In 2007, a Senate Round Table on Outreach and Engagement was created to support, lead, and move forward the University’s outreach and engagement activities, as recommended in the Foundational Document on Outreach and Engagement. Outreach is a process that brings together the best of what the University and the community have to offer, for the enrichment of both.  It is scholarly and professional practices – teaching, research and service – that involve individuals and organizations outside the traditional boundaries of campus. Building on our accomplishments, the University of Saskatchewan is pushing forward to become fully ‘engaged,’ an institution that distinguishes itself by integrating teaching and research, campus and community, and students and staff in focused, collaborative endeavors.The Senate Round Table works with many groups, on and off campus, to carry out its mandate.

Role
• convene a university-community symposium on engagement, with broad participation from many communities and parts of campus
• honour and celebrate existing initiatives
• build awareness and understanding of the concept of engagement
• begin the process of identifying future areas of need and priority
• inviting leading public scholars to share their experiences in outreach and engagement
• sponsor community lectures and/or workshops
• sponsor clinics to support the work of faculty involved in outreach and engagement activities
• undertake and support initiatives to reward faculty for outreach and engagement activities
• report annually to the University and external communities on progress toward becoming a fully engaged institution

Membership
• 4 members of Senate (chairs of Regional Advisory Councils)
• 4 members of the General Academic Assembly appointed by University Council
• 4 staff members involved in outreach and engagement
• 4 community leaders
• 1 graduate student representative appointed by the Graduate Students’ Association
• 1 undergraduate student representative appointed by the U of S Students’ Union
• Chair (University President)
• Secretary (Vice-President of University Advancement or designate)