Past Events

DICE Network Quarterly Meeting

Collaboratory has launched the Data for Institutional Community Engagement (DICE) Network - an affinity group focused on community engagement tracking, assessment, and evaluation in higher education. ...

Working with External Stakeholders/Local Communities

Recognizing the complex dynamics of the communities in which institutions are situated, place is critically important as it relates to community engagement data collection in Collaboratory. At our last Coffee Break of the year, come learn about two unique approaches to engaging with the larger community, building trust, and celebrating ethical and reciprocal partnerships. Ellen Szarleta’s approach at IU Northwest has always started from the perspective of community partners and leaders in an urban context. Julie Mowrer’s approach at Hawai’i Hilo centers on the thoughtfulness and intentionality of working with the Native Hawaiian community. Regardless of your institution’s location and approach, this promises to be a rich conversation with great thought partners. ...

Carnegie Networking Call (Apr 2023)

Join the Carnegie Elective Classifications team at the American Council on Education (ACE) and Collaboratory for monthly peer-to-peer networking calls to facilitate connections and conversations among institutions. ...

Carnegie Community of Practice: Reflections

Collaboratory is hosting and facilitating a national community of practice focused on leveraging the Elective Classification framework as an opportunity to recruit allies and generate buy-in for community engagement on your campus, and to build a comprehensive portrait of your engagement. Each month we will address a new section of the application, sequentially following the framework. ...

Working with Student Affairs/Student Groups to Capture Co-Curricular Data

If you are considering how to strategically connect with and capture the engagement of student organizations and co-curricular efforts across your institution, our March Coffee Break is for you! Both Alia Pustorino at Duquesne University and the Winona State Collaboratory team have prioritized working with students and student life to capture co-curricular engagement data. Learn how both campuses approach capturing co-curricular, student-led activities in Collaboratory. ...

Carnegie Networking Call (Mar 2023)

Join the Carnegie Elective Classifications team at the American Council on Education (ACE) and Collaboratory for monthly peer-to-peer networking calls to facilitate connections and conversations among institutions. ...

Carnegie Community of Practice: Section 13 of the Application

Collaboratory is hosting and facilitating a national community of practice focused on leveraging the Elective Classification framework as an opportunity to recruit allies and generate buy-in for community engagement on your campus, and to build a comprehensive portrait of your engagement. Each month we will address a new section of the application, sequentially following the framework. ...

Working with an Engagement Council/Data Liaisons across Campus

Have you considered creating a data liaison network, community engagement task force, or engaged faculty/staff council at your institution? In need of ideas and strategies about how to work with colleagues on your campus who are excited about Collaboratory or who could assist with data entry and sharing? Join the February Coffee Break to hear from Kristin Norris and Anna Galvez at Indiana University and learn how they have created a network to assist with implementing and leveraging Collaboratory across IU. ...

Re-Envisioning Publicly Engaged Scholarship in Promotion and Tenure

Many institutions know promotion and tenure policies need to be revised and evaluative metrics need to be created to better recognize, reward, and retain publicly engaged faculty. But oftentimes they are hit with “analysis paralysis” - the details of where or how to start can be overwhelming. Focused on the big-picture of navigating institutional change, this panel will share insights from three scholars who have helped their institutions revise both formal and informal promotion and tenure processes, and will offer insights for collective movement. ...

Carnegie Networking Call (Feb 2023)

Join the Carnegie Elective Classifications team at the American Council on Education (ACE) and Collaboratory for monthly peer-to-peer networking calls to facilitate connections and conversations among institutions. ...

Carnegie Community of Practice: Section 12 of the Application

Collaboratory is hosting and facilitating a national community of practice focused on leveraging the Elective Classification framework as an opportunity to recruit allies and generate buy-in for community engagement on your campus, and to build a comprehensive portrait of your engagement. Each month we will address a new section of the application, sequentially following the framework. ...

DICE Network Quarterly Meeting

In response to a need heard last fall, Collaboratory has launched the Data for Institutional Community Engagement (DICE) Network - an affinity group focused on community engagement tracking, assessment, and evaluation in higher education. ...