Indicators of Comunity-University Engagement: Comparing University of Massachusetts Lowell with Five Peer Institutions

TitleIndicators of Comunity-University Engagement: Comparing University of Massachusetts Lowell with Five Peer Institutions
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsToof R
Series TitleUML Community Engagement Indicators Peer Analysis
InstitutionUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell
CityMassachusetts
Abstract

This report provides the findings of a study undertaken by University of Massachusetts Lowell’s Community University Advisory Board that compares the degree of community-university engagement at UMass Lowell to five other ‘peer institutions’. The author draws on a review of the literature and on the Campus Compact Indicators of Engagement Project to develop a list of categories and indicators for the study. The four categories considered were—administration, communication, service learning and outreach, and ‘community voice’. Indicators were assigned a numerical value and points awarded based on the extent to which each institution met the indicator.