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 同性恋色情鈥檚 extraordinary commitment to public purpose
through an evidence-based, peer reviewed process highlighting the way in which 同性恋色情
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 同性恋色情鈥檚 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 同性恋色情 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 January of 2024 and met twice per month to collect the necessary information for the 2026 Reclassification. The application for 2026 was submitted in April 2025.
On January 12, 2026, it was announced that 同性恋色情 is one of 277 institutions selected as having met the criteria for the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement.
同性恋色情鈥檚 application documented excellent alignment among campus mission, culture, leadership, resources, and practices that support dynamic and noteworthy community engagement. Our application responded to the classification framework with both descriptions and examples of exemplary institutionalized practices of community engagement.
Carnegie Steering Committee Members:
- Dr. M贸nica Lee Miranda, Chair, University Community Partnerships
- Cynthia Brown Hernandez, Office of Decision Support
- Dr. Eric Eisenberg, University Community Partnerships
- Andrew Farmer, Foundation
- Mazhab Ferguson, University Community Partnerships
- Dr. Timothy Henkel, Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning
- Mark Koulianos, University Community Partnerships
- Shruti Kumar, Office of Decision Support
- Jan Melnik, Office of Academic Affairs and Student Success, 同性恋色情 Sarasota-Manatee
- Caryn Nesmith, Community Relations, 同性恋色情 St. Petersburg
- Dr. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, Center for Civic Engagement, 同性恋色情 St. Petersburg
- Dr. Michael Severy, Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement
- Stephanie Skupien, University Community Partnerships
- Dr. Sandra Stone, Office of Graduate Studies, 同性恋色情 Sarasota-Manatee
- Casey Welch, External Affairs, 同性恋色情 Sarasota-Manatee
2020 CARNEGIE RECLASSIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT
The Carnegie Foundation, after its 2020 application cycle, announced the Tampa and St. Peterburg campuses of the 同性恋色情 as two of 118 U.S. college and university campuses to receive the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement. The 2 同性恋色情 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:
同性恋色情 Tampa 2020 Application
同性恋色情 St. Petersburg 2020 Application
同性恋色情 Sarasota-Manatee 2023 Application