Describes the development of the University of South Florida as a confident, research-oriented university with strong community roots and delineates some of the conditions needed to create such a sense of identity. (EV)

Describes how the University of Wisconsin, Parkside is becoming an engaged university. Discusses regional context, steps taken toward change, linkage between committed leadership and institutionalization of change, and resulting institutional structures. Suggests that key to the process was a working team that visited every department to uncover…

Describes the development of a new transformational vision for Albion College in Michigan, which led to a community envisioning process off campus. The result was a new city-college partnership designed to promote the development of the city of Albion as "The Smart Community." (EV)

Discusses common themes in the successes and challenges experienced by some of the chief models of community engagement presented at the "University as Citizen" Conference: Portland State University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of California at San Diego, University of Free State in South…

Describes the Center for Engaged Scholarship at the University of South Florida, which operates from the premise that all scholarly work has potential applications beyond academia. Its activities help faculty to partner with community groups while also meeting the expectations of their departments and disciplines. (EV)

A wide variety of internal and external communication methods used by the Piqua City School District (Ohio) are described. A philosophy statement is followed by descriptions of the roles of the board of education, the community, the teachers, the superintendent, and the media in an effective communications program. Among the 41 external…