion to be sure! We can discuss more during our August meeting. In the meantime, enjoy the 250th Independence Day celebration and all of July!
Kathleen
[ps://ucomm.unl.edu/images/email-signature/4h.gif] Kathleen Lodl Associate Dean/4-H Program Administrator University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension 211 Ag Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0703 402.472.2966 • klodl1@unl.edumailto:klodl1@unl.edu http://www.extension.unl.edu <http://www.extension.unl.edu/ > [ebook icon]https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/UNLExtension211__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!AGbPTMeokCwX6LGpdRg1e--La3sB5iN4nHEcl0n9i9zDbgodmehCwTLS-TostkrJtupcjgFc8zZ-1fdVp3ZQdjQUYA3H5Q$ [tter icon] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/unlextension__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!AGbPTMeokCwX6LGpdRg1e--La3sB5iN4nHEcl0n9i9zDbgodmehCwTLS-TostkrJtupcjgFc8zZ-1fdVp3ZQdjSh22tJwA$ [terest - Keep Ohio Beautiful] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pinterest.com/source/extension.unl.edu/__;!!PvXuogZ4sRB2p-tU!AGbPTMeokCwX6LGpdRg1e--La3sB5iN4nHEcl0n9i9zDbgodmehCwTLS-TostkrJtupcjgFc8zZ-1fdVp3ZQdjR1cacnbA$
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