This Lightning Presentation looks at the role of data collection, strategic planning, and assessment of community engagement in working to integrate an institution-wide understanding and approach in meeting the University of Louisville’s metropolitan mission. UofL has established standardized processes to track our work in the community and to assess impact at every level; from the student, faculty, community partner, and individual school and college levels. This Best Practices session will provide an overview of the institutional data collection, strategic planning, and assessment practices for partnerships, outreach, curricular engagement, and engaged scholarship activities. It will look at the significance of planning and assessment for our urban mission, provide examples of how data is used, and will address challenges in the institutionalization and sustainability of these processes.
