Office of Community Engagement

ETSU was created in 1911 to meet the needs of the region and to prepare teachers. The ETSU mission reflects the same role that it has had since its inception: “to improve the quality of life of the people of this region and beyond.”

The Office of Community Engagement is committed to ETSU’s strategic priority of leading the region forward through community engagement and service. We will work towards that goal by:

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  Spearheading ETSU’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) “Go Beyond the Classroom” to elevate community-engaged learning as a vehicle for achieving key student learning outcomes and enhancing student success.
• Providing resources and professional development for faculty and instructors to advance Community-Engaged Learning as a high impact teaching practice and Community-Engaged Scholarship.
• Creating opportunities for students to engage with the community that promote community and public service and active citizenship.
• Facilitating relationships between community partners and ETSU faculty, staff, and students to establish mutually beneficial partnerships that address the needs of the community.
• Promoting service and facilitate ETSU-Community Partnerships that advance research, workforce and talent development, and economic development in the region.

ETSU continues to prepare students to become productive, enlightened citizens who actively serve their communities and the world.