Monthly Archives: August 2011
Associate Director for Civic and Community Engagement
The Office of Civic and Community Engagement (CCE) seeks an Associate Director to advance the mission of the CCE by working with faculty, staff, students,community partners, and the Butler Center for Volunteer Service and Leadership Development to create opportunities for learning and academically grounded action around civic and community issues in Greater Miami. The Associate Director helps faculty develop experiential … Continue Reading
Executive Director, Duke Center for Civic Engagement
Duke University seeks an Executive Director for the Duke Center for Civic Engagement (DCCE). The DCCE serves as a catalyst for civic engagement programs across the campus, connecting education and research with socially-responsible service. The DCCE works with Duke faculty, students, and staff as well as with national and international experts; it seeks to ensure that Duke’s various efforts are … Continue Reading
College Student Volunteers Attend Etiquette Training in Greensboro
NC Campus Compact Summer Associates and Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Nonprofit Interns celebrated their summer long experiences with “How DO you eat asparagus?” training and presentation July 28. Continue Reading
NC Campus Compact Announces AmeriCorps Grant to Engage 170 Students as Mentors
NC Campus Compact partnering with Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC) to mobilize 170 North Carolina college students to serve as AmeriCorps mentors in ADVANCE (AmeriCorps Dedicated to VA and NC Children Excelling). Continue Reading
NC Campus Compact members at White House
Eight NC Campus Compact members answered the President’s Interfaith Service Challenge and visited White House on August 8, 2011. Continue Reading
Engagement Matters in Higher Education
In today’s rapidly changing environment that is dependent on partnerships and collaboration, community and civic engagement may be one of the most critical outcomes that our students must understand and master as a part of their academic experience in higher education. Continue Reading
Drops in the Bucket Making a Wave of Change
By Kelly Norton High Point University began its Alternative Break program in the spring of 2005 with ten students. Those ten breakers abandoned plans of sunny beach trips to drive eight hours through two snowstorms and work as part of Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. No one could have imagined how quickly the program would grow! But … Continue Reading