A conceptual model to explore faculty community engagement

This article presents a holistic approach to understanding the activities that constitute faculty engagement. After setting an historical context for the public service roles of faculty, the authors define specific activities involving service-learning, community-based research, and certain forms of professional service as the most relevant to engagement because of their direct connection to the teaching, research and service functions of the professoriate. The article presents the Faculty Engagement Model (FEM), which results from a broad literature review and offers a comprehensive perspective outlining the personal, professional, and institutional factors likely to predict engagement participation.