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Community Engagement Definition and Terms

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UNO's Definition of Community Engagement

In accordance with our mission, UNO is committed to community engagement. UNO defines community engagement as "collaboration between the University and its local, regional, national, and global communities for the exchange of knowledge and resources. As an engaged campus, UNO is fully committed to creating value through mutually beneficial partnerships where information and expertise is shared and applied for the common good."

This definition was developed by UNO's Strategic Planning Steering Committee. It was refined and endorsed by faculty, staff, and students, and community partners through the campus/community Strategic Forum process on April 20, 2009.

Learn more about UNO as Nebraska's Metropolitan University.

Understanding Community Engagement Further

The Office of Engagement has pulled together a list of related terms and definitions related to community engagement.

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