Every institution states a commitment to community engagement. The NASCE measures whether it is happening, how often, and how deeply, against the largest national dataset of its kind.
The NASCE measures the rate, the frequency, and the depth of student community engagement across eight areas of human need, then expresses the result as a single institutional score you can carry to your board, your accreditor, and your Carnegie application.
A NASCE administration usually starts in the engagement office and gets authorized above it. Find where you sit, and we will meet you with what you actually need.
You may not hold the budget, but you hold the credibility to say the work matters and the proximity to see what is happening.
How to raise it →You know the instrument already. What you need is the argument that wins an authorization from the person above you.
Build your case →You hold the budget line, and community engagement is one of several portfolios. See the cost, the ask on your staff, and what it buys.
See the numbers →The scoring model, the item set, the data files, and the national norming base, documented in full.
See the methodology →Find where engagement is deep, where it is thin, and where coordination would move the number.
See the benchmark →Turn a mission statement about service into evidence you can put in front of a board and an accreditor.
See the president's view →Understanding your data and how to use it is the point. Every administration returns the same set, benchmarked against the national dataset.
| Segment | n | POP | EGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| First year | 318 | 23 | 64 |
| Second year | 331 | 26 | 65 |
| Third year | 322 | 29 | 67 |
| Fourth year | 313 | 28 | 68 |
| Serv-learning | 436 | 37 | 71 |
We have used the NASCE to develop our Civic Action Plan for Campus Compact.
The NASCE helps us talk broadly on campus about activating our students to increase depth.
NASCE has been helpful in developing strategic goals to make community engagement more pervasive on campus.
One rate card, set by undergraduate enrollment and the number of modules. The price is on the page. No gate, no discovery call to learn the number.
Co-directed by Dr. Mathew Johnson and Dr. Donald Levy.
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