DATE: July 31, 2015 FROM: Barry Bram, Richard Smith, and Careen Yarnal TO: Provost Nicholas Jones SUBJECT: First Annual Engaged Scholarship Initiative Report Please find attached the First Annual Engaged Scholarship Initiative Report. It highlights the primary goal of the ESI, key accomplishments of the Council on Engaged Scholarship, and future goals and action steps for the Initiative. The document was authored by: Barry Bram, Special Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs; Yvonne Gaudelius, Associate Vice President and Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education; Angela Linse, Executive Director for the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence and Associate Dean for Teaching; Richard Smith, Interim Director for Engaged Scholarship, Office of Outreach and Online Education; Ann Taylor, Director of the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute; Brent Yarnal, Professor of Geography; Careen Yarnal, Co-Chair of the Council on Engaged Scholarship and Associate Professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management; and Mike Zeman, Director, Science Outreach. We hope you find the report, interesting, informative, and useful. We look forward to your comments and suggestions to enhance the forward momentum. Initiative’s Attachment
DATE: July 31, 2015 FROM: Barry Bram, Richard Smith, and Careen Yarnal TO: Provost Nicholas Jones SUBJECT: First Annual Engaged Scholarship Initiative Report Please find attached the First Annual Engaged Scholarship Initiative Report. It highlights the primary goal of the ESI, key accomplishments of the Council on Engaged Scholarship, and future goals and action steps for the Initiative. The document was authored by: Barry Bram, Special Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs; Yvonne Gaudelius, Associate Vice President and Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education; Angela Linse, Executive Director for the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence and Associate Dean for Teaching; Richard Smith, Interim Director for Engaged Scholarship, Office of Outreach and Online Education; Ann Taylor, Director of the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute; Brent Yarnal, Professor of Geography; Careen Yarnal, Co-Chair of the Council on Engaged Scholarship and Associate Professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Management; and Mike Zeman, Director, Science Outreach. We hope you find the report, interesting, informative, and useful. We look forward to your comments and suggestions to enhance the Initiative’s forward momentum. Attachment