Office of Engagement
Connecting the university and external partners in work that improves the human condition – developing the next generation of leaders and innovators, tackling critical public and social challenges, promoting economic vitality and enhanced quality of life, and revitalizing democratic culture.
2022 Virtual Engagement Summit
This annual event brings faculty, staff, students, and community partners together to discuss best practices in engagement and service-learning, highlight accomplishments, and increase collaboration opportunities.
This year’s event features a fireside chat with Dr. Jerome Adams.
Kimber Nicoletti-Martinez Wins National Jefferson Award
“I’m hoping that this award allows us to increase our impact on underserved communities. I’d like to use this moment to amplify our work and focus on the sustainment of the Multicultural Efforts to end Sexual Assault program.”
Purdue Kenya Partnership Receives 2021 Community Partner ESC Award of Excellence in Engaged Scholarship
“To be honest, I think clinical care is a very, very small piece of the puzzle for underserved populations. All of these other areas have long been neglected by the health care system, so we’re trying to reemphasize that focus on these other areas and address these other social determinants of health.”
Engagement
The collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.
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Faculty Promoted on Engagement
1,027,485
Student Grant Dollars Awarded
350
Engagement Partners