Applications Open for Faculty Fellowships in Community Engagement

LOGAN, Utah — Utah State University is now accepting applications for its Faculty Fellowships in Community Engagement, a competitive leadership opportunity open to faculty across the university’s statewide system. Applications for the 2026-2028 cohort are due March 15.

Administered by USU’s Center for Community Engagement in partnership with the Office of the Provost, the fellowships support faculty who advance community-engaged learning and strengthen reciprocal partnerships with communities across Utah. Three faculty members will be selected to serve two-year terms beginning in August 2026. Each fellow will receive one course buy-out per year.

Faculty fellows play a key role in advancing university-wide community engagement by promoting community-engaged learning course designation, mentoring faculty colleagues, contributing to professional development initiatives and supporting continuous improvement efforts connected to the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification.

“The Faculty Fellowship in Community Engagement has been life changing for me and for my students,” said Sunshine Brosi, inaugural faculty fellow. “Students collecting real data and working with local partners build skills, confidence and stronger communities across the state.”

“Serving as an inaugural Faculty Fellow in Community Engagement has been an exciting opportunity,” said Laura Gelfand. “In addition to building connections across the university, it has given me a chance to get to know community partners and help bridge the ‘town-gown’ divide. The fellowship enabled me to advance our land-grant mission in ways I never could have imagined.”

In 2020 and again in 2026, Utah State University earned the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, the highest recognition for community engagement in higher education. This distinction underscores USU’s institutional commitment to faculty leadership in community engagement across disciplines.

Applications are welcomed from both experienced practitioners and faculty new to community-engaged teaching and scholarship. Complete application details are available through the Center for Community Engagement.