What research projects belong on the UNL Engagement Map

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UNL's Engagement and Outreach Map

Definition of a community partner: Infants–Grade 12 students, teachers, administrators; business professionals; ag producers; local and state government officials; non-profits; youth/community organizations; commodity groups; children and families, general public. 

Questions about the project: 

  • Does your research project involve a community partner? 
    • If yes, it goes on the map! 
    • Examples of these kinds of projects 
      1. Parents and Teachers as Partners 
      2. On-Farm Research 
      3. Defend the Core, Grow the Core 
      4. Field Guide to a Hybrid Landscape 
      5. UCARE, FYRE, or undergrad highest distinction projects with a community partner(s) 
  • Examples that do not go on the map 
    • Secondary data analysis of community partner data (e.g., school/business data) 
    • Discovery research funded by a community partner (e.g., Cattlemen’s Association) 

  • Grey area projects that do go on the map 

    • Public lectures on or off campus 

    • Events on campus open to the public, that involve UNL faculty, staff, and students like concerts, research slams, data walks, symposia.  

  • Do you have a community deliverable that doesn’t exactly match these examples like a podcast, website, practitioner or lay-person publication? We would love to showcase it on the Community Resources Database. Please fill out the following form: CRDB Survey 

  • Instructions on what teaching projects count for the map: https://engage.unl.edu/what-teaching-projects-belong-unl-engagement-map/