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Engagement Tools

We offer an online repository of valuable resources to assist UNMC faculty, staff and students in connecting with community-engaged colleagues, as well as tools and resources that can help to ensure successful engagement projects with community members.

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Just a couple of the items in the repository include:

  • Research Grant Boilerplate Copy
    Template copy you can use if you're writing a grant proposal that includes a section on community engagement.
  • Capacity Building
    Information on capacity building, an approach in which community assets are leveraged to address needs and improve overall health outcomes in a collaborative manner.

Tools

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Resources

Community Engagement Definition

Embracing a shared definition of community engagement is important. The UNMC Office of Community Engagement follows the definition of community engagement established by the Carnegie Foundation:

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.

Learn more about the Carnegie Foundation's definition and purpose of community engagement.

Community Engagement Model

Community engagement in academic health centers looks a little different than the general world of higher academia. You are probably more engaged than you think you are!

Read more about the practical model for community engagement in academic health centers.

Community Engagement and Academic Health Centers

Looking for more information on community engagement specifically in an academic health center? Check out these resources to get more information.

Community Engagement in Patient Health

Involving patients and the community when conducting research is essential.

Read Authentic Engagement of Patients and Communities Can Transform Research, Practice, And Policy to learn about a concept referred to as "authentic engagement."

Community Engagement and Population Health Management

Here are resources to help you better explore the role of community engagement and population health management. 

Service Learning

If you are looking for information on how to create and implement a service learning program, here are some helpful resources.

Faculty Toolkit for Service-Learning in Higher Education
PDF with information on the principles of partnership, partnership assessment tool, service-learning pedagogy, how to get started tips and more.
Designing & Delivering a Service-Learning Course
A series of online modules by UMASS Dartmouth that defines service-learning and the various steps involved in the implementation of service-learning pedagogy.
A Practical Guide for Integrating Civic Responsibility into the Curriculum
A PDF that provides easy-to-use applications for faculty who would like to develop their students' citizenship skills by integrating civic responsibility concepts and practices into college courses.
Why Service Learning
Website by the National Youth Leadership Council that defines service learning and how it is used as an instructional strategy (with infographic), as well as offers additional resources.
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Contact Our Office

If you have questions about community engagement or want to learn about ways you can get involved, please contact our team.