Engagement Database

To help us better support, coordinate and strengthen community engagement efforts across the university, all community partnerships and engagement activities should be submitted through the Engagement Database Form. Documenting your work helps ensure partnerships are recognized, connected to available resources and reflected in the university’s collective community impact.

Why submit your partnership?

Partnership and community engagement efforts captured in the Engagement Database are eligible for:

• Elevated exposure of their work, as the database serves as the primary source for reporting partnership efforts to TU leadership and in external communications.   
• Funding opportunities to enhance and bolster the partnership efforts.
• Communication related to events and support opportunities.
• Impact and outcomes measurement and external feedback from associated partners.

What types of partnerships are captured?

The Engagement Database captures any work taking place between TU faculty, staff, and students and an external entity. This includes but is not limited to schools, community groups, federal, local, and state government agencies, foundations, healthcare providers, nonprofits, sponsors, businesses, economic development organizations, and arts and cultural entities.

With the vast array of partnerships, the following partnership types are utilized within the database to comprehensively capture and categorize all partnership work.

• Board Representation: TU faculty and staff who serve on boards of local and national organizations.
• Community Outreach: Direct support and programming to the Greater Baltimore community with no external partners involved. Examples include the Institute for Wellbeing and the College of Education Reading Clinic, both of which offer services to the public but have no external partner directly connected to or supporting their work. 
• Emerging Idea: An idea, conversation or developing concept for a new relationships or partnership.
• One-time Collaboration: A single or short-term activity with a beginning and an end date.
• Ongoing Relationships: Collaborations between TU and an outside entity with a formal or informal agreement in place, working toward mutually beneficial outcomes, with no estimated end date.
• Transactional: Engagements that are limited to financial support through sponsorships.

If you have any questions about whether or not your engagement is already captured in the BTU Database or if you'd like to explore how your college or division can receive and utilize the information captured in the BTU Database, contact publicengagement AT_TOWSON.