Goal 5 – Trailblaze Programs and Partnerships

Metric 1

Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification recognizing community partnerships and curricular engagement	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026 Benchmark	FY 2030 Benchmark
“Community engagement describes collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.”
	Boise State was one of 76 recipients of the 2006 inaugural awarding of this designation. The classification was renewed in 2024					Renewal of Community Engagement Classification in 2032

Metric 2

Partnership through Research & Economic Development [2]	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2026 Benchmark	FY 2030 Benchmark
Total distinct number of partners classified by organizational type	301	743	881	928	Increase number of partners	Increase number of partners
Industry	58	460	504	505
Government	124	118	134	136
Non-profit	34	58	65	88
Higher Educaton	85	107	156	178

Metric 3

Number of graduates with high impact on Idaho’s college completion rate	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025 N/A	FY 2026 Benchmark	FY 2030 Benchmark
Baccalaureate graduates from underrepresented groups	505	544	491	437		550	750
Baccalaureate graduates who began as transfers from Idaho community college [3]	461	483	437	466		500	1,000

[1] This elective classification through the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching recognizes institutions for institutionalizing community engagement. Additional information on the Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification may be found at https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/elective-classifications/community-engagement/

[2] Partnerships are characterized as collaborations for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources with entities external to the university. Partner organizations may include any type of public, non-profit, or private organization; each organization is counted once even if multiple engagements exist.

[3] Includes baccalaureate recipients in transfer cohorts whose institution prior to their initial Boise State enrollment was one of the four Idaho community colleges.