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Member Benefits
North Carolina Campus Compact offers comprehensive services that promote the civic mission of higher education at our North Carolina campuses.
Programs and Initiatives
AmeriCorps VISTA Eligible member campuses apply and receive an NC Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA for one academic year. This full-time volunteer helps to strengthen or germinate programs; mobilize and empower students, staff, and faculty as volunteers and engaged citizens; and furthers the civic mission of higher education while helping to alleviate poverty in North Carolina.
Click here to learn more about the NC Campus Compact VISTA program.
AmeriCorps*NC-ACTS! Program Through the NC-ACTS! (North Carolina-Activating Citizenship Through Service) AmeriCorps program, member campuses recruit students to complete 300 hours of service during an academic year. They then receive a $1,000 education award that they can apply toward student loans or tuition. Students serve at local community agencies in the areas of education, human services/needs and capacity building/volunteer recruitment. Click here to learn more about the NC-ACTS! AmeriCorps program.
MLK Day of Service In 2008 NC Campus Compact was selected as a national lead agencies to mobilize volunteers on the MLK Day of Service. Over 16,000 students, faculty, and staff representing 147 campuses in 29 states organized and implemented projects on MLK Day 2009. Additional mini-grants and programming ideas will be available in 2010 and 2011. Click here to learn more about the MLK Day of Service. NC Campus Compact Summer Associates Member institutions’ first generation students have the opportunity to volunteer on campus for the summer, contributing to the efforts that serve disadvantaged youth or first generation populations. NC Campus Compact provides training that helps the volunteers in their summer work, builds upon their first year college success, and prepares them to enter the workforce. Click here to learn more about the Summer Associates program. (Coming soon!) Partnerships: A Journal of Service Learning and Civic Engagement NC Campus Compact, in collaboration with Appalachian State and Pfeiffer University, premiered the first issue of a peer-reviewed online journal in May 2009. Learn how theories and practices can inform and improve partnerships, connections and collaborations. Click here to learn more about the Partnerships Journal. Networking and Professional Development NC Campus Compact brings together faculty, staff and students from throughout the region for networking, sharing and learning through four annual conferences and institutes. Student Conference Click here to learn more about the Student Conference.
Civic Engagement Institute
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PACE: Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement Click here to learn more about PACE. Civic Engagement Administrators Conference (CEAC) Click here to learn more about the Civic Engagement Administrators Conference.
Facilitated Discussions/Special Events Throughout the year, NC Campus Compact sponsors participate in discussions to address changing needs and thinking around community service, service-learning and civic engagement for member campuses. Click here to learn more about Facilitated Discussions/Special Events. Regional Meetings NC Campus Compact has divided our member network into four geographical regions. Twice a year, NC Campus Compacts convenes regional meetings that begin with a two hour professional development workshop in the morning, lunch and a business meeting follow. These gatherings are for our primary contacts, usually the staff and administrators who coordinate civic engagement efforts on their campus. Results of a member survey guide the selection of professional development topics and are conducted by staff and faculty from within the member network. Click here to learn more about regional meetings.
Awards Annually NC Campus Compact honors faculty, staff and students from our member campuses for their outstanding contributions to the promotion of civic engagement. Community Impact Student Award This award recognizes one student per member campus who exhibits outstanding leadership and innovative approaches in community service or service-learning endeavors. Robert L. Sigmon Service-Learning Award This award recognizes one faculty or staff from a member campus who has made significant contributions toward furthering the practice of service-learning. Civic Engagement Professional of the Year Award This award recognizes a staff person on a member campus that has worked towards the institutionalization of service, created and strived towards a vision of service on their campus, supported faculty and students, and formed innovative campus-community partnerships. Click here to learn more about Awards. Resources Resource Library NC Campus Compact’s Resource Library is a statewide clearinghouse,providing a variety of academic technical, and practical resources to member institutions. Communication NC Campus Compact facilitates regular communication with member campuses through a weekly Friday Update, a monthly E-Newsletter; the Digest, and a member Listserv. Grants NC Campus Compact provides mini-grants to campuses and programs to support community service, service-learning and civic engagement on member campuses. Since 2004, NC Campus Compact has provided over $50,000 in grants to campuses. Click here to see grants currently available. Site Visits and Consultant Services The NC Campus Compact staff consults with member institutions on plans tostrengthen or expand its community service, service-learning or civic engagement programs. Staff can be requested to visit campus for specific events and/or is available for site visits on a regular basis. Publications NC Campus Compact distributes valuable publications to our members from the national Campus Compact, as well as our own publications. Click here to access the list of available resources.
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