16(4) is a thematic issue dedicated to The Research University Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN). The issue was edited by Trish Kalivoda, University of Georgia, and guest edited by Maureen F. Curley (President of Campus Compact), Ira Harkavy (Founding Director and Associate Vice President of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania), Kathy O'Byrne (Director of the University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Community Learning), and Timothy K. Stanton (Director of Bing Overseas Studies Program in Cape Town, Stanford University).