What is the difference between the Faculty Outreach Award and the Community Engagement and Scholarship Award?
The Faculty Outreach Award recognizes an individual faculty member for his/her body of work in and significant contribution to outreach. They have extended their scholarship to external constituents resulting in significant impact on individuals, communities, or organizations. The Community Engagement and Scholarship Award recognizes a Penn State project or initiative that exemplifies an engaged institution as defined in the Kellogg Commission Report Returning to Our Roots: The Engaged Institution. The report lays out seven guiding characteristics of an engaged institution: responsiveness, respect for partners, academic neutrality, accessibility, integration, coordination, and resource partnerships. See the full report for more details on the engaged institution.
