Member Benefits

North Carolina Campus Compact offers comprehensive services that provide opportunities to members and promote the civic mission of Higher Education.

Programs and Initiatives
NC Campus Compact offers three primary programs that support our members in their efforts to promote and grow civic engagement.

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.

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 apply to receive a certain number of slots that they fill with eligible students.  Participating students complete 300 hours of service during an academic year and 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.

Faculty Engagement Initiative
This initiative engages and connects faculty across member institutions in promoting civic engagement, expands leadership opportunities for faculty, increases the visibility and influence of NC Campus Compact and its members in North Carolina, fosters the contributions of faculty research interests and skills to assist in providing information or finding solutions to NC issues and provides professional growth opportunities for faculty.

Click here to learn more about the Faculty Engagement Initiative.

Events

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
Student leaders share and learn about practical models for strengthening volunteer service, service-learning, and civic engagement programs on their campuses.

Civic Engagement Institute
This day focuses intently on one civic engagement allowing faculty and staff to explore the critical issues and best practices related to it. 

Service Learning Conference
Faculty from across the state share innovative and creative practices that enhance or inform service-learning practice.

Civic Engagement Administrators Conference
Staff members responsible for coordinating civic engagement programs share best practices, and build relationships.

Facilitated Discussions/Special Events
Throughout the year, NC Campus Compact sponsors discussions to address changing trends, needs and thinking around community service, service-learning and civic engagement for member campuses.

Click here to learn more about events and conferences.

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.

Networking and Professional Development

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 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.

For additional information about events and meetings, visit the Calendar link here.

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. Click here to access the list of available resources.

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 $32,000 in mini-grants to campuses.  Click here to see grants currently available.

Publications
NC Campus Compact distributes valuable publications to our members from the national Campus Compact, as well as our own publications. You can review a list of links to publications and journals on the Publications page in the Resource section of this website. 

Site Visits and Consultant Services
The NC Campus Compact staff consults with member institutions on plans to strengthen 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.