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- Documents Providing background materials on NIU engagement
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NIU's Engagement Reports
Presentations and documents that describe NIU's committment to engagement.
- Anne Kaplan, Vision 2020 and Off-Campus Enrollment
- Outreach, Engagement, and Information Technologies Division Report, 2011
- NIU Outreach at Ten: A Legacy of Engagement (PowerPoint)
- Robert Gleeson, "Summary of Major Trends in Northern Illinois"
- Anne Kaplan, "Outreach for the 21st Century - Survival Strategies for a Unique Environment"
- Anne Kaplan, "Engagement at NIU" Nov. 2009
National Engagement Resources
Resources that support and foster university engagement.
- AASCU, "Stepping Forward as Stewards of Place"
- Kellogg Commission, "Returning to Our Roots: The Engaged Institution"
- National Collaborative for the Study of University Engagement
- The Engaged Scholar
- Engagement Scholarship Consortium
Tools for Engagement
Tools and definitions for evaluating the university's commitment to engagement.
- Carnegie Foundation - Definitions of Engagement and Partnership
- CICEPS Benchmarking Taskforce - Qualities of Engagement
- Tools for the Institutionalization of Public Engagement
- Kellogg Commission - Seven Part Test of Engagement
Award Applications
Materials NIU has submitted to be considered for regional and national recognition.
Broadband Network and Applications
Presentations and planning documents related to NIU's broadband network and its impact on the region.
Vision 2020 Archives
References and recommendations of the Vision 2020 Regional Impact, Outreach, Engagement, and Graduate Education group.
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