Burton A. Bargerstock is executive director of the Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship, director of Communication and Information Technology, and special advisor to the vice provost for University Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University. His work focuses on institutional research, communication, culture, and technologies related to community-engaged scholarship and university outreach. He leads MSU's Outreach and Engagement Measurement Instrument and Spartan Public Engagement Map projects, serves on the curriculum advisory team for the MSU Graduate Certification in Community Engagement, and presents/publishes on themes related to community engagement and scholarship in higher education.
He serves as: an associate editor of the Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, for which he guest edited a 2012 issue; a member of the editorial board of UNBOUND: Reinventing Higher Education; and senior editor of the Transformations in Higher Education: The Scholarship of Engagement book series (MSU Press). He is also a former section co-editor of the International Journal of Research on Service-learning and Community Engagement.
Burton was inducted into the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (ACES) and served as its president (2017-2024). Burton served as a member and former chairperson of the board of directors of the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement. He also previously served on the board of directors of the University Professional and Continuing Education Association, the executive committee of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities' Council on Engagement and Outreach, and has also been a long-time member of EDUCAUSE. Burton chaired the Engagement Scholarship Consortium's international conference in 2011 and 2023 and remains active with the organization, serving on its executive committee. On campus, he is president of the MSU chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
Recent Publications
Fitzgerald, H. E., Van Egeren, L. & Bargerstock, B. (2021). Public research universities as engines for economic development and innovation. In A. Furco, R. Bruininks, R. J. Jones, & K. Kent (Eds). Re-envisioning the Public Research University: Tensions and Dilemna (pp ). New York: Taylor & Francis.
Fitzgerald, H. E., Van Egeren, L., & Bargerstock, B.A. (2018). Public research universities as engines for economic development and innovation. In A. Furco, R. Bruininks, R. J. Jones, & K. Kent (Eds.), Re-envisioning the public research university: Tensions and demands. New York, NY: Routledge.
Fitzgerald, H. E., Bargerstock, B., van Egeren, L., & Zientek, R. (2017). Community engagement scholarship, research universities, and the scholarship of integration. In J. Sachs & L. Clark (Eds). Learning through community engagement: vision and practice in higher education (pp. 31-52). Singapore: Springer.
Doberneck, D. M., Bargerstock, B.A., McNall, M., Van Egeren, L., & Zientek, R. (2017). Community engagement competencies for graduate and professional students: Michigan State University’s approach to professional development. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning 24(1).
Fitzgerald, H. E., Van Egeren, L. A., Bargerstock, B. A., & Zientek, R. (2016). Community engagement scholarship, research universities, and the scholarship of integration. In J. Sachs and L. Clark (Eds.), Learning through community engagement: Vision and practice in higher education. Singapore: Springer.
Recent Reports
Warren, A. S., Bargerstock, B. A., Bruce, R., Garner, I. H., McClure, W. S., Meyer,…Snow, S. (2012). Work of the network transition committee: Toward an anatomy of success. Prepared for the University Professional and Continuing Education Association.
Recent Presentations
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(March 2017)
Promoting the safety of minors at MSU
Bargerstock, B. A., Sheth, S. L., Blanks, T., & Donado, L. (2017, March 30). Promoting the safety of minors at MSU. Moderated panel presentation at the Workshop for MSU Youth Program Directors, East Lansing, MI.
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(March 2017)
Excellence, quality, and rigor in peer review of community engaged scholarship
Doberneck, D., Bargerstock, B., & McNall, M. (2017, March). Excellence, quality, and rigor in peer review of community engaged scholarship. Graduate Certification in Community Engagement, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
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(January 2017)
Documenting and communicating your engagement accomplishments
McNall, M., Bargerstock, B., & Doberneck, D. (2017, January). Documenting and communicating your engagement accomplishments. Graduate Certification in Community Engagement, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Current Projects
- Transformations in Higher Education: The Scholarship of Engagement Book Series
- Outreach and Engagement Measurement Instrument
- Institutional Consultancy on Community-Engaged Scholarship and University Outreach
- Outreach and Engagement Recognition Programs
