Faculty

Contact Information
The University of Georgia
Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy
850 College Station Road
River’s Crossing, Room 413
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: (706) 542-2214
Fax: (706) 542-4024
sandmann@uga.edu
http://www.scholarshipofengagement.org/

Research Interests

• Leadership/Administration/Development of Organizations serving Adult Learners
• Higher Education Engagement and Outreach
• Scholarship of Faculty Engagement, Faculty Roles and Rewards
• Institutional and Program Evaluation
• Adults in Higher Education

Courses Typically Taught

• EADU 8020 Adult Education in the Social Context
• EADU 8200 Theory and Practice of Organizational Change
• EADU 8620 Administration of Adult and Continuing Education
• EADU 8610 Trends and Issues in Adult and Continuing Education-Program Evaluation

Selected Publications

Chapters

Kiely, R., Sandmann, L., & Bracken, S. (2006). Overcoming marginalization and disengagement in adult education: Adult educators’ contributions to the scholarship of engagement. Proceedings of the 47th Annual Adult Education Research Conference (pp. 540-546). Minneapolis-St. Paul, MD: University of Minnesota

Driscoll, A., & Sandmann, L. (2004) Roles and responsibilities of academic administrators: Supporting the scholarship of civic engagement. In M. Langseth & W. Plater (Eds.), Academic administrator’s guide to civic engagement and service-learning (pp.51-68)Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company, Inc.

Kiely, R.C., Sandmann, L.R., & Truluck, J. E. (2004). Adult learning theory and the pursuit of adult degrees In J. Jerman & J.P. Pappas (Eds.), Degrees of change: Developing and delivering adult degree programs (pp.17-30). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Kasworm, C., Sandmann, L., & Sissel, P (2000). Adult learners in higher education In A. Wilson & E. Hayes (Eds.), Handbook 2000-Adult and Continuing Education (pp. 449-463) San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

Sandmann, L. & Simon, L (1999). Fostering community guardianship: Serving children and families though community-university partnership In T. Chibucos & R. Lerner (Eds.), Serving children and families through community-university partnerships: Success stories (pp. 211-214) Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Refereed Journal Articles

Desikan, N., & Sandmann, L. R. (2007). Building learning communities through online social interactions. In C. Danielson, E. Douglas, & M. Summit (Eds.), Proceedings of the Western Region Research Conference on the Education of Adults (WRRCEA) (pp.33-38). Bellingham: Western Washington University.

Hubbard, W., & Sandmann, L. R. (2007, October). Using diffusion of innovation concepts for improved program evaluation. Journal of Extension 45(5), Article 5FEA1. Retrieved June 16, 2008, from http://www.joe.org/joe/2007october/a1.shtml

Sandmann, L. R. (2007). Conceptualization of the scholarship of engagement in higher education: A ten-year retrospective. In L. Servage, & T. Fenwick (Eds.), Proceedings of the Joint International Conference of the Adult Education Research Conference and the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (pp.547-553). Halifax, NS: Mount St. Vincent University.

Sandmann, L. R., Holland, B., & Bruns, K. (2007). Creating a federation to encourage community engagement across higher education. Wingspread Journal, 22-25.

Adams, E., Townson, L., William, J. E., & Sandmann, L. R. (2006). Engaged faculty at the University of New Hampshire: The Outreach Scholars Academy. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 11(4), 27-40.

Sandmann, L. R. (2006). Building a higher education network for community engagement. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 11(4), 41-54.

Sandmann, L.R. (2006, Winter). Scholarship as architecture: Framing and enhancing community engagement. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 20(3), 80-84.

Sandmann, L.R. (2004). Scholarship of engagement: An oxymoron? In D. Clover (Ed.) Adult Education for Democracy, Social Justice, and a Culture of Peace. Proceedings for the Joint International Conference of the Adult Education Research Conference and Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (pp.580-582). Victoria, Canada: University of Victoria, Faculty of Education.

Sandmann, L.R. (2002). Serving society: The scholarship of engagement. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australia, 24 (2), 4-7. Amey, M., Brown, D., & Sandmann, L. (2002). A multidisciplinary collaborative approach to a university-community partnership: Lessons learned. Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 7(3), 19-26.

Fear, F. A., & Sandmann, L. R. (2001/2002). The new scholarship: Implications for engagement and extension. Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 7(1 & 2), 29-40.

Driscoll, A., & Sandmann, L. R. (2001). From maverick to mainstream: The scholarship of engagement. Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 6(2), 9-19.

Sandmann, L., Foster-Fishman, P., Lloyd, J., Rauhe, W., & Rosaen, C. (2000). Managing critical tensions: How to strengthen the scholarship component of outreach. Change, 32(1), 44-58.

Sandmann, L. (1999). Lifelong learning in the 21st century: Trends and issues. Adult Higher Education Journal of China (translated), 4.

Fear, F., Sandmann, L., & Lelle, M. (1998). First generation outcomes of the outreach movement: Many voices, multiple paths. Metropolitan Universities, 9(3), 83-91.

Fear, F., & Sandmann, L. (1995). Unpacking the service category: Reconceptualizing university outreach for the 21st century. Continuing Higher Education Review, 59(3) 110-122.

Bulletins or Monographs

Sandmann, L. R. (Ed.). (2003). Georgia’s Future: The UGA pre-collegiate initiative, Report of the Provost’s pre-collegiate task force, plus Supplemental report. Athens, GA: University of Georgia.

Sandmann, L.R. (2003). When doing good is not good enough, Good to Great: The scholarship of engagement. [On-line]. Available www.nasulgc.org/CFERR/board_on_agri/CES/Good to Great Scholarship of Engagement.pdf

Sandmann, L., & Fear, F. (2002) Boundary crossing scholarship: Contemporary realities of “the new scholarship.” In Extension Committee on Organization and Policy The Extension System: A Vision for the 21st Century Extension, Resource papers. Washington, DC: National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges.

Sandmann, L.R (Ed.) (1996). Points of distinction: A guidebook for planning and evaluating quality outreach (2nd ed.) East Lansing, MI: Provost’s Office, Michigan State University.

Major Grants and Contracts that are in process

University of New Hampshire—Outreach Scholars Academy (curriculum development, presentation, and research)

Virginia Polytechnic and State University—The 21st Century Distributed Research University: Creating the Innovation Economy (documenting)

Georgia Cancer Coalition—Effectiveness of Health Education: Evaluating the usefulness of cancer kiosks (evaluation)

In collaboration with New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE) – Institutionalizing the Scholarship of Engagement (under development)

Major Service

Co-Director, Clearinghouse and National Review Board for Scholarship of Engagement

National Association for State University and Land-Grant Colleges(NASULGC) CECEPS Task Force on Benchmarking Institutional Engagement

Editorial Board, Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement

Editorial Board, Adult Learning