Outreach and Engagement at Michigan State University, 2017
Erratum
The percentages of OEMI respondents whose outreach contributed to achieving Bolder by Design imperatives in 2017 were reported incorrectly in The Engaged Scholar Magazine, Vol. 13 (2018). The numbers should have been: overall 93.3%; enhanced the student experience 70.8%; enriched community, economic, and family life 76.9%; expanded international reach 33.0%; increased research opportunities 54.2%; strengthened stewardship 49.3%; and advanced our culture of high performance 65.1%.
Note: This article has been updated to reflect the corrections published in Volume 14.
Sponsored by MSU's National Collaborative for the Study of University Engagement (NCSUE), 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 2017 were collected between February and April 2018 and represent the 14th year of data collection; 723 faculty and academic staff responded to the survey. Since 2004, 4,306 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 2017 include the following:
$10,875,378
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)
Please Note: Erratum for Volume 14, 2019 corrects the following figures reported incorrectly in Volume 13, 2018.
93.3%
Respondents whose outreach contributed to achieving Boldness by Design (BBD) imperatives:
70.8% = Enhanced the student experience
76.9% = Enriched community, economic, and family life
33.0% = Expanded international reach
54.2% = Increased research opportunities
49.3% = Strengthened stewardship
65.1% = Advanced our culture of high performance
446
Number of specific projects/activities reported
Of the respondents who described specific projects/activities:
77.3% = Reported working with external partners
65.0% = Reported having created intellectual property and scholarly outcomes
50.5% = Reported that their outreach work impacted their scholarly or teaching practices
32,241
Number of student registrations for community-engaged learning and/or community service placements during the 2017-2018 academic year. Of those student registrations, 44% (14,280) were for community-engaged learning placements as part of an academic course or program and 56% (17,961) were for cocurricular community service.
* 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.
* 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.
