OSU Carnegie Community Engagement Classification

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OSU seeking third Carnegie Community Engagement Classification

This honor recognizes our university-wide commitment to engaging with local, national, and international communities to advance all aspects of our mission through research and scholarship, teaching and learning, and outreach and engagement. OSU successfully earned this designation from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 2010 and 2020. We have submitted the application for 2026 and expect to learn OSU's reclassification status in late 2025.

Reclassification application timeline

  • September – October 2024: Internal OSU survey and data collection
  • November 2024 – January 2025: OSU External Partners survey and data collection
  • January – February 2025: Data analysis and narrative writing
  • March 2025: Editing and revisions
  • April 2025: Application due
  • December 2025: Institutions notified of classification status
  • January 2026: Carnegie Foundation publishes list of 2026 classified and reclassified institutions

Reclassification application timeline