Community Engagement Classification Resources

2024 Frameworks

• 2024 Carnegie Community Engagement First Time Framework
• 2024 Carnegie Community Engagement Re-Classification Framework
• 2024 Carnegie Community Engagement First Time Classification Guide (updated May 10, 2022)
• 2024 Community Engagement Re-Classification Guide (updated May 10, 2022)
• 2024 Community Partner Survey Information (updated September 23, 2022)

2020 Sample Applications 

First-Time Applicants

• California State University, Northridge
• Juniata College
• Sewanee: The University of the South
• Slippery Rock University
• University of Washington, Tacoma
• Utah State University

Re-Classification Applicants

• California State University, Sacramento
• Cornell University
• Morehouse School of Medicine
• North Shore Community College
• Rockhurst University
• University of Notre Dame
• University of Texas at El Paso
• University of Utah

Connected Resources

• Aligning and Integrating the APLU IEP Designation and Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement Application Processes, courtesy of Dr. Sheila Martin (contact: sheilam@trihelixpartners.com) – APLU IEP
• Connections Between the Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement and the Voter Friendly Campus Program – Voter Friendly Campus 

Publications

• Saltmarsh, J. and Johnson, M. (2018). The elective Carnegie Community Engagement Classification: Constructing a successful application for first-time and re-classification applicants.
• Johnson, M. and Saltmarsh, J. (2020). Campus Classification, Identity, and Change: The Elective Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 24(3), p. 105.
• Additional Resource Publications

Upcoming Webinars and Workshops

Community Engagement Classification Resources from 2020 Cycle and Earlier