Outreach and Engagement at Michigan State University, 2014

Sponsored by MSU's National Collaborative for the Study of University Engagement (NCSUE)External link - opens in new window, the Outreach and Engagement Measurement Instrument (OEMI) gathers data about the outreach activities of MSU faculty and academic staff. The information is self-reported and participation in the annual survey is voluntary. Data for 2014 were collected between January and April 2015 and represent the 11th year of data collection; 1,042 faculty and academic staff responded to the survey. Since 2004, 3,685 distinct (non-duplicative) respondents have reported their outreach and engagement through the OEMI. For this snapshot, OEMI data are augmented with data from the service-learning and civic engagement student registration system.

OEMI results for 2014 include the following:

$15,824,766

Value of salary investment by MSU faculty and academic staff in addressing issues of public concern (data from those reporting outreach activities on the OEMI)

98.0%

Respondents whose outreach contributed to achieving Boldness by Design (BBD) imperatives:

76.7% = Enhanced the student experience

81.9% = Enriched community, economic, and family life

45.6% = Expanded international reach

59.8% = Increased research opportunities

49.9% = Strengthened stewardship

66.3% = Advanced our culture of high performance

721

Number of specific projects/activities reported

Of the respondents who described specific projects/activities:

80.8% = Reported working with external partners

69.1% = Reported having created intellectual property and scholarly outcomes

61.6% = Reported that their outreach work impacted their scholarly or teaching practices

26,127

Number of student registrations for community-engaged learning accommodated by the Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement during 2014-2015, an overall increase of more than 25% from 2013-2014. At least 38% of these students were enrolled in courses that included a service-learning component.

* The number of "responses" is greater than the number of "respondents." Respondents were given the opportunity to describe their engagement activities for up to two areas of social concern; each description was counted as a separate response.