Very impressive, Roberto! It’s really valuable that you’ve documented all the work your office has accomplished in this reflection piece. I’ve sent this to my team at Iowa as we also continue the work of institutionalizing community engagement on our campus.

Nick

From: Laurie Van Egeren via Big10engagementreps <big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 8:38 AM
To: Roberto Gallardo <robertog@purdue.edu>
Cc: Lisa Chambers via Big10engagementreps <big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu>
Subject: [External] [Big10engagementreps] Re: Reflections

This is terrific, Roberto - I really appreciate learning about how you're conceptualizing institutionalization there. I will be sharing with my team. I hope you'll consider submitting as a presentation at ESC next year.

On Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 8:02 AM Roberto Gallardo via Big10engagementreps <big10engagementreps@lists.unl.edu> wrote:

Colleagues!

Just wrote these reflections. If interested, please read and look forward to your thoughts.

And thank you for being part of this 3-year journey. Have learned and hope to continue learning from you all. More remains to be done!

https://www.purdue.edu/engagement/connector-ecosystem-fireflies-drone-shows-and-community-engagement/

Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D.

Vice President for Engagement

Associate Professor

Purdue University

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