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2023鈥2024 Scholarship Report: College of Doctoral Studies & Institutional Contributions
The 果冻视频 embraces the scholar-practitioner approach based on the principles of the Boyer Model. According to the University Scholarship Council's definition:聽
Scholarship stems from the active efforts of scholar-practitioner-leaders who apply their expertise and skills across various academic and professional domains. This work contributes to the expansion of knowledge while enhancing teaching, learning, or the respective field." Ernest Boyer described scholarship as not only "engaging in traditional research" but also "seeking connections, bridging the gap between theory and practice, and effectively communicating knowledge to students.
The College of Doctoral Studies (CDS), alongside the Research and Scholarship Enterprise (RSE), has long tracked the research trail produced by our faculty and staff for many years, not only as part of their own demonstration of scholarship activity, but also for requirements associated with such roles. The RSE's contributions to the following statistical insights for CDS, as presented here, reflect data collected from 2023-2024. Data for 2025 will be presented herein next year.
Narrative Summary of 2023鈥2024 Scholarship Contributions
Prepared by the College of Doctoral Studies and the Research and Scholarship Enterprise (RSE)
Over the 2023鈥2024 academic year, our institution witnessed a powerful demonstration of scholarly engagement, totaling 2,027 documented contributions. This growing culture of inquiry, innovation, and impact is reflected not only in the volume of work produced but also in its diversity across disciplines, formats, and scholarly domains. Below is a breakdown of our collective achievements.
I. Research Engagement Across Colleges: A Distributed Culture of Scholarship
This year鈥檚 scholarship was a collective effort, with meaningful contributions from all seven colleges. The College of Doctoral Studies,聽as a pillar of this research initiative, had聽345 contributions, representing 17% of the institutional total of research submitted through our scholarship platform. This highlights our commitment to fostering advanced scholarship and mentoring emerging researchers.
Leading the contributions overall was the College of Business and Information Technology with 401 scholarly artifacts, followed closely by the College of General Studies (381). The university, as a core competency, has done well in the business and leadership innovative space, as the numbers reflect.聽These stats represent a strong foundation in both professional and interdisciplinary research.
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (301) and the College of Nursing (246) made significant contributions, particularly in areas that blend theory with applied practice. Meanwhile, the College of Education (192) and College of Health Professions (161) added substantial value in pedagogical and practice-based research.
These contributions affirm that scholarship is thriving across our academic ecosystem, not confined to one college or specialty, but dispersed across all corners of our academic community.
II. The Nature of Scholarship: Insights from Boyer鈥檚 Domains
When viewed through the lens of Boyer鈥檚 Model of Scholarship, the data tell a compelling story about how our faculty and students are engaging in the academic enterprise.
Scholarship of Teaching led the year with 758 artifacts,聽a clear indication that innovation in pedagogy, reflective practice, and learner-centered approaches are driving much of our scholarly energy.
Scholarship of Application followed closely with 718 contributions, underscoring our community鈥檚 focus on translating knowledge into practice, solving real-world problems, and advancing professional fields.
The Scholarship of Discovery, with 340 entries, reflects our continued commitment to original research and knowledge creation, particularly among doctoral scholars and faculty advancing foundational theory.
Finally, 211 contributions reflected the Scholarship of Integration, indicating rich interdisciplinary work that connects insights across disciplines and fosters new understanding through synthesis.
This distribution aligns with our institutional mission, illustrating that we are not only generating knowledge but actively teaching, applying, and integrating it in meaningful ways.
III. Types of Scholarly Contribution: How Our Work Shows Up in the World
Looking at the form our scholarship takes, we see a dynamic blend of traditional and community-facing outputs that include:
The largest category, with 902 contributions, includes academic, community, or professional engagement. These represent mentoring, program development, editorial work, committee leadership, and other efforts that advance knowledge in non-publication formats.
722 contributions were 辫谤别蝉别苍迟补迟颈辞苍蝉听delivered at conferences, summits, symposia, and workshops. This strong presence in scholarly dialogues reflects our community鈥檚 engagement with current issues and peer learning.
Lastly, 403 contributions took the form of publications, including peer-reviewed articles, chapters, practitioner pieces, and academic books, marking a continued commitment to disseminating rigorously developed research.
The diversity across these formats reflects a shift toward engaged scholarship,聽where knowledge-brokering occurs beyond archival purposes, and is also activated in classrooms, communities, and professional networks.
Reflections on Data
The data we have gathered regarding research produced within the university from 2023鈥2024 clearly depicts the tremendous work and impactful scholarly activity that occurs frequently throughout our institution. With the College of Doctoral Studies playing a significant leadership role and conduit for facilitating all things research,聽 alongside the meaningful contributive work efforts of its constituents, the university as a whole continues to evolve into a space where research informs practice, teaching, innovation, and transformative potentials in a variety of communities. Together, these contributions present the connective tissue that builds strength and progress within our research community, where research produced is rich in content and purposeful in its reach.