Membership Benefits
Benefits for Presidents
- A mechanism for connecting to communities, enriching students’ experiences, and enhancing faculty and student retention.
- Opportunities to raise national awareness of the civic mission of colleges and universities through influential documents such as the Presidents’ Declaration on the Civic Responsibility of Higher Education.
- Millions of dollars in subgrants to member campuses to support service and civic engagement efforts available through our state affiliates.
- Access to hundreds of service and service-learning program models and syllabi, as well as the chance to share successful initiatives nationally.
- National and local publicity that highlights presidential leadership in support of public and community service.
- Legislative updates with information on government initiatives that affect service-related programs in higher education.
- Publications and online resources to help your community partners work effectively with higher education.
- Training, resources, awards, and other support for faculty, community service directors, administrators, and students engaged in service and service-learning.
- Advocacy of national and state legislation and funding to support campus-based service.
- Formal links with organizations such as the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), and discipline associations to bring combined resources and efficiencies to new initiatives.
- Professional development and networking opportunities designed to enhance presidents’ ability to foster civic engagement.
Benefits for Community Service Directors
- Professional development and networking opportunities through national, regional, and state conferences.
- Millions of dollars in subgrants to member campuses to support service and civic engagement efforts available through our state affiliates.
- Online access to news, events, funding opportunities, resources, and other essential information.
- A searchable database of more than 700 exemplary campus-based service program models, indexed by category.
- Information on and support for VISTA, Federal Work-Study, and other programs.
- Discounts on publications with information on program administration, benchmarks, funding, and other key topics.
- Regional and state-level support, including assistance in linking with local school systems, businesses, and community partners, as well as onsite training and technical assistance.
- State and national-level service statistics to support campus funding of service-related efforts.
- An opportunity to inform national and state-level legislation and policy affecting campus-based civic engagement efforts.
- Publications and online resources to help your community partners work effectively with higher education.
- Events and initiatives that bring together CSDs, service-learning directors, faculty, students, and community partners.
Benefits for Faculty and CAOs
- More than 700 exemplary service and service-learning program models searchable by subject.
- A searchable database of more than 250 service-learning syllabi in 48 disciplines.
- Toolkits, curriculum guides, and other cutting-edge publications on topics ranging from creating an engaged department to assessing service-learning.
- Conferences, workshops, institutes, and other professional development opportunities at the local, state, regional, and national levels.
- Online toolkits and other resources.
- Curricular service-learning resources on pedagogical styles, the impact of service-learning, and research findings.
- Access to the expertise of Campus Compact’s Consulting Corps.
- National recognition of exemplary work through awards and exposure in our newsletter and other publications.
- Publications and online resources to help your community partners work effectively with higher education.
- Validation for service and service-learning work, including national advocacy as well as assistance in building internal recognition.
- A support structure for making teaching and scholarship both academically rigorous and socially relevant.
Benefits for Students
- Recognition through national and regional student award programs and exposure in our newsletter and other publications.
- Access to online information on events, resources, grants and fellowships, and more.
- Assistance in administering Federal Work Study community service programs.
- Student participation in Campus Compact meetings to help guide student-related activities.
- Local and national publicity for student-led service and civic engagement efforts.
- Books, action guides, and other publications that give voice to students and provide guidance on organizing events and projects.
- Election resources, including information on absentee ballots, organizing campus initiatives, and models of election-related activities.
- Tools and support to allow students to act on their sense of social responsibility in ways that are relevant to their academic study.
Benefits for Community College Members
- On-site training and technical assistance from our state affiliates.
- Conferences, workshops, and institutes designed to foster networking and provide professional development for faculty and administrators.
- Access to the knowledge of the Consulting Corps, including members with specific expertise in service-learning at community colleges.
- Partnerships with other national organizations, such as the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), to promote service-learning on campus.
- Discounts on high-quality publications to help develop, refine, and promote service and service-learning programs, as well as a range of free resources.
- Hundreds of syllabi for service-learning courses in 48 disciplines.
- A searchable database of more than 700 program models with exemplary community service and service-learning practices.
- State and national advocacy for funding of programs that enrich the college and benefit the community.
- Updates on relevant events, funding opportunities, and special initiatives.
- National awards and exposure for faculty and students with exemplary practices.
- Recognition and validation among all of higher education of the community college approach to serving communities.
