Engagement Scholarship Consortium

10/16/2026

🖥️ Upcoming Webinar! 🖥️

The American Association of Colleges & Universities is hosting an upcoming webinar titled "Rewiring Higher Education for Human Flourishing"
Details Below:

👤 Who?

Hosted by AAC&U President Lynn Pasquarella with presentations by:
Annmarie Caño: Founder and CEO, Accompanying Leaders
Mary Dana Hinton: President, Hollins University
Jessica Riddell: Founder, Hope Circuits Institute; Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence, Bishop's University; Vice Chair, AAC&U Board of Directors

❓ What?

The webinar will feature presentations exploring how hope can inform leadership decisions and institutional responses to uncertainty and change; approaches to fostering belonging, purpose, and resilience in learning and working environments; ways to strengthen institutional culture through eladership that prioritizes people and their wellbeing; and opportunities to rethink institutional priorities to better support human flourishing.

🕙 When?

Monday, October 26th from 2:00 - 3:00 P.M. EST

📍 Register here:

A VOICE AND A FORCE FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION. AAC&U advances the vitality and democratic purposes of undergraduate liberal education.

10/13/2026

The Call for Proposals for the 2027 Conference on Community Writing is now open!

Join the Coalition for Community Writing in Detroit, Michigan, October 20–23, 2027, at Wayne State University for “Nurturing Human Connection in an Age of Isolation.”

We invite community organizers, writers, artists, nonprofit leaders, educators, students, scholars, and others to explore how community writing can foster connection, collaboration, reciprocity, and care in an increasingly isolated and technology-driven world.

We welcome proposals for interactive workshops, panel presentations, roundtable discussions, guided contemplative practices, creative displays, and undergraduate posters.

📍 Detroit, Michigan | Wayne State University
📅 October 20–23, 2027
📝 Proposals: 250–500 words
⏰ Submission deadline: December 7, 2026

We look forward to learning from the many voices and communities shaping the future of community writing!

View the full CFP and submit your proposal at www.communitywriting.org.

10/13/2026

❓ Did you know? ❓

The Engagement Scholarship Consortium website has a jobs page dedicated to helping you find employment in the wonderful world of community engaged scholarship!

The webpage is updated multiple times a week with new openings sourced from numerous job boards, so be sure to check it out and take advantage of this highly curated resource!

View here:

The ESC a non-profit organization composed of higher education institutions who build strong university-community partnerships anchored in the rigor of scholarship.

10/12/2026

🖥️ Upcoming Webinar! 🖥️

The National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) is hosting a free, open webinar titled "Public and Community Engagement: The State of the Sector. Details Below:

👤 Who?

Hosted by NCCPE Director Sophie Duncan and NCCPE research fellow and policy analyst Ann Grand. Featuring presentations from Rebecca Hill (Public Opinion and Involvement Manager at the Campaign for Science and Engineering) and Kimberly Freeman (Head of Public Engagement for the Royal Society)

❓ What?

Webinar on the state of the public and community engagement sector in UK higher education.

🕙 When?

Thursday, October 22nd 9:30 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. EST

🗺️ Where?

Microsoft Teams

💭 Why?

This webinar will provide a national-scale snapshot of public education and engaged research in UK higher education, drawing on research across 24 UK universities and 16 interviews with key actors in the sector. This session will be of interest for those wanting to know about the future of higher education in the UK and how other countries are approaching community-engaged research.

📍 Register here:

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10/08/2026

Professors are often encouraged to measure the impact of their work through measures that track citations in journals, but what does that miss?

Rachel Miles, Associate Professor and Assistant Director for Research Information Management and AI strategy at Virginia Tech University Libraries, highlights several ways that evaluators and professors can re-think how they measure research impact:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/success-academia-more-citation-count

10/07/2026

The ESC poster session is underway! Attendees are sharing research, ideas, and examples of community-engaged work from across the country — and making connections along the way.

10/07/2026

“Students don’t make these connections by accident. It’s a designed experience.”

ESC 2026 keynote speaker Jillian Kinzie shared research showing the value of engaged, real-world learning — and challenged institutions to expand access, assess outcomes, and demonstrate its impact.

We’re off to a powerful start to in Knoxville!

10/07/2026

📄 NEW REPORT 📄

The UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research & Social Responsibility in Higher Education has just released its 2025-2026 Annual Report.

The report details progress in three primary activity areas:
🔬 Research
📖 Training
🏛️ Policy Advocacy

Read the full 36-page report here:https://unescochair-cbrsr.org/uploads/article_category/1791367123_UNESCO_Chair_Annual_Report_2025-26.pdf

09/29/2026

One more day! ⏰
Registration for ESC 2026 closes tomorrow, Sept. 30.

Join us Oct. 7–8 in Knoxville for ideas, connections, and conversations that move community engagement forward.

Register now: https://engagementscholarship.org/meetings/esc-2026/registration