The Elective Carnegie Community Engagement Classification: Constructing a Successful Application for First-Time and Re-Classification Applicants

John Saltmarsh is Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Leadership in Education in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is also Distinguished Engaged Scholar at the Swearer Center for Public Service at Brown University, where he leads the project in which the Swearer Center serves as the administrative partner with the Carnegie Foundation for elective Community Engagement Classification.

Mathew B. Johnson is Associate Dean for Engaged Scholarship and Executive Director of the Howard R. Swearer Center for Public Service at Brown University, Providence. The Swearer Center is home of the College and University Engagement Initiative which includes the administration of the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, the the National Assessment for Service and Community Engagement, the Lynton Early Career Faculty Award for Engaged Scholarship, and other field-building projects and initiatives.