What We Do

We focus on supporting members when they need it most. From student community engagement and engaged pedagogy strategies to re-imagining partnerships with a focus on equity, we build capacity for positive impact on students and communities.

• Customized technical assistance—access expert staff and learn from the experience of similar institutions nationwide
• Institutional planning support—align institutional and community assets to achieve shared goals for positive change
• Mini-grants—funding to pilot new and emerging programs and initiatives
• Workshops and Coalition Conversations—collaborative learning and action on topics that meet the needs of the moment
• In-person events and conferences—access opportunities for in-person learning and networking

For decades, we’ve offered practical tools for community-based teaching, campus-community partnership development, and more with ways to exchange resources and ideas. We lift up new voices to bring leading-edge resources to drive your work.

• Publications—discounts on everything from foundational knowledge to of–the-moment topics published by Campus Compact
• Civic Action Planning—establish goals for aligning institutional practices and values.

We intentionally convene and build member communities and networks that create deep connections and capacity for impact.

• Campus Compact Affinity Networks bring together member campus faculty and staff from across the country to advance common priorities through sustained collegial networks.
  • Community Colleges Network
  • The Research University Civic Engagement Network (TRUCEN)
  • Rural Serving Institutions

Our programs and initiatives support faculty, staff, and administrators across institutions to build skills, capacity for change, and leadership. We offer a wide diversity of programs that foster connections and growth.

• Engaged Scholars Initiative—join engaged faculty and staff in a year-long cohort experience designed to strengthen community-engaged scholarship and leadership on equity-focused change
• National conference—build community and learn from members across the country
• Communities of Practice—join cohorts for shared learning and exchange around key areas of civic and community engagement practice (e.g., community partnership, engaged teaching and learning, assessment and evaluation, place-based strategies, engaged research, equity and inclusion, etc.)

Educating students to be active and informed community members is central to all of our programming. We support students as they develop leadership skills, strategies for engagement, public applications of academic knowledge, and increased civic participation.

• Opportunities for student leadership—including the new Student Design Fellowship
• The Pathways of Public Service and Civic Engagement help us to engage students in ways that match their interests and passions
• Expanded student engagement work coming soon!

We are a professional home for community-engaged institutions, professionals, and faculty. We recognize excellence and advocate for the critical role of higher education in building democracy, the economy, and society.

• Partnerships—leverage resources from local and national organizations through established Campus Compact partnerships
• Advocacy for the critical role of higher education in enabling full participation in the economy, society, and democracy
• Summits for Presidents and Chancellors—cultivate shared goals and collective voice around the public purposes of higher education