Policy and Advocacy
Our public policy work originates from both our national office and our 35 state offices on behalf of our nearly 1,200 member presidents and their campus communities. Campus Compact advocates and educates through direct contacts with elected officials and through involvement with state and national educational organizations.
Our goals are to:
- Advocate for higher education's role educating students for responsible citizenship in ways that both deepen their education and improve the quality of community life.
- Educate and reach out to policy makers to share the work of Campus Compact and its impact at the state and national level.
- Seek financial support for service-learning and civic engagement in higher education from leaders in government, business, and philanthropy.
Read the latest policy update: Barack Obama's National Service Plan.
Partner Organizations
National policy toward higher education can play a critical role. National policy is not a result of some vast impersonal forces beyond our control. It is the sum of conscious decisions by policy makers, by institutional leaders, and by students. It is a matter of will. Both in terms of the formation of national policy and the education of the individual, what is needed is the belief that one can make a difference. Frank Newman, president of the Education Commission of the States and Campus Compact co-founder,
in Higher Education and the American Resurgence,
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1985
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