About
Empowering knowledge to serve the community
The Office of Community Engagement (OCE) is dedicated to the collaboration and creation of community partnerships to positively impact the region. OCE serves as the centralized coordinating structure to enhance communication, connect organizations with the appropriate campus resources to advance collaboration requests, and collect all of the community-based experiences from students, faculty, and staff. Additionally, the OCE works with organizations to secure external funds to support meeting community needs and the people they serve. Led by experienced professionals, the OCE provides support and a variety of services to community organizations and departments across campus.
To support Youngstown State University’s mission and core values, the goals of the Office of Community Engagement include:
- Working with community partners to identify needs in the community and strategies for addressing such needs
- Tracking the community impact of our students, faculty and staff via YSU PenguinPulse, our community engagement platform
- Incorporating community engagement and experiential learning into the YSU curriculum
- Communicating the value of community engagement for all participants
- Pursuing and securing funding in support of university and community priorities
- Leading the institutional goal to achieve the Carnegie Foundation Elective Classification for Community Engagement
- Developing the framework to optimize, coordinate, and manage community engagement