16(3) is a thematic issue dedicated to the 2011 National Outreach Scholarship Conference held on October 2-4, 2011 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. The issue was edited by Trish Kalivoda, University of Georgia, and guest edited by Burton A. Bargerstock, co-director of the National Collaborative for the Study of University Engagement, and director of Communication and Information Technology University Outreach and Engagement at Michigan State University.