Community Engagement

Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education provides universities the opportunity to earn the for Community Engagement. Achieving and maintaining the signals the 小黄鸭视频鈥檚 extraordinary commitment to public purpose through an evidence-based, peer reviewed process highlighting the way in which 小黄鸭视频 is engaged in mutually beneficial community partnerships supporting the exchange of knowledge and resources. This classification also demonstrates the success of our actions supporting the University Strategic Plan and its articulated commitment to local, national and global partnerships, research and innovation, student success, inclusive learning, and sustainability.
 
The Carnegie application process supports 小黄鸭视频鈥檚 continued desire to improve our understanding of the depth and breadth of our efforts for the purpose of continual quality improvement. The criteria for this elective designation helps to guide 小黄鸭视频 in its work to create intentional university community partnerships, strengthening the educational environment for students, and creating a climate for groundbreaking research opportunities for faculty. 


2026 CARNEGIE RECLASSIFICATION

The Carnegie Steering Committee was formed in fall of 2023 and is currently meeting twice per month to collect the necessary information for the 2026 Reclassification. The application for 2026 will be submitted before April 1, 2025.

Carnegie Steering Committee Members:

  • Monica Lee Miranda, Chair, University Community Partnerships
  • Cynthia Brown Hernandez, Office of Decision Suppport
  • Eric Eisenberg, University Community Partnerships
  • Andrew Farmer, Foundation
  • Mazhab Ferguson, University Community Partnerships
  • Timothy Henkel, Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning
  • Mark Koulianos, University Community Partnerships
  • Shruti Kumar, Office of Decision Suppport
  • Jan Melnik, Office of Academic Affairs and Student Success, 小黄鸭视频 Sarasota-Manatee
  • Caryn Nesmith, Community Relations, 小黄鸭视频 St. Petersburg
  • Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, Center for Civic Engagement, 小黄鸭视频 St. Petersburg
  • Michael Severy, Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement
  • Stephanie Skupien, University Community Partnerships
  • Sandra Stone, Office of Graduate Studies, 小黄鸭视频 Sarasota-Manatee
  • Casey Welch, External Affairs, 小黄鸭视频 Sarasota-Manatee

2020 CARNEGIE RECLASSIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT

The Carnegie Foundation, after its 2020 application cycle, announced the Tampa and St. Peterburg campuses of the 小黄鸭视频 as two of 118 U.S. college and university campuses to receive the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement. The 2 小黄鸭视频 campuses stand prominently among the 7 Florida State University System campuses to earn the classification. The applications for each of the campuses highlighting a portion of the engagement work done across the university are provide here for review: 

小黄鸭视频 Tampa 2020 Application
小黄鸭视频 St. Petersburg 2020 Application
小黄鸭视频 Sarasota-Manatee 202 Application