First Time Classification: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Created by Salem State University on 5/31/2018. Last modified on 4/8/2019. Data Provided When reporting academic year data, campuses should use data from academic year 2017-2018. For example, the number of community based courses per year should correlate with 2017-2018 data. When reporting institutional data, be sure to identify the semester and year within which the data was collected. That data should not be older than 2017-2018. For example, if your institution participated in the NASCE, NSSE, or other assessment tools in the fall of 2018-2019, you may use that data in your reporting. Use of Data The information you provide will be used to determine your institution's community engagement classification. Only those institutions approved for classification will be identified. At the end of the survey, you will have an opportunity to authorize or prohibit the use of this information for other research purposes. Community Engagement Definition Community engagement describes the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial creation and exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. The purpose of community engagement is the partnership (of knowledge and resources) between colleges and universities and 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. Community engagement describes activities that are undertaken with community members. In reciprocal partnerships, there are collaborative community-campus definitions of problems, solutions, and measures of success. Community engagement requires processes in which academics recognize, respect, and value the knowledge, perspectives, and resources of community partners and that are designed to serve a public purpose, building the capacity of individuals, groups, and organizations involved to understand and collaboratively address issues of public concern. Community engagement is shaped by relationships between those in the institution and those outside the institution that are grounded in the qualities of reciprocity, mutual respect, shared authority, and co-creation of goals and outcomes. Such relationships are by their very nature trans-disciplinary (knowledge transcending the disciplines and the college or university) and asset-based (where the strengths, skills, and knowledges of those in the community are validated and legitimized). Community engagement assists campuses in fulfilling their civic purpose through socially useful knowledge creation and dissemination, and through the cultivation of democratic values, skills, and habits - democratic practice. Page 1/103 First Time Classification: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Created by Salem State University on 5/31/2018. Last modified on 4/8/2019. Applicant's Contact Information Please provide the contact information of the individual submitting this application (for Carnegie foundation use only) Title Director, Center for Civic Engagement Institution Salem State University Mailing Address 1 352 Lafayette Street Mailing Address 2 Meier Hall 316A City Salem State MA Zip Code 01970 Phone Number 978-542-2873 Full Name of Institution's President/Chancellor John D. Keenan President/Chancellor's Mailing Address 331 Lafayette Street, Salem MA 01970 President/Chancellor's Email Address [email protected] I. Campus and Community Context A. Campus: Provide a description of your campus that will help to provide a context for understanding how community engagement is enacted in a way that fits the culture and mission of the campus. You may want to include descriptors of special type Page 2/103 First Time Classification: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Created by Salem State University on 5/31/2018. Last modified on 4/8/2019. (community college, land grant, medical college, faith-based, etc.), size (undergraduate and graduate FTE), location, unique history and founding, demographics of student population served, and other features that distinguish the institution. You may want to consult your campus's IPEDS data (https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Home/FindYourCollege) and Carnegie Basic Classification data (http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/lookup.php). Salem State University (SSU), established in 1854, is a comprehensive master’s-level public institution in Essex County, Massachusetts, primarily serving the region known as Boston’s “North Shore.” SSU has partnered with communities in all 34 Essex County cities and towns and many regional organizations over its 165-year history. The university offers 32 undergraduate and graduate programs across six colleges and schools, where 100% of these departments involve faculty and students in a variety of community-engaged experiences. The breadth of these experiences are both curricular and co- curricular, research-oriented and creative, and provide opportunity and access for each interested student. SSU is the most diverse and second largest state university in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The students, staff and faculty create a campus culture of community engagement that reflects this diversity through the 8,700 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled and 1500 faculty and staff employed (2017-2018). SSU serves a growing student body from traditionally underserved populations, including first-generation (over 35% in 2017), low-income (37% of students were Pell-eligible in 2017), students of color (34% undergraduate; 17% graduate in 2017), students with disabilities, veterans, and non-traditional age students. Salem State, originally founded as Salem Normal School, has a long and deep history of community engagement within its region. Only the fourth such institution in Massachusetts and the tenth in the United States, Salem Normal School was welcomed by the city of Salem, which endowed its first one-building site. The institution has since grown to a multi-campus university, the alma mater to over 60,000 living alumni, approximately 80% of whom are Massachusetts residents with 85% of those living in Essex County. Since its inception, SSU has cultivated excellence in regional educators and has since expanded its community engagement to prepare the next generation of social workers, entrepreneurs, nurses, and more. Community engagement is at the heart of the university’s mission as it “prepares a diverse community of learners to contribute responsibly and creatively to a global society.” As SSU continues to serve as a resource to advance the region's cultural, social, and economic development, it strengthens its presence as a thought leader in key academic sectors: education, science, health care, business, arts and humanities, and the social sciences. Whether conducting interdisciplinary research on the environment of the North Atlantic ocean and seashore; collaborating with local municipalities to develop main street revitalization efforts; exploring the social, cultural, and political history of colonial America; or pursuing a passion for human rights and social justice of the sort tested in 1692 by the infamous Salem Witch Trials, SSU brings its intellectual and human capital to bear on local issues with global implications. Moreover, the university is committed to bringing students into these important discussions, thereby inspiring them to “think globally” and “act locally.” Central to these efforts are commitments to place, educational access, diversity and inclusion, academic excellence, and student success. For SSU, community engagement is embedded in the very fabric, culture, and history of the university: it frames the institution’s identity and guides how it educates. B. Community: Provide a description of the community(ies) within which community engagement takes place that will help to provide a context for understanding how community engagement is enacted in a way that fits the culture and history of the partnership community(ies). You may want to include descriptors of special type (rural, urban, conservative, liberal, etc.), size (population), economic health, unique history, demographics of community population served/employed, and other features that distinguish the institution and community(ies). For local communities, you may want to consult your census data. Page 3/103 First Time Classification: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Created by Salem State University on 5/31/2018. Last modified on 4/8/2019. Essex County, one of the earliest counties (1643) in the United States, comprises coastal and riverine cities and towns with diverse ecosystems and economies. It is home to the Essex National Heritage Area, which promotes and protects cultural, historic and natural heritage. The region also features some of the Commonwealth’s most diverse cities, including six of Massachusetts’ 26 “Gateway Cities,” midsize urban centers that anchor regional economies around the state. These cities enable seamless pathways from high school to SSU or through regional community colleges (North Shore Community College [Lynn/Danvers] and Northern Essex Community College [Haverhill]). The Gateway City with which the university works most frequently