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Initiatives

Campus Compact's initiatives help campuses deepen their engaged work by providing replicable models, training, advocacy, and resources designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of service, service-learning, and civic engagement programs. Included here are successful engagement practices, awards to recognize exceptional work, professional development and training, on-site consultation opportunities, policy initiatives, and more.

Spotlight

  • Professional Development Institute
    Four days of networking and essential knowledge gathering at our acclaimed institute for community service and service-learning professionals in their first five years on the job.

  • Campus Vote Initiative
    Democracy is a two way street: today's youth has the responsibility to educate themselves and participate in our democracy; and also has the right to be heard and respected by elected officials and candidates.

  • Students4Giving
    Campus Compact and the Fidelity® Charitable Gift Fund℠ are delighted to announce an alliance to educate and inspire a new generation of philanthropists in a new era of giving.

  • Carnegie Community Engagement Classification
    Drawing its criteria heavily from Campus Compact's Indicators of Engagement Project, this Carnegie classification reaffirms institutional commitment to deepen the practice of service and to further strengthen bonds between campus and community.

  • Research Universities
    A landmark report and other information from a network of research universities committed to engaged scholarship, coordinated by Campus Compact.

  • Programs & Syllabi
    Our searchable database of hundreds of program models from campuses across the spectrum of higher education, indexed by type of program.

  • Federal Work Study
    Earn, Learn, and Serve: Getting the Most from Community Service Federal Work-Study

Browse Initiatives by Category

  • Awards Programs
    Campus Compact offers a range of awards honoring the outstanding work of students, faculty members, and others at our member campuses in addressing community issues. These awards shine a spotlight not just on the achievements of dedicated individuals but also on the campus support structures that allow those individuals to make a real and lasting impact in their communities. Only Campus Compact member institutions are eligible to submit nominations for these awards.

  • Civic Education & Engagement
    Embedding engagement throughout higher education institutions is at the heart of Campus Compact's work. Under this broad category are research and other initiatives created to help campuses develop effective service, service-learning, and civic engagement programs.

  • Legislation & Policy
    Campus Compact advocates and educates through direct contacts with elected officials and through involvement with state and national educational organizations.
    See also: Education Leadership Colloquium.

  • Professional Development & Training
    Campus Compact is dedicated to developing the professional capacity and knowledge of faculty, administrators, students, and community service/service-learning staff seeking to extend their campuses' engaged work. In addition to state, regional, and national meetings, we offer on-site expertise and a host of resources to help members develop, fund, and run effective programs.

  • Service-Learning
    Campus Compact has been a leader in the service-learning movement since its inception. Service-learning incorporates community work into the curriculum, giving students real-world learning experiences that enhance their academic learning while providing a tangible benefit for the community. Campus Compact's research, online tools, and other initiatives help campuses create effective service-learning programs that meet academic and service goals.

  • VISTA
    Many of Campus Compact's state offices host AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) initiatives on member campuses and in other locations. These VISTAs serve a variety of community development and capacity building needs to increase community service, economic development, service-learning, and student involvement in schools and communities. In FY05, AmeriCorps*VISTA members hired, trained, and placed by state Compact offices contributed $48 million in direct service.

  • Other/Past Initiatives

Being a part of Campus Compact has let us touch the heart and soul of building better communities while improving teaching and learning for faculty and students. James A. Drake, President, Brevard Community College