Lina D. Dostilio is a highereducation leader who has spent her career connecting universities with theirbroader communities. Her scholarship has focused on the Community EngagementProfessional in Higher Education and Hyperlocal, Place-Based Engagement. Shehas held a number of administrative and faculty appointments and was previouslya Scholar-in-Residence with Campus Compact, a Research Fellow with theCoalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, and is a member of theAcademic of Community Engagement Scholarship.