Goal 5 – Trailblaze Programs and Partnerships
Metric 1
| Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification recognizing community partnerships and curricular engagement | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 Benchmark | FY 2028 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. “ |
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 | Boise State was one of 76 recipients of the 2006 inaugural awarding of this designation. The classification was renewed in 2015. | Renewal of Community Engagement Classification in 2025 | |||||
Metric 2
| Partnership through Research & Economic Development [2] | FY 2019 (N/A) | FY 2020 (N/A) | FY 2021 | FY 2022 (N/A) | FY 2023 (N/A) | FY 2024 Benchmark | FY 2028 Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total distinct number of partners classified by organizational type | 301 | Increase number of partners | Increase number of partners | ||||
| Industry | 58 | ||||||
| Government | 124 | ||||||
| Non-profit | 34 | ||||||
| Higher Educaton | 85 |
Metric 3
| Number of graduates with high impact on Idaho's college completion rate | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 (N/A) | FY 2024 Benchmark | FY 2028 Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baccalaureate graduates from underrepresented groups | 528 | 459 | 505 | 544 | 550 | 750 | |
| Baccalaureate graduates who began as transfers from Idaho community college [3] | 446 | 442 | 461 | 483 | 500 | 1,000 |
[1] Additional information on the Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification may be found at http://nerche.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=341&Itemid=618#CECdesc
[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. Method captures most recent transfer institution for all students, even those whose transcripts are processed sometime after their Boise State enrollment has started.