Past Events

Assessment Institute: Re-Imagining Benchmarking as Stewards of Place: Identifying Peers in the Context of Communities

What constitutes a “peer” for institutions that consider themselves to be Stewards of Place and who want to understand their impacts within the context of their community partnerships? This session will introduce the idea of Placemarking, which enhances traditional benchmarking methodologies and metrics to also include the community context in which institutions reside (socioeconomic and demographic indicators) as well as how institutions work in partnership with their communities (e.g., its people, organizations, issues, and assets). Placemarking allows institutions to better align their identity and image, advocate on behalf of both institutional and community priorities, and foster collaborative planning. ...

Assessment Institute: Advancing P-12 Engagement through Data: An Indiana University System Approach

Participants will learn from a panel of faculty, staff, and students who are involved in this initiative. Presenters will share the background of the system-wide initiative, how they are aligning their individual campuses to contribute, internal and external stakeholders involved, and data collection and dissemination efforts. ...

Assessment Institute: Presenting the Anti-Racism Scorecard – Operationalizing Anti-Racism in Higher Education Community Engagement

This presentation will share our journey to develop the Anti-Racist Community Engagement Scorecard, a set of metrics to assess and measure anti-racist engagement and practices in higher education community engagement. ...

Closing Session: The State of Collaboratory

The Collaboratory team is excited to provide, for the first time, a high-level overview of Collaboratory data and cultural trends across our network of 40+ colleges and universities. ...

Administrator Breakouts at the Summit

We are excited to offer a series of four dialogues for our Collaboratory Administrators during our ...

Opening Session: Senior Leadership Panel Discussion

Join the 2021 Collaboratory Summit opening session to hear from a panel of Senior Leaders who are leveraging Collaboratory at their institutions.  The panel will discuss the importance of community engagement data to fuel campus and community success. ...

Collaboratory Coffee Break: Evaluating Campus-Community Partnerships with the OCTA

How can institutions move from tracking their community partnerships to evaluating and strengthening them? Dr. Steve Gavazzi will share strategies for Collaboratory Administrators to think about how they might leverage their Collaboratory data to support the successful implementation of the OCTA and identify opportunities for alignment with key institutional goals. ...

Collaboratory Scholars Meeting

The Collaboratory Scholars meet monthly to explore new ways of thinking about Collaboratory and higher education community engagement. ...

ESC: Operationalizing Anti-Racism in Higher Education Community Engagement: A Scorecard Approach

This presentation will share our journey to develop the Anti-Racist Community Engagement Scorecard, a set of metrics to assess and measure anti-racist practices in higher education community engagement. This scorecard will help position - through research and action - higher education’s role in developing a more just and equitable society. ...

ESC: Aligning community engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals

This workshop will introduce a framework for aligning community engagement efforts with the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Higher education is uniquely positioned to respond to the SDGs, particularly through the work faculty, staff, and students conduct alongside community partners to address pressing needs and respond to evolving challenges. ...

Understanding Engagement in Times of Crisis: AASCU Cohort Meeting

Monthly convening of institutions participating in the Collaboratory/AASCU cohort initiative. ...

ESC: Building a Culture of Engagement Through Data: Planning for Success

This workshop will introduce a framework for aligning community engagement efforts with the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Higher education is uniquely positioned to respond to the SDGs, particularly through the work faculty, staff, and students conduct alongside community partners to address pressing needs and respond to evolving challenges. ...