Community-engaged work versus community-based work and research is the topic of this month’s video. Joining Scott is Susana Rivera-Mills, vice provost for Academic Programs and Learning Innovation. Susana share’s her aha moment when she began to truly understand what community engagement really means and how that deeper understanding influences her leadership.

Doing research in communities is different from engaging communities in research. Please use the comment section of blog to tell us how your work has improved through the important concept of engagement.