Abstract
Community engagement in higher education has become increasingly widespread. As a consequence, universities find themselves learning how to integrate community engagement on their own, from each other, and, hopefully, from their community partners. This article discusses three distinct cases–a consortium, university, and program–and their impacts on a regional economy and community. In addition to illustrating intentional macro to micro community engagement practices, the article notes key findings from regional institutional collaborations. Further, the article recommends benchmarks for evaluating the quality and effective practice of community engagement.
Recommended Citation
Creighton, Sean; Sweeney, Robert J.; and Cauley, Katherine
(2009)
"Consortium, University, and Program Impact on Regional Economy and Community,"
Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education: Vol. 1:
Iss.
2, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/jcehe/vol1/iss2/8
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