Connecting Jayhawks with communities through responsible, ethical engagement.

Orientation and Resources

What is the Engaged KU Toolkit? Who is it for?

The University of Kansas is committed to being a national leader in ethical, collaborative, and community-centered engagement. The Engaged KU Toolkit serves as a centralized hub for communication, promotion, and access to tools that support and standardize community impact and engagement efforts at the university.

This toolkit was developed by the Office of Community Impact to support KU’s institutional commitment to community engagement and civic partnership and aligns with the three mission-based priorities for Jayhawks Rising: Research and Discovery, Healthy and Vibrant Communities, and Student Success. By drawing on core dimensions of the Carnegie Community Engagement Framework, the toolkit provides community engagement standards and supports for KU’s Jayhawks Rising and guides how universities can partner with communities for mutual benefit and public good.

Learn more about the Engaged KU Toolkit

The Action Cycle for Advancing Community Engagement

Community engagement requires intentional tools and structures to be sustained at a university level. The Action Cycle provides a shared process for applying the Carnegie Community Engagement Framework across KU.

View the Action Cycle

Engaged KU Community Check Box

The Community Check Box Evaluation System is an online documentation and evaluation system developed by the University of Kansas Center for Community Health and Development. The Office of Community Impact uses this platform to track and systematically examine campus community engagement efforts through Engaged KU.

Learn more about the Engaged KU CCB