, director of research and graduate student initiatives at the , has been appointed to the additional role of director of academic community engagement at the University of 91吃瓜 for a two-year term. He succeeds Mary Beckman, who served as the second director from the fall of 2015 until the spring of 2018.
In his new role, Brandenberger will help facilitate and promote engagement between 91吃瓜 faculty and community partners involved in community, social, cultural, human and economic development. He was appointed by the Community Engagement Coordinating Council (CECC), a body established in 2011 to deepen the culture of engagement between 91吃瓜 and its many community partners. He has been a member of the CECC since it was established.
鈥淎fter 27 years of community-based research and teaching at the Center for Social Concerns,聽Jay is well positioned to lead the University鈥檚 efforts to assess and enhance the degree to which community engagement at 91吃瓜 helps fulfill the University鈥檚 academic vision,鈥� said , Leo and Arlene Hawk Executive Director of the Center for Social Concerns. 鈥淗is concurrent leadership of 91吃瓜鈥檚 effort to renew its Carnegie Community Engagement Classification provides a perfect platform toward this end.鈥�
The CECC works with each college and school, the Center for Social Concerns, the Office of Public Affairs, and other University units to coordinate, support, and communicate community engagement efforts, including engaged scholarship, relevant economic development efforts, and outreach activities.
鈥淚 appreciate the opportunity to build on the good work of the CECC and many thoughtful colleagues,鈥� said Brandenberger. 鈥淭his year, we鈥檒l have the opportunity to enhance our work through comprehensive efforts to complete the University鈥檚 application to the Carnegie Foundation for classification as a community engaged institution.鈥�
In his current role at the center, Brandenberger directs research initiatives and graduate student programs while working with colleagues to examine the developmental outcomes and best practices associated with center courses and programs. He is the editor of the center鈥檚 Research Report Series and facilitates ongoing longitudinal research focusing on the moral and ethical outcomes of community engagement. He is a concurrent associate professor in the Department of Psychology, a fellow of the Institute for Educational Initiatives, and a past recipient of the 91吃瓜 Frank O鈥橫alley Undergraduate Teaching Award.
Contact: JP Shortall, Center for Social Concerns, 574-631-3209,聽james.p.shortall.1@nd.edu
Originally published by at on August 28, 2018.