Outreach and Engaged Scholarship Symposium

Call for Proposals

Thank you for your interest in submitting a proposal for the 2025 Outreach and Engaged Scholarship Symposium. The theme for this year's symposium is "Catalytic Engagement through Strategic Access, Opportunity & Collaboration."

This year’s symposium aims to accomplish the following objectives:

1. Emphasize the importance of strategic access and mutually beneficial relationships between academia and community exemplars that are achieving impactful solutions.
2. Encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and foster opportunity in engaged scholarship upskilling and outreach perspectives on innovation.
3. Promote the exchange of outreach and engagement local to global partnerships best practices.
4. Showcase, recognize and celebrate community, staff, student, and faculty scholar engagement, and outreach.

Registration will open May 1st. The Call for Proposals will be available through June 1st.

Finalized information for accepted proposals will be shared in the weeks following the deadline for proposals. All presenters with accepted proposals must register to attend the symposium.

The symposium is to be held on Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28. The anticipated location is the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center.

A complete 2025 OESS presentation proposal includes the following.

• Presenter information
• Presentation Type and timeslot availability
• Proposal Information
  -Presentation title
  -300-word limit Abstract
  -150-word limit Project description

If you are a graduate student submitting a proposal for the Graduate Student Outreach and Engaged Scholarship Poster Session on Wednesday, August 27, you will be required to provide your faculty advisor's name, email address, college, and department.

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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.

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Presenter Hub

Welcome to this year’s Outreach and Engaged Scholarship Symposium Presenter Information Hub. Please revisit this hub for symposium presenter information and updates. University Outreach appreciates your participation as a symposium presenter this year!

In keeping with its theme “Empowering Partnerships to Advance Beyond Boundaries,” the 2024 Symposium will:

• Emphasize the importance of mutually beneficial relationships and showcase successful partnerships that empower both academia and the community, fostering successful solutions and growth.
• Encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and boundary-spanning initiatives and explore how engaged scholarship transcends traditional academic silos, connecting diverse fields and perspectives.
• Encourage sharing of best practices throughout the lifespan (from inception to completion) of outreach and engagement partnerships.
• Encourage student STEM/STEAM communication, engagement, and outreach.

The symposium will also promote, recognize, support, and appreciate established and emerging engaged scholars, including community partners, students, staff, and faculty addressing critical needs in their work. The symposium allows attendees to gain perspectives on the impact of outreach and community-engaged scholarship. Furthermore, this is an opportunity to pause to examine what’s on the horizon for the future.

Dates to Remember:

• July 15, 2024 – All acceptances and edits to your presentation synopsis are due to the Office of Faculty Engagement.
• July 28, 2024 – Registration closes.
• August 23, 2024 – Deadline for Non-Auburn University Participants to request parking pass information.

Location & Parking:

• The 2024 symposium will take place at the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center, located at 241 South College Street, Auburn, AL. 36830.
• We ask that Auburn University faculty and staff use Auburn University parking for the symposium. There are A and B zone decks and lots very close to the Auburn Hotel and Conference Center. Tiger Transit also lets off at several stops near the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center. For presenters who do not have an Auburn University parking pass, please contact OFEEOA@auburn.edu or 334-844-5706 no later than Friday, August 23, 2024 for parking guidance.

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Presenter General Information

General Information

Graduate Student Poster Presenter Hub

We extend our appreciation to our campus partners for their generous sponsorship of the Outreach & Engaged Scholarship Symposium this year!

Presenting Sponsor

Graduate School

Platinum Sponsors

Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Harrison College of Pharmacy

Silver Sponsor

College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment

Bronze Sponsors

Harbert College of Business
College of Human Sciences
College of Sciences & Mathematics
College of Veterinary Medicine

Symposium Program

Complete Schedule Now Available!

Check out the complete schedule of the symposium this year: luncheon and keynote panel, poster and plenary sessions with presentations from more than 120 scholars and professionals from colleges and units across the university as well as community and other higher education organizations, a University Outreach Resource Fair and Poster Session, and the AAA Experience Reflection Reception. This year’s symposium is an opportunity for intentional conversations about how engaged scholarship can lead to significant, positive impacts in the community and the academy. We look forward to seeing you there!

Symposium Program