Award Winning Projects Societal Impact
University of Utah
University Neighborhood Partners
Building University-Community Partnerships that Enhance the Quality of Life for All
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Dickinson College
Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring Program
Empowering Communities Through Science Education
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Ohio State University
Learning in Fitness and Education through Sports (LiFEsports)
Since 2009, LiFEsports has grown to address the ever-changing needs of our community’s youth and the field of sport-based positive youth development...
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Flint Michigan Water Crisis
Fighting for Flint: A Virginia Tech Team Exposes Lead Poisoning
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Purdue University
Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS)
Fighting Hunger, Stimulating Economies, Changing Lives
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University of Vermont
Connecting Cultures
Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Refugees and Survivors of Torture
Read StoryWhat is the Engagement
Scholarship Consortium?
The Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization, is composed of higher education member institutions, a mix of state-public and private institutions. Our goal is to work collaboratively to build strong university-community partnerships anchored in the rigor of scholarship and designed to help build community capacity.
Learn more New | 2025 Strategic PlanWhat does it mean to be an
institutional member of the ESC?
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Engagement Scholarship Consortium
2026 International Conference
Changing Lives and Improving Society: Data-Driven Engagement and Innovation
October 7-8, 2026 | Pre-Conference Sessions: October 5 and 6
