What Is Collaboratory?

Collaboratory is a database used by universities across the nation to track their own community-engagement and public service data and present their engagement within their respective communities. Help showcase Montclair’s community engagement. by recording your events in Collaboratory.

Why Should I Use Collaboratory?

  • Create a sustained, systematic process for reporting community engagement data that support institutional mission.
  • Contribute quality data to inform strategic decision-making and respond to requests for internal and external reports.
  • Discover the units, faculty, and staff facilitating community engagement and the community members and organizations involved.
      

Getting Started

To get started, go to the Montclair State University Collaboratory page  or contact us at the Office of Community Engagement and Partnerships to schedule a meeting. You can view this entry summary [pdf] to see the what information about your activity is needed to determine eligibility.

If your project is a fit, you can then follow these simple steps to begin:

  • Visit Collaboratory and log in using your Montclair username and password.
  • Complete your profile with a photo, contact information, and other details.
  • Review activities submitted by other Montclair faculty, staff, and students.

When you are ready to add community engagement or public service activities click on the “Add Activities” button and follow the prompts to begin inputting your data. 

Data collected includes: 

  • Activity title
  • Brief description
  • Areas of focus (education, health and wellness, community and economic development, etc.)
  • Contact information
  • Location


 

  • Collaborators (institutional units, faculty/staff partners, community partners, and other institutions of higher education)
  • Populations served (urban communities, youth, etc.) 
  • Connected scholarship, courses, and student involvement
  • Outputs, institutional outcomes, and community impacts
     

 

Contact Us

The Collaboratory makes keeping a record of your activities an easy, quick process. Learn more about the benefits of participation.