The Carnegie Community Engagement Classification is a prestigious designation awarded to institutions that demonstrate a sustained commitment to community engagement. It recognizes collaboration between universities and their communities for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources. The classification encourages alignment of teaching, research, and service with community-identified needs, promoting civic responsibility and positive societal impact.
In 2020, the USU Center for Community Engagement led Utah State University’s first-time application for the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, which was recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as a national model of excellence. To support continued success, the university established the role of Associate Vice Provost for Community Engagement in 2024 to oversee the reclassification process, conducted on a five-year cycle.
Here’s how you can be a part of USU’s university-wide commitment to community engagement:
Would you dig weeds for 10 hours a day? That’s a hard pass for many, but it’s what a lot of 20-somethings sign up for with the Utah Conservation Corps. The program says it's training the next generation of America’s workforce.
Project Coordinator and Restoration Specialist Bryce Rogers and Sophia Fisher, Rim to Rim’s fire and flood outreach specialist, said priorities will continue to focus on the Mill and Pack creek corridors, as well as the Matheson Wetlands.
The Utah Conservation Corps has received a grant from Utah Department of Agriculture and Food to remove noxious weeds and restore habitat in Logan.
