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The 2025 Outreach and Engaged Scholarship Symposium was held August 27-28, 2025 at the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center.
The 2025 Symposium:
- Emphasized the importance of strategic access and mutually beneficial relationships between academia and community exemplars that are achieving impactful solutions.
- Encouraged interdisciplinary collaboration and foster opportunity in engaged scholarship upskilling and outreach perspectives on innovation.
- Promoted the exchange of outreach and engagement local to global partnerships best practices.
- Showcased, recognized and celebrated community, staff, student, and faculty scholar engagement, and outreach.
Outreach and Engaged Scholarship Symposium Program
Symposium Quick Facts:
Participation
- 300+ Participants
- 6 Events
- 2 days of Programming
- 4 Sponsors
Graduate Student Poster Competition:
- 19 Graduate Student Presenters
- 3 Winners
Dr. Royrickers Cook Endowed Engagement Award
- 6 Nominees
- Winner-Portia Johnson, Ph.D.
Outreach and Engagement Scholarship Exemplars
- 4 Recognized
62 Presentation Proposals Accepted
- 35% Increase from 2024
- 172 Presenters
- University Outreach - 5
- College of Agriculture - 3
- CADC – 6
- Raymond J. Harbert College of Business - 2
- College of Education – 35
- Samuel Ginn College of Engineering – 8
- College of Forestry, Wildlife & Environment - 1
- College of Human Sciences - 29
- College of Liberal Arts - 19
- College of Nursing – 12
- Harrison College of Pharmacy - 17
- COSAM – 11
- College of Veterinary Medicine - 2
- Graduate School - 5
- Biggio Center - 2
- Office of Sustainability - 1
- Community Practitioner-14
Campus and Community Partners Represented:
- SKILL – Auburn University Office of Accessibility
- Auburn University Office of Sustainability
- Auburn University Regional Autism Network
- Rural Health Initiative
- City of LaFayette
- Girls S.T.E.P.S., Inc.
- Domestic Violence Intervention Center, Inc.
- Auburn University Gospel Choir
- BraveHeart Center for Place and Purpose
The 2024 Symposium:
- Emphasized the importance of mutually beneficial relationships and showcase successful partnerships that empower both academia and the community, fostering successful solutions and growth.
- Encouraged interdisciplinary collaboration and boundary spanning initiatives and explore how engaged scholarship transcends traditional academic silos, connecting diverse fields and perspectives.
- Encouraged sharing of best practices throughout the lifespan (from inception to completion) of outreach and engagement partnerships.
- Encouraged student STEM/STEAM communication, engagement and outreach.
Symposium Quick Facts:
- Participation
- 300+ Participants
- 6 Events
- 2 days of Programming
- 8 Sponsors
- 14 Graduate Student Presenters
- 3 Winners
- Dr. Royrickers Cook Endowed Engagement Award
- 3 Nominees
- Winner-Sean A. Forbes, Ph.D.
- 3 Recognized
- 89% Increase from 2023
- 123 Presenters
- Alabama Cooperative Extension-1
- College of Agriculture-8
- CADC-4
- College of Education-12
- College of Human Sciences-21
- College of Liberal Arts-25
- College of Nursing-6
- COSAM-13
- Graduate School-2
- Harrison College of Pharmacy-8
- Samuel Ginn College of Engineering-3
- Biggio Center-4
- Campus Safety and Security-1
- Community Practitioner-14
