ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP ENGAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP CONSORTIUM

The Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) is a non-profit educational organization, composed of higher education member institutions, a mix of state-public and private institutions. ESC’s goal is to work collaboratively to build strong university-community partnerships anchored in the rigor of scholarship and designed to help build community capacity.

UW Tacoma is a member institution. As a member benefit, ESC promotes opportunities for faculty from Member Institutions to collaborate on opportunities for research and external funding. Member Institutions identify ways that their faculty, staff, students, and community partners can connect with and collaborate on community engagement efforts.

The Office of Community Partnerships serves as a coordination point for faculty and staff who attend and present at the annual ESC conference. Additionally, OCP financially supports the conference attendance as a supplement for professional development funds provided by the faculty or staff member’s home unit.

2023 Esc Excellence In Faculty Engagement Award

In May 2023, Dr. Kelley was selected to receive this award to recognize his contributions to scholarship and the practice of engaged scholarship. He created the Action Mapping Project (AMP), which is a youth-oriented and community-based project in Tacoma, Washington that fosters neighborhood change through data production, education, and direct action.

Matt Kelley School of Urban Studies

This national award will be presented during ESC’s 2023 Annual Conference at Michigan State University in October of 2023.