Engagement Council

Crafting your story with purpose

Aug. 15, 2025

Effective communication means sharing not only what we do, but why it matters. Faculty and staff will explore key elements of engagement and identify core messages to strengthen communication efforts. Participants will reflect on their unit’s communication goals and learn to frame their work through an engagement lens.

• Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
• Location: Rm. 227, K-State Student Union
• Led by: Division of Communications and Marketing

Fundamentals of Community-Engaged Learning

Sept. 8, 2025

• Time: 3-4:30 p.m.
• Location: Town Hall, Leadership Studies Building
• Led by: Drew Pearl, assistant professor of leadership and community-engaged learning
• Register

Crafting your story with purpose (Virtual)

Sept. 19, 2025

Let’s try again—this time, virtually!

Effective communication means sharing not only what we do, but why it matters. In this session, faculty and staff will explore key elements of engagement, identify core messages to strengthen communication efforts, and reflect on their unit’s communication goals while learning to frame their work through an engagement lens.

• Time: 9:00-10:00 a.m.
• Led by: Division of Communications and Marketing
• Register for Zoom link

Map Mondays: Unlocking spatial insights with GIS (1 of 3 fall sessions)

Sept. 22, 2025

This beginner-friendly workshop introduces the power of Geographic Information Systems, or GIS, for analyzing and visualizing spatial data. Through hands-on exercises and real-world examples, learn how GIS reveals patterns, relationships and trends not apparent in traditional data analysis. Limited spots available.

• Time: 9:00 -11:00 a.m.
• Location: Seaton Hall 3014A
• Led by: Shawn Hutchinson, professor; director, Geographic Information Systems Spatial Analysis Laboratory; co-director, Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics
• Register
  
  

Engagement Scholarship Consortium International Conference

Oct. 6-9, 2025

Registration fee: $485 | Registration closes September 30, 2025

• Location: Roanoke, Vt.
• Led by: Engagement Scholarship Consortium, or ESC*
• Register | *K-State is a member institution

Map Mondays: Sourcing, Managing and Analyzing Spatial Data (2 of 3 fall training)

Oct. 13, 2025

This hands-on workshop guides participants through essential skills for working effectively with spatial data in ArcGIS Pro. Learn to find authoritative spatial datasets, organize and manage spatial data efficiently and perform basic spatial analyses to extract meaningful insights. Ideal for beginners looking to strengthen foundational GIS skills.

• Time: 9:00 -11:00 a.m.
• Location: Seaton Hall 3014A
• Led by: Shawn Hutchinson, professor; director, Geographic Information Systems Spatial Analysis Laboratory; co-director, Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics
• Register

ESC Professional Development Webinar

Oct. 14, 2025

The unique and complementary roles of outreach and extension

As higher education institutions deepen their commitment to community engagement, extension and engagement leaders are reimagining collaboration to achieve institutional goals. This webinar brings together leaders from three land-grant universities to reflect on the evolving relationship between extension and engagement, exploring their unique and collective contributions to engagement goals.

• Time: 1:00 -2:00 p.m. CT (2-3 p.m. EST)
• Led by: Engagement Scholarship Consortium, or ESC*
• Register | *K-State is a member institution

Extension and Engagement Week

Oct. 20-24, 2025

Additional details will be shared soon.

• Led by: Office of External Engagement

Map Mondays: Web Mapping Fundamentals — From Data to Visualization (3 of 3 fall sessions)

Nov. 3, 2025

Explore web mapping fundamentals using K-State's ArcGIS Online cloud-based GIS portal. Learn to create, customize and share interactive web maps that effectively communicate spatial information to diverse audiences. Covers data publishing, map styling, layer configuration and embedding maps into websites or applications.

• Time: 9-11 a.m.
• Location: Seaton Hall 3014A
• Led by: Shawn Hutchinson, professor; director, Geographic Information Systems Spatial Analysis Laboratory; co-director, Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics
• Register

ESC Professional Development Webinar

Nov. 13, 2025

Community engagement in promotion

Diane Doberneck, Michigan State University's director for faculty and professional development, provides an overview of promotion policies and practices supporting community-engaged scholarship. Learn strategies for strengthening institutional policies to support the career success of community-engaged scholars and practitioners.

• Time: 11 a.m.-noon CT (noon-1 p.m. EST)
• Led by: Engagement Scholarship Consortium, or ESC*
• Register | *K-State is a member institution

ESC Professional Development Webinar

Jan. 28, 2026

Embedding engaged scholarship in research universities

How do research universities move beyond aspirational language to embed engaged scholarship in lasting ways? Join national leaders exploring actionable strategies — from tenure reform to leadership development — guided by Modernizing Scholarship for the Public Good: A Framework for Public Research Universities.

• Time: 11 a.m.-noon CT (noon-1 p.m. EST)
• Led by: Engagement Scholarship Consortium, or ESC*
• Register | *K-State is a member institution

ESC Professional Development Webinar

Feb. 10, 2026

A comprehensive promotion and tenure toolkit for engaged universities

Rod Williams, vice provost for outreach and engagement at Texas Tech University, discusses the history and need for promotion and tenure, or P&T, reform, scholarly vs. societal impacts, incorporating community-engaged learning in P&T dossiers and the evolution of engaged institutions.

• Time: 11 a.m.-noon CT (noon–1 p.m. EST)
• Led by: Engagement Scholarship Consortium, or ESC*
• Register | *K-State is a member institution

ESC Professional Development Webinar

March 18, 2026

Community engagement and impact: A co-curricular model for co-creating change

Lehigh University leaders present their Impact Fellowships program, demonstrating how addressing complex global problems translates into students taking ownership of solutions, advancing knowledge and preparing for lives of impact.

• Time: 11 a.m.-noon CT (noon–1 p.m. EST)
• Led by: Engagement Scholarship Consortium, or ESC*
• Register | *K-State is a member institution

ESC Professional Development Webinar

April 10, 2026

Building capacity for community-engaged research

Experts from Kansas State University, Ohio State University and Merrimack College share professional development strategies for new faculty and graduate students. Learn which initiatives most effectively prepare scholars for community-based inquiry and explore innovative plans for expanding support.

• Time: 10-11 a.m. CT (11-noon EST)
• Led by: Engagement Scholarship Consortium, or ESC*
• Register | *K-State is a member institution