Outreach and Engagement at Michigan State University, 2010

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 2010 were collected between January and March 2011 and represent the seventh year of data collection; 873 faculty and academic staff responded to the survey. Since 2004, 2,855 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 2010 include the following:

$15,918,497

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)

95.1%

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

73.8% = Enhanced the student experience

75.7% = Enriched community, economic, and family life

47.0% = Expanded international reach

66.0% = Increased research opportunities

56.9% = Strengthened stewardship

650

Number of specific projects/activities reported

Of the respondents who described specific projects/activities:

82.7% = Reported working with external partners

88.8% = Reported having created intellectual property and scholarly outcomes

84.6% = Reported that their outreach work impacted their scholarly or teaching practices

* 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.