cPARN members present findings of graduate student report

Yesterday in Mann Library, cPARN members presented the findings of their report Engaging Research/Engaging Cornell: Graduate Students, Public Engagement, and the Land Grant Mission of Cornell University.

Two dozen graduate students, faculty, staff, and administrators were present at the unveiling which generated some critical discussion about the future of graduate student engaged research at Cornell. cPARN member Todd Dickey gave attendees a taste of the report by focusing on the research team's process, as well as the historical precedent of engaged research at Cornell--particularly that research associated with Cornell Cooperative Extension and ILR Extension. He further spoke about the current rise of engagement discourse at Cornell and beyond. cPARN members Justine Lindemann and John Armstrong rounded out the discussion by cataloguing the report's recommendations regarding graduate student funding, formalized graduate student networks, and broader support structures for Extension as well as engaged faculty (tenure & promotion, hiring, and coursework).

The discussion following the event pointed to a lack of broad community participation in the direction of public engagement at Cornell alongside the complex nature of institutional change. Now the report authors will focus on sharing the report with key administrators who can advocate for the recommendations outlined in the presentation and the full report.

Below is a full-length recording of the presentation and discussion.

The full-length report can be accessed below.


We're so very thankful for all the support we've received in writing and publishing this report. The people involved are too numerous to mention here. However, we'd like to specifically point out the support of Cornell's Graduate School who funded the video production you see above.