Member Benefits and Services
Colleges and universities that are part of the North Carolina Campus Compact network may take advantage of many benefits and services. All these resources and programs are for members only. Any faculty or staff member, student, and administrator from a member institution may participate. The PACE and CSNAP conferences are open to non-members at a non-member rate. The NC College Voter Summit is free and open to anyone.
2021-22 Programs and Initiatives
Deepening Community Partnerships
- AmeriCorps VISTA – NC Afterschool Corps and NC Hunger Corps
- NC Campuses Against Hunger – Food Lion Feeds NC Collegiate Hunger Challenge [Fall 2021 semester]
Promoting the Practice and Scholarship of Civic & Community Engagement
- CEAC (Civic/Community Engagement Administrators Conference) [June]
- Engaged Faculty Scholars Program [Term: July – June]
- Network Meetings [August (in person); January (virtual)]
- Engaged Scholar Writing Retreat [October]
- CSNAP Student Conference [November – biennial]
- Civic Engagement Institute [February]
- PACE Conference: Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement [February]
- Presidents Forum [February]
- Community of Practice, Inquiry, and Learning (COPIL) [ongoing]
- Publication: Primer on the Benefits and Value of Higher Education Civic and Community Engagement (released February 2021)
- Partnerships: A Journal of Service Learning and Civic Engagement [Archived]
Strengthening Democracy
- NC Collegiate Civics Project [2021-22 initiative “Democracy Never Sleeps”]
- Virtual Dialogue Series
- NC College Voter Summit [September]
- Democracy Never Sleeps Week of Action [April]
- Community Change Collegiate Challenge (4C) [November – biennial]
- Deliberative Dialogue facilitation and training
- Braver Angels workshops
- Theater of the Oppressed training
Recognition
- Community Impact Student Award (for one student from each member institution)
- Leo M. Lambert Engaged Leader Award (for Presidents/Chancellors)
- John H. Barnhill Civic Trailblazer Award (for one student in the state)
- Engaged Faculty Award (formerly Robert L. Sigmon Service-Learning Award)
- Civic Engagement Professional of the Year Award (for community engagement professionals)
- Community Partner Award (for community-based organizations)
- Engaged Scholarship Prize (for one faculty member and one graduate student)
- Marshall Alternative Break Scholarship (two annual student recipients)
Consultation Services
- Engaged Campus assessment workshop
- Service-Learning 101
- Engaged Faculty Scholars Partner Campus designation (one-year)
Learn more about Consultation Services.
Resources & Funding
- Grants (we regularly offer mini-grants to support campus engagement efforts. Since 2003, we have provided over $250,000 in funds to our members.)
- AmeriCorps
- VISTA – Since 2003, members have received $10 million in capacity building support from our 250 AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers
- E-Newsletters:
- The Liaison Update (monthly, for member institution liaisons only)
- Engagement Matters (bimonthly, for all who sign-up)\
When you join NC Campus Compact you have access to these member only resources of the national Campus Compact office:
- Newman Civic Fellows (for students)
- Impact Awards
- Discounts on books and publications , the biennial national conference, and the national webinar series.
If you have any questions, contact Leslie Garvin, Executive Director.
