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. OSU successfully earned this designation from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 2010 and 2020. We are now in the process of seeking re-classification for 2026.

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 1, 2025: Application due
Reclassification application timeline