{"id":846,"date":"2014-05-05T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T17:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/engage\/?p=846"},"modified":"2014-05-05T09:02:44","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T16:02:44","slug":"first-monday-update-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/engage\/2014\/05\/05\/first-monday-update-3\/","title":{"rendered":"First Monday Update #3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Smith-Lever<\/a>The first week in May is historic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On May 8, 1914, the Smith-Lever Act was enacted that established outreach units at Land-grant universities across the nation. On May 8, 2014, a convocation in Washington, DC will commemorate this national policy and all the associated successes of taking knowledge to the people.<\/p>\n

Learn more about plans to celebrate this important milestone.<\/a><\/p>\n

As a member of the University Promotion and Tenure Committee, I spent significant time in the last month reading and discussing promotion and tenure dossiers for OSU faculty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undergirding all conversations about the more than 70 candidates was the question of scholarship. For faculty responsible for outreach and engagement, scholarship is demonstrated in diverse ways\u2014unlike the conventional peer-refereed publications expected of researchers. \u00a0To qualify, scholarship must meet three criteria\u20141) original intellectual work 2) validated by peers, and 3) communicated. I am glad to report that faculty conducting engaged scholarship are recognized with career advancement. It is clear, though, that work remains to better define how peers are selected and how communication helps to implement associated innovations.<\/p>\n

Two weeks ago at the Vice Provost Awards for Excellence luncheon, Dave, Deb and I distributed plaques and checks to several outstanding examples of engaged work. Congrats to all of this year’s recipients! <\/a><\/p>\n

IN THE NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n