National Collaborative
for the Study of
University Engagement

The National Collaborative for the Study of University Engagement co-sponsored the Engaged Scholar Speaker Series, in which renowned speakers addressed issues related to the theory and practice of outreach and engagement, with a particular focus on community-based participatory research.

The archived sessions are available as webstreamed video.

Upcoming Presentations

Carl Amrhein, MCIP, RPP
Moving from International Engagement to Global Engagement in a Public University
(September 14, 2015)

• Speaker bio and abstract

Archived Presentations

Robert Sternberg, Ph.D.
World View Lecture Series
(November 16, 2011)

• Speaker bio and abstract

Lily Asquith, Ph.D.
ATLAS: The Greatest Show on Earth
(October 12, 2011)

• Speaker bio and abstract
• Video of the discussion

David Cooper, Ph.D.
Issues of 'Engaged Scholarship' in South Africa, with particular reference to university-civil society research relationships
(May 5, 2010)

• Speaker bio and abstract
• Video of the discussion

Bill Ivey
Arts and Community in the Age of Obama
(April 7, 2010)

• Speaker bio and abstract
• Video of the discussion

Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D.
Balancing the Science-Society Relationship
(March 22, 2010)

• Speaker bio and abstract
• Video of the discussion

William S. Davidson II, Ph.D. and Stephen B. Fawcett, Ph.D.
MSU Adolescent Diversion Project and Building Healthy Communities
(November 18, 2009)

• Speaker bios and abstracts
• Video of the discussion (Stephen B. Fawcett)
• Video of the discussion (William S. Davidson II)

Nancy Franklin, Ed.D. and Timothy V. Franklin, Ph.D.
Engagement Through a Regional Looking Glass
(November 14, 2008)

• Speaker bios and abstracts
• Video of the discussion

Dwight E. Giles, Jr., Ph.D.
Forty Years in the Academy: Service-Learning's Pioneers, Programs, and Promise
(April 1, 2008)

• Speaker bio and abstract
• Video of the discussion

S. Anne Becker, Ph.D.
Designing for Older Adult Users of Web, Mobile, and Handheld Technologies
(November 8, 2007)

• Speaker bio and abstract

Paul Spicer, Ph.D.
Community-Based Participatory Research on American Indian and Alaska Native Health
(April 19, 2007)

• Speaker bio and abstract
• Video of the discussion

Kelly Ward, Ph.D. and Tami Moore, Ph.D. Candidate
Faculty at Work as Teachers, Scholars and Community Members: The Practice of Engaged Scholarship
(March 20, 2007)

• Speaker bio and abstract
• Video of the Ward morning presentation
• Video of the Ward afternoon presentation

Jeff Grabill, Ph.D.
Information Technology and Community-Based User Research
(November 14, 2006)

• Speaker bio and abstract

Sarena Seifer, M.D.
Achieving the Promise of Authentic Community-Academic Partnerships: Taking our Work to the Next Level
(September 19, 2006)

• Speaker bio and abstract
• Video of 9am presentation
• Video of 11am presentation
• Video of 5pm presentation

Julie Ellison, Ph.D.
Between Hope and Critique
(April 27, 2006)

• Speaker bio and abstract
• Video of presentation

Theodore R. Alter, Ph.D. and Scott J. Peters, Ph.D.
Changing the Conversation about Higher Education's Public Mission and Work
(April 14, 2006)

• Speaker bio and abstract

Patricia Brantingham, Ph.D. and Paul Brantingham, Ph.D.
Crime in the Urban Environment: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice
(March 23, 2005)

• Speaker bio and abstract