Carnegie Community Engagement Classification
CELTS and Loyola’s Carnegie Community Engagement Elective Classification
The CELTS team lead Loyola University Chicago’s application and institutional self-study for the Carnegie Community Engagement Elective Classification, chaired by Dr. Patrick M. Green leading a task force that included the CELTS team, with designations achieved in 2008, 2015, and most recently in 2024. Engaging with over 50 voices across all campuses and many community partners, the task force collected data, critically reflected, engaged in dialogue, and implemented the institutional self-assessment to document and enhance community engagement at Loyola University Chicago. You can find the news story here: https://news.luc.edu/stories/press-releases/loyola-carnegie-community-engagement-classification-2024/
At Loyola University Chicago and through the work of CELTS, we align our work with the Carnegie definition of community engagement featured below:
What is Community Engagement?
Community engagement describes collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. The purpose of community engagement is the partnership of college and university knowledge and resources with those of the public and private sectors to enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity; enhance curriculum, teaching, and learning; prepare educated, engaged citizens; strengthen democratic values and civic responsibility; address critical societal issues; and contribute to the public good.
The 2024 Carnegie Community Engagement Classified campuses have been announced. The full list of currently classified schools can be found in our press release
For more information and resources regarding the Carnegie Community Engagement Elective Classification, please visit: https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/elective-classifications/community-engagement/
In addition to the Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship (CELTS), there are many departments, centers, and offices at Loyola University Chicago that collaborate on community engagement and they were essential partners in the Carnegie re-designation process, including:
CELTS and Loyola’s Carnegie Community Engagement Elective Classification
The CELTS team lead Loyola University Chicago’s application and institutional self-study for the Carnegie Community Engagement Elective Classification, chaired by Dr. Patrick M. Green leading a task force that included the CELTS team, with designations achieved in 2008, 2015, and most recently in 2024. Engaging with over 50 voices across all campuses and many community partners, the task force collected data, critically reflected, engaged in dialogue, and implemented the institutional self-assessment to document and enhance community engagement at Loyola University Chicago. You can find the news story here: https://news.luc.edu/stories/press-releases/loyola-carnegie-community-engagement-classification-2024/
At Loyola University Chicago and through the work of CELTS, we align our work with the Carnegie definition of community engagement featured below:
What is Community Engagement?
Community engagement describes collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. The purpose of community engagement is the partnership of college and university knowledge and resources with those of the public and private sectors to enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity; enhance curriculum, teaching, and learning; prepare educated, engaged citizens; strengthen democratic values and civic responsibility; address critical societal issues; and contribute to the public good.
The 2024 Carnegie Community Engagement Classified campuses have been announced. The full list of currently classified schools can be found in our press release
For more information and resources regarding the Carnegie Community Engagement Elective Classification, please visit: https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/elective-classifications/community-engagement/
In addition to the Center for Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Scholarship (CELTS), there are many departments, centers, and offices at Loyola University Chicago that collaborate on community engagement and they were essential partners in the Carnegie re-designation process, including: