Our work as community engagement professionals has been heavily mentored by senior
leaders in the field, competent and compassionate peers, and partners who are community …

This book takes a practical approach to understanding and describing collaborative
governance for resolving environmental problems. It introduces a new collaborative …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to apply a reflective theory of development for
entrepreneurial ecosystems in the Muscle Shoals region of northern Alabama. The theory …

The role of the built environment as both an asset and a barrier in promoting physical activity
is well documented. However, literature on the role of communities in catalyzing policy …

The Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter)'s initiative for faculty
development and institutional change-called Pathways to Innovation (Pathways)-is working …

Sustaining our agricultural landscapes is no longer just a technical, scientific or even
political problem, but it has evolved into a socially complex, so-called wicked problem of …

This qualitative study explored expectations for leadership in early phase organizing of
regional networks in the case of a statewide initiative called GO Virginia. Archival and …

This research presents results from a doctoral study that explores a holistic approach to
quantifying economic development. The mixed-methods study was conducted in four …

Terms like skills gap and career readiness are used so frequently that they almost become
trite. When digging further into the conversations surrounding these terms, there are many …

New Mexico State University (NMSU) is a Hispanic Serving Institution, a Land Grant
University, and a respected regional leader in engineering education. Similar to many of our …