McCaulley currently serves as director of community engaged learning and holds faculty appointments in the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business and MU Extension. He joined Mizzou in 2012 as an extension associate.
Since becoming director in 2023, McCaulley has reimagined and relaunched the Office of Community Engaged Learning, increasing course offerings, community partnerships and student involvement. He works with academic units across Mizzou to integrate community-based experiences into the undergraduate curriculum and oversees programs including service-learning courses, civic leadership internships and global service opportunities.
McCaulley also has helped advance universitywide efforts to strengthen undergraduate education, including Mizzou’s high-impact practices initiative and the Minor in Leadership and Service. He currently serves on Mizzou’s General Education Task Force. Throughout his Mizzou career, McCaulley has held leadership roles spanning undergraduate education, teaching and learning, faculty development and shared governance. He previously served as chair of the MU Faculty Council on University Policy and the UM System Intercampus Faculty Cabinet.