i Editorial: Growth, Learning, Assessment, and

compelled to reflect on the past academic year. While undergoing the initial stages of my extensive tenure application process, I found myself writing narrative after narrative in an effort to encapsulate the seemingly unquantifiable service requirements of my faculty position. Needless to say, most institutions recognize and acknowledge publications, presentations, and exhibitions as ‘legitimate ’ scholarly production for art education faculty. However, I found making the case for all of the “other ” important things that take up so much of my time each week more difficult. In the meantime, Syracuse University adapts to changes as our former Chancellor, Nancy Cantor, leaves behind an unprecedented legacy of supporting and promoting community engaged scholarship while the new Chancellor ushers in his vision. Cantor gained notoriety through her widely recognized and critiqued mission, Scholarship in Action when she emphasized the role of the university as a public good. However, Cantor is not alone in redefining and assessing unconventional forms of scholarship. Imagining America, a consortium of universities and organizations dedicated to advancing the public and civil purposes of humanities, arts and design, formed a Tenure Team Initiative (TTI) some time ago, t