{"id":17182,"date":"2026-01-16T22:17:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=17182"},"modified":"2026-01-16T22:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:17:57","slug":"oregon-state-earns-third-carnegie-community-engagement-classification-osu-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=17182","title":{"rendered":"Oregon State earns third Carnegie Community Engagement Classification | OSU Today"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Oregon State University has earned its third Carnegie Community Engagement Classification \u2014 a national designation that recognizes OSU\u2019s deep and ongoing commitment to serving communities throughout Oregon and beyond.<\/p>\n

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Originally awarded in 2010 and reaffirmed in 2020, the classification<\/a> has remained in place throughout each cycle, with the 2026 designation further confirming OSU\u2019s long\u2011standing leadership in community\u2011focused teaching, research and outreach.<\/p>\n

\u201cOSU\u2019s deep community engagement, built on partnerships and\u00a0programs that address urgent societal challenges,\u00a0is central to who we are and everything we do as a land-grant university,\u201d OSU President Jayathi Murthy said. \u201cOur commitment to\u00a0co-creating knowledge, solutions and opportunities\u00a0informs our research, enriches the student experience and\u00a0supports a prosperous future for all.”<\/p>\n

In awarding the designation, the Carnegie Foundation praised OSU\u2019s strong alignment of mission, leadership, resources and practices that support meaningful and effective community engagement. The foundation also recognized OSU\u2019s clear focus on building strong partnerships and addressing urgent needs in communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrough this third Carnegie classification, OSU continues to show how a modern land-grant university serves people, advances knowledge and helps build a stronger future for Oregon and in broader contexts,\u201d said Marina Denny, associate vice provost for engagement in the Division of Extension and Engagement.<\/p>\n

That work is rooted in OSU\u2019s role as Oregon\u2019s land-grant university and is guided by the university\u2019s strategic plan, Prosperity Widely Shared<\/a>, which calls for expanding opportunity, strengthening partnerships and building solutions that benefit people and places across Oregon, the nation and the world.<\/p>\n

Across the state and beyond, OSU employees, staff, students, volunteers and partners work with communities to support lifelong learning and co-create innovative solutions to local challenges. This work is community centered. It begins by listening, builds through partnership and grows through collaboration across boundaries to multiply impact.<\/p>\n

OSU\u2019s approach is guided by integrity, reliability and accountability \u2014 showing up, following through and building trust over time.<\/p>\n

These values are visible in projects that connect research, education and real-world needs. One recent example received national recognition. A team led by Leigh Torres of OSU\u2019s Marine Mammal Institute and Oregon Sea Grant Extension earned the C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Scholarship Award for its work to protect whales and support Oregon\u2019s $7 million commercial Dungeness crab fishery.<\/p>\n

The project brings together OSU researchers, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, commercial fishers and environmental groups to reduce whale entanglements while keeping the fishery strong. The team qualified for the Magrath award by first earning regional recognition through the 2025 W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Engagement Scholarship Award.<\/p>\n

This work is part of a much broader statewide mission. Programs such as the Agricultural Experiment Station, OSU Extension Service, Forest Research Laboratory and OSU\u2019s nationally ranked Ecampus deliver research, education and practical tools to people throughout Oregon and around the world.<\/p>\n

As a central part of this effort, OSU Extension serves all 36 Oregon counties and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, providing trusted, research-based information and helping Oregonians improve their lives, communities and local economies.<\/p>\n

Highlights of OSU\u2019s community engaged teaching, research and outreach work are detailed in OSU\u2019s 2025 Biennial Engagement Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Examples of community-engaged projects highlighted in the report include:<\/p>\n